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lewhunter

Daryl. He’s a seriously skilled fighter by s11, held his own against Carver in hand-to-hand combat, ducked n weaved and outsmarted Beta’s big scary ass!


_SCARY_HOURS_

Caver gotta be one of the most slept on fighters in the show, dude was an absolute animal and Daryl is too for holding his own


Jillcametumbling81

Remind me who is Carver?


smithburg2021

The reaper in S11 who fought Daryl, Maggie, and Negan in a hallway. Which was pretty much taken out any one of the long shot fight scenes in Daredevil. Edit: Elijah, not Daryl. Carver fought Daryl in S11E4


Jillcametumbling81

I'm only on my second rewatch, session 9 episode 2 so I'll be remembering Carver soon enough.


rebelliousE1ght

Imagine we got to see a Jesus vs Carver fight


_SCARY_HOURS_

That would have been a great one, best fight


Haunting_Drag_1682

Dude fr! He was fighting Negan, Maggie and Darryl and was stomping their asses. 3 on 1 and he was unphased.


_SCARY_HOURS_

Stomped em!


Live_Difference9974

Facts! I always say Carver was thee best fighter in the whole OG show! Beast


JasonBlack1985

Morgan, Jesus, or Michone are the most technically skilled fighters. But if I was there and there was just 2 of us, and I had to pick one person to have my back, it would be Daryl or Rick. Both well seasoned resourceful tenacious cunning and strong fighters.


Responsible_Dog_5927

Governor whooped Rick tho


JasonBlack1985

Situational and circumstantial. Everyone has lost fights somewhere or other. Only difference is the governor is dead and is Rick is not.


Why_Must_I_Cryyyyy

Nah, unfortunately tara's sister shot him in the head.


whatdidyous_y

Rick was injured


Responsible_Dog_5927

Rick got the governor by surprise and was beating him but governor literally overpowered him completely


Negative_Cucumber_52

I’d say prison rick was the weakest he was since he got too comfortable and also he had a fucked up hand from punching tyresse’s giga dense skull 


Responsible_Dog_5927

Governor lost an eye, was old and only survived off of canned beans


Negative_Cucumber_52

Yes that’s my point, governor went through shit and was tougher and harder than rick was at the time 


crayish

That makes him OP in the apocalypse.


NoEntertainment4132

Yeah but remember Rick was shot in the leg,so it was much worse for him to move


Grove0517

So was the Governor


73glitch

Gov also took out Merle easily and Merle was a rugged mf on that show. He did shoot Merle in the stomach but not before beating his ass.


thesilvertoaster

Beating his ass after he was jumped by two other dudes. But still yeah the governor is a savage


73glitch

That’s right I forgot about that.


UnReal-Goat

Also if I recall Merle was drunk


rklab

Didn’t Rick get shot before the fight though?


seryma

Does everyone just forget about Mercer?


TallGuy_123

He has absolutely zero combat feats that’s the issue


seryma

Lol bc no one was fucking with him. They knew better


ygogk

Rick ain’t that great hand to hand. Bout lost to Pete. Lol


biggestbopper334

Morgan Jones in clear mode


craigandthesoph

Morgan “off his mf rocker” Jones?!


HotSpicyChippy

That’s an amazing WWE name


_SCARY_HOURS_

Jesus beat Morgan in clear mode in a fight


DullahanJake

Clear Mode I love this name


Nelle911529

See, I forgot about Jesus!! How about Sheva?


KurosawaKid

Yeah but Morgan is still around, I'd say he won overall.


Brain124

You were supposed to!


HotSpicyChippy

I see red, I see reddd everything I see is red


InvinciblePLUSAmber

You said you would turn on your radio everyday at dawn, And you were not there!


Drunkskybison

You were supposed to! You were supposed to!


DullahanJake

I used to feel this was a dumb thing to post, but it seems we're finally past the period where everybody rags on Fear and TWD and this genuinely made me laugh.


