Is Naoya Inoue the next Big Asian Boxing Star

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Boxing superstar Takashi Uchiyama is Japan's most popular boxer. As long as KO dynamite continues to run 130 pounds, Inoue will have to hold the number 2 spot.

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Boxing superstar Takashi Uchiyama is Japan's most popular boxer. As long as KO dynamite continues to run 130 pounds, Inoue will have to hold the number 2 spot.

I think Inoue may take that spot from Uchiyama.

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You think 32 million people tuned in to watch Guillermo Rigondeaux?

If you're a fan of Japanese boxing you should know that the Japanese love the sport. That's why Japanese boxers don't have to leave Japan to make money or for honor and glory.

Rigondeaux will have made some new fans if his performance was as great as his fans are gassing it up to be if there really was 32 million viewers though.

Or maybe not, because the Japanese media and fans know that Hisashi Amagasa is simply a journeyman that was moving down in weight. Most Japanese media and other boxing media expected Rigondeaux to get Amagasa out of there in 3 rounds or less.

This.

Shocks me how people are surprised Japan can pull this many viewers.. the Kameda brothers draw a fair few million when they fight.

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This.

Shocks me how people are surprised Japan can pull this many viewers.. the Kameda brothers draw a fair few million when they fight.

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Expected TV audience tonight live from Osaka on TBS Japan: 32 million. Guillermo Rigondeaux***39;s an international superstar #Rigolution

— Alex ßornote Jr. (@Alex_Bornote) December 31, 2014

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32 Million

[soul_survivor]

Rigo has absolutely found a home in Japan. 32 Million views in Japan.

I;m guessing those views were more for Uchiyama and Inoue no?

In terms of the thread, Inoue can be a huge star in Japan, deifnitely a star in china if he gets exported and a name in the lower divisions but unless he moves up to fw at the very least and can make some noise with big KOs and a big personality.

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As for your question, Naoya Inoue is already a big star in Japan.

I doubt he'll become a superstar in all of Asia though. The only Asian boxing star there's ever been is Manny Pacquiao, and that wasn't until he was fighting at 126+ pounds.

Pacquiao's path to super-stardom was paved by Morales and Barrera too. Having two legends like those to fight changed everything for Pacquiao. Who provides those opportunities for Inoue?

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Pacquiao's path to super-stardom was paved by Morales and Barrera too. Having two legends like those to fight changed everything for Pacquiao. Who provides those opportunities for Inoue?

Roman Gonzalez, Juan Francisco Estrada,

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I;m guessing those views were more for Uchiyama and Inoue no?

In terms of the thread, Inoue can be a huge star in Japan, deifnitely a star in china if he gets exported and a name in the lower divisions but unless he moves up to fw at the very least and can make some noise with big KOs and a big personality.

Uchiyama and Inoue were on different cards than Rigondeaux.

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Roman Gonzalez, Juan Francisco Estrada,

Has Gonzalez ever even fought on HBO? If their rematch is on HBO and it goes down really well then maybe that'll be a platform for Inoue to reach a Western audience. But even that would be nothing close to the level of fame Morales and Barrera had.

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Has Gonzalez ever even fought on HBO? If their rematch is on HBO and it goes down really well then maybe that'll be a platform for Inoue to reach a Western audience. But even that would be nothing close to the level of fame Morales and Barrera had.

Barerra was out of his prime when Pacquiao fought him.