Nonito Donaire was Inoue's first real test

It was Inoue who moved up for the fight, not other way around. Not sure what the point is of restating that he was 39. Yes, he was. And Inoue was 21, moving up to a new weight, in less than 10 fights. You're crazy if you think Narvaez was soft opposition. By that definition, every single P4P fighter right now has fought soft opposition. Donaire was 36. He's not ancient. Hell, 36 year old Golovkin gave Canelo all he could handle. 36 year old Floyd outboxed Canelo. Exactly , this dude cant tell which way is up. Donaire was a featherwieght at one time against a guy who was untill recently a Junoir Bantamweight. Common on Man!

NO donaire is known as one of the most durable fighters in the game, if that fight didn't prove that, you must blind. GGG never fought 2-3 wgt classes above. donaire got a superior resume to GGG, and just flat out better. the amount of bias on this forum is ridiculous. the same people who claim canelo's greatness vs 37 yr old fighters, say the opposite for inoue. How many times Donaire been KOed and how many times has GGG been Knocked out? I rest my case. The only person blind here is you.

let's not forgot a 40 yr old pacquiao beat thurman not too long ago. which would make thuman, porter, garcia, bradley, nothing special according to that logic. and let's no forget, mayweathers biggest win of his career was vs a 36 yr old pacquiao (who's been Koed 3x) think about it, mayweather did his best work when he was 35-37..

Donaire has taken way more punishment then GGG, you can't compared the two (GGG has never been knocked down let alone KOed while Donaire has been flat lined.) GGG is also just more durable. NO donaire is known as one of the most durable fighters in the game, if that fight didn't prove that, you must blind. GGG never fought 2-3 wgt classes above. donaire got a superior resume to GGG, and just flat out better. the amount of bias on this forum is ridiculous. the same people who claim canelo's greatness vs 37 yr old fighters, say the opposite for inoue.

- -200+ lb Bayliss was riding Canelo's back just as he does all TUE 50-0 opponent. See Laurence Cole on Loma vs Salido how that goes. Did U cream over the Banty debutante Tenshin KO too? Yeah, thats U!!! Can you try again in English?

getting tired of ppl saying a 36 yr old donaire was 'way past his prime', and would have done this and that if he was younger.. inoue won that fight without any question vs a 20lb heavier rehydrated donaire. is it not possible, that inoue is also growing into his prime. the same 36 yr old golovkin (arguable first dec loss to canelo) and kovalev are also the same age, which by that stupid logic makes canelo nothing impressive. and lomachenko, who's best win is vs a 37 yr old rigondeaux who was also 2 wgt classes lighter. donaire has a better resume than all those guys at bantam, and is same age or younger. and pfp top dogs all have the same argument. on the exception of crawford who hasn't fought anyone with a resume. Donaire has taken way more punishment then GGG, you can't compared the two (GGG has never been knocked down let alone KOed while Donaire has been flat lined.) GGG is also just more durable.

Yeah I mean he fought some OK fighters up to that point, for where he was in his career. But no one with Donaire's caliber. Even if he is just a gatekeeper at this point.

Donaire was 36. He's not ancient. Hell, 36 year old Golovkin gave Canelo all he could handle. 36 year old Floyd outboxed Canelo. - -200+ lb Bayliss was riding Canelo's back just as he does all TUE 50-0 opponent. See Laurence Cole on Loma vs Salido how that goes. Did U cream over the Banty debutante Tenshin KO too? Yeah, thats U!!!

An almost 40-year-old man who is smaller and moved up from lower weights. That is soft opposition to me. Even Donaire who gave him all he could handle is old and on the downside of his career if we're being honest. It was Inoue who moved up for the fight, not other way around. Not sure what the point is of restating that he was 39. Yes, he was. And Inoue was 21, moving up to a new weight, in less than 10 fights. You're crazy if you think Narvaez was soft opposition. By that definition, every single P4P fighter right now has fought soft opposition. Donaire was 36. He's not ancient. Hell, 36 year old Golovkin gave Canelo all he could handle. 36 year old Floyd outboxed Canelo.

