Talk:Ken Masters vs. Sub-Zero/@comment-28868284-20171113045221/@comment-5035900-20171113074403

But Ken holding his own against Ryu is not the same as Ken holding his own against Akuma. Even with their similar styles, that's very much two different kinds of combat: one where it's just a friendly bout to the knockout (Ryu) and the other where it's a matter of life or death and the opponent's willing to kill him (Akuma).

By comparison, Sub-Zero's had much far more life or death situations than Ken (while solo), including surviving bouts with Scorpion.