Which is worse, brutal quick KO or a prolonged beatdown?

the beat down is much worse than a quick KO ... there can be many ways psychologically a fighter could overcome. But the outclassing, lack of effectiveness, and a complete separation between abilities. You know for sure that there was nothing you could do against that person.

 

Definitely a prolonged beatdown. That almost goes without saying. Khan has bounced back nicely from being KO'd in less than a minute...other fighters have come back from quick knockouts, like John Ruiz and...well, that's all I can think of right now.

 

As is characteristically the case, he has no ****ing clue what he ACTUALLY wants to say, and his posts are incoherent.

 

This is a very easy answer. The quick KO's seem to have less long-term effects. The most deaths from boxing that I can remember happened when fighters collapsed after a tough, brutal 12-round fight.

 

the prolonged beating is worse for the psyche....after a quick early knockout a lot of dudes just think oh well I got caught it happens I can avoid that and fight smarter to win a rematch.

 

It really depends on the fighter as some would just think "lucky punch" in a quick ko and rebuild themselves and others would lose confidence and believe they were too good to be ko'd so soon and even at all. Most fighters get their careers ruined by beatdowns and can never recover so overall I'd have to change my mind and say beatdowns are worse. Good points in this thread.

 

Hamed never got over his beatdown from Barrera. Whereas he would have still been ok had
he been KO'ed by Kevin Kelley.

 

In regards to the fighters health, prolonged beatdown is FAR worse

 

Prolonged beat downs basically ruin careers. Moore-Duran, Reid-Trinidad come to mind.

 

Hatton's KO was far, far worse than Cotto's stoppages to Margo and Pac. Hatton was unconscious for minutes, so there was a real health risk in addition to the humiliation of being sparked early. At least Cotto showed his skills at points in both fights and went down fighting.

 

In general I think it should be considered on every particular case.

But seeing Bowe after Golota makes me turn a bit to the side of a beatdown though...

 

Drawn out beatings are the fights that hurt fighters, kill careers, and end lives.

Notice that one of the biggest one shot punchers, like Tyson and Hearns never seriously injured anyone. Mancini, in a long drawn out beating killed Kim. Benn in a long drawn out beating injued McClellan.

 

Prolonged beating suggest you were at least in the fight. You were in the show. taking part of a boxing match for some time.

Being obliterated in a round suggest you were never apart of the show. you were the lamb being led out to slaughter.

 

Both could ruin careers but a beat down ruined far more as proven. Most fighters that get KO'd quick come back successfully, even if they don't succeed they can still compete, a beat down just ruins all over mentally and physically. I would also say that a beat down takes the confidence away more than a quick KO. A quick KO can help convince people surrounding the fighter that it's a lucky shot or whatever so they eventually move on mentally. Far more recovered from a quick KO than a beat down.