Miyamoto Musashi vs Theodore Roosevelt: 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.
Theodore Roosevelt
“Teddy” · United States · 1858–1919 · about 5′10″ (178 cm), about 220 lb (100 kg)
Led the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill in 1898, then became the 26th US President. A keen boxer until a punch in a White House sparring session cost him the sight in his left eye.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Musashi by DQ. Musashi arrives late, then spends two rounds circling to Roosevelt's blind left side. Teddy, 20 kg heavier and out of patience, reverts to his White House judo and hip-throws him. Throws are fouls, so the referee disqualifies Roosevelt while Musashi lies there, technically undefeated.
Fair fight? Legalise judo throws and have Musashi wear a 20 kg weight vest. Then Roosevelt's extra weight and White House training count for something instead of getting him disqualified.
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