Knuckles vs Horatio Nelson: 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.
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.
Horatio Nelson
“Hero of the Nile” · United Kingdom · 1758–1805 · about 5′5″ (165 cm), about 132 lb (60 kg)
British admiral who destroyed the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar in 1805 and died at the moment of victory. Fought on after losing the sight of one eye and most of his right arm.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Knuckles by TKO. Knuckles wins by TKO. Nelson is 55 cm taller and 20 kg heavier, but that just brings his ribs down to rock-smashing fist height, and one arm can't guard everything. The referee does his duty in round two.
Fair fight? Make Knuckles wear padded 10-ounce gloves over those spikes. Then Nelson's extra height and weight might finally matter, and he'd only need to survive three rounds without feeling seasick.
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