Miyamoto Musashi 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.
Miyamoto Musashi
“The Sword Saint” · Japan · c. 1584–1645 · about 5′11″ (180 cm), about 176 lb (80 kg)
Japanese swordsman who said he won all 61 of his duels, and author of The Book of Five Rings. Famously turned up late to his duel with Sasaki Kojirō and won with a wooden sword carved from an oar.
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)
Musashi by TKO. Musashi wins by TKO in round two. Twenty kilos heavier and winning fights since age 13, he picks off a queasy Nelson, who keeps advancing regardless. The referee finally waves it off, and Nelson's corner hoists "England expects" instead of throwing in the towel.
Fair fight? Make them the same weight by trimming Musashi down 20 kg, and hold the bout in a ring bolted to dry land so Nelson's stomach stays out of it.
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