Horatio Nelson vs George S. Patton: 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.
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.
George S. Patton
“Old Blood and Guts” · United States · 1885–1945 · 6′2″ (188 cm), about 185 lb (84 kg)
US general whose Third Army tore across France in 1944. Competed in the first Olympic modern pentathlon in 1912, finishing fifth, and designed the US Army’s last cavalry sword.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Patton by TKO. Patton, an Olympic pentathlete who is 23 cm taller and 24 kg heavier, doesn't need his revolvers. Nelson, one-armed and prone to seasickness, wobbles as the ring seems to sway. Round two ends when the referee stops it, sparing everyone another Patton slap.
Fair fight? Let Nelson fight on a real pitching ship's deck while Patton has to fight left-handed, so both men are equally wobbly, and Nelson can finally tell everyone to do their duty.
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