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Originally Posted by Hitch
[...] It's mass and power and strength. [...]
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You admit it's not just mass. Now throw in speed, agility, training/knowledge, stamina, advantage of the surprise attacker (in the case in point) and you begin to get more of a complete picture. We are not talking about a friendly bout in a ring with someone trying to score the highest number of points, we're talking about one side intent on killing and the other side not even aware the attack is going to happen.
I don't have anything like the experience noted by VydorScope but I can only agree that most serious fights are won or lost in seconds. This goes double (or more) where one is at a significant physical disadvantage. It goes triple for crimes of opportunity - the most important aspect of the scenario described was surprise, which places the advantage strongly with the attacker. (Assuming they are not silly enough to then place themselves in front and challenge for a wrestling match - it would be silly to do that even if the odds were the other way, unless the only thing you wanted was the work-out).
The next thing is the random element. Australia has its share of gym junkies, as I imagine America does, but we also have our share of couch potatoes. There is no guarantee that a random man, even when larger than the woman, will be stronger or more powerful - all they may have going for them is weight (probably), and an attacker will already know (see) this and presumably try to avoid letting that be a deciding factor.
So the attacker comes from behind, the victim has no reason to be suspicious and does not look around. Bang! A hard enough whack to the head with a blunt instrument and then the attacker do pretty much whatever they like. Do it hard enough and they won't have to do anything more, do it not quite hard enough and the advantage has still swayed in the attackers favour with the victim now in pain and badly disoriented.
What do they do it with? Well this is a story and we're told it's a crime of opportunity. Perhaps the opportunity is inspired by seeing a plumber's wrench lying next the toilet?
Except perhaps for reaching high enough, a child could do it. Strength and weight matter in the carefully paced fights of a ring, outside the ring other factors can take precedence.