tested this on my 85 paladin with crappy gear (8500 AP) and Spear of Xuen.
You're both wrong and right.
He's right in the absolute sense. All things balanced, HoW hits harder than TV.
And you're right in the circumstantial sense. TV hits harder than HoW
IF...
'IF' being an important word: If Strikes go beyond the intended limit.
You describe your Paladin as crappy geared and with a Spear of Xuen..
1) Crap gear. - This alone will plummet it's damage.
2) Spear of Xuen is level 90 heroic gear. - This will make TV go beyond it's intended limit making it much heavier than HoW.
So you're wrong for trying to pass this.. objectivity... as truth, but you're also right by accident because the 80s have access to
Bjam's Door Breaker and the same logic applies.
So to wrap it up.
on what planet does HoW hit harder than TV?
In the planet where everyone stays in the expansion they belong.
So, not in Twink planet apparently.
Edit:
It's hard to come up with empirical data since I don't have a 80 Paladin nor a rough estimate of the damage breakdown.
If anyone does I'd like to know what's the average damage of:
TV - HoW - CS - Exo - Judgement
Just for fun's sake, trying to math out the best Talent.