what breed is most commonly used to fight?

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Answer by unknown
Submitted on 6/6/2004
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Listen, I'm going to make this as simple as I can. This is just how it is and there's nothing you can do about it. (All dogs are ranked as if they were GAME BRED) If the dogs are not game bred then the fights outcome can be unpredictable. Dogs that can fight... First Class - APBT - Tosa Inu Dogs that have little or no chance of beating the first class... Second Class - Dogo Argentino - American Bandogge - English Bull Terrier - American Staffordshire Terrier - American Bulldog - Presa Canario - Bully Kutta - Fila Brasileiro Dogs that have little or no chance of beating the second class... Third Class - Caucasian Ovtcharka - Neapolitan Mastiff - Spanish Bulldog - Cane Corso - Mallorquin Bulldog (Ca De Bou) - Gul Dong - Dogue De Bordeaux - Guatemalan Bull Terrier - Indian Bull Terrier - Staffordshire Bull Terrier And finally dogs that have no chance or little of beating the third class but can still hold their own... The fourth class - German Shepherd - Doberman - Rottweiler - Shar Pei - Alaskan Malamute - Bullmastiff - Wolf Hybrids - Chow Chow (yes, even the Chow Chow) - Most of the ovtcharkas - A few shepherds. - Akita Inu - Thai Ridgeback - Tibetan Mastiff, (and almost every other of mastiff origin that I didn't name, including the Boerboel and others) The Fourth Class can go on forever. It mainly consists of your most common, popular breeds that you think so highly of� Believe it or not, when it comes down to, pound for pound that's just how it is!

Answer by Mike
Submitted on 7/15/2004
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I'd say they're very similar. The Irish Staff is pretty much the father of the modern day APBT. The APBT inherited most of its gameness and pretty much everything else from it. The main difference is that the Irish Staff has remained unchanged for almost a century. Their popularity has only begun to increase in the past decade. They probably still do fight them just not as much and because of that their change can't be too drastic. As apart to its counterpart the apbt, which is being fought worldwide, its popularity is already overwhelmingly high and keeps growing. It can only get better that is for the PURE gamebred apbt. Show "apbt" sadly might just become another english bull dog, well not to that extent but you understand what I'm saying. If the 2 were to fight the apbt would have the upper hand. - Mike

Answer by Mike
Submitted on 7/15/2004
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I'd say they're very similar. The Irish Staff is pretty much the father of the modern day APBT. The APBT inherited most of its gameness and pretty much everything else from it. The main difference is that the Irish Staff has remained unchanged for almost a century. Their popularity has only begun to increase in the past decade. They probably still do fight them just not as much and because of that, their change can't be too drastic. As apart to its counterpart the APBT, which is being fought worldwide, its popularity is already overwhelmingly high and keeps growing. It can only get better that is for the PURE gamebred APBT. Show "APBT" sadly might just become another english bull dog, well not to that extent but you understand what I'm saying. If the 2 were to fight the APBT would have the upper hand. - Mike

Answer by Me
Submitted on 11/17/2004
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I'm sick and tired of uneducated people making blind assertions that their dog is just as game as a pit. Gameness isn't accidental, isn't just by chance, and contrary to what swarms of DUMBASSES say, CAN NOT BE TRAINED INTO A DOG! ANYONE WHO SAYS THAT A DOG'S FIGHTING ABILITY COMES FROM THE WAY IT IS TRAINED OBVIOUSLY HAS NEVER BEEN AROUND DOG-FIGHTING(or at the very least hasn't ever won)! Gameness is BRED into a dog and without many generations of game-bred dogs to stand behind your dog, I and every other educated dogman will just have to conclude that your dog is not game, just agressive, which is something you CAN train into your dog. There are many pit-bulls from game bred lines that because of careless breeding for only ONE OR TWO GENERATIONS, have lost the majority of their gameness. The idea that a dog which wasn't bred for fighting could hold it's own with one that is, is the most ludacris and obsurd thing I have ever heard. Oh, and to the guy that says a bull-terrier can hold it's own with a pit, I have to say malarky! Not only aren't there game bred bull terriers but even way back when there were, they were replaced by pitbulls because the bull-terrier in most instances HAS TO RELEASE IT'S HOLD JUST IN ORDER TO BREATH DUE TO THE SHAPE OF THE SNOUT! And in response to zeeks owner, put up or shut up you lying s.o.b. And finally, to the person who said that people predominately fight pits instead of other dogs because they are cheap, hahaha! I have a good friend who has spent $11,500 on a pit because of it's record and bloodline. He is willing to spend this much money because he knows he can make it back on the dog. He is always doing research on other breeds and says that if he ever comes across a dog that can whip one of his pits he will buy it and it doesn't matter how much it costs. Yet, even though he has tried them out, he still wouldn't be caught dead with a ovcharka, tosa, bull terrier or any other kind of dog which apparently are better fighters but which we poverty stricken pit-bull lovers can't afford. That's a laugh. Anyone who thinks their dog can beat an $11,500 pit bull with 6 wins and never a turn, please put your money where your mouth is. If you win, you win the money and then you get several grand for your dog. How could you beat a deal like that? I couldn't imagine fighting my dogs but I have plenty of friends, not just one, who would be more than happy to take your money.

