Comments Thread For: Naoya Inoue Declines Mandatory, Plans for September Fight in Japan

[boxingitis]

Can you explain why Doheny is a better option? I like Doheny and I know he’s fought in Japan a few times, but in no way , shape , or form is it a better fight at this point

Isn't Inuoe trying to fight Sam Goodman?

[boxingitis]

Doheny has lost to Sam Goodman, Michael Conlan, Ionut Baluta, and Danny Roman.

I thought Inuoe was trying to fight Sam Goodman.

[edpboxing]

Isn't Inuoe trying to fight Sam Goodman?

That may end up being the case and I’d be fine with that, but from everything I’ve heard, Goodman doesn’t want to fight till December

[mike1010011]

Congratulations Inoue, you know you've made it when the alts on this site start crying and complaining about everything you do.

[ShoulderRoll]

Totally random question, but in a case where a fight was not officially announced yet but already handshake agreed upon from both promoters side and on the verge of just finalizing the fine print on the contract (or possibly even already signed) and then such a case occurs but the champion doesn't want to vacate the belt, how bad of a move from promotor's standpoint would it be for the A-side to say "Suddenly alphabet organization ordered it so this fight is a no go I'm fighting the mando, sorry buddy hopefully next time" and just drop to B-side, or would that be too harmful to future relations that it can't be done without significant backlash? I don't recall the details but was Opetaia getting stripped of his IBF belt for taking Saudi match against a different opponent than his mando a similar situation, granted it was also much better money?

I'm still not giving up the Inoue-MJ for next year tho. Or have MJ be the interim champion or Regular champion or whatever to still hold the unification chance alive.

As if Bob Arum would take being told no by Inoue.

[MulaKO]

Either way Inoue has stated he isn't moving up and is fighting a weaker opponent than what he was originally supposed fight.

A Tank fan complaining about opposition of another fighter
Why doesn’t he look any further than Tank’s opponents and tell his hero to step it up
I heard that Tank slaps a girl every time he hears Lima’s name

Now I know why you only have 8 posts
One to many if you ask me

[MulaKO]

Just stop. Inoue is turning down an ordered mandatory against a guy who is the #1 ranked fighter at junior featherweight according to the Transnational Boxing Ratings Board.

The belts are going to get split up again.

But it’s ok if Canelo does it
Got it
Lmfao

[ShoulderRoll]

But it’s ok if Canelo does it
Got it
Lmfao

William Scull isn’t ranked in the top 10 at 168 by the TBRB. Akhmadaliev is ranked #1 by the TBRB.

Try again.

[GhostofDempsey]

Tapales beat Akhmadaliev, and Inoue beat Tapales. Doheny holds some second rate Asian-Pacific title and is on a three fight win streak. I get it, he isn’t nearly as compelling as Akhmadaliev, but I would think Akhmadaliev would want a rematch with Tapales and winner gets a shot at Inoue.

[MulaKO]

William Scull isn’t ranked in the top 10 at 168 by the TBRB. Akhmadaliev is ranked #1 by the TBRB.

Try again.

Lmfao
Different standards for different folks