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The '''Josh Fight''' was a viral [[internet meme]] and pretend fight at Air Park in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], on April 24, 2021.<ref name=Lin>{{cite news|url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/little-josh-dubbed-winner-of-the-battle-of-the-joshes-community-also-benefits-from-event/article_5b0db3e8-e96b-5025-9dd5-222aae3b99c5.html|publisher=Lincoln Journal Star|accessdate=May 8, 2021|author=Libby Seline|title='Little Josh' dubbed winner of the Battle of the Joshes; community also benefits from event |date=April 24, 2021}}</ref>

A college student named Josh Swain from [[Tucson, Arizona]] had the idea for the Josh Fight.  He talked about it on April 24, 2020. After a screenshot of a [[Facebook Messenger]] group chat involving several users named Josh spread widely on the [[internet]], many people learned about the Josh Fight. 

Swain told other people named Josh to meet at a set of [[coordinates]], where they would fight for the right to be the only person to use the [[nickname]] "Josh." Swain meant this as a joke, but several hundred people showed up on the day of the event. Despite the title, there was no violence involved and the gathering was lighthearted.  Fighting involved playing [[rock, paper, scissors]] and hitting each other with [[pool noodle]]s made of light foam.  The fighters raised over $7000 for charity.  A four-year-old fighter, Joshua Vinson Jr., nicknamed "Little Josh," won the fight.<ref name=USA>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/25/josh-fight-winner-nebraska-4-year-old-joshua-vinson-jr/7375103002/|magazine=USA Today|accessdate=May 8, 2021|title=Hundreds gather in a Nebraska field for a pool-noodle brawl over the name Josh|author=Jay Cannon|date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>

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