 The boxing scene was intended to differentiate the relationship between Q and Sisko from that of Q and Picard . " Picard is an explorer , and in some ways , very much an intellectual . Sisko is a builder , a different kind of guy . He wears his heart a little more on his sleeve , and he acts on emotion , on instinct , more than Picard " , Wolfe explained . John de Lancie offered a similar opinion : " Q 's relationship with Picard has always been a battle of wits , but I come into Deep Space Nine , and Sisko just bopped me on the nose ! From a character point of view , that 's a very big difference . " 
