wow, its is fantastic to read all of your points of view and even nicer to see the passion with which you regard this awsome sport.

In my opinion weight has some effect on a persons performance but is not always reflective of a persons conditioning. The important issues are respective strength (measured strength per kg of body weight) and reactive speed (that ones obvious)this is what determines an individuals peack condition relative to this sport.Then ofcouse you have techniques, tactics and mental strength. I feel that alot of fighters are missleading in both thier physical appearence (to a degree) and there fighting "tidyness", a heavier, messy looking fighter can actually be an extremely effective champion as techniques though basically the same work and look different when performed by individuals with different body types, shapes, and mental abilities.

In the end luck dosn't enter into it you either win or you lose if you got in a 'lucky punch', where was the other persons gard?, if someone had to pull out through injury, who caused the injury?, if the fight has to go extra rounds then the fight isn't over, the fight is never over to the last bell rings and for arguments sake a KO by someone seemingly out of contention on the last bell is still a KO and therfore still a win.

Finally heart or pride are just a measure of a persons desire to win, therefore are reflective of thier mental abilities and a very important part of a fight.

Sue Glassey