I think it's because there is such a huge stigma against men admitting it's abuse. I know one man whose girlfriend put him in the hospital twice, and he still insisted on referring to it as "having a fight."

I mean, dude, if she has a baseball bat and you don't, that's not a "fight."

I definitely wouldn't say men have it worse though. Sure we try to teach them not to hit, but the fact is they're bigger and stronger and there's a significant portion of the population that believes women have to obey them or else.