Comments Thread For: How good is Naoya Inoue?

[AKAcronym]

True. The article is about the best guys who moved up through the weight classes. Right now Inoue is a hall of famer and a P4P guy for sure, fun as hell to watch. But Pac and Floyd being the two currently best known "weight climbers", I am talking about Inoue relative to that discussion.

Floyd and Pac started tiny and moved to fighting much bigger guys. Inoue is being talked about at that level. And you just stated my point. Inoue will probably get exposed if he moves up like Pac and Floyd because they had the skill level to beat bigger guys.

Getting beat by someone who is naturally that much bigger isn't being exposed. I don't know if I'd personally consider guys that Floyd fought that much bigger naturally. He started at 130 at 19 years old and moved up as he continued growing. Inoue is already 31 years old, so the odds of him continuing to keep moving up that much higher aren't as likely. And Pac is of course a one off in terms of how much he moved up but he's also naturally bigger than Inoue is as well.

[MusoMeanderings]

Why ask of a man much more of what he is. Sven Ottke stayed in his weight class all his career and he is considered the greatest in Germany.

Leave Inoue be. He's exceptionally good. He don't need to climb weight classes.

[Theshotyoudontsee]

You're acting like he's Deontay Wilder.


Inoue and Beterbiev are guys who are exceptional boxers but ppl don't seem to notice it due to his power. His fight against Fulton was a bloody masterclass.

Oh no, not at all. Inoue is a good boxer. Wilder a joke. And also, Wilder beat 95% cans. Inoue has beaten damn good fighters obviously.

I am a fan and love watching Inoue. I am referring to the conversation putting him with Floyd and Pac as far as going through another few weight classes. Inoue's power may carry better than I think. My point was that he has freakish power in classes where the other guys don't.

Futlon felt the power and it was over. He ran. Nothing else he could do. Inoue's power changes good fighters. I do see Inoue alot like Biev in that aspect. Biev just likely isn't moving up at 41. And Biev fights other guys with huge power consistently.

[BoxWhere]

I like Inoue. That said, he doesn't display absurd skills like Pac did. He isn't the best fighter I've ever seen. He is just uncanny in terms of his power advantage at the lightweights. He hits so much harder that he changes these guys, they are very good fighters who aren't used to getting hit by a wrecking ball with every shot. Inoue is a tough mother who just hits harder than everyone he fights.

Which is a damn great feature to have. But as far as the "great movers" thing, Floyd is far better technically. Pac is alot more special skill wise.

I could see Inoue stopping before long. His huge power advantage eventually will dissipate if he keeps moving up, he is 31 and guys will beat him, because his power is THE factor in his career.

Only time will tell.

Dude you couldn't have been more wrong, even if you tried.

[Theshotyoudontsee]

Dude you couldn't have been more wrong, even if you tried.

As I said, I dont fanboy.

[BoxWhere]

Oh no, not at all. Inoue is a good boxer. Wilder a joke. And also, Wilder beat 95% cans. Inoue has beaten damn good fighters obviously.

I am a fan and love watching Inoue. I am referring to the conversation putting him with Floyd and Pac as far as going through another few weight classes. Inoue's power may carry better than I think. My point was that he has freakish power in classes where the other guys don't.

Futlon felt the power and it was over. He ran. Nothing else he could do. Inoue's power changes good fighters. I do see Inoue alot like Biev in that aspect. Biev just likely isn't moving up at 41. And Biev fights other guys with huge power consistently.

Nope it's because fulton lost the jab battle. Fulton came into the fight thinking inoue was just puncher. When in reality inoue is a pure boxer who happens to be a KO artist. And pacquiao is one dimensional which is why he struggled with marquez and floyd. Pacquiao does the same combo and mostly relied on his speed. Using the same combo is what got him KO'D by Marquez . And once the speed was gone pacquiao was never same.

[BoxWhere]

Inoue is definitely a good fighter. His power at these light weights is incredible. When he gets to bigger guys who can take his best, his skills will probably get exposed.

I'm no fan boy of any fighter and I call it like I see it. Like watching Inoue alot.

Pacquiao is no where near to inoue in boxing skills.

[BoxWhere]

As I said, I dont fanboy.

Naa you're wrong. But eventually you're going to have to gave credit.

[BrankoB]

How good is Inoue? If we all agree that Inoue, Usyk and Crawford are the top three p4p fighters in the world today (in whichever order you like), I enjoy watching his fights the most. It is simply electric. Even Bob Arum, who is 92 years old and has seen everything, including Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, says that Inoue is the best fighter he has ever seen. I don't know if he is the best because, let's face it, it is impossible to compare these things objectively, but the only time I remember being excited before each fight over the last 60 years of watching boxing is when I was watching young Mike Tyson in his prime and Pacman in his prime. So to me he is one of the three most exciting fighters I have ever seen in 60 years.

[Theshotyoudontsee]

Naa you're wrong. But eventually you're going to have to gave credit.

I have given him massive credit and stated he is a definite HOF fighter.

But no, I won't put him among the all time greats unless he achieves it. Maybe he will? I will say it is strange how we all have to say Inoue is in the greatest all time discussion when he hasn't earned it. Calm down. Sheesh.