I don't know maybe there's a much more centered focus as top female "elites" or even top tier contenders simply because the numbers are so thin compared to men's. If we're talking huge gap, difference in active fighters is one...1,500 to 21,300 if you believe ol Boxrec. A large part of what I base an enjoyable fight on is competitiveness. We go nuts when two guys stand ring center and slug it out quick to drop the FOTY flags. And it's not like Taylor and Serrano was a constant back alley brawl. You can argue that's what got Taylor in huge trouble in the first place was trying to swap leather, but she did make subtle adjustments to steady it. And Serrano stayed consistent. I think ultimately an evenly matched super fight can produce a primal fire and that's exactly what we got. The knock beforehand was "women's boxing is boring, there's no ko power" etc etc. If ever there was a point when the ladies were..dare we say stepping up and some real quality fights are being made..it's currently.
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