He just did.
People are still claiming he was holding back? HA!Nope! The Batcave was utterly destroyed. No one is saying Dick Grayson wins by a landslide cause that ain't but people should know there's a hella lot more to Grayson then being Acrobatic. It seems people only think that's what he's good at. They seem to forget he has a Genius-Level Intellect(Yes, this may be hard to process for well...a lot but yes he does. Look at his time as Batman and his time in the Teen Titans. Robin and Nightwing. He tends to know everything except in his books, where they're just wanting to put Bat-Crossovers. Also the Batman Arkham Games also credit him as having one. And various DC books. Many of his incantatons has him extremely smart, even If he isnt always written to what he's actually suppose to be. Tim isn't the only smart former Robin), is a mentor himself(He's taught various people. Rarely is he ever credited as a Martial Art Master but he is), and so much more.
He's not just acrobatic. He's smart. He's quick on his feet. He work without a net. He's not all prep like Batman but in the event he needs to, he can prep up too. Even If he's not always portrayed this, he's still all the things listed. I can imagine someone replying to this and trying to use his low showing to show otherwise. Too bad I can point out instances where he shows he's smart and competent. The real people holding him back is those who keep wanting to compare him to Batman's level. Sure it's fun but it's ridiculous when we make it known that he'll never be on his mentor's level. He has just as of a fair shot as any DC Character. Maybe not in sales but in writing him, It's not impossible.
In any case, Batman would most likely want to train someone to be better then him or be an equal to him. Bruce won't be around forever and needs people he can trust to get the job done. You don't take apprentices If you aren't willing to make them better then you. Bruce doesn't train losers. He makes them winners and the best of the best. Even If it looks like he doesn't. It's all about the mission. He's not going to not make them better cause he's scared they'll kick his butt. Matter of fact, he might actually just be happy about that. And Dick Grayson, being his longest and most trusted former apprentice, has a good shot of proving that IMO.
If people can accept Jason Todd one shotting Lady Shiva despite all reason being thrown out of the window and having magic be all around him, I don't see why people can't fanthom Richard being able to get one up on his mentor out of 10 times. If your reason is because "Hes Batman" or "He's just acrobatic.", it doesn't suffice in my book. You could just say he's more experienced or something like that.
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