@Hohenheim_of_light said:
Wow, where to begin.
"Cap has had more losses and fewer wins against skilled human opponents then Cassandra has."
Cap has fought evenly or better against Iron Fist, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Daredevil and Shang-Chi.
"He's been ko'd by Daredevil and Taskmaster, Kingpin at one point was beating the crap out of him until Redwing saved him, Crossbones has smacked him around."
Funny, in another thread I was getting accused of breaking forum rules by counting low showings. Anyway, Cap has a WINNING record against Daredevil. I don't remember him ever being KO'd by DD; he in fact has come out looking superior to DD every time they tussle; and DD has said Cap is stronger and faster than him. Regarding Kingpin, Cap fought him VERY early in the history of the MU, where Kingpin was presented quite differently than he is now. that Kingpin was also wrecking Spider-Man.
"He isn't her equal in skill, Iron Fist has pretty much confirmed this when he stated that Captain America has a basic form. "
That fight you're referring to ended in a stalemate, and to my eyes Cap looked like he had the upper hand. Whether or not a fighter's style is "basic" is not usually relevant to how effective they are. Chuck Liddell had what was considered a "basic" style and yet he was one fo the most feared MMA fighters in his day. Cap's "basic" style has let him hang with "masters" such as Iron Fist, Shang Chi, etc. he doesn't need to know a hundred styles to be just as effective.
"He even admitted recently that Black Panther was his equal in combat and he sure as hell isn't Cassandra's equal in skill either. "
You severely underestimate Black Panther.
"Captain America has never beaten a class 7 fighter before. He's beaten solid class 6 fighters like Bucky Crossbones and Daredevil but never a 7 like Iron Fist. Batgirl has defeated Shiva, who would easily be considered a class 7 by Marvel standards. "
I'm not familiar with this grading system, I just go by the comics. But if Cap is a six I'd be surprised if Shiva was a seven since he's her superior in H2H combat.
"She had Deathstroke on the ropes in their first encounter, she made Bruce cough up blood before he even realized he was hit." This simply isn't true, I'll chalk it up to your obvious enthusiasm for the character. The fight with Deathstroke was a draw (and that's a feather in her cap), but Slade was most certainly not "on the ropes." Hell, he was grinning. it was a game to him. And the "phantom punch" you're referring to... This fallacy comes up every now and then. It refers to a sparring match they had early in her series. You see them start, and then it cuts right to the end. THE MATCH IS NOT SHOWN. Then you see Cass hunched over, out of breath. Bruce is telling her to train more, then he spits up some blood and looks surprised. Surprised as in, "Damn, I didn't realize she hit me that hard." Which is a nice moment for Cass. it doesn't mean he was hit so fast that he didn't notice... unless the same punch deadened his nerve endings for a few moments and he didn't feel it either. This happens all the time in fights: someone gets hit in the head and wants to keep fighting, not realizing that they've sustained a gash or other injury of the sort. It doesn't mean they were hit so fast they didn't realize it. Especially since the punch in question happens off panel - very weak evidence for speed there.
I don't care how evenly you think he fought with these characters, I care about how many wins he's garnered. He's never beaten Black Panther before, he's never beaten Iron Fist, why you're even mentioning Spider-man as if he was a skilled fighter is beyond me. I'm not even familiar with the Shang Chi fight you mentioned, I know he recently sparred with him in Secret Avengers #9 but key word is sparring. 
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