Ulysses S. Grant 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.
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.
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)
Grant by DQ. Grant calmly circles onto Roosevelt's blind left side and lands just enough to annoy him. In round two, Roosevelt reaches for the judo he practised in the White House and flings the 39 kg lighter general across the ring. The referee disqualifies him; Grant wins by DQ.
Fair fight? Give Grant a ten-point head start on the scorecards before the first bell, since he can't out-punch a man 39 kg heavier and shouldn't have to rely on judo fouls.
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