Quote Originally Posted by Majesty View Post
I'd prefer getting stopped cold. More people have come back sudden one punch knockouts when getting caught cold or in the first round and won titles, kendall holt, sergio martinez, amir khan. But people that take sustained beatings over 12 rounds were never the same again. I've yet to see someone get thoroughly destroyed for 12 rounds and come back the same, but getting caught cold offers more comebacks ive seen.
Barrera-Pacquiao 1. ALthough not 12 rounds but 11, Barrera went on to be top 5 p4p again and lineal champ at 130 and beating Morales, who then gave Pac a 1 sided beat down later, also with notable wins against Jaurez, Ayala, etc.