Naoya Inoue's resume

[JakeTheBoxer]

Inoue should fight in Japan. In Usa people barely know who he is. He is a top star in Japan.

Maybe go to S. Arabia for a big money.

[kiaba360]

I don't think Ball sees the 6th round to be honest. He's incredibly hittable and his only stoppage at the world level was Doheny, who was moving up in weight and coming off a stoppage loss to Inoue in his previous fight. He couldn't stop Isaac Dogboe, Raymond Ford, or Rey Vargas and I don't think he'll be able to hit Inoue, let alone hurt him.

I'd pick Inoue by stoppage too, but Ball is a firecracker. I expect him to go down swinging.

[famicommander]

I'd pick Inoue by stoppage too, but Ball is a firecracker. I expect him to go down swinging.

I think Angelo Leo is a really good style matchup for Inoue. Hopefully he earns some fans in his upcoming fight with Kameda.

[kiaba360]

Oh yeah for sure, Ball was tactically chosen. But I think after moving through that many divisions, it's understandable. Even Mayweather and Pac made smash and grabs into 154 where they didn't belong.

It may not be a smash and grab. Let's say he goes undefeated this year, beating MJ at 122 and Ball at 126. Then he faces Nakatani at 122...win or lose, he moves back to 126 and tries to become Undisputed.

[Ezio Valentino Madison]

TBRB rankings used, secondary/interim titles ignored:
W vs #10 Ryoichi Taguchi UD 10 (ftr. WBA/IBF/Ring 108)
W vs #1 Adrian Hernandez TKO 6 (fmr. and reigning WBC 108)
W vs #1 Omar Narvaez KO 2 (fmr. WBO 112; reigning WBO 115)
W vs #8 Kohei Kono TKO 6 (fmr. 2X WBA 112)
W vs #5 Jamie McDonnell TKO 1 (fmr. IBF 118)
W vs #5 Juan Carlos Payano KO 1 (fmr. WBA 118)
W vs #6 Emmanuel Rodriguez KO 2 (reigning and ftr. IBF 118)
W vs #4 Nonito Donaire UD 12 (fmr. IBF 112; WBC/WBO 118; WBO/IBF 122; WBA 126; WBO 122; reigning WBA 118; ftr. WBC 118)
W vs #8 Jason Moloney KO 7 (future WBO 118)
W vs #2 Nonito Donaire TKO 2 (fmr. IBF 112; WBC/WBO 118; WBO/IBF 122; WBA 126; WBO 122; WBA 118; reigning WBC 118)
W vs #8 Paul Butler KO 11 (fmr. IBF 118; reigning WBO 118)
W vs #1 Stephen Fulton TKO 8 (reigning WBC/WBO 122; ftr. WBC 126)
W vs #2 Marlon Tapales KO 10 (reigning WBA/IBF 122)
W vs #3 Luis Nery KO 6 (fmr. WBC 118; WBC 122)
W vs TJ Doheny TKO 7 (fmr. IBF 122)
W vs #5 Ramon Cardenas TKO 8

Other notable victories: Petchbarngborn Kokietgym, Antonio Nieves, Michael Dasmarinas

15-0 vs top 10
10-0 vs top 5
5-0 vs #1 (or #2 if Inoue was #1)
15-0 vs fighters that won a legitimate world title
8-0 vs reigning world titlists
6-0 in unification fights
23-0 in world title fights (not counting WBA Regular)
7-0 in lineal world championship fights
30-0-0-0 overall record, 27 KOs

108: WBC
112: (none)
115: WBO
118: Lineal/TBRB, Ring, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO undisputed
122: Lineal/TBRB, Ring, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO undisputed

2 division lineal world champion
2 division undisputed world champion
4 division world titlist

Notable achievement:
One of only four men in the 3/4 belt eras to be undisputed in two weight classes (Holyfield [3 belt], Crawford, Usyk)

Next opponent:
#1 Murodjon Akhmadaliev (former WBA/IBF 122)

how many of them opponents were considered p4p top 10 when inoue fought them?

[Coverdale]

In 30 career fights his opponents have won a combined 33 major (top WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, Ring) world title belts.

Why allow your thread to be derailed by an attention seeking imbecile? Just ignore him.

[TheProudLunatic]

Strongly disagree. His resume is excellent. These dudes are not bums. Maybe you just don’t know them because most are small guys from outside of America.

I don't give passes

The peewee divs usually have that 1 guy and a bunch of "serviceable" opps. Quickly forgotten about.

Bum after Bum after Bum.......

[solidman]

His next few fights will tell us a lot i believe. The Akhmadaliev fight will be interesting. There is then talk of him fighting Nick Ball in December.

[The Big Dunn]

I don't give passes

The peewee divs usually have that 1 guy and a bunch of "serviceable" opps. Quickly forgotten about.

Bum after Bum after Bum.......

Naw man. Not Inoue.

[hugh grant]

how many of them opponents were considered p4p top 10 when inoue fought them?

Don't concern yourself too much about pfp? Why did spence deserve to be pf p when he struggled with fighters in his first weight class? And bud took 5 years to fight spence. Inoue jumps right to them