Napoléon Bonaparte vs Saddam Hussein: 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.
Saddam Hussein
“The Ace of Spades” · Iraq · 1937–2006 · about 6′2″ (188 cm), about 209 lb (95 kg)
President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. Launched wars on Iran and Kuwait and brutally crushed opposition at home. Found hiding in a hole near Tikrit in 2003 and executed in 2006.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Napoleon by Decision. Saddam's height and weight edge should tell, but he spends three rounds backpedaling like he's looking for a hole to duck into, while Napoleon, drilled as an artillery officer, keeps pressing forward with crisp combinations. Judges score every round for the man who actually fought.
Fair fight? Shrink the ring so Saddam can't retreat into a corner all night, forcing him to trade instead of stalling out the scorecards.
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