The overwhelming majority of people in this r/OnePunchMan comment thread still think that Darkshine was stronger than Garou during their fight and he only lost due to losing confidence. I swear, Darkshine fanboys are some of the most braindead individuals in the fandom. Darkshine was literally coughing up blood and had a nosebleed, and they're saying Darkshine was still stronger and took zero damage. At the end of the fight, Darkshine's strongest attacks weren't doing anything to Garou, while Garou was knocking Darkshine back with single punches/kicks. I even saw someone say that Darkshine technically won the fight because "Garou succumbed to his injuries while Darkshine took zero damage." Tf are people smoking? Garou collapsed because he was monsterizing, not because of his nonexistent injuries. And Darkshine was very much injured.
It was not just a confidence thing. At some point in the fight, Garou straight up became stronger than Darkshine, period.