Comments Thread For: Naoya Inoue Rules Out Immediate Move To Featherweight

[crimsonfalcon07]

If he DOES move up, it will be because he's managed to completely clean out 122. How many other boxers have ever managed to completely clean out 2 divisions with no credible opposition left? Maybe Usyk has an argument. Crawford does not. Perhaps a historian can join in. But completely cleaning two divisions is a huge achievement.

[TheOneAboveAll]

Well, atleast he's getting enough attention from random haters to the point that they start making up imaginary numbers so that is a start I guess?

Beat me to it.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

Whatever weight he fights at I'm going to continue to watch and admire the tremendous skill talent and fighting ability of this truly great fighter while he's around. It's not often that a fighter like this comes along. The ridiculous nitpicking and post mortem investigations of his opponents is just pointless and a waste of time. Enjoy the show while it's live.

[The Big Dunn]

If he DOES move up, it will be because he's managed to completely clean out 122. How many other boxers have ever managed to completely clean out 2 divisions with no credible opposition left? Maybe Usyk has an argument. Crawford does not. Perhaps a historian can join in. But completely cleaning two divisions is a huge achievement.

Um Crawford cleaned out JWW and WW. Letā€™s not forget that and he was Ring and multiple belt holder at LW.

Usyk imo is #1. Inoue 2. Crawford falls to 3 because of inactivity.

I think all 3 have huge accomplishments on their resumes that should be recognized and respected.

[IceTrayDaGang]

pacquiao > inoue

[Hitmon]

I respect it.

[MesicoFistology]

pacquiao > inoue

Pacquiao=steroids
you=casual boxing fan that thinks it’s natural to move up 8 weight classes while retaining your punching power

[MesicoFistology]

Inoue thinks before just taking a bunch of steroids like Pacquiao and moving up 8 weight classes pretending weigh means nothing

[TheOneAboveAll]

Um Crawford cleaned out JWW and WW. Letās not forget that and he was Ring and multiple belt holder at LW.

Usyk imo is #1. Inoue 2. Crawford falls to 3 because of inactivity.

I think all 3 have huge accomplishments on their resumes that should be recognized and respected.

I see it the same way, but equal cases can be made to place Inoue or Crawford at #2 in terms of accomplishments. Many fans tend to diminish the accomplishments of great fighters in the lighter weights simply because their opponents are not as famous as fighters in the middle and higher weights, but this is an unconscious bias. Just take a look at the P4P standings through the years and we can probably count the number of fighters under LW on our hands and feet, which I would argue says a lot about flyweights and bantamweights who get anywhere on the P4P list much less vying for the top spot overall.

[The Big Dunn]

I see it the same way, but equal cases can be made to place Inoue or Crawford at #2 in terms of accomplishments. Many fans tend to diminish the accomplishments of great fighters in the lighter weights simply because their opponents are not as famous as fighters in the middle and higher weights, but this is an unconscious bias. Just take a look at the P4P standings through the years and we can probably count the number of fighters under LW on our hands and feet, which I would argue says a lot about flyweights and bantamweights who get anywhere on the P4P list much less vying for the top spot overall.

I agree they both, and Usyk, have huge accomplishments.

Yes they do. That was a point I made about Inoue over Fulton. Fulton wasn’t a top p4p opponent, but that was because he was in the lower weights. That was a huge win by Inoue imo.