Idi Amin vs Horatio Nelson: 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.
Idi Amin
“Big Daddy” · Uganda · c. 1925–2003 · about 6′4″ (193 cm), about 243 lb (110 kg)
Military dictator of Uganda from 1971 to 1979, whose regime killed an estimated 100,000 to 500,000 people. Earlier, Uganda’s national light heavyweight boxing champion for most of the 1950s.
Horatio Nelson
“Hero of the Nile” · United Kingdom · 1758–1805 · about 5′5″ (165 cm), about 132 lb (60 kg)
British admiral who destroyed the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar in 1805 and died at the moment of victory. Fought on after losing the sight of one eye and most of his right arm.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Amin by TKO. Amin, a former national light heavyweight champion, is 28 cm taller and 50 kg heavier. Nelson bravely advances with his one arm and one eye, but the referee stops it in round one, since even Nelson's famous signal can't fix that mismatch.
Fair fight? Make Amin fight from a rocking deck-style platform after a rough crossing, and tie one hand behind his back. Nelson's seasickness cancels out, and the one-arm handicap is finally shared.
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