@supremegeneration: I don't think that's as impressive. Robin smashed a head against a wall just by putting enough pressure and took out the guys with much less hits than Matt usually did, and his hits were portrayed as being overall more effective (unless you disagree with using the sound effects and the visible damage the victim takes as hints of the actual output). He definitely hit harder and skill-wise, as impressive as the cop feat is, I'd argue he's comparable.
You're right about the smoke, but the staff (isn't it a staff?) gives much bigger reach than Matt's batons and I disagree on the shurikens, didn't he throw a baragge of them precisely at the guys? I don't see Matt dodging something of this scale, possible as it is.
He just seems much less grounded all things considered.
I'll do the batarings first:
I don't think Robin would be able to overwhelm Matt in the shuriken regard. He's accurate, sure, but I highly doubt he'll tag Matt at all. Even if he did, just look at the fight above. He took a duckton of hits from Nobu, then took that beating from Fisk, then fought Melvin Potter IIRC. On the off chance he gets tagged, I don't think it'll do much.
I can give you the reach advantage, something Matt struggled with in the video above, but let's also remember he didn't use it extensively. He used the baton function more, and the only thing he did with the staff was KO two guys. We have no indication how good he is with the full length version just yet.
I can agree that Robin hits harder, but I don't think it'll help much. Matt's willpowered his way through a lot more than what Robin can dish out, such as the aforementioned series of events. As for skill, I don't think he's comparable at all. The thugs he fought were in essence featless and logically far inferior to cops, which Matt took out while handcuffed, and without gear. Robin used a smoke bomb meaning half of the guys he took out couldn't see him and the birdrings were the perfect distraction to blitz them. I mean they couldn't even see him.
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