Tiger vs. Gorilla

I would have to say siberian tiger considering the size of them. 4 sets of claws and nice, sharp teeth vs two big fists. Ever see a cat on its back where it pins you with its front paws and keeps jumping on you with its back claws - agony.

I remember watching a program lately about miners in africa or somewhere years ago -they set up 1v1s fight tothe death of exotic animals for entertainment/gambling.
They said bear beats them all.

If the Gorilla grabbed a hold of the Tiger or landed one Gorilla smash the Tiger would be finished.

Would it be a straight fight or would weapons be allowed?

(e.g. tiger with slash hook v gorilla with bazooka.)

Oranage2 wrote: »

Tiger easily

Male Gorillas weigh 140–200 kg

Tigers weigh up to 300 kilograms

Do the math - tigers are bigger stronger and have big ass teeth

Big ass teeth??

So they can bite with both ends?

Tiger would likely win.

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

2 inch canines for the gorilla, 4 inch for the tiger.

Far more dexterity and manouvreability? not unless they're fighting in tree tops.

Tigers are predators and have natural killer instinct and have expressly evolved for the purpose of killing things

I doubt this. Gorillas can stand on two legs or crouch down, can leap high and far, travel quickly and has huge arms to swing. From the footage I've seen they look pretty graceful. I'd say that the Gorilla is the more maneuverable of the two.

Also it said on QI once that some sick circus keepers in America in the 19th C used to stage fights between lions and bears. The bears won every time because the lions, not used to fighting strong creatures, had weak skeleton structures and their heads would just shatter from the strength of the bear. (I really hate knowing that, it's horrible.)

I'd imagine that it would be the same here. Male Gorillas have evolved to fight each other, and I'd guess that they can withstand a good thump. Tigers on the other hand never get hit by anything stronger than a gazelle.

Gorilla ftw, despite the size difference.

I'd be close but I would say the gorilla has the edge. The gorilla would have more experience with fighting due to troop disputes whereas the tiger has probably never had to properly defend its own life. Also the tiger wouldn't have any experience tackling animals with such limb strength and maneuverability, I mean when was the last time you saw a buffalo/gazelle etc throw a punch or walk on two legs.
While the tiger's teeth and claws may be sharp, the gorilla's neck is fairly well protected by it's high shoulders and sloped skull.

Also as stated previously the gorilla is strong enough to flip a car. So if it can do that I would expect it to tear the limbs off a tiger with ease. Getting a grip on the tiger's limb would be difficult though. The tiger is definitely faster than the gorilla and has better reflexes. However the gorilla is a seasoned fighter and just has to land one good hit.

nice1franko wrote: »

According to this:

http://www.wildanimalfightclub.com/lion-fight-tiger-vs-gorilla-attacks/bid/10263/Siberian-Tiger-vs-Silverback-Gorilla

the tiger is the favourite...

I still think Gorilla though - even if the tiger manages to latch on the gorilla is going punch holes in him.

A previous poster claimed that Tiger is much heavier, that link says they're roughly the same size.

In light of that it must be the gorilla. It can flip over a family size car for Christ sake. It might just literally rip the tiger apart.

The gorilla is much smarter and can just squeeze the tiger to death. You ever see the size of a gorillas chest or their jaws, it would rip the head off a tiger. Tigers are sneaky buggers and ambush from behind but in a fair fight the gorilla would be hard to bet against. A tiger would insane to try and fight a gorilla, they won't take on prey that will injure them like that.