Say both fighter A and fighter B have a common opponent in fighter C. fighter C is a huge puncher. Fighter A outboxes him thoughly over 12 rounds but never significantly hurts him although he wins by a large margin lets even say a complete shut out on all cards Fighter B slugs with fighter C takes a lot of shots but is never visibly significantly hurt. He puts a serious ass whooping down and stops fighter C in about 5 rounds. Which win would you consider more convincing? I'd go with fighter B. Although fighter C was more competitive against him than against fighter A he left absolutly no doubt as to who would win a rematch. He showed that he can take everything fighter C has to offer and still beat the **** out of him. Fighter A on the other hand while still a great win leaves the question, what would happen if fighter C was able to land the big bomb
from what i understood from the OP, two wins you could compare here are say Cotto over Quintana or Floyd over Baldomir. I would say both are equally convincing. But Cotto's win was as convincing over a higher caliber fighter, so he gets the edge in this specific scenario.
fighter A = Wlad and fighter C = Iggy U can dominate a guy and still get called a coward and a bum. but iggy wouldn't beat klit once if they fought 10 times. as for the scenerio, id rather be A because it shows u can negate your opponents offense and not get touched at all. what would be different in the rematch since C cant hurt you. id rather take less punishment and get the lopsided W than take big shots and get a ko. sure he can land a lucky shot, but B gets hit much much more so he is more likely to get stopped in a rematch. obviously, the second situation is more viewer friendly
I don't know man. Take something like Arce vs Hussein for example. Arce took a lot of shots but by taking them and simply brushing them off he showed that Hussein can not hurt him even if they fight again. As a matter of fact in the rematch Arce won more convicingly by earlier KO and I have very little doubt that he would beat Arce 10 times out of 10. IMO nothing is more convincing than a KO. In a 12 round domination you wonder what would happen if it were a 13 round or a 14 round or if the guy had landed a big shot. There is no if's when you KTFO a man.
Definitely fighter A. I appreciate the "sweet science" aspect of the sport. Surgically embarrassing another fighter is as sweet as it gets.
if fighter B was not significantly hurt then i say thats convincing, but if he was convincingly hurt(e.g corrales-castillo) thats why rematches are an option. But all in all i regard both options equal
I look at them as equal, a clinical execution of a guy ala Mayweather - Gatti vs. tearing a person apart ala Ding-a-ling man both show dominance.
They're both equal. A is going to be a huge favorite in the rematch and it's rare for a lucky punch to win a fight at least at the highest level. Besides, if A has a good chin it's virtually impossible for C to win the rematch. Also, there'd be no point to a rematch if the fight was that one-sided. Fighter B was able to beat fighter C at his own game without getting hurt at all so no need for a rematch there either.
Fighter B's win is more exciting but fighter A's win would be more convincing. A few people may critize A for "running". Most will talk positivly about his mastary of fighter C.