User blog comment:Monkey Doctor 33/Hey Baby, Another Masterful Battle! Gouken vs William A. Zeppeli/@comment-11361577-20180701202218

Appelmonkey's "Sake and Wine" Vote!

I am with Wass on this one. Gonna give it straight to Gouken here. Ripple, while still effective against humans, will only give an extra punch to Zeppeli's attacks they don't have that extra punch the Italian is used to, with the exception being the Ripple Cutter. Most of Gouken's special attacks are also targeted towards the chest which makes it harder for Zeppeli to control his Ripple, even if Zeppeli has some defence against this using his breathing constant kicks and punches to the chest should make it at least very hard for him.

Gouken also has more effective ways of countering Zeppeli's attacks thanks to the Senkugoshoha and Kongoshin, even some of his offence moves could be used to avoid attacks.

Lastly, Gouken has all the advantage of old age with none of the disadvantages. He had way more time to train and perfect his defensive version of Ansatsuken and train his body to perfection but has also fought against more varied opponents. Zeppeli hasn't really fought against too many human enemies, only fighting some zombies and vampires who were weak against his Ripple.