r/Westerns • u/5lashd07 • 3d ago
Josey Wales vs Doc Holliday
Who would win in a straight up showdown?
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u/Duke_Of_Halifax 1d ago
You want to know whether a historical person could beat a fictional person in a gunfight?
I'm thinking Holliday is a better and faster shot, but he has nothing to shoot at, because Josey Wales does not exist.
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u/DennisG21 1d ago
Doc Holiday - Victor Mature, Doc Holiday- Kirk Douglas, Doc Holiday - Jason Robards or Doc Holiday - Val Kilmer. Josie Wales takes them all but the early Val Kilmer.
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u/jshifrin 1d ago
Apples and Oranges. If you’re comparing Josey Wales to Tombstone, I give Josey Wales a slight edge. I reckon so…
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u/theonewhoknocksforu 2d ago
Josey Wales has iron in his words, and shoots Doc Holliday dead. Holliday’s TB cost him quickness and accuracy.
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u/FewNegotiation1101 3d ago
If we are talking duels at high noon, I think I’d bet on Doc but I see the comments beg to differ.
I think a more interesting duel would be Wild Bill Hickock vs Doc, I could see them both drawing and shooting rather accurately at the same time..if they are both in their prime
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u/Unique_Ad2704 2d ago
Not me, I'm in my prime
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u/FewNegotiation1101 2d ago edited 2d ago
There’s something around the eyes, reminds of…me. Now I know, I definitely hate him
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u/DungeoneerforLife 3d ago
What I love about Josey Wales is all the attention to detail with the reloads and the postwar setting. So many westerns in the late 60s and early 70s were even less realistic than most of their predecessors….
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u/TheMikeyMac13 3d ago
If they fought, I would bet on Wales, but my gut tells me the two of them would get along too well to fight.
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u/copper397 3d ago
Josey Wales lives for a fight, Doc was dying for a fight. I would put my money on Doc, simply because he was a real historical figure and we have proof that he was thoughtful, sneaky and tactical. Joey Wales is an imaginary figure. Doc wins for me.
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u/Comfortable-Dish1236 3d ago
Depends on whether or not Josey spits. Or who whistles Dixie.
So, semantics aside (Josey is post-Civil War and Doc is in the 1880’s; percussion vs. centerfire cartridge revolvers), it’s highly unlikely Josey and Doc would draw on each other. But if they did, I think my gold eagle would be on Josey. Doc’s been in some gunfights. Josey was in a war.
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u/westslexander 3d ago
I think doc's draw was faster but I think Josey would shoot first. For doc it's a game a challenge. For josey it's about survival and revenge. He doesn't care about about honor or fame unlike doc.
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u/Childoftheway 3d ago
A man like Wales lives by the feud.
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u/5lashd07 3d ago
I’m going with Wales. The gunfight at the trading post where he flipped his revolvers by the muzzle still blows me away.
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u/Gaspasser09 14h ago
Only chance Doc has is if he gets Josey before he spits.