The phrase "a showdown would be" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where a confrontation or decisive event is expected to occur.
Example: "If the two teams meet in the finals, a showdown would be inevitable."
Alternatives: "a confrontation would be" or "a clash would be".
So let the fight begin; a government showdown would be worth it.
Not that anyone could have predicted that the Indiana Pacers/Orlando Magic first round showdown would be this uninspiring until a week or so before the playoffs.
Caraoke Showdown would be hosted by comedian Craig Robinson.
Both Hoffer and Ford agreed that the justice who might prevent that kind of showdown would be Roberts himself, who controversially joined the liberals to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act in 2012.
If Mr Zapatero is nonetheless ready to have a showdown, it would be a sign of his mettle: Mr Caldera is perhaps his closest ally.Other pressures will crowd in upon the new team.
As if aware of the threat, Scott hauls us back to the ship for a final showdown, which would be a good deal punchier if it weren't such a blatant retread of the bout between Ripley and her tail-lashing pal at the close of "Aliens," right down to the wrathful jaws that snap at protective bars, like a prisoner banging against his cage.
And so the tone and stage were set for a modern-day Western showdown that would be punctuated not by bullets, but by words on paper and a vote by seven elected Cave Creek officials, three of whom are actually East Coast transplants.
A showdown with North Korea would be extraordinarily dangerous.
To call Wednesday's showdown in Milwaukee a must-win would be an understatement, particularly for the Knicks, whose coming schedule includes games against current second seed Miami and the red-hot, division-leading Celtics.
In these final days of Bernie Sanders' bid for the presidency, the defiant insurgent has been at his least predictable, shifting continuously from plotting to overturn the will of voters in a convention showdown to assuring he would be a forceful voice for Democratic unity.