Donaires was a pfp fighter not long ago. So first real test. Yes

Shrug. And Inoue was only 21. We can chalk it up to youth vs. experience. An almost 40-year-old man who is smaller and moved up from lower weights. That is soft opposition to me. Even Donaire who gave him all he could handle is old and on the downside of his career if we're being honest.

Narvaez was 39 years old. Shrug. And Inoue was only 21. We can chalk it up to youth vs. experience.

On TV Tokyo, Inoue said, that Donaire was the biggest challenge he ever had, and the first time he ever got hurt in a fight. So, I would have to agree with the OP.

I rewatched Donaire-Inoue yesterday for the 3rd time because Sky Sports Boxing put a HD video on their YouTube channel (my first time watching it in HD lol). This time rather than 8-4 I had it 7-5 for Inoue, so 115-112. I missed Joshua-Ruiz live because I was in Madrid celebrating Liverpool winning the European Cup! Yeah, it was a close fight! Donaire put on the performance of his life despite his age and circumstances, was incredibly inspiring! I think the orbital fracture that Inoue suffered won’t make him the same fighter he was beforehand unfortunately but hopefully he allows it to heal through an through! Madrid winning any big stage cup is worth celebrating more than watching a boxing match unless getting a chance to see Prime Tyson or Ali would hypothetically be in play!

imo that performance puts inoue above crawford, and solidifies his status as PFP top 3

getting tired of ppl saying a 36 yr old donaire was 'way past his prime', and would have done this and that if he was younger.. inoue won that fight without any question vs a 20lb heavier rehydrated donaire. is it not possible, that inoue is also growing into his prime. the same 36 yr old golovkin (arguable first dec loss to canelo) and kovalev are also the same age, which by that stupid logic makes canelo nothing impressive. and lomachenko, who's best win is vs a 37 yr old rigondeaux who was also 2 wgt classes lighter. donaire has a better resume than all those guys at bantam, and is same age or younger. and pfp top dogs all have the same argument. on the exception of crawford who hasn't fought anyone with a resume.

"First real test" means that previously the fighter fought soft opposition. That's not the case with Inoue at all. At the very least Narvaez was absolutely legit. Nonito was the first big test for Inoue. What went unsaid was that while Nonito was 36, he was also the bigger man. All of Nonito's losses came in higher weight classes. Narvaez was 39 years old.

My how could’ve I forgot about the classic war phone booth fight in Prograis vs Taylor! I’ve watched that fight twice since and now I will be watching it again tonight thanks to you for reminding me about it! I’ve changed my top 5 fights of the year so far 1. Spence vs Porter 2. Prograis vs Taylor 3. Inoue vs Donaire 4. Pacquiao vs Thurman 5. Hurd vs J rock Honorable mention is of course Joshua vs Ruiz with having one of the greatest rounds ever in round 3 plus with the historic upset! I rewatched Donaire-Inoue yesterday for the 3rd time because Sky Sports Boxing put a HD video on their YouTube channel (my first time watching it in HD lol). This time rather than 8-4 I had it 7-5 for Inoue, so 115-112. I missed Joshua-Ruiz live because I was in Madrid celebrating Liverpool winning the European Cup!

"First real test" means that previously the fighter fought soft opposition. That's not the case with Inoue at all. At the very least Narvaez was absolutely legit. Nonito was the first big test for Inoue. What went unsaid was that while Nonito was 36, he was also the bigger man. All of Nonito's losses came in higher weight classes.

Canelo lives and trains in America (San Diego,CA). What excuse does he have for not buying meat in America. He KNOWS that meat in Mexico is tainted but yet still eat it. Either he is stupid or KNEW THAT he had a ready made excuse if he got caught. He isn't necessarily stupid, he just probably didn't give it much thought at the time like most Mexicans didn't.