Batman, 8/10 majority.
Based on what I've seen and read up on Shredder thus far, it's really not enough to match up against Bruce or pose too much of a serious threat. Not only are Shredder's feats less defined than Batman's but they are lower in quantity, for each quality feat Shredder posesses, Batman has several equally as impressive, if not better feats to compare. For example - skill has always been Batman's major strength in combat, and often it compliments his overall physical ability. In regards to skill feats, Batman's stalemated Lady Shiva in Batman #427; a highly impressive feat considering not only does Batman clearly hold back more than Shiva does, but Shiva is considered to be a top 5 DC Martial-Artist, perhaps in the top 3 if we push it. In Batman: Legends of The Dark Knight #62, he mimicked Shiva's infamous Leopard Blow and flawlessly altered it to make it non-lethal (ergo, knocking opponents out instead of killing them). In Batman #469, Bruce defeated King Snake (Bane's father and a renowed martial-artist) and relatively more recently, completely trashed Bane in the Forever Evil Aftermarth: Batman vs Bane comic. Other established fighters such as Nightwing (whom Bruce trained) have commented that he is adept to every pressure point known to man (while Batman may not often use pressure points, he's utilized them against Ninja's and against a man immune to pain; proving effective against both). And moreover onto the physical aspect, Batman's bench pressed one ton (Batman #655), has demonstrated striking power potent enough to kick apart large trees, large stone pillars (which I may add, having been shot in the thigh on the same leg) and shattering Bazooka proof glass while weakened (Batman Chronicles #8). His durability has allowed him to trade blows with superhumans such as Clayface and Mr. Toxic, and in regards to speed, he's never really had a problem with tagging/out-fighting metahumans. I haven't even gotten into gadgets yet, but what does Shredder have to match or overcome Batman's massive skill and physical advantage? Because I firmly believe he has nothing to overcome Batman. The physical + skill advantage alone is too much for Shredder. In addition to this, it does help I suppose that parts of his suit are protected against bladed weapons.
I'm also seeing a point being made in regards to Shredder taking down armies of ninja's, etc. While that's rather cool and neat, Batman has fodderized ninja's, aliens and robots on a purely consistent basis. I don't really put too much stock into defeating fodder; it depends on how the fodder is defeated (e.g. if the fodder's defeat showcased a special ability by the attacker, such as pressure points).
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