User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Chapter 896: After Beating the Mochi, Pop into the Oven/@comment-24850639-20180302165349/@comment-174.84.11.136-20180303133051

My thought on the result of the battle is just the will to win, Luffy's was just more because he had more on the line. I think that Katakuri has just had so long since he had a real opponent who was matching him on many things that he was too exhausted to continue. Having a power like Katakuri to see what an opponent is going to do and counter without taking damage can make the body soft for those battles when he finally faces a worth opponent. Even with all of that I still feel Katakuri is one of the most rounded and worthy opponent Luffy has had and if the story wasn't just about Luffy over coming odds, Katakuri should have won