Much disappointment is flowing from this thread.
To master the fighter is to understand one must have more knowledge than the wizard.
And one must also take Warrior Spirit.
Probably also Barroom Brawler with Abundant Tactics.
And a Manual of War, the most important 7,500 gp in a fighter's arsenal. After all, fighters aren't illiterate!
One must then understand the propensity of the class is one with virtually limitless options, once those options are opened up.
The fighter is a class with untapped versatility, abundant means to rotate skills for skill purposes, and roundabout ways to be better than the brawler at what the brawler intends to be, though indirectly and with a lot more book work.