As Newsweek reported, many watched as dozens of fighters, all sharing the first name, Josh whacked each other with pool noodles in the hopes of being crowned the winner of the Josh Fight and the number one Josh of them all.
In the end, however, it was four-year-old Little Josh Vinson Jr. (first reported as five years old) who was crowned as the battle’s victor. His post-victory interview has now been viewed more than 7 million times, and Little Josh has gained many fans across social media. And now, his fans are donating money for his college fund.
The official GoFundMe page for Little Josh was launched by Nolan Schroeder and reads: “This young man came out as the one and only Supreme Josh. To show our gratitude towards The Supreme Josh, I need YOUR help in getting Little Josh to college!”
Little Josh’s father, Josh Vinson Sr., is also a team member of the GoFundMe page. So far, the page has raised $625 towards a $10,000 goal.
The Josh Battle was first announced by Josh Swain of Tucson, AZ as a joke last year. Bored in quarantine at the height of the pandemic, Swain sent a group message to other Josh Swains, declaring battle and stating that the winner “gets to keep the name.”
He posted a screenshot of the message with the caption, “there can only be one.”
News of the fabled “battle” quickly spread to people named “Josh” all across the internet and the epic showdown finally came to fruition exactly a year after Josh Swain’s initial post.
Since the battle, Little Josh has become the subject of many memes, with much of Twitter declaring him “the one true Josh.”
Of the 25 donors so far, a few have commented on the GoFundMe page, saying that Little Josh is “genuinely a good dude,” and that he is “going places.”
His father told Metro.co.uk: “To have funds for Josh’s college will be a life-changer, for him as well as for us. We are just a humble family who is taking this all in and are so happy for our Little Josh. We want to see some good come out of this for him and we want to thank everyone for their support.”
Little Josh isn’t the only one benefitting from this battle. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, those in attendance “donated nearly a ton of food for the Food Bank of Lincoln and raised more than $8,000 for the Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Foundation in Omaha.”
The Lincoln Journal Star continued to share that Little Josh suffered from seizures when younger, and Josh Sr. felt his victory was “meant to be.”
Though college is still more than a decade away for Little Josh, his dad shared that this Josh Battle is certainly an event that Little Josh will “remember for the rest of his life.”
