Kirby vs Ryu: 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.
Kirby
“The Pink Puffball” · Nintendo · 1992 · 0′8″ (20 cm), about 4 lb (2 kg)
Round pink hero of Dream Land who inhales enemies and copies their powers. Officially about 20 cm tall, and far tougher than he looks.
Ryu
“The Wandering Warrior” · Street Fighter · 1987 · 5′9″ (175 cm), 187 lb (85 kg)
Wandering martial artist who lives only for the next fight. Master of the Hadoken, which he has been asked to leave at home tonight.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Ryu by Decision. Ryu spends nine minutes stooping to hit a target around shin height, while Kirby bobs about in his Fighter headband and refuses to stay down. Nothing lands cleanly enough to stop it, so Ryu takes a decision on the scorecards.
Fair fight? Make Ryu fight on his knees for all three rounds, so his best punches finally land at Kirby's level instead of somewhere over the puffball's head.
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