Comments Thread For: Inoue On Accomplishing Undisputed Goal At 118: I Plan To Do The Same At Super Bantamweight

[Dreamking]

His first loss will be to the most skilled boxer in the division, Cool Boy Steph Fulton. Fulton is bigger, faster, better combinations, better footwork, makes great adjustments during fights, and is the overall better fighter. Inoue better stay clear of him, and better hope he's decides to move up. If not, it will be his first great schooling.

Tell me you never watched boxing without telling me you never watched boxing.

[Rebelrbg]

Fulton gonna get his ass whooped. Hopefully pbc don't rob inoue like they did Figueroa

Lol, rob who? The weight bully Figueroa didn't complain, he just moved up, as he should have a long time ago. Inoue doesn't have the skills or size advantage when it comes to Cool Boy, Monster is a good boxer with great power. Steph is a great all-around fighter. We also don't know if Naoya's power will be the same, if he can touch him.

[Rebelrbg]

Tell me you never watched boxing without telling me you never watched boxing.

Oh, I watch, and I see that Fulton is the top skilled boxer in the division, with excellent defense, and all the attributes needed to school a good boxer with great power.

[Dreamking]

Oh, I watch, and I see that Fulton is the top skilled boxer in the division, with excellent defense, and all the attributes needed to school a good boxer with great power.

And yet none of his performances have ever been highlight reel worthy. Meanwhile Inoue made it to the finals of a tournament in 3 minutes. People like you said it many times before that other boxers are far better skilled and they all got KTFO

[Rebelrbg]

And yet none of his performances have ever been highlight reel worthy. Meanwhile Inoue made it to the finals of a tournament in 3 minutes. People like you said it many times before that other boxers are far better skilled and they all got KTFO

The difference is Inoue is moving up to the more skilled fighter's division. He had good size at 118, and of course his power. But, we don't know if that holds true in a bigger division, especially against someone with Steph's defense and ring IQ.

[Knuckle sandwich]

The difference is Inoue is moving up to the more skilled fighter's division. He had good size at 118, and of course his power. But, we don't know if that holds true in a bigger division, especially against someone with Steph's defense and ring IQ.

Inoue is known for his IG and shot selection, also more armchair boxing fans have heard of him, where as......?

[Rebelrbg]

Inoue is known for his IG and shot selection, also more armchair boxing fans have heard of him, where as......?

Yeah, that's what they say when he knocks out an entire division of decent fighters and old man Donaire, and gets put up pretty high on the P4P lists because of it. Now, if he faces Cool Boy, after moving up to a division with better competition, everyone will see the difference in their skillsets, movement, angles, counters, combinations, and definitely defense.

[THC]

His first loss will be to the most skilled boxer in the division, Cool Boy Steph Fulton. Fulton is bigger, faster, better combinations, better footwork, makes great adjustments during fights, and is the overall better fighter. Inoue better stay clear of him, and better hope he's decides to move up. If not, it will be his first great schooling.

He is the bigger man, but I didn't see much adjustment against Figureroa. Anyway, he better not fight Inoue in the same way he fought Figueroa. He showed he could stand his ground and fight tough, but he was getting tagged far too much and made the fight closer than necessary. He won't have that luxury against Inoue whose ring IQ is high, higher than Figueuroa's for sure. If Fulton boxes smart, controls distance, and interrupts Inoue's rhthym, I see Inoue having difficulty closing the gap. If he gets cute, Inoue could fold Fulton in half with that left to the body.

[Boxfan83]

Seems like Japanese people get a lot of respect worldwide.

[THC]

Seems like Japanese people get a lot of respect worldwide.

Of course there are boors in Japan too, but the culture of respecting adversaries, centuries old, is reflected in modern athletes and their supporters. There, sports fans consider trash talkers to be insecure bumpkins.