If we had seen just the first round of a fight how would we predict it would go?

[powerpuncher]

It's hard to say. With Broner vs Maidana, I don't think minds would have changed, because Broner is known to have slow starts and largely use round 1 to feel guys out.

Same with Floyd/Hatton, because even though Hatton got a good punch in, Floyd is largely known to adapt well very quickly.

It's definitely a good question, I just don't think the first round is at all a good predictor of how a fight will go, because it's unlikely that a fight will stay the course from the first round.

i agree with this. and it also depends the severity of the beating in the first round. many times, its a feel out round and the fighter who is expected to dominate loses it. other times, one fighter comes out very fast and hurts his opponent. most of the time though, i would go with my original prediction.