What would win a 550lb male african lion or a male 600 lb siberian tiger

i honestly think the lion would win but it would be super close the lion spends his first four years training to fight for whenever he will have to control a pride and the male lion is the most skilled at fighting beccause of his 4 years of training and his mane protects him form any deadly bites but tigers and lions hardly use this tactic to fight they use their claws strenght and agility the tiger is the biggest wild cat but he lacks the 4 years of fighting experience besides weight and strenght doesnt really determine the fight the siberian tiger weighs the most because he has to withstand harsh winters its not all muscle so anyway who do u think would win easy 5 stars:)!!!!

Tough call but I agree with your reasoning. Male lions have larger heads and they are more used to fighting each other. The tiger would have a very good chance of winning though. It would probably come down to the fighting spirit of the cat.

I've read several books by lion tamers who worked with both species. They all say that the African lion has more brute force behind it. Tigers may be bigger, but the lions mane would help protect the neck from bites and strikes enough to let him do worse damage.

http://www.liontaming.com/about/index.cf…

gunther gebel williams wrote one too.

i have to go with the siberian tiger, Both of these animals are powerful and fierce carnivores. But scientists say that in a fight between a Bengal tiger and an African lion, there is a 90% chance that the tiger will win.
It is a well-known fact that tigers are the biggest cats in the world. Not only this, but tigers are noticeably more muscular, and better fighters. It is actually a myth that lions are better fighters than tigers, because tigers compete with each other for territory just as much as lions fight for a pride. Tigers also have experience fighting with many animals; Bengal tigers can easily kill large crocodiles, and Siberian tigers have been known to attack and kill adult male brown bears. Tigers have been noticed as better fighters because they are more swift, agile, feirce, and have better eye-coordination. They have a stronger jaw force and paw-swipe. However, it is not true that tigers have longer fangs than lions. The skulls of these two cats have been compared, and usually their canines are about the same.The tiger also hunts larger prey than the lion. The largest prey that Lions hunt is the African buffalow, a species of African cattle. Tigers, however, are exelent at hunting guar, which is the largest type of cattle in the world. There are also differences in the way the two animals fight. Lions tend to stand on three legs, and use one paw to fight. Tigers normally balance on their hind legs and use both front paws to fight, giving them a huge advantage. Tigers also use "trickery", keep their heads back, and use well thought-out moves when fighting, while lions are known for blindly charging. Another important feature in how well the animals fight is the way their bodies are built. Lions are built more stiffly than tigers, and their bodies are more compact. Lions sometimes appear more muscular in the forelimbs, but tigers have more flexible muscles.