Board Thread:Warrior's Pub/@comment-3113043-20130507022111/@comment-4484220-20130507183526

Mainly because back then, it was assumed that warriors with natural abilities are limited to what is listed in the blog post, and those were the only things taken into account in the votes. The votes weren't awful, but they weren't fantastic. I will also agree that Dumbledore was belittled a bit in that battle. One guy said he thought it would be too close to call if it were vs. Gandalf the Grey, but personally I think Dumbledore would be able to get the win without too much difficulty if he fought the Grey. The white is another story...

Gandalf the White is very complicated. He's pretty much Tolkein's interpretation of an angel, which would mean he has some immense power within him that would rarely be released, if ever. I had been hearing many claims of some immense god-like power that he has that we don't see him use in the LOTR movies or books, which would assure Gandalf's victory. There was then anon on the blog post for Yoda vs. Gandalf who appeared to confirm these claims by naming some amazing feats he accomplished. Then the LOTR wiki mentioned Gandalf having powers of this nature, but it didn't decribe them as powerfully as the anon. I'm currently unsure about whether or not these claims are true or not, so hopefully I can get back to you with my own opinion on who should win soon, after I've read the Silmarillion myself (which I just checked out from the library yesterday).