Comments Thread For: Inoue Is Japan's Greatest Fighter

[BoxingUpdates]

TOKYO - Ahead of what has been called the biggest event in the history of Japanese boxing, International Boxing Hall of Fame historian Joe Koizumi has rated Naoya Inoue as Japan's greatest boxer.
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[_Rexy_]

Still too early to make that claim IMO.

and why all the Inoue articles the day of the fight? These should have been done leading up

[Malvado]

Shouldn’t this wait until Inoue’s career is over?

He has yet to beat anyone close to the level of Eder Jofre.

True but who are Japan's best top 5 boxers in history? And how good are they resume wise?

[El Más Loco]

I mean its not that hard to do when your country doesn't have any real legends at the global scale.
Who were these great Japanese boxers?

Its far easier to become the best fighter in Japan for Inoue because his country is only known for the little weights and even then haven't been anything to rave about ever until Inoue.

Whereas Nery isn't even top 5 Mexicans of his generation. Not the same. Mexico is a country with a huge pedigree in boxing.

[rudy]

I mean its not that hard to do when your country doesn't have any real legends at the global scale.
Who were these great Japanese boxers?

Its far easier to become the best fighter in Japan for Inoue because his country is only known for the little weights and even then haven't been anything to rave about ever until Inoue.

Whereas Nery isn't even top 5 Mexicans of his generation. Not the same. Mexico is a country with a huge pedigree in boxing.

You are naive

[El Más Loco]

List those All Time Great Japanese fighters that were moving the needle.......

As Inoue stated, Japan is the hub for smaller fighter so clearly that is a lucrative market, so why doesn't anyone talk about these "legendary" Japanese fighters?

[_Rexy_]

List those All Time Great Japanese fighters that were moving the needle.......

As Inoue stated, Japan is the hub for smaller fighter so clearly that is a lucrative market, so why doesn't anyone talk about these "legendary" Japanese fighters?

Literally listed in the article. just click the link

[El Más Loco]

Literally listed in the article. just click the link

Like I said.....list these legendary All Time Great Japanese boxers. The article just listed Japans greatest boxers in respect to boxers that came from Japan.
On that list there is only TWO fighters that can make the list of being all time greats on the world scale. Thats Shibata and Inoue.