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

My opponent has not defined any of his terms but I'll assume by Spider-Man he means Peter Parker, by Batman he means Bruce Wayne, and living daylights I assume he means beat handily instead of the regular definition of the saying. I shall and hopefully he will follow the definitions I set since he failed to set any. My opponent first contention was that Spider-Man has superhuman abilities while Batman is an Olympic Level human in terms of physical attributes. My problem with my opponent first contention is there are several flaws in it. First off, Batman has defeated just about every single villain or even hero in the DC Universe who has superhuman abilities. Just a short list goes as follows: Superman Practically Batman entire rogue gallery with superhuman abilities such as Poison Ivy, Clayface, Killer Croc, and several others. Darkseid I also would believe that Spider-Man would not be able to defeat such a criminal like Scarecrow while being forced to face his greatest fear. Second off, to assume that Batman cannot outsmart Spider-Man into turning Spider-Man superhuman powers against Spider-Man is underestimating Batman. I shall go more into Batman's abilities in Contention #3. Onwards to my opponent second (2nd) contention true believers. My opponent has falsely assumed that Spider-Man has the advantage in terms of intellect. Batman does not "abuse" his billions of dollars to buy fancy gadgets, but rather have fancy gadgets made in order to enhance his abilities. If you the voter want a good example of when Batman is working without most of his "fancy gadgets" and relying on his intelligence would be the Batman story of No Man's Land. No Man's Land is not only considered one of Batman greatest stories but is a great story in general for non-Batman fans. Batman is also considered "The World's Greatest Detective" and has been before the Spider-Man character has even been in existence. He is also a master of disguise, often gathering information under the identity of Matches Malone. Creating a secret identity for a disguise in order to gain entry into the mob is something we've never seen Spider-Man do. Speaking of which, Batman is so intelligent that he created a plan in preparation for a possible outbreak of uncontrollable gang violence. Batman developed an elaborate scenario that would unite Gotham's entire underworld under a single crime boss: Matches Malone. . http://en.wikipedia.org... The original intent of the plan may have gone awry due to Spoiler not knowing the full extent of the situation but using Batman's plan Black Mask did become the ultimate crime lord of Gotham until taken down later. Batman created Brother Eye – a semi-autonomous artificial intelligence surveillance system. Equipping it with an anti-detection stealth system, he launched the satellite into geosynchronous orbit. Through the use of Brother Eye, Batman collected a massive database of information concerning every known metahuman on Earth. Ra's al Ghul who is one of Batman deadliest enemies succeeded in hacking into Batman database system. He used the information supplied in his files to ascertain the weaknesses of the JLA members and thereby exploit them. . http://img68.imageshack.us... . http://img65.imageshack.us... Now to refute my opponent next point: "Spider-Man actually creates his sophisticated devices (while using an extremely limited amount of resources) whenever he needs them. " As of Brand New Day, Spider-Man has lost many of the abilities he has gained over time and has gone back to using his original web shooters. I shall go into more detail with this in Contention #3. "He is also well known for coming up with advanced battle strategies on the spot. " Could not the same be said about Batman? Batman has made of plenty of advanced battle strategies on the spot. He always wants to be three steps ahead of his opponent and most of the time is. He has shown to fight unknown opponent's many times or familiar opponent's in unexpected situations and win. An example of this would be Batman using his intelligence to defeat Jean Paul Valley at the end of Batman: Knightsend in order to regain the mantle respectively. There are plenty of other examples I could use if needed. My opponent third contention was: "Third, although Batman knows plenty of martial arts, Spider-Man has managed to develop his own unique fighting style that even Captain America (who is regarded as the best martial artist in the Marvel Universe)(someone who Batman thought of as being superior during both comic book crossovers) cannot help but praise. " In "War of the Worlds" JLA #3, Superman describes Batman as "the most dangerous man on Earth," able to defeat a team of super powered aliens all by himself in order to rescue his imprisoned teammates. This is coming from Superman, the man who could easily destroy both Spider-Man and Captain America. "Officially" though, Batman is a polymath, mentally not operating on the same wavelength as the rest of us. In some Batman origin stories, they say he was a martial arts prodigy, who mastered all known forms of unarmed combat, with only 1 year of training each. Not became "very good at" or "reached 10th dan levels" at; mastered. So it is not just "plenty of martial arts" that Batman knows. Never mind the fact that if Batman is in a fight with someone he doesn't like to play fair because he knows his opponent would not play fair. He then would most likely use his famous utility belt. This is a complete list of all the things Batman has had in his utility belt over the years: . http://members.fortunecity.com... As explained here: . http://www.comicvine.com... "All of Spider-Man's new powers and increases have been erased due to Mephisto rewriting his personal history. " So Spider-Man is really back to stage one, versus a Batman who is stronger then ever. If anything, such a fight would be child's play for Batman. My opponent fourth and final contention was: "Fourth, Spider-Man has his spider sense, so Batman won't be able to count on surprising Spider-Man. " Does my opponent ignore the number of people who have gotten past Spidey spider sense over the years? If not, I shall refresh his memory. . http://en.wikipedia.org... I ask my opponent and readers to scroll just a little up to get the point of where it says Enemies immune to the spider-sense in black. To say that Batman with his advanced intelligence could not think of a way to surpass Spider-man's spider sense but many of Spider-man mere rogues can is ignoring the abilities of the Batman character. What I have proven: On paper, although Spiderman may have superhuman strength, this not automatically makes Spider-Man better or give him an advantage against the Batman. That Batman is the "World's Greatest Detective" and is more intelligent in many if not all areas then Spider-man. Batman is the greatest Martial-Artist in the world, Spider-Man powers and abilities have decreased severely, and Batman is considered the world most dangerous man by Superman. Spider-Man spidey senses have failed in the past to mere rogues and the same could happen to the Batman who is always five steps ahead of his enemies even when surprised. So true believers, I await my opponent second round argument and I urge you to vote for PRO when the time comes to vote. My other references: 1. ) . http://www.comicvine.com... 2. ) . http://en.wikipedia.org... 3. ) . http://www.comicvine.com...