Hitmonchan 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.
Hitmonchan
“The Punching Pokémon” · Pokémon · 1996 · 4′7″ (140 cm), 111 lb (50.2 kg)
The boxing Pokémon. Throws punches faster than the eye can follow and is said to carry the spirit of a boxer who trained for a world title.
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)
Hitmonchan by DQ. Hitmonchan peppers the taller Musashi early with punches he never sees coming. Frustrated, the Sword Saint snaps two legs off his corner stool for a Niten Ichi-ryū revival. The referee disqualifies him in round two. Hitmonchan wins by DQ.
Fair fight? Bolt the stools to the floor and give Musashi an easel between rounds. With nothing to whittle, his 40 cm height advantage and 30 kg extra weight might finally matter.
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