Which are stronger pound for pound Herbivores or Carnivores?

[Polar]

As for power, gaurs have had some exceptional displays of it regarding hoof striking (if they are huge individuals): they've killed grown tigers with one powerful, yet inflexible hoof strike, and have made their own individuals (regarding mating fights) fly back with their neck strength. But pound-for-pound, a tiger's swipe is much, much more powerful than the hoof strike of an equally-sized gaur. This is due to two reasons: one is that the tiger's limbs are more flexible, allowing for greater motion for swiping, thus a greater damage buildup, and greater fast-twich muscle percentage within the tiger's forelimbs. 

Although, a gaur's elbow tension strength (I guess) would be greater than that of the tiger due to its inflexible limbs, similar to canines compared to ursines. But for striking and grappling, bovines don't compare to big cats, nor do most other herbivores compare as well. Ursus Arctos back in CarnivoraForums proved that a more inflexible animal usually has greater elbow strength than a completely flexible animal, and that predators who grapple efficiently are within a middle range between the two.

Inflexible: Canines and most modern mammalian herbivores.

Middle: Felines, ursines, and amphicyonids.

Flexible: Primates. Reply