Ulysses S. Grant 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.
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.
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. Grant stays serenely calm and keeps advancing, which is exactly how he keeps walking into Musashi's counters. Musashi, 19 kg heavier and 7 cm taller, picks him apart, and the referee stops it in round three. Grant's nickname demands surrender; the referee grants it for him.
Fair fight? Make Musashi fight with one hand tied behind him. A man who trains with a blade in each hand will hate it, and Grant gets a fighting chance.
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