Ryu vs Solid Snake: 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.
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.
Solid Snake
“Iroquois Pliskin” · Metal Gear · 1987 · 6′0″ (182 cm), 165 lb (75 kg)
Legendary special-forces operative and a clone of the soldier Big Boss. Expert in close-quarters combat, infiltration and hiding in cardboard boxes.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Ryu by DQ. Snake's close-quarters specialty is throws and chokes, all fouls tonight. Midway through round two he grabs Ryu's white gi for a takedown, and the referee disqualifies him, in any of Snake's six languages. Ryu wins by DQ, still on his feet and unbothered.
Fair fight? Allow grappling and chokes for both men, so Snake can fight his natural way and Ryu's 10 kg weight edge faces a real test.
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