Benito Mussolini 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.
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.
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)
Mussolini by Decision. Mussolini wins on a unanimous decision. His fencer's footwork and 20 kg heavier frame pile up jabs, while Nelson turns green in a ring that isn't even moving. Nelson never stops coming, so no stoppage, and the former newspaper editor writes the headline himself: "Knockout."
Fair fight? Hold the bout on a rolling ship's deck, so Nelson has his sea legs and Mussolini finally feels queasy.
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