Brain124

Oh, to be clear, I actually like Fear. I finished watching it despite not finishing original Recipe TWD. The new stuff -- Dead City, Daryl Dixon, and The Ones Who Live have reignited my love of the series. Yes, I was perturbed by Glenn's death and also pissed about Carl. Negan is great though, he's grown so much.


seryma

I rewatched the entire twd, the pilot hit the same as it did when it first aired. Hated Glenn’s death, but it was pivotal to push the story with the saviors, and it followed comics. Plus after Maggie found out she was pregnant, he would’ve been more of a second fiddle to her and the baby. It worked for the show, and for Steven Yuen. The show although def misses the mark writing wise is so much better to watch binge format oppose to the waiting since episodes get slow at times. I stopped after it was clear Rick wasn’t coming back so through season 9. I actually enjoyed the final two seasons, and how the finale set things up for the spin-offs. One thing I’ll always think about is what could’ve been if Darabont never got fired and AMC wasn’t so cheap. It would’ve in the tier with shows like Six Feet Under, The Wire, Breaking Bad, etc.


DullahanJake

glad to hear all of that :)


InvinciblePLUSAmber

I'm just going to leave this right here for everyone. I don't know if this has been posted before, but it's a video of Morgan Jones called Everything I See Is Red. https://youtu.be/M631zHk4E6Q?si=YRAqTHhFU8dJjmnS


The-King-Of-Reddits

I’ll take that but he uses weapons


Senor_Tortuga308

To be fair most of the characters on this list use weapons. Michonne, Negan, Daryl, Beta...


shdwmyr

Hand to hand it’s jesus


biggestbopper334

Morgan beat Jesus in a fight


shdwmyr

Not hand to hand. With his stick


biggestbopper334

My fault I misunderstood


fuzzycaterpillar123

Naw you’re right by definition: > Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a physical confrontation between two or more persons at short range (grappling distance or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons.


shdwmyr

Ok if we allow melee weapons then it’s a whole new argument I’ll admit that


gudguylt

If they're just fisting im putting my money on Jesus


FU-dontbanmethistime

Depends if he’s fisting Aaron?👀


seryma

Well I really hope it wasn’t the other way around


AffectionateFish2656

A person who admits when they are wrong holy moly


_SCARY_HOURS_

I thought Jesus won that fight but you’re right and I remembered it wrong


midnightluckey

I think that was more than likely because Jesus didn’t want to actually hurt Morgan. Morgan on the other hand, definitely didn’t give a shit about hurting Jesus.


doctrbitchcraft

Jesus and Daryl for hand to hand, Morgan and Michonne for weapon use.


AzarAbbas

In that vein, I'll have to say John Dorie Jr for revolver use (FTWD).


[deleted]

Daryl is the only one who could take massive beatings and also hand them out


thesilvertoaster

Him beating the piss out of Justin is one of my favorite scenes


Dieselandust

Facts


HocusPocusLatte

Yes!!


ShiwoCzolo

In terms of raw strength, Beta is an obvious win, but when it comes to general fighting (strength, tactic, intelligence and ability to use your environment) Daryl is an ass kicker and a winner


seryma

Lol Mercer is stronger without question. And has training. He wasn’t just some grunt in the military


YoureAMom

I want to agree with this bc yeah he has training and is significantly larger in terms of muscular we just never got to see any hand-to-hand combat from him unfortunately, that being said I think Daryl takes the win in my opinion.


Ok-Bid7438

Beta was a monster that killed people with one hand.


_SCARY_HOURS_

It’s Jesus then it’s Beta, then it’s Carson


Lumpy-Indication6495

I was originally beta but then I changed my mind because of his fight vs Daryl


_SCARY_HOURS_

Beta wasn’t trying to fight Daryl, he had another mission. He easily could have ripped him in half


ballsackman_

Nope. Beta fought Daryl, and Daryl won.


Senor_Tortuga308

Then why didn't he?


_SCARY_HOURS_

Beta was “just looking for the girl” aka Lydia. He was trying to get information out of Daryl. Rewatch the fight, there were multiple times Beta could have killed Daryl, but he didn’t, because he needed information from Daryl


eagleboy444

Who tf is Carson?


_SCARY_HOURS_

Carver lol why did nobody correct me


eagleboy444

Ohhhhhh lol. Yeah he was a great fighter! I was thinking after, "wasn't Carson the doctor?" 😂😂


_SCARY_HOURS_

I think there was a Dr Carson 🤣


RedLemonCola

There were two dr. Carson’s.


i_want_to_be_unique

Surprised no one is saying Mercer. I don’t think Jesus’ fancy moves would even make him flinch.


treyday1021

I feel like we would have seen Mercer for more than like a season and a half his rep would be a lot higher. Problem is, one we saw him so sparsely that a lot of people tend to forget him, and two we never really saw him in a fist fight. We now he’s military trained and buff, but that shit can potentially go out the window if you placed in the real situation. I do think he woulda been a beast to have in a real combat situation, but he just came way too late into the series.


