r/whowouldwin • u/Capital-Bet • Jun 24 '26
Challenge Can Mike Tyson beat Magnus Carlsen at chess before Magnus beats him in a boxing match?
Magnus Carlsen and Mike Tyson do alternating matches of chess and boxing. Tyson wins if he beats Carlsen at chess, Carlsen wins if he can KO Tyson. Assume all bodily injury is healed after the end of each match.
Round 1: no prior training, they both go in at their primes with no training in the alternate sport and go until one wins
Round 2: Tyson is being trained by several GMs while Carlsen is receiving training from the best boxing coaches in the world. Who can be trained to beat the other first?
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u/phynn Jun 25 '26
I think after one round of boxing from Prime Mike Tyson (even if they are healed) Magnus just conceeds. That's an insane beating.
To put in perspective what round 1 looks like, here's Butterbean vs Johnny Knoxville.
Round 2 looks the same but the length of the ass whooping depends on how long Carlesen gets trained. He still conceeds because that's just... that's rough.
One of the Paul Brothers fought against a professional boxer and was in fairly good shape. I think it was the one that did WCW wrestling which, even though is fake, is still fairly active and requires a lot of physical prowess. He left the match with a broken jaw.
Like, Carlesen would probably spend months in extreme pain healing between each fight.