Resolved: In a fight without prior preparation, Batman would certainly defeat Spider-Man.

>>>RE DEFINITIONS: I accept the definitions which my opponent has provided. >>>RE STRENGTH There are three problems with my opponent's argument here: 1) The purpose of my argument was to establish that Batman was at a disadvantage. Although Batman has defeated super power beings, we must note that the villains at the core of his own rogue gallery do not possess super powers or rather "significant" super powers, thus, he is usually able to dispose of these villains while making great use of his own olympic level abilities. 2) The only times Batman has defeated Superman was when the storyline had relied on PIS (plot induced stupidity) as well as when Batman had a significant amount of preparation (which, as the resolution insist here, Batman gets no preparation time). For instance, in none of Batman's fights with superman has superman ever simply used his super speed to speed blitz Batman or simply use his ice breath or heat vision to negate the effects of the kryptonite as he most commonly does with ANY villain that uses kryptontie. It's almost as if he forgets he has these powers whenver fighting Batman. As for Darkseid, even with some prep as well as some significant armor increases, this is what happened to Batman: http://img154.imageshack.us... http://img154.imageshack.us... http://img154.imageshack.us... http://img154.imageshack.us... In short, he loses BADLY. 3) True, some of the villains in Batman's rogue gallery have super human level abilities, but what my opponent doesn't tell you is that he has fought these SAME opponent's long enough to EVENTUALLY come up with means of defeating them which don't involve him having to do any work. For instance, with Clayface, he developed a special nitrogen tube which he can use to freeze him. He has developed similar chemicals to deal with Killer Croc and Poison Ivy. Once more, it is well acknowledged that he'd be fighting Spider-Man in a fight where there is no preparation, ergo, like most of his first fights against his opponents with super powers, he'd surely lose (I sure as heck don't recall Batman defeating poison ivy, clayface, or killer croc on the first try. Hell, the first time he battled the joker, he was thrown off a bridge). 4). Spider-Man has been tormented for years by far worse villains than the Scarecrow. The green goblin has been able to come back and constantly torment his family. >>> INTELLIGENCE 1) Yeah, I thought "No Man's land" was a good story too, but what exactly did Batman do that was certainly worthy of great intelligence? Last I checked, no one really had a technological advantage in that storyline. 2) Batman is "the world's greatest detective" because he has the world's greatest equipment. Given the technoglocial edge of the bat computer as well as his state of the art forsenics equipment, it's no wonder detective work is a piece of cake for him. Sure, we can give him points for being knowledgable about things such as the scent of a rare flower in some third world country in Africa, but this does not show he has greater intelligence than Spider-Man. As I shall show in links of the next point, spider-man doesn't need years of education or experience to do many of the things Batman needed years of education to do. 3) If you'll notice one thing about all of the intelligence feats he cites for Batman is that they all required INTENSE preparation and for those who don't know, the reason Batman is regarded as one of the reasons Batman is regarded as one of the most dangerous beings on his earth is because of how good he is at preparation. However, we must once agan note that this is a straight up fight and in a straight up fight, this is what will more likely than not happen to Batman while facing off against a superior being: http://img7.exs.cx... . Basically, he can try his hardest, but in the end, his efforts are going to be futile (and even in that situation, he was ACTUALLY FAMILIAR with Wonder Woman -- unlike this situation where he has no clue about Spider-Man-- yet still stood no chance). In addition, what makes this battle even worse for Batman is that Spider-Man is one who can perform great intelligence feats spontaneously and without a plethora of prior research. He doesn't need preparation to pull off a "Batman-worthy" feat. Note the following: http://img176.imageshack.us... http://img145.imageshack.us... : In few seconds, Spider-Man learns how to operate an extremely advanced piece of machinery (which he has never even seen before), with such skill that he can do the desired effect with it (which is to divert the shockwave). Truly great display of intelligence. http://img98.imageshack.us... : Hank Pym states that Spider-Man is SMARTER then he is (for those who don't know anything about Hank Pym, read this link to see just how intelligent this individual is: http://en.wikipedia.org... ) http://img516.imageshack.us... :Spider-Man figures out of how to use a complex system he has never encountered before in seconds. http://img241.imageshack.us... :In maybe a hour, Spider-Man reverse-engineers a machine and makes a portable unit out of it that he can carry. Spider-Man didn't need billions of dollars or years of uncanny education to accomplish any of the above; he is a natural genius. 4) As for the spontaneous battle strategies which PRO claimed Batman has pulled off, PRO should explain how defeating a street level opponent on the spot is really that impressive. Surely not as impressive as Spider-Man beating someone on Silver Surfer's level (a cosmic being) without any preparation at all. In addition, I would like PRO to provide these other examples which he claims he has. >>>>Fighting Style 1) PRO should explain how exactly Batman defeated these aliens (as well as the powers of these aliens) so that we may examine whether or not this was impressive for our own eyes. As far as something coming from Superman, this is the guy who repeatedly forgets he has superspeed or heat vision while fighting people who don't even have super powers. If anything, this wouldn't suggest superman was too credible. In addtion, both Spider-Man and Captain America have defeated the Hulk, so my opponents presumption is certainly doubtful. 2) It doesn't matter how many martial arts Batman knows or what gadgets he uses: http://img337.imageshack.us... - Tags a villain with super speed http://img149.imageshack.us... -dodges bullets from ten snipers at once. http://img176.imageshack.us... -dodges a bullet after it is shot at point blank range http://img511.imageshack.us... -Moves so fast that he can't even be seen. So tell me, how does Batman intend to peg Spider-Man with any gadgets given his speed? All Spider-Man has to do is speedblitz Batman and it's over. 3) Yes, his new power increases have been decreased. Fortunately, none of my scans occur after his new power increases, so this point is ineffective for PRO. Though if my opponent wants to use this argument, then we must note that in the most current Batman storyline, Batman doesn't possess any of his gadgets, has lost a great amount of his intelligence and is simply nothing more than a crazed psychopath (Batman #681), so this would negate pretty much most of his argument. 4) As for Spider sense, all of those villains (minus Venom, but he doesn't count) got around the spider sense through long periods of preparation (something which Batman doesn't have in this fight). That'll do it for now.