George Washington
1st President of the United States
Served: 1789-1797
Age during term: 57-65
Arena Experience
1st Round:
92.5% of 40 votes against
Mike Brady
2nd Round:
93.7% of 16 votes against
Grover Cleveland (24)
3rd Round:
95.24% of 21 votes against
Martin Van Buren
4th Round:
67.86% of 28 votes against
Jack Ryan
5th Round:
46% of 50 votes against
Andrew Jackson
PROS: He's a really tall fighter who commanded an underfed army against a superpower. Then came out of retirement to help whip up the Constitution and to become the nation's first president. The dude doesn't know when to quit, so he doesn't.
CONS: His military record wasn't as amazing as we'd like to think.
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
26th President of the United States
Served: 1901-1909
Ages during term: 42-50
Arena Experience
1st Round:
100% of 19 votes against
Baxter Harris
2nd Round:
100% of 21 votes against
Mays Gilliam
3rd Round:
73% of 37 votes against
Abraham Lincoln
4th Round:
88.6% of 44 votes against
John F. Kennedy
5th Round:
44.9% of 69 votes against
Barack Obama
PROS: A spectacular physical and mental specimen, Theodore Roosevelt is the epitome of badassery. Or, well... he should be. And now, you
know he's pissed.
CONS: Had a tendency to sulk like you wouldn't believe, and given that he lost last week, he might be in one of those sulks for this contest.
Pre-game Analysis
Doug: Washington came pretty close to winning his last fight, but it wasn't his first lost battle. As mentioned earlier, he had been defeated a few times during the Revolutionary War. The guy knows how to get back up, dust himself off, and get back fighting. If he wasn't able to do that, we'd have Elizabeth II on all of our money today.
If Washington can strike back and get Cornwallis and the British Empire to surrender, he could take care of Teddy Roosevelt. It won't be pretty, but he'll get the job done.
Tony: Oh, Teddy. Teddy, Teddy, Teddy. How did you end up here? You were the chosen one! By me, anyway. I probably wasn't the only one, though. Sigh.
Look, TR is a man who can overcome all manner of obstacles. For example, he spent the first ten or so years of his life in a constant battle with his own body. He eventually won that battle, and went on to become the rootin'-tootin' presidential berserker we know and love. My point here is, he's not going to let his defeat in the last match slow him down. No, instead he's going to give George Washington the full Big Stick treatment*, then when he steps onto the third place podium at the HttCttD awards banquet**, he's going to turn to the man standing next to him, and start throwing haymakers. It isn't going to be pretty, but it's going to be damn amusing.
The Chief: Well, there you have it folks. Come Friday, one of these two will have done something that only one other Arena combatant can claim: win in his final match. But which one? We'll find out...
*- Not a sexual euphemism. I think.
**- I may have just made this event up.
Washington vs. Roosevelt
