Inoue NOT Afraid To Get Hit Like American Fighters That Run. Haney Should Take A Page Of Inoue.

[Smash]

boxing is changing

hit & get hit

[LarryMerchant'sBottle]

But when Boots Ennis gets hit in a 12-0 shutout, it's because he has no defense.

You can't make this shxt up

Terence Crawford, too.

You can't win with these people.

You don't get hit like Shakur, Devin, or Floyd, you're running.

You take more risks & get hit while still dominating, it's "your defense bad"

Some people love to hate!

Boots has all the attributes to be a great boxer, in my opinion. He's got speed, skill and isn't afraid to mix it up because he's confident in his conditioning and chin. To criticize him for getting hit is silly, his style is pleasing to the eye....

[jqSide]

Most fights involving Americans deserve undercard-level treatment. Fans see too much running and disengaging terrified of getting hit. Tha's why I always say Probox TV type fights are more entertaining to watch. And so I no longer look forward to so-called big expensive fights. It's been obvious they just came for the paycheck.

[GhostofDempsey]

Haney will never be a PPV attraction. He desperately needs a rematch with Ryan if he ever wants to earn 8 figures again. Problem is he stinks out the house with his running and wrestling it won’t matter who he fights. Rolly is as much a hype job as Ryan, he’ll lose by decison in a snooze fest.

[The D3vil]

did you watch the video? he literally explained that in the video.

What did he say about Boots Ennis?

[IceTrayDaGang]

What did he say about Boots Ennis?

he didnt mention boots! but he said american fighters such as haney, shakur, etc. get treated that way because it's the culture.

american fighters also put this upon themselves, making strong claims that they are the best or that their opponents cannot beat them, etc..

so when the knockdown happens, people will clown them for it because of what was said prior to the fight.

he mention that japanese culture is not like this and that they respect each other, etc.

[crimsonfalcon07]

What did he say about Boots Ennis?

Boots made a solid start to changing the way that people talk about him by finally increasing his level of competition. People give Inoue a pass because he's fought the best available competition his entire career. Look at how many champions and ranked fighters each has fought as a percentage of their career, and you might start to understand why Boots has gotten flak. Would he still be undefeated if he'd challenged himself the same way Inoue did? Who knows, because he didn't do it. His team has a long history of avoiding tough fights and then complaining about being ducked himself.

Or, you could look at the win-loss ratio of their opponents. Inoue's opponents have over a 90% win rate, and all but a handful were ranked. Boots' have something like 62%, and he's ONLY fought a handful of ranked opponents. One is getting clipped finally in his fifth weight class at the world title level with something like 26 title fights. The other is getting clipped by C level opponents in his first division.

The Stanionis fight went a long way to helping Ennis prove his case, and I hope he gets the other two champs at 147, but he's nowhere even worth talking about in comparison to Inoue, frankly, now, or maybe even ever if he keeps letting his dad turn down fights.

[The Big Dunn]

I think Haney is definitely scared to take a punch.

That in no way means Inoue wanted to take that shot in the 2nd round. He got countered and caught.

That he got up and went in to win imo shows how good he is.

[LarryMerchant'sBottle]

Based on what? Not trying to lump you in with the rest but people shlt on Crawford saying his resume is trash but he's an elite fighter, yet booty ennis resume IS trash and he's looked bad against terrible opposition and you guys are hyping him up.

Not to mention he's turned down fights against Crawford AND Ortiz

So it's not hating if its facts

I didn't say he's a great fighter now, but I do believe he has the attributes TO BE a great fighter. His attributes were displayed against Stanionis. I'll admit he looked much bigger than Stanionis, but his power, skill and speed were evident in that fight. I might be wrong, but I don't think it's a given that he loses against the killers at 154 and I would slightly favor him against many of the big names at 154.

He obviously has to prove it when he moves up but I was also trying to point out in my post that Boots is fun and exciting to watch. He gets caught because he doesn't fight to not get hit, he fights to bust heads and that's a style that many people love to watch and he mixes his skills well with ferocity. I mean, what's there to complain about when it comes to his skill and style???

[TheProudLunatic]

Not everyone is a power puncher
You fight to your "strengths"

Crowd pleasers don't usually last long unless their comp is lower level or not known for having power themselves.