Napoléon Bonaparte vs Ryu: 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.
Napoléon Bonaparte
“The Little Corporal” · France · 1769–1821 · 5′7″ (169 cm), about 170 lb (77 kg)
Emperor of the French who conquered much of Europe before his final defeat at Waterloo in 1815. Not actually short: about average for his time. The myth came from British cartoons and French inches.
Ryu
“The Wandering Warrior” · Street Fighter · 1987 · 5′9″ (175 cm), 187 lb (85 kg)
Wandering martial artist who lives only for the next fight. Master of the Hadoken, which he has been asked to leave at home tonight.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Ryu by TKO. Napoleon can aim a cannon better than a jab, and an artillery officer's footwork is no match for a wandering martial artist who trains for this daily. Ryu's Tatsumaki clips him in round one; by round two the corner throws in the towel like it's a white flag at Waterloo.
Fair fight? Let Napoleon retreat to his corner mid-round to regroup, Elba-style, resetting the clock once per round.
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