Alright since I've seen every Riddick movie, every Conan movie, read every original Conan story by Robert E Howard, and read a lot of the Conan comics I'm gonna chime in here.
First things first, Conan wins, period. Riddick is a hard man, and would no doubt be one of Conan's greatest challenges but Conan was the hardest man in a much harder world. As for strength, Conan is stronger. No contest, Conan is much, much, much, way WAY stronger. Riddick is quotes as knocking men 20 feet. I've seen Conan throw boulders the size of beds that far and turn over a car, long-way, engine side up. Riddick had to do some sort of weird gymnastic thing to break the handcuffs he was hanging from where Conan breaks chains just by flexing his muscles, and he does it at a rate you or I might eat popcorn. Point: Conan
Speed is going to be much closer, so close in fact I'm going to say it's about equal. People like to focus on Conan's strength but Howard was very clear no one he ever encountered was as fast or agile as him, not without employing some kind of magic anyway. Some here say Riddick was fast enough to kill the Lord Martial but if you watch that scene again it's clear that was more a matter of good timing, something Conan is more than capable of. Point: Draw
As for fighting ability both men seem to be somewhat untrained fighters who rely on natural physical ability, instinct and experience. (Conan was shown to have some basic training in his homeland). So we'll look at feats. Riddick has been shown to hold off a dozen or so men at a time. Conan has fought Thor to a draw, beaten Captain America, and held off an entire army guarding his back with a mountain made of the corpses of the men he already killed. Point: Conan
In stealth Riddick may have a slight edge merely because he tends to employ it more often. Conan tends to be more direct. Though it has to be remembered that Conan made his living a a burglar probably longer than anything else and I'm going to say Conan is better at detecting a sneaking person than Riddick is. Conan is the kind of guy who can smell you coming and snakes and wild cats have failed to sneak up on him. Now Riddick's magic night-vision eyes might be seen as an advantage and I won't argue against that but more importantly they are also a weakness, a weakness that have been exploited before. Conan has NO weaknesses. Point: Draw
In the category of survive-ability it's irrelevant as both men (assuming the complication of the toxic atmosphere is removed from the equation) could easily survive the environment itself. Point: Draw
So the points are Conan: 5, Riddick: 3
Winner: Conan
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