Comments Thread For: Tanaka Continues Trend of Fast Tracking To Shot

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Today, relatively unknown 19-year old prodigy Kosei Tanaka will attempt a quantum leap up in class against Julian Yedras. As has been the case for all of his pro fights to date (Saturday marking number five), Tanaka faces a far more experienced foe in Yedras, a reigning titlist and veteran boxer from Mexico.

A win over Yedras (24-1, 13 KOs) will mean the world to Tanaka, as their headliner at Park Arena in Komaki, Japan comes with a WBO strawweight title at stake. Such a feat (if happens) will make another fiery example of a newest trend in boxing, which is much greater felt in the Orient.
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[Japanese Boxing]

I get it, you push a guy because if he's truly more talented then his counterparts it should carry him through. I just wish guys like Ioka were developed differently. Immense talent but eventually plateaus due to the lack of development going on in their camps and more on conditioning and preparation.

[BattleAxePurist]

Very good article.

Don't get why top amateurs come out regressing w/poor opposition maybe not the quick rise you see in Japan/Loma but somewhere in the middle.

Inoue Naoya looks to be the best of the bunch certainly the best power which really helps ,Tanaka has better movement/quicker hands than Ioka so he might surpass him.
Ioka is good just doesn't look like he's going to be the elite guy of earlier in his career but he's still very young, Takuma reminds more of him than the others.

[Build That Wall]

Japan has the biggest hotbed of talent.


Naoya Inoue
Takuma Inoue
Kosei Tanaka
And soon Hinata Maruta


If mayweather wants his promotional company to be successful, he should sign one of these guys to lead his company in the future.