Ryu vs Zangief: 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.
Zangief
“The Red Cyclone” · Street Fighter · 1991 · 7′0″ (213 cm), 256 lb (116 kg)
Russian pro wrestler who trains by wrestling bears in the Siberian snow. Loves his country, his muscles and the Spinning Piledriver.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Ryu by DQ. Ryu wins by DQ. Zangief is 38 cm taller and 31 kg heavier, but a man who wrestles bears only knows how to grab. Ryu slips out of clinches and lands uppercuts until round two, when Zangief scoops him up. The referee has seen enough.
Fair fight? Fight under pro wrestling rules, where slams are legal, and let Ryu bring his best friend Ken as a tag partner.
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