Ulysses S. Grant vs Knuckles: 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.
Ulysses S. Grant
“Unconditional Surrender” · United States · 1822–1885 · 5′8″ (173 cm), about 134 lb (61 kg)
Union general who won the American Civil War, then 18th US President. Slight of build, a superb horseman, and famously calm under fire.
Knuckles
“The Echidna” · Sega · 1994 · 3′7″ (110 cm), 88 lb (40 kg)
Guardian of the Master Emerald and the Sonic character built for punching. His spiked fists smash through rock.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Knuckles by TKO. Without a horse, Grant's famous high-jump record is just a tall man with nowhere to go. Knuckles ducks under the calm, unhurried jabs and punches at Grant's ribs until the referee stops it in round two. Grant stays composed throughout, which is admirable but not a defence.
Fair fight? Make Knuckles wear regulation gloves over the spikes and ban his gliding and wall-climbing. Then Grant's 63 cm height advantage and steady nerve might carry him to a close decision.
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