Answer by J_I_N_K
Submitted on 3/3/2005
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look guys, sorry to burst anyones bubble, but it all depends on condition and size. Gamebred pit bulls, like the very original pitbulls, should be only about 35-40 lbs. The pits you see today that are in the 70's and 80's and even up to 115, were all cross bred somewhere down the line. As for fighting, i think it should be strictly be kept to controlled circumstances. young punk ass dudes think they know what they're doing and juts buy a pit and automatically think its born to fight, WRONG. pits need work, conditions, and most of all, and this goes for any dog thats going to be fought, they need to be placed in the pit to fight. a dog cant be good, unless it practices on the actual skill. now as far as what i said with conditon and size...put a 40 lb. pit in with a 200 lb mastiff. whos gonna win? the pit dude. why? simple, agaility, quickness, etc. trust me i know. i live in houston texas, just 30-35 miles south out in the country, pit fighting takes place all the damn time, and everything is controlled. people think they have big mean dogs...one guy brought a rott up there, the damn thing was overweight, something liek 180, he was up against a 37 pound pit...damn thing was solid...1:15 later, the rott's owner pulls his dog out, cause the pit gof in right in the neck...another case...85 lb pit, bred for looks and show, was put in with again a 35 lb GAME bred pit, who won? ding ding, the game bred pit. pit bulls are probbaly the best for fighting...but alot goes into makeing them #1. if you get a game bred pit, which should range from 25-45 pounds, and you condition that dog, and put it in the ring with dogs on a weekly basis for practice, its gonna be a winnner. You can say what you want about mastiffs, and dogos, and bla bla bla, sure they can be aggressive, sure they're big, but ok? so what? they aint fast, they aint as quick, or as athletic as pits are. as far as bull terriers, and am staffs, well they can be conditioned well enough and some might even be winners, but odds are againt them. I have a blue/black nose mix...shes a beautiful beast, right at 45 pounds, which i think is perfect, some dude down the street has an english mastiff, the damn thing at only 11 months is already like 215 pounds...u should see these 2 dogs wrestle, i think it would make clear to some of you guys the advantage small dogs have over big dogs. and trust me, my dog gets knocked down, and jumped on, but she gets right back up, and tackles that basterd and shows him whos boss. all-in-all, most fo you have no idea about fighting dogs, cause basically none have you ever witnessed or experience a REAL CONTROLLED pit fighting organization. and i doubt u ever will unless you come down to texas. to answer the dudes question, pits are the best at fighting, but thats if thet're game bred...besides that, just like that one dude said, its all up in the air, but depending on the dogs being pitted...the smaller more nimble dog has the advantage. to all of you that think u are cool, and think fighting ur dog is cool, it isnt, and ur not. unless u know what ur doing, and unless everything is in a controlled environment, than its just not right. 2 dogs fighting, is just like 2 men in a boxing ring, but if its not done properly, and professionally, you will end up with dogs being hurt, and urself probbaly arrested. REMEMBER: REAL PIT FIGHTS dont go to the death. like i said, if u have ever been to a real controlled one, u would knwo what im talkin about. real pit fights are just like boxing matches...the dogs fight in a controlled environment, if a dog is notced to be losing, or in pain, or at a risk of being hurt, the fight will be stopped, and the winner will be to the obvious pit. most fights go until either of the owners pulls their dog, and this happens accordingly pertaining to their dogs condition and risk.

