Genghis Khan vs Theodore Roosevelt: 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.
Genghis Khan
“The Great Khan” · Mongolia · c. 1162–1227 · about 5′7″ (170 cm), about 165 lb (75 kg)
Founder of the Mongol Empire, which grew into the largest contiguous land empire in history. Rose from an outcast childhood on the steppe to unite the Mongol tribes in 1206.
Theodore Roosevelt
“Teddy” · United States · 1858–1919 · about 5′10″ (178 cm), about 220 lb (100 kg)
Led the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill in 1898, then became the 26th US President. A keen boxer until a punch in a White House sparring session cost him the sight in his left eye.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Roosevelt by TKO. Genghis circles toward Roosevelt's blind left side and lands a few sharp shots, but he's 25 kg lighter, and Teddy shrugs them off like a man who once finished a speech with a bullet in his chest. The referee stops it in round three.
Fair fight? Match them in the same weight class, so Teddy has to shed 25 kg first. Keep judo banned, because he'd absolutely try it in the ring.
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