George S. Patton 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.
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.
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. Patton's pentathlete footwork wins him a round, though he keeps reaching for ivory-handled revolvers that aren't there. In round two Ryu lands a Shoryuken and the referee stops it. Patton's past lives as ancient warriors apparently never covered a rising uppercut.
Fair fight? Move the bout to a modern pentathlon: fencing, shooting, swimming, riding and running. Patton finished fifth in 1912, while Ryu would have to find a horse.
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