In Your Opinion, What Is a Better Win For Boxer?

Personally I prefer the domination, it leaves no questions, an early knock out and out come the 'he only won because of so and so's glass jaw'

 

I think you can make arguments both ways. . . It depends on how the KO/TKO came. . Was it a straight war, where both fighters were standing toe to toe, and the guy just got caught? Or was it straight domination from the opening bell, and the TKO was obviously going to happen?

 

I see this question as...
Roy jones most impressive wins against perhaps Mayweather most impressive wins. I love seeing the boxing clinic that Mayweather put up against Marquez, I also enjoy seeing the Roy Jones knockout of Griffen or the Pac knockout of Hatton. I'm undecided lol

 

It depends on the opponent and the magnitude of the fight, it's not a simple choice of the two.

 

It depends on the fighter, and situation.

For instance, many feel that the three-round blitzkrieg with Hearns is the shining achievement of Hagler...but one can argue that digging deep to outpoint Duran over 15 is actually just as nice when you get down to it (even though Hearns himself had destroyed Duran - naturally much smaller than both Tommy & Marvin - h2h in between Hagler's wins over them...). Consider that Hagler is a nightmare for Hearns, while Duran had a style to trouble Hagler.

 

I love the domination over 12 rounds, however I'll put my mark in between the both of them and say:


A one-sided beatdown to TKO.

 

Domination leaves no questions unanswered while if you KO someone there can alway be talk lucky punch and **** like that. But if you Terell your opponent there are no questions:yep

 

Ask yourselves this; would Martinez have got the same immediate love/recognition for his win over Williams if he did it by a 12 round outclassing?

Second round knockouts create an immediate, powerful impact on viewers. They're what brings you to the forefront of mainstream attention. The likes of Tyson, Pacquiao, Hamed, etc, wouldn't have got the same recognition if they didn't get guys out of there the way they did.

 

I think if Martinez pwned Williams over 12 rounds, there would have been a Martinez / Williams III. And THEN the knockout would have come.


EDIT: The manner of which the 1st fight went, most people thought Martinez won it anyways, or that it was at least a draw. I think the KO recognition was more because PWill was seen as an iron chinned swarming monster, and Martinez had KOd a guy who had never been there before. Had he dominated him, it would have further assured people that he won the 1st fight, but since the score would officially be 1-1, they'd have to do it again.

 

Domination leaves no questions.

I'd rather beat my worst enemy the long way; just to be sure.

 

:deal this. A boxer goes thru a lot of emotions over a course of 12, It's one thing to be knocked out quick and convince yourself that it was a lucky punch he got in, or a mistake on your end regarding defense. it's a totally different animal entirely, when u get your assed whipped for the entire fight, and the feeling of hopelessness comes in at round 7-8, but yet you stay in there knowing you can't win. Says a lot about your heart.

 

Prime example: Mayweather - Mosley. Mayweather took over to the point where Mosley's big punches in the 2nd essentially seemed like lucky punches. Mosley's heart was gone.