I think theres a case the JDS rematches were also quite favourable to Cain though as Jnr never had a great counter game to pressure and had very questionable defence against the cage.
Only one guy got knocked out clean in all of those fights and it wasn't DC. In the third fight I can remember DC landing punches that had stipe stumbling back constantly. Stipe looked like he was going more for volume or maybe trying to match speed with the smaller quicker guy and so was taking more off his shots than he normally does. Even the commentators said something about dcs punches looking harder in comparison
And if Stipe fought a bunch of light heavyweights he’d have more KOs too lmao
DC knocked out Stipe with his GNP after dropping him. Just like Stipe did to DC.
Stipe was already out before the ground and pound, that was just extra. Stipe landed a series of punches to wobble DC first then finally the ref came in as he wasn't protecting himself against the cage. He was still more there than stipes was who was flat on his back. Also DC is above stipe according to most people's rankings if we are talking atg status. Stipe is not even in a lot of people's top 10
Stipe was out, which is why his limbs don't go limp until the GNP?
Even if you actually thought this, and given it completely to DC when he never actually was the #1 LHW and lost the trilogy to Stipe for #1 HW at the times, that has literally nothing to do with who hits harder.
One punch had stipe on his ass, DC had to receive a flurry to get finished. Stipe also had to get his mouth piece taken out by the ref, that's how bad it was. You're the one who brought up stipe being better than DC in the first place. I went there because you took it there firstStipe was out, which is why his limbs don't go limp until the GNP?
Stipe KO'd DC too and it will never not be funny you how you guys try and pretend conscious people fall absorbing punches with their legs splayed in different directions.
It wasn't as BAD of a KO, but it was a KO and if anything Stipe's extra punches re-woke Cormier up.
Also you're just completely ignoring that they fought a 3rd time where Stipe once again dropped Cormier but he got saved by the bell.
Even if you actually thought this, and given it completely to DC when he never actually was the #1 LHW and lost the trilogy to Stipe for #1 HW at the times, that has literally nothing to do with who hits harder.
Reading comprehension is hard.
But that's to be expected from a guy who thinks DC hits harder than Stipe despite Stipe:
Cain ‘gassed’ because he was beat up and his mouth and nose were busted and bleeding
Reading comprehension sure is hard. If you go back to my original comment I never said DC hit harder than stipe flat out. I made arguments for either. I only said DCs punches looked harder than stipes during their fights together but I also explained why their could be a reason for that. I also said looking at their highlights and record stipe seems like the harder puncher as well
Struve has more kos than stipe head to head, I guess he hits harder than stipe by your logic correct?
There isn't arguments for either when Stipe objectively has more evidence.
Melting overeem meaning getting toyed with by a guy who had zero respect for Bigfoot whatsoever for 2 straight rounds before catching the chinniest heavyweight in history
Roy Nelson lost to stipe before he lost to dc, and his record is bad afterwards, like 3-6
