After watching the movie, I can gladly say that Batman can never defeat Bane in combat without exposing his mask. Even with the gear broken, he was fighting back like a rabid animal. Bane is way much more dangerous combatant than Batman. As Alfred himself stated, he is lethal.
That "Batman was 8 years retired thats why he got defeated" is a very weak excuse. He was clearly not expecting such enemy at first, but then he just went in without fear, found an opening and defeated him.
That "Batman was 8 years retired thats why he got defeated" is a very weak excuse. He was clearly not expecting such enemy at first, but then he just went in without fear, found an opening and defeated him.