Copperfox
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"Since they were to come in the days of the power of Melkor, Aule made the dwarves strong to endure. Therefore they are stone hard, fast in friendship and enmity, and they suffer toil and hunger and hurt of body more hardily than any other speaking peoples." - The Silmarillion, by Tolkien.
The dwarves would have been quite capable of knocking a few orc heads together, even if they were tired. They probably would've enjoyed it, actually.....
You're right again, Mozart. Which is also the reason why I resented the movie of "The Two Towers" for saying that Gimli would have MORE difficulty running long distance than either Legolas or Aragorn.
But it is not too late for Mr. Jackson to make amends for his INEXCUSABLE blunder concerning Thorin. They could have a rematch in the second film, in which Thorin has "figured out Azog's style," or something like that, so this time Thorin wins, and Azog needs to have someone save HIM.