Answer by D boy
Submitted on 5/29/2005
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Look im a lonzo line Apbt breeder and seen some amazing 1 to 2hour long fights between them.As far is who is the most used it is defently the apbt just look they are ch. and gr.ch. in almost all abts pedigrees wich means they are defintly the most used ch.[champion] stands for a dog that won 3 contracted fights. gr.ch. means grand champion and that means win 5 fights all these mean you did not loose ever.To hold one of these titles. people are very stupid irish staffs is a breed when crossing a apbt and game bred english staff go to shaker kennells on the web and you will see .Now i fist started when in was young with a japan akita inu .This dog was a powerful and maybe even an exepion to the rule but he could wip on good pits and would kill them if i let him keep woooping them my dog bit so hard he would thow theses pits arond like nothin now you have to keep in mind in pit bull matches they ggo by exact weght and my akita out weighed these dogs every time so there it is...

Answer by Dr. Carl Semencic
Submitted on 6/12/2005
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Hello everyone. I am a reknown dog expert and I have written many books such as "PitBulls and Tenacious Guard Dogs". You should check it out. As for the best fighting breeds, the List is like this: 1. 60-70lbs PitBull or 130lbs Tosa Inu (TIE) 2. Bully Kutta 3. Dogo Argentino 4. Fila Brasileiro 5. Perro de Presa Canario 6. Bull Terrier 7. Cane Corso 8. American BullDog 9. American Bandogge 10. Akita Thank you. You will find that list in my book I noted above. It will be on page 103. The Tosa was once faught against a Dogue De Bordeaux because the Dogue De Bordeaux people wanted to see if the Japanese were telling the truth as they have the best fighter. They put them, the Tosa colided into the Dogue in the first 10 seconds and knocked it out cold. This seems most improbable. Few would probably disagree with the claim that pound for-pound the American Pit Bull Terrier is the finest fighting dog in the world. Moreover, the smaller Pits Bull are usually the gamest and the most talented. Thus, one of these little dogs can often defeat a substantially larger dog, especially if the other dog is not a Pit Bull. However, it should be noted that serious dog fighters are very careful to closely match weights in the most intensely contested matches. A difference of only a few pounds can count a lot in a dog fight. Moreover, the claim that a smaller dog has a great advantage by being able to get to the throat more readily becomes very silly on close examination. fighting dogs tosa pit bull fila presa(Editors Tosa on right) By that logic, a Jack Russell Terrier should be able to defeat the small Pit Bull, and a Chihuahua should be able to kill the Jack Russell, thus establishing the Chihuahua as the most formidable dog of all! In point of fact, if a 30 pound Pit Bull went against a huge Fila like Gabriel, Jetson, Chaka, or Reno, the larger dog would crush the life out of the smaller dog long before the superior gameness or athletic ability of the Pit Bull came into play. Assuming the small Pit Bull did get a throat hold, it would most likely get nothing more than a mouthful of dewlap. It is commonly held that the only two real fighting dogs in the world are the American Pit Bull Terrier and the Japanese Tosa. I have heard it suggested that the ultra-rare Majorcan Presa fighting dogs tosa pit bull fila presa(aka Ca de Bou) might also qualify. The Korean Jindo (looks like an Akita) is also reputed to be a very tough customer. Middle Asian Ovcharkas are also reported to be used for fighting in their homeland and may possess some talent. fighting dogs pit bull fila tosa dogoMixed matches between Pit Bulls and Tosas have produced mixed results. In Japan, one informant states, the Tosas defeat the Pit Bulls about 90 percent of the time. In such matches in the United States, the Pit Bulls have, with few exceptions, been victorious. However, such encounters typically involve Pit Bulls that are seasoned fighting dogs pitted against Tosas that have been little more than house pets. Most Tosa breeders will have a