User blog comment:Blinkn/Who's the Best?/@comment-5977347-20130325191013/@comment-4652104-20130326074801

A lot of people have a problem with that.

It's mainly a matter of experience. That's why Spidey can beat up the Rhino, who is much stronger than him, with little trouble and that's why Cap could win with Spidey, even though he is stronger than him.

Madame Mask explained it in Dark Reign - Why did the New Avengers manage to defend themselves from ca. 30 supervillains (including the wrecking crew)? Because they train and practice and improve themselves constantly. Check out the last Iron Man - Stark manages to win a whole serious of fights with trained martial artists without his armor, because he has a huge amount of actual combat experience. And Cap is the best of them all in practice and experience.

Mind you, this is about their overall fighting prowess, using their favorite weapon/style. This means Cap is using his shield and he's as good with it as Hawkeye is with a bow - he's the best in the world. If you place restrictions on it, the result may change. I'm guessing that if now weapons and powers were allowed Shang-Chi would give anyone a run for their money. The other thing is the definition of a win. If the fight is to the death with no restrictions, Wolverine would win.

However, I believe this is an assessment of skill, not a fight. In a straight out fight to the death Thor or Hulk would beat everyone. But if you disregard the strength factor and only focus on skill, than Cap a) is the most strong-willed, experienced and seasoned warrior, b) has the most skill in various forms of combat, c) is a world-class fighter in one weapon.