Solid Snake 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.
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.
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)
Snake by DQ. Snake picks at the 41 kg heavier Zangief with punches and kicks that barely bother a man scarred by bears. In round two instinct wins: Zangief hoists Snake into a Spinning Piledriver, and the referee disqualifies him. Snake wins by DQ, thanking the referee in his reported six languages.
Fair fight? Legalise grappling and throws, so Zangief's bear-wrestling training finally counts. Snake would then have to rely on his own close-quarters skills instead of a referee.
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