BATMAN: Bruce Wayne isn't blessed with the strength of 50 men or lasers beams that shoot out of his arse. But when has Batman ever needed superpowers to mop the floor with his opponents?
We're talking about the man who has pummeled some of the mightiest beings in the DC Universe. He's beaten up Superman more times than we can count. He once killed a clone of Doomsday with a battle axe. He even bitch-slapped the mighty Darkseid.
There is quite literally no foe Batman can't overcome with proper planning. And Batman has planned for every eventuality. He'll have a contingency plan in place the moment he catches wind that Wolverine has wandered into Gotham. By the time Wolverine even knows where Batman is, he'll have been dropped into a vat of Bat-Lava or something.
And let's be honest. We all know that many of these polls come down to simple popularity. Well guess what? Batman is one of the few superheroes in existence who can make a reasonable claim to being more popular than Wolverine.
He has all his bases covered. That's what Batman does.
WOLVERINE: You know the drill by now. Wolverine is the best there is at what he does. Apparently he doesn't even need that second half. Based on the results of the last few Hero Showdowns, Wolverine is flat out the best there is, period.
So why should today's challenger succeed where the others have failed? Batman has no real superpowers to speak of. He isn't even as strong as Captain America, much less Spider-Man or Iron Man. All Batman has is his utility belt and his ability to inspire fear in the hearts of others. Wolverine isn't afraid of the dark, and all it takes is one quick swipe and Bats loses the belt.
Even if Batman brings all sorts of insane gadgetry and anti-Wolverine spray to the fight, all Wolverine has to do is outlast him. Wolverine's healing factor can account for whatever Batman throws at him, and eventually Bats will just tire himself out.