Inoue now has 13 wins against TBRB top 10 opponents, all of whom were current/former/future world titlists

#10 Ryoichi Taguchi #1 Adrian Hernandez #1 Omar Narvaez #8 Kohei Kono #5 Jamie McDonnell #5 Juan Carlos Payano #6 Emmanuel Rodriguez #4 Nonito Donaire (unification) #8 Jason Moloney #2 Nonito Donaire (unification, lineal title fight) #8 Paul Butler (undisputed unification) #1 Stephen Fulton (for the unified titles) #2 Marlon Tapales (undisputed unification, lineal title fight) 13-0 vs fighters ranked in the top 10 of the division he fought them in at the time of the fight 8-0 vs fighters ranked in the top 5 of the division he fought them in at the time of the fight 5-0 vs the top ranked fighter in the division he fought them in at the time of the fight (meaning he beat the #1 or he was the #1 and beat the #2) 13-0 vs fighters that have won at least one world title (all full titles, not interim/regular/secondary/IBO) 7-0 vs reigning world titlists in the division ho fought them at the time of the fight 4 division world titlist 2 division undisputed champion 2 division lineal champion Take note, this is how you build a legitimate resume. He's not hauling former titlists up 3 weight classes from where they won their titles or fighting them 10 years past their primes like Gervonta Davis does. He's not ducking anybody or playing promotional politics. He just seeks out the very best fighters in his division, destroys them, and moves on to the next.

Comments (20)

hhh1200

You are a casual and a clown if you think Adrian Hernandez, Omar Narvaez, and Nonito Donaire were unknown or not that good. Maybe you should follow a different sport because boxing isn't for you. Not really, I followed boxing as a kid and watched my favorite fighter Frankie Randall on Tuesday Night Fights and had the Word Up poster. I know Donaire but don't know those other 2 little dudes. People need to stop in this thread comparing heavyweights to micro-weights. As far as Inoue, good little dudes but the games was already played by the media with the little Chocolate dude being the p4p best fighter in the world until he got sparked out.

2y ago

Lance98

2y ago

IronDanHamza

in the tiny mans weight classes... boxing under 130lbs doesnt count as mens boxing i am sorry no grown man should be weighing that little unless theyve done a stint in auschwitz... i see them weight classes the same way as i see kids boxing and womens boxing, some nice technical skill but they arent strong athletes... and so do 99 percent of sports fans cause they dont watch him fight either... there is pretty much no talent pool at them weights dont get many americans or eastern europeans who weigh that little You had an interest in those weight classes when you said Inoue wouldn't win the Bantamweight world super series.

2y ago

Dakuwaqa

Number 1 p4p and the best talent in the sport. He’s happy to fight the best without tuneups. A true champion.

2y ago

famicommander

Another impressive pattern Inoue has kept on the annual Ring rankings: 2013 Junior Flyweight No. 9 (will defeat No. 4 Adrian Hernandez for his first belt in April 2014) 2014 Junior Bantamweight No.1 (Champion vacant) 2015 Junior Bantamweight No.1 (Champion vacant) 2016 Junior Bantamweight No.1 (Champion vacant) 2017 Junior Bantamweight No.1 (Champion vacant) 2018 Bantamweight No. 1 (Champion vacant) 2019 Bantamweight Champion 2020 Bantamweight Champion 2021 Bantamweight Champion 2022 Bantamweight Champion 2023 Super bantamweight No. 1 Inoue made his pro debut in Oct 2012. A full decade of being the best of the division. The Ring isn't relevant anymore. Not since their editorial staff bailed and went to form TBRB.

2y ago

_Rexy_

2y ago

famicommander

Those guys are unknowns and are not that good. He dominated weak divisions. You can be ranked high and still suck in weak divisions. You are a casual and a clown if you think Adrian Hernandez, Omar Narvaez, and Nonito Donaire were unknown or not that good. Maybe you should follow a different sport because boxing isn't for you.

2y ago

Dr_Z6263

84% ko ratio against top 10 opponents a tad better than Wilders 28% Monster is quite the little puncher. Power is tied to class and Wilder has next to none.

2y ago

Lance98

Those guys are unknowns and are not that good. He dominated weak divisions. You can be ranked high and still suck in weak divisions.

2y ago

Elheath

2y ago

Jsmooth9876

he needs a name. Tank Davis would be a good name on that resume. but that's a 50/50 fight. And there it is folks............... Tell Tank to go up 5 fking lbs and fight Teo, Haney, Matias or heck, even fight at his own weight against Loma, Shakur etc...

2y ago

Elheath

I still think Inoue is rather unlucky. With just a bit more luck, he could have both Chocolatito and Rigondeaux in his resume. But Chocolatito had to lose in the card meant to set up their fight and Rigondeaux lost his belt during lockdown when Inoue wasn't generating enough money to entice him And he could've had the better version of Casimero instead of Butler if not for COVID cancellation then Casimero being fat. He still could get him but the luster it had back in April 2020 when it was scheduled is certainly gone.

2y ago

Elheath

The two who took him the distance were both lineal champions, too. Taguchi would become the lineal/Ring/WBA/IBF light flyweight world champion after Inoue beat him, and Nonito Donaire is freaking Nonito Donaire. Plus Taguchi was the first ranked opponent Inoue faced in his career (on his 4th match), and Donaire I depending on how you saw his down count, that could've been a KO too (still a great fight regardless).

2y ago

famicommander

84% ko ratio against top 10 opponents a tad better than Wilders 28% The two who took him the distance were both lineal champions, too. Taguchi would become the lineal/Ring/WBA/IBF light flyweight world champion after Inoue beat him, and Nonito Donaire is freaking Nonito Donaire.

2y ago

Just_looking

2y ago

daggum

84% ko ratio against top 10 opponents a tad better than Wilders 28%

2y ago

CornerCutman

To be fair, it's also more feasible to build a resume like that when you are an absolutely incredible talent. I wish more guys pushed themselves as much as we all do, but I don't expect it to this extent for other champs, either. This guy is special.

2y ago

HeadShots

he needs a name. Tank Davis would be a good name on that resume. but that's a 50/50 fight.

2y ago

W1LL

Going to be very interesting to see how high up the weights he can climb. An outstanding resume already!

2y ago

hugh_grant

He don't take 5 years to acclimate to a division before proving he's the no1 in the division too

2y ago