Knuckles vs Joseph Stalin: 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.
Joseph Stalin
“Uncle Joe” · Georgia / Soviet Union · 1878–1953 · about 5′5″ (165 cm), about 165 lb (75 kg)
Dictator of the Soviet Union from the 1920s until 1953. Led the USSR to victory over Nazi Germany while his purges, famines and labour camps killed millions. His left arm was stiff and shortened from childhood.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Knuckles by TKO. The Man of Steel meets a fist that smashes rock. Stalin's stiff left arm leaves him jabbing one-handed at a 110 cm target, while Knuckles goes low with body shots. Seminary training offers no defence. The referee stops it in round two.
Fair fight? Make Knuckles wear 16-ounce gloves over those spiked fists, and put a box under Stalin's opponent's feet... no: let Stalin's corner pad the ring floor with a step stool so the height gap shrinks.
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