Pacquiao (2001) vs Inoue (2021)

[Century Tuna]

How much success do you think Inoue would have had versus the Pacman that crushed Ledwaba back in 2001?

Inoue is now rated higher than Pac was before facing Barrera, and he is three years older. The majority of the time, they are the same size. Comparable punching strength, speed, and accuracy.

IMO Inoue destroys 2001 version of Pacquiao

[sherdog]

Inoue stops him

[Richie_R]

Inou is basically Hazegawa 2.0, who got destroyed by midget montiel and over the hill Gonzalez. Pac wrecks every version of Inoue who is happy feasting on bums.

[charliepaerker]

Pac brutalizes him

[Richie_R]

Inoue stops him

You mean Inoue couldn’t stop grandpa Donaire who was stopped by limited Walters years ago, yet he’d stop Pac? Lmao

[RetroSpeed05]

Pac was in a era where he was with JMM, MAB, Morales. He was a HOF before he ever moved up. Inoue is fighting in a division where he has no HOFer on his resume expect a old Nonito who Frampton schooled better than Inoue so i guess Frampton is also the #1 p4p fighter. Becoming undisputed is cool but resume>titles or accomplishments in weak divisions. Just like Crawford 140 stunt. Inoune skipped the only lower weight division worth a dam so i don't get how some people are putting him past certain fighter that have actual names. Just cause hes KOing people?

[hectari]

Its hard to say but Pacquiao's fist dwarfs inoue look how huge pacs fists are its crazy how hard inoue can crack with tiny hands, Inoue knockouts are all from the perfectly time punch with the right amount of leverage he doesn't have that power Pac had where he can be off balance and hurt you. But Inoue places his punches and delivers them with maximum leverage dude is special in terms of his timing and ability to get all his weight into his hooks.

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[sherdog]

Its hard to say but Pacquiao's fist dwarfs inoue look how huge pacs fists are its crazy how hard inoue can crack with tiny hands, Inoue knockouts are all from the perfectly time punch with the right amount of leverage he doesn't have that power Pac had where he can be off balance and hurt you.

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Fist size is insignificant in regards to power. A lot of power punchers have small fists/wrists.

Deontay Wilder being the most glaring example.

[Divine Hammer]

if an old past prime overrated donaire could break inoue's face with winning gloves, then the pac that demolished ledwaba would crush inoue.

and pac was not even close to prime in 2001 whereas inoue is already in his prime.

[Divine Hammer]

Fist size is insignificant in regards to power. A lot of power punchers have small fists/wrists.

Deontay Wilder being the most glaring example.

WRONG

it just means different type of power. deontay wilder has a whipping type of power according to arreola whereas vitali who has big fists is a very heavy handed puncher according to arreola. also shavers fists are massive and he is considrered the hardest hitting heavyweight in history. big fists = heavy handed puncher. that's just simple grade 1 level logic.

pac was very heavy handed puncher in the lower weight classes breaking guys' noses in the first round.