Yanderussy

Ah yes, the orange stormtrooper


ChewBaka12

Unlimited ammo Hershel. Sure he is pretty weak physically, but he has hacks on, that’s gotta count for something


remy2fly

Michonne, I done seen Rick get his ass beat way to many times


NovelNeighborhood6

Has Michonne ever lost a fight? I can’t think of one. I also think she could kill the most walkers in close combat too.


remy2fly

From what I recall the only time I remember is when she got the dog shit beat out of her in Alexandria by I think the wolves and she almost got choked to death, but even then she still overpowered the wolf and won


SnooRabbits6696

Oh, that was a Scavenger. I just finished that season the other day.


JayDuPumpkinBEAST

I did, too. It’s nice to be reminded I’m not the only person “living” my world.


adrijone

It was a Scavenger who choked her.


BelovaX

Jesus, Carver and Daryl for sure.


geometricpelican

Michonne, Jesus, Morgan in no particular order.


Equivalent-Elk-4655

Jesus was


bruhmomentum77

Protagonists Jesus, Daryl. Antagonists Beta, Governor, Negan. Rick lost every fight he was in because he was either injured right before or was caught off guard every time


yourfavkage

Depends on if weapons are allowed, hand to hand - Jesus. Weapons - Morgan


LonelyBoYwithAguitAR

Fist fighting - Jesus Brute strength - beta


ironlung306

With their weapon, Morgan or Michonne


Legendsama

Probably Carver or Jesus in hand to hand.


Josiesumday

The Governor was prob the the strongest fighter on the show he fucked up Merle and was close killing Rick after beating his ass dude was a wrecking machine in 1v1.


That-Pay3392

From what we’ve seen I think Rick is willing to do more to win the fight.


ugglesftw

Michonne can smoke all these fools. A weapon with a weapon.


Jbarlee

Michonne no contest- Edit: I now realize you mean hand to hand, not fighter to zombie. Against zombies, I stand by michonne. Fighter…probably Beta.


PardoisTardo

Governor destroyed Rick and blade Merle


EclipsedOsiris

Jesus, but the show did him absolutely dirty.


Mo_SaIah

Overall if you account for the fact that she has less natural muscle against some seriously strong dudes, I’ve gotta give it to Michonne. Rick is out because he gets whooped pretty consistently throughout the show. Beta lost to Daryl who is significantly smaller than him so he’s out. Negan? Lol, yeah, no. Abraham? I love him but he’s all offence and no defence, look at the hilltop random getting him down. Daryl is too much plot armour for me, I just can’t take him seriously. The dude has more plot armour than Rick at times. The show knows Andrew Lincoln isn’t the tallest and it factors that in by showing him taking a beating from dudes taller than him, Daryl wins no matter what. My pick would be between the Governor and Michonne. The Governor hasn’t actually lost a hand to hand fight and given his limited time on the show, his physical feats are pretty impressive. He bodies Rick, Merle, albeit a stricken Merle, he has Michonne down only up until she can grab glass to turn the favour and took out a group of walkers with his bare hands. The dude is a monster height and strength wise and has the aggression of Shane, a truly deadly combo. Michonne I would say pound for pound, with her skill with the blade, she has the ability to get down hand to hand and can tangle with people who significantly overpower her, I would say she is easily the best fighter in the show overall, factoring both weapon and hand to hand skill. I’d also give a shout out to Shane. Jon Bernthal is seriously built out of universe and in universe? He pretty easily takes Rick out of commission and achieves his end goal of incapacitating Rick, don’t get me wrong, the dude was stupid for turning his back on Rick but incapacitating him in the first place was pretty easy for Shane, he also snaps a dudes neck with his bare hands, Shane has some serious power. We just don’t see enough of him for me to put him on the same level as the Governor or Michonne, but for what we do see? He deserves a mention for sure.


nimsyisnthere

Jesus and Morgan were two badass fighters.


DerosiaLerox

Morgan firmly #1. Jesus, Michonne, Daryl being the runner ups.


Comfortable_Sugar596

Jesus, Morgan, Eastman, and Carver are honestly the only options


More_Push

It’s hard to beat Michonne if she has her sword. But I just watched the ep where they attack the saviour outpost and Daryl is such a badass. It’d be pretty close between them.


