Comments Thread For: Naoya Inoue Knocks Out Paul Butler In 11th Round, Fully Unifies Bantamweight Division

[Knuckle sandwich]

Honestly, I was a little impressed with how long Butler lasted with Inoue beating on him that long. Good active defense (by which I mean he was actually moving that high guard around instead of flat shelling, allowing him to deflect a good amount of force), although he was massively outmatched. I think he felt one of those hard shots and went straight into survival mode. I can't really criticize, because looking at his skill set, he did well to last almost 11 rounds, and he had no possible path to victory. He even tried to punch back occasionally but got punished for it. If he'd opened up more, he would have gotten stopped earlier.

I was also impressed with butlers defence, he had no choice early in the fight than go to try and survive 12 rounds with an elite fighter, he almost made it, lots of clever little movements, he will come again, he has certainly gained my respect.

[Sid-Knee]

Butler got his ass beat for 11 rounds, did ineffective boxing, then got caught and never got up. the British heart ladies and gents!

Don't talk about heart when your cowards refuse to fight anyone and just duck instead. Butler could have refused to go over to Japan like your fighters refuse to travel and kept his title. But at least he put it up.

It was the body shot before the right hand that hurt Butler. The right hand was just the icing on the cake. If only he had light punching fighters who aren't even world class like Teo and the likes get he'd still have his title. He wouldn't be losing an needing the usual gift you lot get.

Stay bitter, obsessed and insecure about us though. I know why you do it. You hate the beatings we're forever giving you.

[shenmue]

Butler was out of his depth, just like he was with tete. No shame in that, not everyone can be world level and butler certainly isn't. Very lucky to win two alphabet world titles, domestic level fighter in reality.

[Jsmooth9876]

That was embarrassing. Butler came to survive from the opening bell. Regardless of the long odds, the guy had a chance to become the undisputed champion of the world and chose instead to go out like that. What a shame.

[angkag]

That was embarrassing. Butler came to survive from the opening bell. Regardless of the long odds, the guy had a chance to become the undisputed champion of the world and chose instead to go out like that. What a shame.

I'm pretty sure he thought he could compete with Inoue, and the fight was going to be very different in his head, but as soon as he felt Inoue's power and realised every time he threw he was liable to take more of the same his gameplan went out the window and he was lost in there. He just had no answer for what was in front of him, levels....

[Jsmooth9876]

I'm pretty sure he thought he could compete with Inoue, and the fight was going to be very different in his head, but as soon as he felt Inoue's power and realised every time he threw he was liable to take more of the same his gameplan went out the window and he was lost in there. He just had no answer for what was in front of him, levels....

He fought the same way from the opening bell till the end though. Came to survive IMO, not win.

[garfios]

inoue already had 3 belts pre butler but i guess what you are sayin can also be said to crawford's 140 undisputed and usyk's cruiser....

And canelo, don't forget about him.

[danceswithfire]

And canelo, don't forget about him.

yeah him too but haney takes the cake to having the easiest route to being undisputed, 1 fight was all it took!

[crisantonio917]

80-1 favorite, and took 11 rounds to drop this bum? The Japanese need to go back to glorifying Godzilla, Inoue showed his limitations with Butler, far from pound for pound!

[VashDBasher]

80-1 favorite, and took 11 rounds to drop this bum? The Japanese need to go back to glorifying Godzilla, Inoue showed his limitations with Butler, far from pound for pound!

Hard to knock out a guy whose sole objective is to survive. He was hardly engaging and leaving himself open.