Alexander the Great vs Miyamoto Musashi: who would win in a fist fight?
Pick the winner and how they win (TKO, DQ or decision), then see how everyone else called it.
Alexander the Great
“King of Macedon” · Macedon · 356–323 BC · about 5′7″ (170 cm), about 154 lb (70 kg)
King of Macedon who built an empire stretching from Greece to northwest India by the age of 30 and never lost a battle. Tutored by Aristotle; tamed the horse Bucephalus as a boy.
Miyamoto Musashi
“The Sword Saint” · Japan · c. 1584–1645 · about 5′11″ (180 cm), about 176 lb (80 kg)
Japanese swordsman who said he won all 61 of his duels, and author of The Book of Five Rings. Famously turned up late to his duel with Sasaki Kojirō and won with a wooden sword carved from an oar.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Musashi by TKO. Musashi arrives late, naturally, and Alexander is already furious. Musashi is 10 cm taller and 10 kg heavier, and he's won duels since age 13. Alexander wades in from the front, as usual, and collects wounds until the referee stops it in round two.
Fair fight? Give Alexander Bucephalus as a cornerman and a 10 kg weight allowance, or make Musashi fight with two oars strapped to his wrists, which is very on-brand.
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