Trynna settle a debate here, a lot of people out there seem to put their money on the tiger just because it's larger, has 3-4 inch claws, has a killer instinct blah blah, but I feel like all these factors only really benefit a tiger in theory, in reality there's no scenario where any big cat beats a gorilla, unless they use stealth. everyone seems to forget that big cats are very low on stamina, they're built for quick bursts of energy and speed not long sustained fights, meanwhile gorillas are packed full of stamina. That means that in reality, if a tiger is unable to take down a gorilla within at least the first two minutes of a fight it won't be able to take it down at all, like there's literally videos on YouTube of tigers failing to take down tiny sloth bears and running away.

theres also this myth i always hear about gorillas having super thin skin that's vulnerable to scratches and bites but in reality they only have thin skin in certain areas like their face, neck, armpits, fingers etc. If a tiger lunged at a gorilla the first thing they'd be met with is the gorillas big arms which are made up of thick skin and dense muscle that is not so vulnerable to scratches and bites. And there's also another popular myth that gorillas frequently get their asses handed to them by leopards but that's also far from true as they've only ever been sighted hunting baby, infant or sick and dying gorillas. Tigers are crazy muscular but their bodies aren't built to endure blunt trauma and a single blow from a gorilla is up to 2700 pounds in force.

It would literally take just one blow from a gorillas arm to end a tigers life or at least paralyse it. A gorilla would walk away with a few injuries but nowhere near anything life threatening, the margin for error for a tiger is way too small for them to beat a gorilla. There's a reason why tigers only attack baby and infant bears, because they're smart enough to know the margin for error against a full grown brown bear is way too small and it would be the same case if they lived in Africa among gorillas, what you lot think?