Former President Barack Hussein Obama and President Donald J. Trump brought their political boxing gloves to Michigan this weekend, trading insults, throwing verbal punches and trying to deliver a knockout blow ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.

With control of Congress hanging in the balance, Michigan became the political equivalent of a heavyweight championship fight. And neither side seemed particularly interested in playing nice.

Round One: Obama Comes Out Swinging

Obama stepped into the ring Saturday at Detroit’s Cass Technical High School, campaigning for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and gubernatorial hopeful Jocelyn Benson.

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The former president accused the Trump administration of corruption, incompetence and chaos, calling the election voters’ “last best chance” to rein in the administration’s “foolishness.” Obama also took a swing at Republicans in Congress, accusing them of enabling Trump’s policies.

He defended El-Sayed against Republican attacks questioning his patriotism, comparing them to the old controversy surrounding Obama’s own birth certificate.

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“We have seen this movie before. I starred in it,” Obama declared.

Round Two: Trump Throws the Haymaker

Trump wasn’t about to stay in his corner.

Before his Sunday appearance in Port Huron, the president unloaded on Truth Social, calling Obama a “grossly incompetent President” and accusing him of giving Iran a pathway toward nuclear weapons. Trump also took aim at Obama’s track record campaigning for Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, both of whom lost presidential elections.

Then came the gloves-off assault on El-Sayed.

Trump labeled the Democrat a “Fake Doctor” and a Muslim Brotherhood “Jihadist,” allegations El- Sayed has rejected.

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At his Port Huron rally, Trump continued attacking El-Sayed, invoking the September 11 terrorist attacks while urging voters to support Republican Mike Rogers.

Final Round: Michigan Voters Decide

The political prizefight isn’t just about two presidents settling old scores.

Rogers and El-Sayed are battling for a U.S. Senate seat, while Benson and Republican John James are fighting for the governor’s mansion.

Obama wants Michigan voters to deliver Trump a political black eye. Trump wants Republicans to send Obama’s preferred candidates to the dustbin of history.

Both political heavyweights have landed their punches. But Michigan voters get to decide who wins when the final bell rings November 3.