Mario vs Benito Mussolini: 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.
Mario
“Jumpman” · Nintendo · 1981 · about 5′1″ (155 cm), about 154 lb (70 kg)
Nintendo’s mascot plumber, first seen jumping barrels in Donkey Kong. Has stomped more turtles than anyone alive and can lift Bowser by the tail.
Benito Mussolini
“Il Duce” · Italy · 1883–1945 · about 5′7″ (169 cm), about 176 lb (80 kg)
Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943 and Hitler’s ally in the Second World War. Deposed, rescued by German commandos, then captured and executed by Italian partisans in 1945.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Mussolini by DQ. Mussolini, 14 cm taller and 10 kg heavier, poses for imaginary harvest photographers between rounds. Mario lands clean body shots until round two, then triple-jumps and ground-pounds him on the head. The referee disqualifies Mario for the stomp, and Mussolini claims the win shirt already off.
Fair fight? Legalise Mario's jumps and ground-pounds. The size gap stops mattering once he can land on a taller man's head, and Mussolini would have to stop posing.
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