Just went through some scans posted at the tail-end of this thread, and there was one with a very interesting statement by IronFist where he says that Cap's skills are basic, but that his speed and strength are just incredible.
It appears that even if Cap may be adept at all and sundry fighting styles, his level of adeptness is not exactly at the highest possible echelons. It seems like it is his sheer physiological component that seriously augments his skills, enabling a person with 'basic skills' but great speed and strength to beat someone that Cap himself says is a good enough martial artist to be compared to Mantis.
Thus, it does seem as if Bruce Wayne is a better martial artist (in terms of skill levels), but when it comes to the better fighter then Cap starts to gain an edge.
This reminds me of another character that Bruce faces who, even though he may not be as skilled as Bruce himself, has such a premium when it comes to strength and speed that even Batgirl found it next to impossible to 'read' him.
That is, Deathstroke.
From the scan it appears that Cap is a Deathstroke-lite ....in that even though he is quite skilled, his strength and speed basically take that level of skill and turn it into something that is nearly unstoppable.
But Cap's phenomenal hand to hand combat skills plus enhanced mind, super stamina just aids him to much. Plus him being stronger, faster, more durable so on and so fourth.
Bats trained to the best of his human ability. But Cap was created to be a man unlike the world has never seen before. The maximum level of a humans potential.
Bruce puts up a better fight then most thats for sure. Cap 6/10
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I don't know why some of you are going on about being right and winning. Rob and Impediment were in on this gag because I PMed them. Silent and Rao PMed me and figured I changed the post. I highly doubt anybody thought Quan made the post, but simply played along just for the lulz.
I am not sure what you mean, but this is not like previous fan-voted crossovers. This is a Marvel and DC cooperatively sanctioned product. The very fact that they allowed this, shows both companies stances on the issue. Both are canon as well in their respective univserses since the event is later referenced in both the JLA comics and Marvel handbooks.
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It's ridiculous how you actually don't directly address any of the points and just decide to subtly change the subject. If you think that attacking the author and using red herrings is a good way to establish a credible argument, then you are sorely mistaken.
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Marvel vs DC has been referenced by Lobo, Access has mentioned Silver Surfer in a Green Lantern comic. All of the crossovers are sanctioned by both companies and co-published or they'd violate copyright. Even the fan-voted crossovers are sanctioned by both companies and both companies agree to allow the outcome of the fan votes. Not all the fights in Marvel vs DC were fan voted. And I'm pretty certain other crossovers have been referenced in past handbooks. Happy?
Additionally being canon, if one considers it canon, doesn't necessarily mean that parts of it aren't flawed.
And I wasn't attacking the author, I was attacking the DevilHulkesque argument. Busiek is free to think that Captain America is more skilled, that doesn't mean anything more than Greg Pak thinking Hulk is a skyfather, on this forum.
Batman still loses. Batman is still equally if not more skilled imo.
Crossovers still aren't good references.
also bats is not saying Captain WOULD beat him. he said its "conceivable", which we all agree so far it IS. but the point of this thread is:
a) who's the better MA
b) who'd win in a fight.
"conceivably" they can both beat each other since its not a stretch to say that Cap can beat Bats or Bats can beat Cap.
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__________________ posted by Badabing
I don't know why some of you are going on about being right and winning. Rob and Impediment were in on this gag because I PMed them. Silent and Rao PMed me and figured I changed the post. I highly doubt anybody thought Quan made the post, but simply played along just for the lulz.
And Greg Pak thinks Hulk can beat Thor with the Odinforce.
And Tony Bedard thinks Superman-Prime can fight anyone up to and maybe including the Beyonder.
It doesn't really hold that much weight in my opinion nor on the board, compared to what characters have done. Equally skilled is probably as far as I would go with comparing Batman and Captain America - although Batman's more plausible.
CA would win because as spetznaz pointed out he doesn't fatigue.
Fatigue doesn't always play a role in MMA, usually the better fighter wins, plain and simple. It can, but it's not always the deciding factor.
They actually had a science of the UFC episode with Tito, Couture, Rutten, at one point they were testing the build-up of fatiguing acids in Randy's blood, before he started, and after he was wrestling a guy in a chokehold, and the results showed it was LESS while he was active than it was in a standing calm state prior to the workout. This guy has had fights go the entire twenty five minute mark, and he was still as sharp at the end, as he was at the beginning. Tim Silvia fight for example. Yet, a few knocks from a better stand-up artist, like Liddell, and he's laying flat on the floor.
Royce Gracie and Sakuraba had a fight that last went nearly two hours, his fight against Shamrock [back at UFC 5] was over half an hour before they called it a draw...but that kind of longevity didn't stop Matt Hughes from TKOing him with strikes in round 1.
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I realize that crossovers generally don’t count, I was just clarifying the writers intent for the scene.
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I don't know why some of you are going on about being right and winning. Rob and Impediment were in on this gag because I PMed them. Silent and Rao PMed me and figured I changed the post. I highly doubt anybody thought Quan made the post, but simply played along just for the lulz.
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