story about how a dog from their bloodlines has killed or maimed a Pit Bull. It should be pointed out that there is a good deal of variation in the size and quality among both Tosas and Pit Bulls, the latter breed having suffered from the scourge of puppy mill breeding. In the case of a 140 pound Tosa of the finest East Japan fighting bloodlines against a 40 pound Pit Bull of indifferent breeding, I would have little doubt about the outcome. On the other hand, a seasoned, game bred, game tested Pit Bull should be able to hold his own against almost any Tosa. As a matter of interest, several years ago a correspondent to the old Bulldog Review Magazine mentioned having visited Taiwan. He inquired about the presence of the Tosa fighting subculture in Taiwan. He was told that they had been killed off by Pit Bulls. One prominent Tosa breeder reported seeing four mixed matches in Hungary. One involved a large male Tosa against a Neapolitan Mastiff. This was a very one-sided slaughter that was soon halted to stop further harm to the Neo. In the second bout, a smallish, young female Tosa fought to a draw with a male Pit Bull that was nearly as large as herself. In the other two bouts, the Tosas decisively defeated the Pit Bulls. In one of these contests, the Pit Bull was seriously mangled, loosing an eye in the fight. In both fights, the Tosas became more dominant as the fight progressed. Evidently, the Pit Bulls had tired from wrestling with the larger dogs. The same breeder mentioned having seen two spontaneous, accidental fights between Tosa's and Fila's at American dog shows. In both cases the Tosas very much dominated the action while it lasted. Proceeding to some of the other mastiff type breeds, the American Bulldog varies considerably in size and temperament. They seem to be capable of fighting ferociously and capable for a short period of time and then losing interest quickly. My informant tells me of a mixed match which an American Bulldog punished an Argentine Dogo non stop for about 15 minutes and then quit when the Dogo finally fought back. I have also heard of a mixed match between a Tosa and an American Bulldog in which the Bulldog quickly jumped out of the ring to avoid further punishment. The Argentine Dogo was developed primarily as a hunting /pack dog. It does have some fighting breeds in its make up and can give a good account of itself in a scrap, but not on the same level as level as the "real fighting dogs". The Presa Canario has its origins as a fighting dog. Today, it is largely a reconstructed breed, with heavy infusions of English Mastiff and American Staffordshire Terrier. As a fighter, it is reported to be similar to the American Bulldog - furiously aggressive for the first few minutes of the fight but lacking in gameness and staying power. The Dogue de Bordeaux has not been used as a fighting dog for about a century. In a mixed match with the Tosa witnessed by my principle informant, the two dogs collided in the middle of the ring and the Tosa knocked the Dogue de Bordeaux cold. The Cane Corso looks like a fighting dog, but really isn�t. In functions, it is more akin to the Fila; being primarily an estate guardian and protector of livestock. Also like Fila, it is a good pack dog. One of the leading Cane breeders tells me that he has as many as seven male Canes playing together peaceably. When all is said an done, the "Toughest Dog in the World" is probably either a 60 or 70 pound Pit Bull dog or a Tosa weighing about 130 pounds. The Fila should not be considered a fighting dog. It was never bred for that purpose. It should be pointed out that the specialized fighting dogs are often of limited utility for much else. Many, if not most, Pit Bulls are too friendly to make effective property protectors, and many of them are stolen themselves. A fair percentage of highly bred game Pit Bulls from the best fighting bloodlines are quite man-shy, and the same seems to be true with of Tosas, quite frequently, Other Pit Bulls and Tosas are very "waggy" in fact, for people whose primary interest in a dog is personal protection, I usually recommend the Fila over the Tosa, even though I dearly love my Tosa and am very partial to the latter breed.

