User blog comment:AdamGregory03/Bowser vs. Ganondorf/@comment-70.30.33.106-20141015070351/@comment-66.102.6.116-20141016042954

I'm going to quote a blog when I say

Through his (Ganon/ganadorf) actions the gods had to flood Hyrule

Through Bowsers actions the entire universe needed to be reset.

Bowser has been crushed shocked blown up thrown into a sun And black and completely shattered. Yet continues to comeback

Ganon was killed at least 3 times (Onces as Demise, and twice as dorf in Twilight Princess and Windwaker) and while he's taken over Hyrule. Bowser does something similar casually (the Mushroom Kingdom). Not only that but he's taken over the universe twice, fought and beat the embodiment of evil, has moved islands and destroyed castles, survived a supernova, and the intense gravity of a black hole. His roars have gravity altering effects (with the power of a power star) he's shown to be quite quick (when his tail is burned he easily out sprints Mario. Who can run as fast a bullet)

As for Link being more competent. Mario is 100 000 ton plus range in terms of physical strength (he ripped a castle off its foundation and punted it) Has kept up with near light speed enemies (the false millinium star) And can dodge light speed attacks (he's dodged lasers before) can fly if he chooses to use the power of the power stars (he flies back to comet observatory after every mission in galaxy) He has a perfect equilibrium (He rarely shows any sign of losing his balance when tight rope walking on elastic that bends and flexes with him) And can hit with a minimum of of twenty tons of force (he can send Bowser who's calculated weight is ten tons flying, so clearly he hits with much more force then ten tons). And his experience level FAR eclipses Link (Mario has over 50 games of exeeperince, not counting spin offs).

In a Purely physical fight (no armour or weapons) Link would have his world FUCKED UP by Mario, he might be lucky to survive a single punch from the red capped plumber. And with his gear, he still needs to contend with Mario's athleticism, his higher strength, his higher exepeireince level, and larger more diverse set of arsenal (Power Ups plus gear)