lion vs tiger

Again, as someone has said earlier, it depends upon the setting. If the two were to do battle on the open grass plains of the savanna in Africa, I'd imagine the lion would deffinately have an edge. Firstly, a lion, being more agile over longer distances and open terrain would out speed the tiger. It's mane and smaller frame would also come in handy.
If we set up a fight between the two in the dense woods of Ranthambore, the tiger's stealth would give it an edge. The lion wouldn't know what hit it. An exhaustive battle would follow. Usually royal bengals are spoiling for a fight0. The tiger wins here, just by a whisker. Against an Indian lion, the tiger wins hands down. There have been carcasses of lions found with tiger teeth all over them.
The Asiatic 'king' of beasts is a far cry from its more illustrious and clever African cousin.