Answer by Gambler
Submitted on 6/21/2005
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I dont understand why u guyz worship the APBT so much... My mastiff killed a pair of APBTs last year. Both dogs came running and growling at us. I immediately understood they meant business, so i let my dog loose and told him to go for it. My dog instantly killed the biggest one by breaking his neck (put the his entire head in his mouth and snapped it like a pray). The second APBT was very stupid as he would constantly back off and charge at my dog. It bit my dog in the neck, but thankfully only grabbed some dewlap. My dog then crushed him on the ground and killed it eating its neck out. My OEM is 265 pds and both APBT were close to 100 pds. Since then, when I'm with my Mastiff, I see Pit Bulls as mad little dogs. To me, a Pit Bull is to a Mastiff, what a mad and strong Chihuahua is to a Rottweiler...Dead meat...LOLOL!!!

Answer by Roy
Submitted on 7/30/2006
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The Tosa can kill a smaller APBT in little time do to the sheer power of the Tosa. It takes at least a 60lbs pitbull to handle a 125lbs Tosa (light heavyweight class). But if you have a 150lbs Tosa vs the large majority of any dogs out there the Tosa will win. Bully Kutta dogs show promise and can fight up to one hour in very hot conditions. They also are recently testing Bully vs Tosa as both sides (Pakistan and Japan) have really never tested their fighting stock against each other. Any other breed is not used or is not competitive enough for the long duration. You might have an occasionally freaky dog from a different breed but those are rare and not consistent. Dog fighting is legal in Japan and right now they have the best thing going for them as they do not fight their dogs to the "Death" and have ringside vets ready to perform quick fixes or save the dogs life. I've seen a video of a game abpt vs a large super heavyweight Tosa. It looked as though the apbt was being played around with and all that gameness didn't matter as the Tosa kept his powerful jaws clamped around the poor apbt's head (they stopped the fight).

Answer by Shaka
Submitted on 10/19/2006
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i agree with jac an irish staff n a pitbull put 2 da test it wld depend on da individual my opinion on what i have witnessed in terms of gameness an irish staff might slightly be quicker and agile the fact that it is still in its purest form unlike the pitbull. Irish staffs are far much couragous than the pitbull wc many will find hard to believe irish staffs are known to jump off balcony's becoz somin interstin 3 floors dwn has caught thier eye of wc i dnt c a pitbull doin the same my irish staff if left unattended in the back garden for a long time will chew thru the wooden fence to get out of the garden wc i have witnessed and any irish staff owner will prob agree to. Ohh by the way i am a breeder of both the irish staff and pitbull . american pitbull seems to be the favourite and most popular dog to be used for fighting but in ireland where dog fighting is still a major prob the irish staff is favourite

Answer by F_Bone
Submitted on 11/29/2006
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I don't believe in dog fighting. But, I had a neighbor who did. His dog's (APBT) would get out and attack my Chow. I had it with them. So, the next time it happened I let my Akita, Malamute and wolf mix out to protect his buddy the chow. He almost killed both pit's. I called him and he stopped immediately. I would like to see a pit be that controlled. Needless to say my neighbor took this as a wake up. No longer were his dogs out and about. It was lame that it had to come to this. Prior to this event I called the animal control. They showed up a week and half later to talk to my neighbor. By that time my chow would of been dead and maybe worst could of happen ( could of been a kid ). Take responsibility of your animals. The less you do the more laws they'll make. Think about it

Answer by R.A.W Show me real pits
Submitted on 5/21/2007
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So many stupid comments in so little time. I know real dogmen and seen real dogmen. Anyone proud enough to put their dogs and their own lives in the hands of public like the internet is a dog man. (I am not saying a minuature pinscher will beat APBT but it comes down to this)No breed is better than another in a fight it all comes down to the heart of dog and heart of a dogman. For all who think they are dogmen(young people getting started, I am in this group too) Read and research it is 2007 not 1937 colby and tudor alligator/ yellow dog are not here anymore. Learn genetics from education and listen to old dog men to be a true bulldog dogmen. Just because your peds say champ or you good lines doesn't mean you will have good dog. Papers and name don't mean nothing without the proof of yourself working your dogs. GET TO WORK and long live the PITBULL

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Question by BlueKane
Submitted on 2/21/2004
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what breed is most commonly used to fight?

Answer by Big Bone
Submitted on 2/25/2004
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HOW CARES!!! If that's why you own or are thinking about having a pit then buy a fish.

