Knuckles vs Yoshi: 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.
Yoshi
“T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas” · Nintendo · 1990 · about 5′3″ (160 cm), about 132 lb (60 kg)
Friendly green dinosaur and Mario’s loyal ride since Super Mario World. Swallows enemies whole with a long tongue and turns them into eggs. Nintendo has never published his measurements.
The crowd
Knuckles 100%, Yoshi 0% (2 votes).
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Knuckles by DQ. Yoshi, 50 cm taller, flutter-jumps around the ring all of round one. In round two, habit takes over and he ground-pounds Knuckles. Stomps are fouls, so the referee disqualifies him. Knuckles wins by DQ, barely having thrown a punch.
Fair fight? Hang a low ceiling over the ring so Yoshi can't flutter-jump, which also ends his urge to ground-pound. Then it's a proper gloves-on punch-up.
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