Josh fight

The Josh fight was a popular Internet meme, mock fight, and charity fundraiser at Air Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 24, 2021. A second edition of the even…

Josh fight
Date
  • April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24) (first event)
  • May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)
Venue
  • Air Park, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. (2021)
  • Bowling Lake Park, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. (2022)
Coordinates40°49′20″N 96°47′54″W / 40.8223286°N 96.79820002°W / 40.8223286; -96.79820002
Organized byJosh Swain
Participants
  • 900+ (2021)
  • 200+ (2022)

The Josh fight was a popular Internet meme, mock fight, and charity fundraiser at Air Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 24, 2021. A second edition of the event took place at Bowling Lake Park in Lincoln on May 21, 2022.[1][2]

The event was first thought of by a civil engineering student named Josh Swain from Tucson, Arizona, on April 24, 2020, because he was bored during COVID-19 lockdowns.[3] It became popular after a screenshot of a Facebook Messenger group chat with many users named Josh Swain spread widely on the Internet.

Swain told people in the chat to meet at a set of coordinates one year later and fight for the right to use the name "Josh". Although the event was meant as a joke, nearly a thousand people came on the day of the event.[4] Three "fights" took place, one game of rock paper scissors for those named Josh Swain, a second with pool noodles for all attendees named Josh, and a third and final all-in battle for anyone with a pool noodle who wanted to join.[5][6]

A local five-year-old boy named Josh Vinson Jr., dubbed "Little Josh", who had been treated at the CH&MC for seizures when he was two years old, won the event. He was given a paper crown from Burger King and a replica AEW World Championship belt.[7][8][9] Winson's Jr.'s father, Josh Vinson Sr., said afterward that his son "had the time of his life".[10]

The gathering was lighthearted and there was no actual violence involved. The Wall Street Journal said the event became a "global news phenomenon",[10] while a technology writer for The Guardian called it "perhaps the ultimate response to an online doppelgänger".[11]

References

  1. ↑ Swain, Josh (May 22, 2022). "Josh Fight 2022 | thejoshfight.com". Josh Fight 2022. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ Jessie | [@jjessirose] (April 22, 2021). "IMPORTANT: The Josh Swain fight location has CHANGED. Here are more updates! #joshswain #joshfight #joshswainbattle t.co/s7XP0eeymC" (Tweet). Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Paybarah, Azi (April 26, 2021). "Josh Is the Name, and They Will Fight You for It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hundreds show up in Nebraska for fight over name Josh". Associated Press. April 24, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hammack, Zach (April 22, 2021). "Calling all Josh Swains: The battle for your name is taking place right here in Lincoln". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ Saxena, Akanksha (April 25, 2021). "Ultimate 'Josh' Fight: Hundreds of men named 'Josh' come to Nebraska to fight over their name". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ Best, Paul (April 24, 2021). "Nebraska Josh fight: Horde of dudes named Josh fight for right to name". Fox News. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ Seline, Libby (April 24, 2021). "'Little Josh' dubbed winner of the Battle of the Joshes; community also benefits from event". Lincoln Journal-Star. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ Nambiar, Prerna (April 25, 2021). "Who won the Josh fight? Here's what happened at the event!". HITC. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Gay, Jason (April 26, 2021). "The Day People Named Josh Fought in Nebraska". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ Hepworth, Shelley (February 25, 2022). "My inbox is piling up with spam again and my email doppelgänger is to blame". the Guardian. Retrieved September 22, 2025.

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