Alexander the Great vs Saddam Hussein: 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.
Saddam Hussein
“The Ace of Spades” · Iraq · 1937–2006 · about 6′2″ (188 cm), about 209 lb (95 kg)
President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. Launched wars on Iran and Kuwait and brutally crushed opposition at home. Found hiding in a hole near Tikrit in 2003 and executed in 2006.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Alexander by DQ. Saddam, 18 cm taller and 25 kg heavier, bullies round one. Then he sends a body double out for round two. The referee spots the swap and disqualifies him. Alexander, bloodied but used to being wounded from the front, wins without landing a punch worth mentioning.
Fair fight? Weigh both men in at 80 kg and check ID at every bell. Then Alexander needs only Aristotle's corner advice, and Saddam has to turn up as himself.
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