I've often heard it argued that girls only do well against boys in the lower age and weight classes and that after puberty it's a different situation entirely. For the most part that seems to be the case, but I think it is more to do with the fact that girls tend not pursue their chosen sports much beyond the ages of 15 / 16 which is a crying shame.
However things seem to be changing. There is growing evidence to suggest that more girls are taking their sports more seriously these days and are more inclined to continue competeing in the upper age groups and weight classes. There are certainly more clips emerging on the internet. Below is a good example. Not sure how old the competitors were here, but both look to be over 16, so it just goes to show that boys don't necessarily overtake girls physically after puberty - something this guy seems to have a hard time accepting....
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