Also, for the sake of this hypothetical: Everyone involved is in peak shape.
Ideas for participants, but if you think of someone else, feel free: Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, Mao, Fidel, Raul, Che, Sankara, Hugo, Maduro, Evo, Lula, Malcolm X, MLK, Fred Hampton, Bernie, Corbyn, Kropotkin, AOC, Ilhan, Rosa, Fantano, the Chapos, TrueAnon, DeVito, John Brown, Xi, Zizek, Greta, Ho Chi Minh, Woody Guthrie, Rage Against The Machine, etc.
Mao, Ho Chi Minh, Stalin, Sankara, Che, and Fidel/Raul were actual dedicated combat fighters, and Kropotkin was a cavalry officer and explorer. Everyone else isn't really in the running
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Yeah, Fidel probably has the edge, though Kropotkin and Sankara are both over 6ft as well, and both have extensive survival experience in harsh conditions. Additionally Kropotkin was formally trained in sword and unarmed combat before WW1 killed those arts, whereas Fidel is a skilled amatuer.
John brown has some experience raiding and shit
Being a duelist might give one the edge over being a 20th century warrior in hand-to-hand, which might get Marx back in the running, but the ruskies have both dueling culture and vicious wars so