Answer by CH
Submitted on 4/17/2004
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The pit bull is most commonly used for fighting. Simply because it is the best dog for the job. I'm not advocating dog fights, but simple logic tells you that if you are going to fight a dog you should choose the dog which has been bred for fighting.

Answer by Cris
Submitted on 4/26/2004
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It depends entirely upon location here in the U.S. of course it is the pit bull. In Japan it's the Tosa Inu and in the middle east it's the bully Kutta. There are tons of breeds used for fighting but As CH said it is going to be most common to see breeds that were specifically bred for this purpose.

Answer by zeeks owner
Submitted on 5/26/2004
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no the best fiting dog in the world is the caucasian ovcharka and i have 1. it has killed and destoroyed many pits. even the gamest pits. it has also killed rotts and shepards.

Answer by Lil' T
Submitted on 5/27/2004
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I would say if your talking about fighting pits the best blood line is Jeep, Assassin, or Jocko.

Answer by macker
Submitted on 5/29/2004
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just let itgo zeeks owner your retarded and nobody is gonna believe that an overgrow collie is that tough. i read up on it and it seems very protective but thats it.

Answer by Roastcha
Submitted on 6/9/2004
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The most common is the pit in American and Tosa in Japan. Dont listen to unknown cuz hes just a kid playing on the computer acting like he really knows about all these dogs and how they fight. A few good but rare ones are the alano espanola, Shar pei, Akita.

Answer by khan
Submitted on 6/10/2004
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Cris is right. and i'd like to add that pitbulls are commonly used in the US cuz theyre cheaper to buy. it costs five times as much to buy a bull terrier. and theyre both just as good. and anyone who says they are'nt , does'nt know jack about fighting dogs!...lol

Answer by sid
Submitted on 6/17/2004
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All the people on this message board have never seen a bully kutta fight, they have only ever seen the pitts and tosas. So how can they comment.

Answer by marc
Submitted on 6/19/2004
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it depends on the country,but i think that in general,its the american pitbull terrier that is most commonly used because its cheap,and gives one hell of a fight

Answer by shamrock
Submitted on 6/19/2004
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I think the best is the APBT(pitbull)but tosa inu and bully kutta are a top breed fhighters, all depends the rules to fight, but Y preferd the pete pitbull.

Answer by khan
Submitted on 6/28/2004
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i've seen hundreds of bully dog fights. kutta means dog btw. lol..so just stop with the bully kutta thing. it sound so stupid!..lol some bullys can fight any dog , but bull and terrier dogs should still be able to beat em.

Answer by macker
Submitted on 6/30/2004
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SHARPEI!!!!!!!!!AKITA!!!!!!!!!!if you're gonna include these than you should also include an english bulldog cause their in the same situation. these breeds WERE used for fighting but havent for many many many years. Im guessing you are a child and don't know much.

Answer by actors
Submitted on 7/5/2004
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what about karelian beardog. its a very tuff dog. the will fight any dog to the end.

Answer by greatest
Submitted on 7/6/2004
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look people it all depends how the dog is trained, because ive actually seen a bull mastiff beat a champion pitbull terrier in a fight. if your looking for the ultimate fighting dog cross a american pitbull terrier with a champion english staffordshire terrier, trust me its the best you people ever see

Answer by Mike
Submitted on 7/9/2004
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How about a better cross... the APBT and the Irish staff. Like the APBT is to the Amstaff the Irish staff is to the staff bull terrier. Of course the staff came before the Irish staff. The Irish staff was strictly created from pure-GAME staffs. As for APBT and the Amstaff it's the other way around. First was the apbt then from it came a show version (almost no game) Amstaff.

Answer by Mike
Submitted on 7/10/2004
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Yes, they're slightly larger then their english counterparts, the staffs. They're basicly the same dog, the same breed. They're like the Am staff to the APBT just in vice versa. People took the most game staffs that they could find. They then selectively bred them to be slightly larger then their cusins (staffs). Thus creating the slightly larger all game staff which they called the Irish staff. As for sites, I know of a few neat sites, molosserdogs.com, moloss.com, dogbreedinfo.com/abc.html - doesnt have any info on the irish staff but check it out. - Mike

Answer by jac
Submitted on 7/13/2004
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irish staffs are just taller staffs and where/are also used for hunting unlike the english staff they have not been ruined by showing and appearance breeding

Answer by mike
Submitted on 7/14/2004
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jow would youcompare and irish staff with an apbt in a fight?

