User blog comment:El Alamein/Boris the Animal vs. Doctor Octopus/@comment-5232784-20130509003635

Alrighty sports fans lets have alook

1. Powers/weapons

Both characters have superuman strength and resistance to Injury, but while Boris the Animal can shoot bone spikes, he has but one arm to do it with; Doc Octopus has 4 metal tentacles and two human arms, a six to one advantage. Those Tentacles can stretch further than Boris' flesh, and those Boris can throw his bone spikes well, Octopus might use his mechanical arms to grab them midflight, crushing them or throwing them back into Boris. He had a Major, MaJor advantage.

EDGE: Doc Octopus

2. X-Factors

Boris has a lot of advantages here: he is more experienced, has handled his weapons over a longer peroiod of time, His experience in combat should give him an edge in the strategy department, he is far more brutal. Dr Octopus seems the much smarter individual, having more of the mind of a genius Lx Luthor style supervillian than Boris, who though is very clever, has the mentality of a brute, easily given into useless rage. He will also probably be more creative, for while Boris will not have any futuristic weapons in this fight, Octopus will be able to utilize his ams to take hold of cars, trucks, even savage poodles and throw them onto Boris, or smash him with them. He could tear a street light from the ground and smack Boris miles and miles away like Babe Ruth knocked baseballs waaaaay out of the stadiums he played at.

It seems that both combatants can take a lot of punishment, and Its hard for me to guage who is more resistant to physical injuries. However, while both are major users of Psychological warfare, Boris has been doing this for a whole lot lot lot longer than Docto Octo.

EDGE: Boris the Animal!

Despite his advantages in X factors, especially experience and strategy, Boris comes out the loser. Doctor Octopus has a distinct size and strength advantage do to his tentacles, and he has a 6 to 1 advantage when it comes to arms. Practically any car or truck can be lifted and used as a projectile or clubbing weapon, while Boris is nowhere near as strong and throws bone spikes. Though Boris will not go down easily, perhaps nearly slaying Octopus, the Doc will come out the victor; he is just better armed, pun intended.

DOCTOR OCTOPUS OBLITERATES BORIS THE ANIMAL