User blog comment:Arrow7000/Batman (Terry McGinnis) vs. Iron man (MCU)/@comment-26074921-20120816012226

I think it's time for my own vote on this now.

Personally this is a very close fight between the two, so lets see what we have here

Training and experience. This category is fairly easy to determine. Unlike Tony, Terry actually has training. To begin with, he had his simple "training" form running with gangs before he was batman. Here he picked up fighting tactics like "fighting dirty" against the joker. After that comes his training with Bruce Wayne which is multi-leveled. from a strict training Standpoint, Bruce trained him in fighting tactics using holograms of his old adversaries as well as giving him tips and such on taking down enemies tougher or faster than himself. The other level was his "in field" training during his first few years in the suit. Bruce not only helped hone Terry's fighting skills, but also his deductive reasoning and thought processes. And yet another level of training, small but substantial, was his brief martial art's training. Tony/Iron Man on the other hand has very limited training, if you can consider his training to be useful here at all. What little training he did experience with his body guard doesn't quite stack up to Terry's

Experience. This is more debatable. Iron Man has fought some rather formidable opponents. Starting with Obadiah Stane who has basically a larger, clunkier, less refined version of Tony's armor. Sure it took some quick and clever thinking on Iron Man's part to end the match, but it wasn't nearly as much of a challenge as any of his other enemies. The Other enemies Stark faced are far more important here, both the armor drones (and whiplash) and the Chitauri represent the bulk of Iron man's experience. While he did fend off a full scale alien invasion (albeit with help), his experience, especially in relation to this fight, don't quite measure up to Terry. There is a reason that his enemies (a common term) are called a "rogues gallery". Batman has faced not only a far greater number of foes, but also a far greater variety of enemies. Everything from shapeshifters like Inque to synthoid robots like Ace, and many other foes that are even worth of the original Batman. Thank's to this greater experience, there will be very little that Iron man can throw at Terry that he hasn't faced before. Whether its the powerful blasts from Blight or Shriek, the deadly accuracy of Curaré, or the super strength of Earth Mover or Ace. Batman easily takes Experience which in its presented forms will be a serious factor here

When it comes to offensive capabilities the initial edge seems to go to Iron Man, as it seems many of the votes for this category did as well. Iron Man's main weapons in this fight are his basic repulsor beams. These beams hit with tremendous force and a few good hits would cause Terry some serious damage to the batsuit. The Turn and Burn lasers and the mounted rockets actually provide much less of an effective tactic for use on Batman. In general Batman has dealt with similar lasers and rockets before and shouldn't have a hard time either avoiding these two or using them to his advantage (and has often faced similar weapons.) Even the repulsor beams terry could get away with a hit or two thanks the the enhanced protection of his suit. When terry goes on the offensive he also has some devastating weaponry at his disposal despite the strength of Tony's armor. His claws, batarangs, discs, and arm spikes are all capable of cutting through metal. Which could provide a serious issue for stark.

To be continued, once I'm finished voting will be closed