Answer by jac
Submitted on 7/17/2004
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where i live irish staffs are common and often used to fight you dont seem to realise how alike the breeds are where i live pitbulls are banned it is very easy to sneak one in and pass it off as a irish staff. you could not tell the difference between an isbt and apbt the isbt just looks like a fighting bred pitbull but inconsistontly smaller(they are not bred with guidlines)

Answer by Scot
Submitted on 7/17/2004
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Mike I couldnt have said it better myself Im totally wit u on this one. Jac mike said that the 2 dogs are very similar. ur jus repeating wat he said

Answer by jac
Submitted on 7/18/2004
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yeah but i dont agree that a pit wud have the upper hand thats like saying a pit from wer you liv cud beat one from wer i live and that is an insult

Answer by diamong dawg
Submitted on 8/3/2004
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lol u people are making a fool,of urselves,alot of u never seen a bully kutta or seen it fight it is gladiator in the ring. bull terriers american pitts, tosas, are no match for these fearless gladiators

Answer by gamedogs.com
Submitted on 8/16/2004
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come on over to gamedogs.com and spread your fighting dog knowledge, I can direct you to Tosa sites as well that true dogmen frequent, cant wait to see that, you will get laughed off the board

Answer by Roastcha
Submitted on 8/20/2004
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Macker u need to shut up becuase the akita still is a decent fighting dog. Fighting is fighting period. The shapei has its wrinkles still even though it isnt widelt used anymore. They sharpei isnt a good fighting dog i would have to admit but the akita is a monster. It is definately a first class guard dog and a second class fighting dog. I aint gone diss you because I dont play childish games like that but the akita can fight. Anyone who has fought a Rottweiler or Bullmastiff hasnt met the Akita. AMERICAN STYLE

Answer by Dee-P
Submitted on 8/25/2004
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I think that a Presa Canarios would beat a pit hands down because of it's size and strength. It is a in short a geneticly enhanced pit.

Answer by della
Submitted on 8/31/2004
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dont underestimate the staff bull terrier,yea some fight has been bred out but 1 in every 5 dogs is old school, a game bred staffy ( and believe me there are plenty in the west midlands area of England )will fight to the end ,an those jaws are very powerfull and i no many pits have been killed by these dogs,not those little ones u see walking on a lead(tho they can fight)but the big staffs who enjoy fighting,any way forget the talk about the best fighting dogs,its the bull breeds that are pound for pound pit champions ,and are the gamest breed .,pit english.staff bullterriers rule

Answer by matt
Submitted on 9/8/2004
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APBT or pitbull of coarse

Answer by pit
Submitted on 9/14/2004
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A pitbull is the strongest and bater than any dog because there vicious at fiting

Answer by farge
Submitted on 10/6/2004
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ive never heard so much crap in my hole life how con you make a list of fighting dogs when most of them are not even fighters. if eneyones doberman mas had a apbt then that apbt was a crap one or not one at all WHAT CRAP

Answer by texter
Submitted on 10/15/2004
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my irish staff is soppy as a bag of bollocks

Answer by zzzz
Submitted on 10/17/2004
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what would win a american pit bull terrior or a brindle bit pull

Answer by RopinGirl
Submitted on 10/30/2004
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Why in gods name would anybody want to sit and watch dogs kill each other anyway ? somewhere along the line that tells me some serious psychological evaluations need to be done on the human being.

Answer by UNKNOWN
Submitted on 11/2/2004
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TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS...THE APBT, AMSTAFFS, ENGLISH AND IRISH STAFFS ARE ALL "STRAINS" OF THE SAME BREED. THERE ARE PLENTY THAT WOULD BEG TO DIFFER, BUT IF YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN. AN APBT IN A TUXEDO (AMSTAFF) IS STILL THE SAME DOG...BUT HE AIN'T DOWN FOR A BARFIGHT ANYMORE!!