What does THIS qualify as?

Then WHY are you speculating?

Weinstein and Cosby had power, there was a lack of evidence, so the scenarios are not equal, not by a longshot.

But sure, there is a possibility, however slim, that the woman in the OP views that kiss as assault, but she is afraid to speak out... there is AMPLE evidence, however, should she choose to press charges.

I don't see anything amiss here--not a single thing--other than, like you, I wouldn't want it to be me. If imagining it's you gets your speculative urges primed, by all means, carry on. But this is why I think it's stupid, and why I think discussing as sexual assault things that are most likely NOT sexual assault does the cause no service. My point in saying all of this was to explain my position. Clearly, it has not helped, but them's the breaks.

As an aside, I'm not at all interested in having you teach me what sexual assault is comprised of, or how women deal with it.

I don't think I agree. I mean, there may be an element of that ("How come this isn't 'sexual assault', huh, huh???") But also, if a guy did that and the woman laughed it off, there would be speculation that she didn't really think it was funny or harmless, but felt social pressure to make light of it. If the first woman kissed the other as a "joke" but also as a way of asserting dominance, to embarrass the other woman and force her to either make a big deal out of it or laugh it off as a joke, that is pretty much exactly what men in similar situations are accused of, isn't it?

For the record, my thread start here was click-baited so as not to let people prepare for the incident.

And with regard to the incident itself, it is true that I intended this thread to have a lighthearted feel, initially at least. Because imo, the kiss was playful, was something of a joke (tomfoolery). Still, there is a serious aspect to this kind of display in general, which is where I was hoping the thread might eventually go.

My opinion on the specific incident here is that it's no big deal, that it's an issue between the two women boxers. Nonetheless, such an action is, I think, hardly acceptable as a standard of behavior. And I think it's interesting and informative to see such things through a variety of perspectives and with regard to a variety of relationships (for instance, imagining that it was two male fighters instead of two female fighters).

My sense is that differences in what is acceptable and what is not reflect a reality: that peoples' allowances/expectations are significantly different, both with regard to their own sex, gender, and sexual orientation, and that of other people whose activities they might be witnessing.