Board Thread:VS Debates/@comment-30870165-20170828164606/@comment-31207910-20170902052746

Clockworx wrote: And about Mac being more durable. No.

Mac cannot take many hits from those guys before he's down for the count. Ippo can take blow after blow even while losing oxygen. And when Mac is hurt, he's hurt. But when Ippo's hurting, he'll somehow still dodge and form a plan. Ippo has gone 8 rounds before and he wears down boxers who can go 10. I really doubt Mac could wear him down seeing he only has ever done 3 rounds. Little Mac also gets tired after getting too many hits blocked, which will definitely happen with Ippo's fighting style.

As for Mac keeping up with Hondo, Ippo can create afterimages with his Dempsey Roll and in general. He faces boxers that do the same and he also dodged an absolute FLURRY of punches one time. 27 punches to be exact. It was like multiple fists at once. And it was all before the referee could react. Lowballing to 3 seconds, that's still 9 punches per second. About Mac being more durable: YES

First of all, you are confusing Durability (Being able to take hits) with Endurance (Being able to last long). In terms of durability, Mac can with stand Punches from Mr.Sandman, who we have previously established, can destroy a brick warehouse with his bare hands. After finding the average durability of a brick wall (8,300 psi), we convert it into Newtons per Squared Centimeter (N/^2 C), giving us 5722.65 Newtons. Comparing that to a human skull (2,300 Newtons), we see that Little Mac can survive hits twice the amount needed to KILL normal people!

In regards to the Dempsey Roll, Afterimages aren't anything new to Little Mac, as he's defeated Great Tiger, a man known for his afterimages, twice.

But the biggest piece of evidence that proves that Little Mac has the advantage is his strength. Little Mac has gone toe-to-toe with boxers way out of his weightclass and has not only held his own against them, he's climbed to the very top to become the World Champion and defend it against all comers, up until his retirement. He's defeated the 6'6" Russian monster Soda Popinski, as well as the 440 lb. canadian lumberjack The Bear Hugger. And finally, he's strong enough to knock down Bald Bull, who managed to withstand a fully grown bull's charge without falling down.

In conclusion, while Ippo has the advantage in speed, he has no chance of killing Little Mac, who is much more durable, experienced, and stronger than Ippo could ever hope to be.