Brawl in the Family

I'm always interested in "Shark vs. Lion"-type fight comparisons, thus it behooves me to mention the vicious one-two punch of the Ron Artest-Jermaine O'Neal tag team. Last night at the Palace at Auburn Hills, these two dynamos took on fans and players alike. Attempts to blind them with beer only made Artest angry, and you don't want to see Ron Artest angry.

Part of their success against the fans stems from complimentary fighting styles. Artest seems to favor the right hook, taking advantage of his superior reach (and proving that music is not his only other alternative career). He made a quick retreat from the stands after the initial flurry of punches, drawing his opponents out into the open ground and demonstrating a strategic brilliance worthy of the young Ali. For a study in contrasts, O'Neal prefers to get in close for the body blows, sliding in to deliver a jab to the face. Is there another duo currently playing basketball that could take on these two in a cage-match to the death?