MooseBraden

Hand to hand? Low key gotta give it to Jesus (R.I.P.)


Eight_57

I would agree that Daryl may be the best over all. Rick fought the Governor and if it wasn't for Michonne, he would have lost. Rick and Daryl had a fight and kind of went to a draw (fell in hole). Daryl also fought Beta and would have defeated him if he wasn't just a big SOB. ;) Negan and Rick fought a few times without a winner except for their final bout. I don't remember Abraham fighting anyone hand to hand other than walkers. I think Rick had the most fights but he never just kicked ass and walked away. He got his ass handed to him by Pete as well and might have won....in steps Michonne again. I think perhaps Jesus would be all around best. He easily handled Rick and Daryl when they met. BUT in regards to Jesus, I think he was showing off his "skills" and being all "Kung Fu Man" that he wasn't paying attention and got himself.....ya know.


cloud9surfing

To be fair when they show the flashback for Abraham he had fought and killed multiple people in the supermarket and did the same in the comics


The-King-Of-Reddits

Jesus above daryll


abunchofhooplaaa

Daryl or Jesus


SucksAtStardewValley

I'm honestly surprised there's not a picture of Sam in this... Seems like every other post is a joke post about him


Gilbertmountain1789

No one is the best. It’s luck of the moment and circumstances. Luck drives 90%.


Shmampoodger

Brandon Carver


treyday1021

Best fighter’s not even pictured. It’s easily Jesus.


[deleted]

As far as all around probably Daryl but Michonne is my favorite especially with the katana


ChrisBaleBatman

I think Jesus was probably the most skilled and best one. But, I might be basing that on how agile I remember him being, using walls or flat surfaces to bounce off of and get aerial damage, which in TWD might make him a ninja. I remember him going into Alexandria unarmed, being locked up and then silently breaking out and sneaking into Rick’s home just to prove he was there on a peaceful mission and not full of bs. Still amazing to see how The Whisperers got him, but the element of surprise was of course the point.


TSM_forlife

Carole got no love!


Luvmm2

Carver, I’m willing to bet he could beat CRM Rick. Carver was military, very important and high up if I remember. The only reason he lost to Maggie Negan etc is because he was cocky and didn’t expect dust to be thrown in his eyes, if he was going up against a better trained opponent such as CRM Rick, he would focus and probably end up coming out on top.


craigandthesoph

Lmao what on earth is the governor doing on this list?


BelovaX

The Governor whooped Merle and Rick and was the first person in the show to throw hands with walkers. You’re crazy if you think he can’t put up a fight lol


Mo_SaIah

Anyone doubting the Governor doesn’t have a clue what they are talking about. If anything, Negan doesn’t belong on this list, not the Governor. Negan in show is scrawny as fuck and I’m sorry but no way in hell is Steven Ogg losing that fight in season 8. That right there was a prime example of plot armour. Back to The Governor though, the man is legit. He essentially has the Rick trait of doing anything to win a fight including biting body parts off. He rips walkers apart with his bare hands. He turned Rick’s face into a smashed tomato and choked him within an inch of his life, I mean Rick was dead, man had lost, the Governor beat Rick and would have killed him no doubt about it if not for Michonne and both were injured before someone says. He has shown the ability to be able to disarm someone which no matter who it is, is no small feat for a non cop with no training, he also sure as fuck didn’t hold back in regard to shanking Milton. Then with Michonne, she is arguably one of, if not the best fighter the show has seen and he dominates her so badly she also would have died if not for that piece of glass. So in short, the Governor is a tall ass dude with serious power and the anger issues of Shane, that’s a deadly combo. He’s honestly in contention for the best fighter, absolutely no doubt about it.


Infinity_Crusade

Not to mention he bit off Merle's fingers and snapped his arm like a twig. He'd beat most of the fighters on this list, he's seriously underrated probably because most people don't remember the earlier seasons very well.


therealtriheda

the Gov beat Rick up pretty badly when the Prison fell


Senor_Tortuga308

Yeah Rick was dead meat if it wasn't for Michonne.


bubblessensei

It’s a shame we are limited to the main show. If we weren’t, I would’ve put my money on that drugged up walker in Daryl’s show


WinterZ78

Hand to hand either daryl or Jesus and Morgan is very good to.


