The debates remind me of an old toy for boys called “Rock’em, Sock’em Robots”, One blue plastic boxer, one red plastic boxer fight each other. The fists are controlled by levers under the ‘ring’ or gameboard. It was better than fooseball.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAILud-X58U
Commercial for the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots by Marx (1975)