In a duel between two people, it is a fight to the death once they accept. People want high def hoping to trick people with low attack and high strength into boxing them (so the person can hit high but rarely hit cause the defense). and want high hit points to stay alive longer.
Pking your oppent has the option of running at anytime. So you wanna KO the fruit loops outta them before they have a chance to realize oh no im gonna die i should telly/run! higher str and the lowest lvl possible = high hits for whatever cmb lvl you are
Pking is fun only in groups unless you can hybrid well.
Staking is ftw if you have a secret combo/manipulation. Hiding stats are they key to staking and more tactical which is why i like.Dont like boxing and all those high risked staking games.