Inoue-Donaire 2 will determine the first lineal bantamweight champion since 1987.

I'll be the unpopular one. Lineal doesn't exist in weight classes. How can you be the man who beat the man when the man can move to a different weight class? There's one lineal title. It's open weight, ie heavyweight.

Had no idea. Always assumed Donaire would the Lineal at some point around 10 years ago considering he was so dominant at one point at those lower weights. Interesting. You’d expect Inonue to dispose of the aging Donaire this time but Donaire always has the eraser. Donaire has certainly faced much better competition since their first fight. He at least has that going for him. Inoue was fighting killers left and right before he signed with Top Rank, then he got the fringe contender (I think #9 or #10) Moloney and two bums.

Had no idea. Always assumed Donaire won the Lineal at some point around 10 years ago considering he was so dominant at one point at those lower weights. Interesting. You’d expect Inonue to dispose of the aging Donaire this time but Donaire always has the eraser.

I thought Valdez was removed from the Ring rankings? He was removed from the TBRB rankings for several months but was reinstated last week. I am not sure about the Ring.

Lineal champions Heavyweight - Tyson Fury Cruiserweight - Mairis Briedis Light Heavyweight - Artur Beterbiev Super Middleweight - Canelo Alvarez Middleweight - Vacant since Canelo abdicated 1/1/2021 Super Welterweight - Vacant since Floyd Mayweather retired 9/2015; will be filled by Charlo vs Castano II winner Welterweight - Vacant since Manny Pacquiao's first retirement 4/2016 Super Lightweight - Josh Taylor (should be Jack Catterall) Lightweight - George Kambosos Super Featherweight - Vacant since Pacquaio moved up 7/2008; will be filled by Stevenson vs Valdez winner Featherweight - Vacant since Pacquaio moved up 3/2005 Super bantamweight - Guillermo Rigondeaux (will likely be stripped if MJ fights Fulton) Bantamweight - Vacant since Pinango abdicated 3/1987 Super Flyweight - Juan Francisco Estrada (should be Chocolatito) Flyweight - Vacant since Chocolatito moved up 10/2016 Light Flyweight - Vacant since Giovani Segura abdicated 4/2011 Strawweight - Vacant since Ricardo Lopez abdicated 10/1999 I thought Valdez was removed from the Ring rankings?

Lineal champions Heavyweight - Tyson Fury Cruiserweight - Mairis Briedis Light Heavyweight - Artur Beterbiev Super Middleweight - Canelo Alvarez Middleweight - Vacant since Canelo abdicated 1/1/2021 Super Welterweight - Vacant since Floyd Mayweather retired 9/2015; will be filled by Charlo vs Castano II winner Welterweight - Vacant since Manny Pacquiao's first retirement 4/2016 Super Lightweight - Josh Taylor (should be Jack Catterall) Lightweight - George Kambosos Super Featherweight - Vacant since Pacquaio moved up 7/2008; will be filled by Stevenson vs Valdez winner Featherweight - Vacant since Pacquaio moved up 3/2005 Super bantamweight - Guillermo Rigondeaux (will likely be stripped if MJ fights Fulton) Bantamweight - Vacant since Pinango abdicated 3/1987 Super Flyweight - Juan Francisco Estrada (should be Chocolatito) Flyweight - Vacant since Chocolatito moved up 10/2016 Light Flyweight - Vacant since Giovani Segura abdicated 4/2011 Strawweight - Vacant since Ricardo Lopez abdicated 10/1999

The question is who do you pick to win? I personally think Monster stops him this time around. First fight was a stoppage in my eye. Ref stopped Inoue from finishing Donaire when he was hurt from the liver shot. That was weird.

Really think about how long that is. 35 years without a lineal champion. The question is who do you pick to win? I personally think Monster stops him this time around.