Ok, not really but so far nobody has come close to the Mailer vs. Torn brawl although Russell vs. Tomlin was a good effort I have to admit.

But now we have a solid opponent for Mr. Baerwald that has the potential to surpass Mailer vs. Torn even without a hammer!

Mr. Putin has earned his 9th degree black belt (although I suspect this is an honorary designation...advantage Baerwald) which surpasses even Chuck Norris...here's a look at Chuck taking on Bruce Lee:

Note that chest hair appears to be a disadvantage. I happen to know Putin is into manscaping and keeps himself virtually hairless...I won't reveal how I know that but in some classified documents he is referred to as "The Dolphin" due to his feelings on the hirsute.

Now, Putin likes to promote his skills:

But this again leads to advantage Baerwald! David can study the wealth of material available to find Vlad's weak spots!

In this video Vlad brings his gang (in white) to challenge a couple other gangs.

Notice how fluid Vlad's hips are in the video above.

So, I suggest a meeting on neutral soil...maybe Iceland...and David can put his Krav Maga skills up against Vlad's chop socky prowess.

My money is on Baerwald as I think he has a reach advantage and years of having to contend with a cantankerous Sean Penn who I'm pretty sure likes to challenge his buddies to a wrestling match when he gets drunk. Plus Penn makes the perfect sparring partner prior to facing Putin because he has...so I've heard...mastered all his moves as well as mannerisms and speech patterns for an upcoming film where he will portray Vlad.

Here's Penn doing Vlad...due to the nature of this clip I can't embed it here so you'll have to follow the link:

http://youtu.be/o6KYKKvs9C0?t=2m17s

Let's get ready to rumble!