Horatio Nelson 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.
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.
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)
Nelson by DQ. Roosevelt is 40 kg heavier and bosses round one, then remembers the judo he practised in the White House and hurls Nelson across the ring. Throws are fouls. The referee disqualifies him, and Nelson wins by DQ, having done his duty by staying conscious long enough.
Fair fight? Tie Roosevelt's right arm behind his back to match Nelson's missing one, and hold the bout on dry land so nobody's seasickness decides it.
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