How did Vegeta tank Cabba’s punch?

[GSM123]

Aren’t they supposed to be equals? Is it because Vegeta is a MSSJ?

 

[Fantastische Hure]

yo, get a load of this gai trying to make sense of dragon-ball super

 

[Symbiote]

Cabbas a scrub compared to Vegeta.

 

[SSJ2]

It's no different than Cabba getting the upper hand on Vegeta prior to that despite being equals.

 

[GSM123]

Cabbas a scrub compared to Vegeta.

Vegeta admitted Cabba was his rival though.

It's no different than Cabba getting the upper hand on Vegeta prior to that despite being equals.

Not really. Cabba pressures Vegeta, then Vegeta smiles and deflects his Ki blast barrage like nothing and tanks his punch. It’s like he was going easy on him.

 

[Symbiote]

Rival doesn’t mean equal.

 

[Animelover5487]

Vegeta didn't tank Cabba's hit in the manga, he just blocked one attack and said "that's more like it" so Cabba being equal to or at least close to Vegeta was definitely Toriyama's intent.