Bear vs Gorilla Stand-Off. Who would win?

[sina27]

There is a current debate among my friends regarding a one-on-one combat between a gorilla and bear, and we need your scientific expertise:
Lets consider the fight between a rather large Silverback gorilla and an average sized Polar bear.
Let's also try to keep these explanations somewhat scientific (even though what would most likely happen in a standoff if no fight at all).
Let's also assume the combat takes place in an environment where neither the bear or the gorilla has an advantage (ocean and trees are a no-go).

My vote is for the Polar Bear since they they have mass and brutal claws going for them.
I'm creating a poll as well. Let's see what you guys got.

Thanks,
SIna

[hymenoptera7]

I think the gorilla would "win", due to their agility and superior upper body strength. They are also more intelligent than polar bears.

[JackBean]

I'm not sure if gorilla that much more intelligent and more importantly it will not be probably that important in such combat.

There used to be a TV show where they were doing such fights (of course not with real animals). Maybe they did also bear with gorilla.

[vk4vfx]

I would put my money on the gorilla especially if it had been smokin crack, I couldn't think of anything more dangerous seriously though, obviously there are a lot of factors to take into consideration.

A polar bear would have a slight advantage to puncture wounds seeing it has a thick coat and heavy layers of fat, on the other hand a silver back gorilla would have to be the most powerful primate on the planet with an extremely powerful upper body like hymenoptera7 says and an enormously powerful maxilla.

The polar bear may match it in strength it's hard to say but to win a battle doesn't always take brute force, it's a really good question actually and not an easy one to answer.

So whens the fight? Fox sport?

[JackBean]

Can someone explain to me, how exactly should the gorilla take down the bear? And what instruments it uses that its intelligence would be so important for such combat?

[hymenoptera7]

Very simply, the gorilla could strangulate the bear or damage it's spinal column by hyper-rotating it's cranium. Intellect is always important during life or death struggles like the one being proposed. Think about it...

[JackBean]

So you would kill bear with bare hands because you're member of the most inteligent species on Earth? I really doubt that. Are you sure that gorillas are aware how to chine?

[hymenoptera7]

Now you're just being silly. I wouldn't have to kill the bear with my bare hands, because I could use one of the multitude of deadly tools my species has designed to kill bears instead. Give me one intelligent argument for why the bear would win. P.S. Your grammar is atrocious...