Comments Thread For: Naoya Inoue Embraces 118 Move, Will Be in Line For Zolani Tete

[Boxing Logic]

But since these people love him for his knockouts, they are blinded by it. They say he's the best but he's running from the top competition. This is what RUNNING actually is. Not what Ward and Mayweather did, they fought the best.

If you are going to be a critic, hold everybody to the same standard. Not just the fighters you dislike. Don't be a biased moron, be objective and call it how you see it at ALL times.

Learn to read. Inoue made offers to all the top guys at 115. None of them will fight him. "Low risk high reward" is what one promoter even said. As for Ward and Mayweather, neither one fought a single top, prime, undrained opponent their entire careers. It sounds like Inoue is about to do it in his third weight class before he even has 20 fights. Stop hating! It's not strictly knockouts that real boxing fans like, it is boxers who are willing to chase down all the best guys. Inoue doesn't even have 15 fights yet, but already they made offers to all the other champions at 115. THAT is the attitude that real boxing fans like. Ward, meanwhile, at the same point in his career, was getting beat up by Darnell Boone, needing the judges to give him the first (but not the last) robbery gift of his career in order to maintain his fake "0" that you casual fans overvalue so much. Well guess what, Inoue has one too! Guess that makes him an "All Time Great" as well! LOL. You are the definition of a casual fan who doesn't even read the articles before commenting. Your IQ must be in single digits. There is hope for you still but you have to want to get smarter, instead of celebrating your own ignorance.

[Stynpine]

How many people here actually read the article to its fullest? Ancajas and Yafai literally declined Inoue's offers at unification. Rungvisai and Estrada are busy with each other. A Chocolatito fight wouldn't prove anything anymore. Inoue is struggling to make weight. Time for Inoue to move onto a division where he will actually get the fights he wants. I'd rather Inoue fight Tete than have another mismatch like the Boyeaux fight. Inoue has been avoided for the last three years (2 if you don't count 2015). Simply put, Inoue has better and more likely fights at bantamweight.

[jonnyc420]

A very good fight I would love to see it.

[fourtheboys96]

If he fights Tete, he is actually fighting a bigger better fighter than anyone in 115lbs.

[Kiowhatta]

I really don't understand the level of spite directed at Inoue. He is not Lomachenko, who had an extensive amateur background.
At 24, he is still developing and trying to settle into a weight class that feels most comfortable. He still has a good ten years ahead of him and his record might not be stand-out, but it's not THAT bad. He has a couple of guys on there with losing records or more than 5 losses, but most have had decent records, he is just taking his time.
If the rumours are true about him being ducked then we have the GGG situation all over again, this time the difference is Inoue has time on his side.
I believe he has the talent to go all the way.

[Kiowhatta]

Has a record of 9-0-0 (8 KO's) in world title fights.
Has a record of 4-0-0 (3 KO's) against former or current world champions.

[landotter]

Need to check into Tete, don't know much about him.

If Inoue is being avoided and can't get top level 115 fights, then I get it. I find it a little hard to believe, those guys duck no one. But, maybe the wait in line thing was too much? I am betting the time it would take to get the top fights at 115 was taking a toll on him as he had grown past it and it was too hard to make the weight. If so, 118 makes sense.

[Yodpayak]

Why are the rest of the super flys such B I T CHes that they won't fight the Monster? Kal Yafai and Cuadras are some straight putos. I thought the English and Mexicans are warriors, they are just some straight P USSY A SS B ITCHES.

Yafai is a nobody, I dont blame him for ducking the best. Cuadras wants the fight but his management probably will prevent it since he has technically lost 2 in a row. Srisaket will fight Inoue no problem but Inoue cant even wait for him to finish one fight first.

[BrometheusBob.]

Is Naoya struggling w/ weight or what? Idk, but sucks for us

[Madison Boxing]

118 pounds smh. just eat some ****ing food man, theres no excuse to be lighter than 130lbs. i dont understand why theres about 100 different weight classes in these midget weights either.