Comments Thread For: Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani lined up for May 2026 at Tokyo Dome

[BoxingUpdates]

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani will fight each other in May, presuming they both win their next fights
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[The Big Dunn]

Let’s fucking go. Can’t wait for this fight.

[Pulmonary Embolii]

This will be a thing of beauty.

[dan_cov]

I've not seen a great deal of Nakatani but taking a quick look he reminds me a lot of a young Josh Taylor with that stance and style, that wide karate stance.
Its an interesting style. He counters very well off the backfoot I can see him having a lot of success there vs Inoue who lunges in a lot and often carries his chin a bit high.
People might not like me saying it but I do not buy Inoue is this amazing technician. Great little fighter, extremely explosive & fast but there is a lot there that isn't technically great & I think we're seeing it more and more as he has fought guys with better timing.

[ThunderFists]

inoue will still have enough in him to beat nakatani, shouldn't take any unecessary risk, employ his same game plan against murojdan and he will outbox him handily, if nakatani decides to get brave then inoue should be able to take him out

[Malvado]

inoue will still have enough in him to beat nakatani, shouldn't take any unecessary risk, employ his same game plan against murojdan and he will outbox him handily, if nakatani decides to get brave then inoue should be able to take him out

MJ Won no rounds, but he had his moments. Specially at the end of the fight. Not sure it's such a good idea for Naoya Inoue to box a southpaw rangier more offensive sided boxer like Junto Nakatani like that, MJ was a counter puncher who is easier to outbox than to press. Inoue needs to make Nakatani respect him early on and counter him.

[famicommander]

Inoue is going to brutalize him. Nakatani eats way, way too many clean shots.

[archiemoore1]

The winner fights all time great Youtube huckster Jake "Snake Oil" Paul for all the marbles, title of P4P best in the sport & to be the "face of boxing".
But it may not happen, if they're on "the other side of the street". (Remember that term?)
That's the state of boxing today... R.I.P

[JOITATS]

Inoue is technically perfect. And is rated top 3 difficult to hit in boxing. His speed and footwork will be too much for Junto.

If he decides to fight like he did vs MJ or Fulton, he’s pretty much unstoppable.

[Moz_boxing]

Nakatani by KO. Great fight and it will most likely be the passing of the torch but by an upset as i can see a lot of people making Inoue the big favorite even though he has some major flaws that play right into Nakatanis strenghts.