Gorillas are gentle and try as much as possible to avoid conflicts. Well, time to debunk them. Silverback gorilla fights are rare but when they fight, it is really severe and aggressive. The legendary former heavyweight champion told … The gorilla’s strength and the ability to use makeshift weapons using the trees and rocks around him will help fend off a lion’s attack and make up for his short reach. Once in India, a Bengal tiger dragged a 800 kg gaur over 13 meters, 13 men depending on size and strength may not be able to drag the gaur by a meter. With the silverback gorilla native to the upper mountainous region, he will find many advantages to a fight on his home turf due to its fighting style and its strengths. Yes, you read that right: Mike Tyson once tried to fight a silverback gorilla for $10,000 - which suddenly makes Iron Mike vs Roy Jones Jr in 2020 … Males are at least 13 years old when they become a silverback. The boxing legend became the youngest heavyweight champion aged 20 back in 1986. However, alone and at night the lion will have a strong advantage. The silverback ape is found in both lowland and mountain gorillas. First off an actual fight would never take place in the wild unless there was something really wrong with one or both animals. In terms of strength, we don’t have much information. Silverback gorillas are mature, adult males who develop gray or white hair on their backs. In gorilla groups the dominating silverback gorilla must always make decisions for the group and the other silverbacks cannot do anything. I want to give a clear answer based on real world knowledge of both these great animals. Ultimately, we believe the odds are in the gorilla's favor. There is one silverback per troop and he is the leader of the hare-style group. A highly common misconception in history is that a male silverback gorilla would beat any human in a fight because of their superior strength. 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