I wouldn't deny that any link could whoop cloud's ass but the way this discussion is being presented makes it seem like it's all in favor of Link and not more of an even battle. Link isn't nearly as magically inclined as cloud and Link certainly doesn't have the same health boudries as cloud, i'd say in a DPS race cloud WOULD win as cloud hits harder and faster whereas link is more the turtle fighter.
Yes, full potential link can solo multiple verses of final fantasy...cloud cant even dent one timeline of zeldas verse. This isnt a match when both are full powered, weather composite or not...the only way this is a fight is if you isolate all links capability's, which is all you cloud supporters have ever been doing...putting in your own statistics of link and ignoring his arsenal. No different than all the blogs/forums, this is why death battle should do a round 2, because all you still believe in that bit I named above of cloud blitzing/out-muscleing/overpowering link...yeah a ******** link who just forgot he has more in his bag than thor himself.
Link has basically every immunity anyone can think of. And is top tier with his strength/durability and....list...of things he has at his disposal...funny how clouds summons dont nuke the average monster, yet link summoning the four giants is a planetary threat saver, if they went on the offsensive instead of defensive, its like link is calling ultimacia, sephiroth, kefka, and ex-death all at once to wreck cloud. On a flip note The four giants could nuke those four bosses along with the lot combined just on the sheer size of them, those four villains in their monster form would be as tall as the giants knees and kicked around like footballs.
Cloud has more magic than link? ha ha ha...this is clouds entire list of magic
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Materia_(Final_Fantasy_VII)
Links 50 immunity rings from oracle of seasons and oracle of ages, (clouds ice/fire/lighting/earth all nullified) ocarina of times vests and majoras masks (nullifiys and can even kill majority of his summons)...all which are temporary...
Links
Heart ring (indefinite) Means it last forever, forever regen, unlike cloud who once he runs out of magic no more regen
Bunny hood (indefinite) Means it last forever, as long as hes wearing it, he can run/move fast, unlike clouds haste, once his magic is gone, nor more haste
Links gauntlets (indefinite)
along with 20 other durability/immunity/strength enhancers all last ages longer than the 1 minute time frames of clouds...cloud has only around 30 materia that can actually do something in this fight...Link has over a 100:
http://www.mtv.com/news/2019040/legend-zelda-items-ranked/
All together cloud has an arsenal of of around a 100, link has a arsenal as a composite of over 300.