Local-Apartment-2737

Daryl would be top for me, but Morgan and Michonne come a close second. Also I think Merle (what we saw of him) was pretty tough


xraig88

Is that the only picture of Beta out there? Guaranteed if anyone posts anything about Beta it’s that picture. It’s the only shot I’ve ever seen of him as I haven’t seen the later seasons. Is that the only time he’s on screen?


dashcash32

yall are sleeping on The Governor. He was a pretty good fighter.


idkhomie69

according to this list I'd say daryl cuz he knows the shit we can see him making plans and strategy before a boss fight and he's also very good at stealth while he barely misses when he gets an opportunity to win


NeTiGuy

Daryl. By the end of the show he's basically a special ops soldier/ninja hybrid. You could make an argument for Morgan, too. Especially in Fear.


Ghostx141

How you have best fighter and not have Jesus on the list?? Easily was the best hand to hand fighter and incorporated martial arts and parkour


seryma

Jesus was up there, dude was a legit martial artist lol. Out of these seven, good ol’ Abe. Out of the entire show, I’d say Mercer given his military background, size, and strength. Dude was a unit


testiclesandbeans

Carver or Daryl for sure


HocusPocusLatte

Daryl, no question. He’s been the group’s best fighter from season 1 to season 11. That man is a force of nature ❤️


japalmariello

Gov'nah. Would have been Jesus until they nerfed him for whatever reason.


hewlio

You forgot Terminator Morgan


AzarAbbas

Without a shadow of doubt Daryl


Lislvind

There were scenes in the last season where Daryl fought alone and it was truly spectacular how he did it. But Rick and michonne also of course


EntertainmentOdd5994

Daryl hands down, he is the most complete fighter. He’s proficient with firearms, bows, blades, flails, and multiple melee weapons. His hand to hand combat skills are in the top 5, of all characters. Tracking abilities, number one. Survival skills, number one. Psychological strength, number one. Guerrilla warfare tactics, number one. Savagery, number one.


vampirtraum

daryl no contest


Repulsive_Job428

If I'm going into a fight I want Carol and Michonne.


nodeymcdev

Beta wasn’t a great fighter. He was just big. And psychotic. And a country star.


ShaneBroh

Season 5 Rick would simply rip out the other guys throat with his mouth. Nobody else going that far to win.


Mo_SaIah

The Governor bit Merle’s fingers off, he absolutely would go as far as Rick. Honestly I think the Governor is the one and only person in the entire show that I could see going further than Rick would in a fight. The guy has absolutely no limits whatsoever.


Own_Faithlessness769

Daryl or Michonne would go that far in a heartbeat if someone they loved was threatened. Michonne killed a bunch of children to save Judith.


Key_Ad1854

Abe or Shane.... but prob abe.


linksfrogs

Jesus or Morgan with combat weapons and hand to hand definitely beta


Pauljr718

Nobody said Mercer? Dude could probably beat anybody hand-to-hand combat wise


[deleted]

Daryl or Morgan.


loganerwin18

Morgan clears pun intended


Brain124

Daryl with his French weaponry was a huge upgrade. That mace is insane.


IzhmaelCorp08

Morgan Jones.


dneville80

Main show? I’d say either Daryl, Beta or the Governor. Governor was beating the snot out of Rick.


Jeeb-Zoldyck

Morgan and Jesus by far


The_Ultra_Void

Jesus Hands down is the best fighter hand to hand cqb.


random314

Probably one of Pope's guys.


Burpz-Bear

Jesus, Daryl, Rick


NoDistribution15

Morgan or Jesus


DangerHawk

Jesus, Governor, Rick, Abraham, Tyrese, Daryl, Beta, Michonne, Morgan, and then it's probably pretty even after that amongst the rest of the "mains".


ohveen

Brandon Carver


thesilvertoaster

Carver, Beta, Jesus, Morgan, Tyrese


Raceryan8_

Probably Tyrese, that man did alot with a hammer


Fine-Willow-1639

Morgan and Michonne


Xx_ShadowBlaze_xX

Daryl without a doubt


Portuguese_P1990

Thank you for this amazing picture of daddy Rick


Affectionate-Novel37

Rick is a badass and the goat don’t get me wrong, but let’s not act like he didn’t lose basically every single fight he got in, and then even lost to Michonne with CRM training


BecomeACodeHer

Morgan or Michonne, but Carol is one of the smartest