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It's not. While her skill level might be as high as an elite male fighter's of the same weight, her strength isn't. Sexual dimorphism is real and it wouldn't b
by MagnumOpus 11y ago
It's not. While her skill level might be as high as an elite male fighter's of the same weight, her strength isn't.
Sexual dimorphism is real and it wouldn't be entertaining to see her pounded into the ground by an amateur thaiboxer -- same as it isn't fun seeing both Serena and Venus Williams being effortlessly beaten by a thirty-something nobody male tennis player
- Rodeoclash 11y agoMore about that here with the 1998 match between the Williams sisters and Braasch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis) They claimed being able to beat anybody ranked 200 or lower in Men's tennis and lost to someone ranked 203rd. The difference dimorphism makes is enormous.
- rdancer 11y agoEven when you look at the obviously mismatched fights of, say, Yuki Nakai v Gerard Gordeau, it's not pretty, it's assymetrical, but the little guy won https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yko1xLF7AQU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yko1xLF7AQU In a complete contrast to Rhonda running her normal game against Gegard Mousasi, in a sparring back in 2012 -- as you say, not really entertaining, if perhaps instructive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9xjs2fWJEs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9xjs2fWJEs
- phlandis 11y agoSomeone actually understands. I try to explain this to people, but they just don't get it. Not that it matters. It will never happen.