The Mandarin (no rings) vs Luke Cage

Battle 1
Who was more stereotypical as a token character when they were originally wrote


BATTLE TWO
random encounter, streets of Rome, no character induced stupidity, both are bloodlusted and fighting at full ability

I think PowerMan wins but Mandarin would give him a close fight

" Luke Cage/Power Man was/is more stereotypical and he'd kick the living shit out of the Mandarin sans rings. "

The Mandarin would win, pretty handily at that. Just look at how casually Iron Man pwned Cage back when Cage and Spider-Man tried to ambush Iron Man when Iron Man was having a meeting with Captain America.

Mandarin stomps.