The fighters would have to fight at a "catch weight" of 800 pages, given Stephenson is unlikely to be able to cut much below 1000 pages and it's unfair to expect Gibson to bulk up to more than about 650-700 pages.<p>My prediction is that Stephenson would win by smothering Gibson with every vaguely interesting thing that he's read in the past decade or so. But Gibson always has a puncher's chance and might manage to get a surprise KO with a unspeakably hip reference to some very exclusive limited-edition consumer goods from Japan.