Horatio Nelson vs Yoshi: 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.
Yoshi
“T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas” · Nintendo · 1990 · about 5′3″ (160 cm), about 132 lb (60 kg)
Friendly green dinosaur and Mario’s loyal ride since Super Mario World. Swallows enemies whole with a long tongue and turns them into eggs. Nintendo has never published his measurements.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Nelson by DQ. Yoshi flutter-jumps around Nelson for two rounds, then does what Yoshi does: a ground-pound. Stomps are fouls, so the referee disqualifies him. Nelson, whose ring is blessedly not rocking, wins by DQ and expects every dinosaur to do his duty.
Fair fight? Legalise the ground-pound, so Yoshi's signature move stops being a disqualification and he has to win the fight on merit rather than losing it on a technicality.
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