Nonito Donaire was Inoue's first real test

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Can't really improve on that reply. It ain't that Naoya hasn't quality opponents that were considered real tests, it's just that he cut right through 'em all. To answer the TS that's why he's so highly rated.

Thanks man.

Yup. I've been following Inoue for a while, and on here every time he was about to fight someone "Inoue about to finally step up and take his first test" then when it was a quick KO "That guy was a bum who never fought anyone!" Typical boxingscene fans, constantly moving the goalpost.

If there are still any doubters they'll disappear once Inoue beats Nery!

It was his toughest fight to date!

Prime Donaire would’ve knocked him out and finished him in the 9th if he had Inoue hurt, but wasn’t sure of his gas tank and too old to go all out for a finish!

Great fight and is in my top 5 best fights of the year so far!

1. Spence vs Porter
2. Joshua vs Ruiz
3. Inoue vs Donaire
4. Hurd vs J rock
5. Pacquiao vs Thurman

I've got prime-Donaire over this version of Monster also. Maybe not by KO, but he's gonna punish that double vision assuming that same shot lands in the 2nd.

I have this a FotY. I was at Prograis-Taylor and that makes my top-5. Think your top 5 are about right though.

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Nonito is the first fight to test Inoue, but not the first test that he passed.

In his 4th fight Inoue has a UD over Taguchi before he became a (unified) world champion. Taguchi won between 2-4 rounds out of 10, meaning Inoue was challenged in that fight and was the first to not get stopped.

And he walked through former or incumbent title-holders Hernandez, Narvaez, McDonnell, Payano and Rodriquez in a combined 12 rounds.

After some digging, Boxrec tells me that Kohei Kono twice held WBA Super Fly title and has a win of Koki Kameda. Inoue stopped him in 6 at Super Fly.

[Squ□redCircle34]

Thanks man.



If there are still any doubters they'll disappear once Inoue beats Nery!



I've got prime-Donaire over this version of Monster also. Maybe not by KO, but he's gonna punish that double vision assuming that same shot lands in the 2nd.

I have this a FotY. I was at Prograis-Taylor and that makes my top-5. Think your top 5 are about right though.

My how could’ve I forgot about the classic war phone booth fight in Prograis vs Taylor!

I’ve watched that fight twice since and now I will be watching it again tonight thanks to you for reminding me about it!

I’ve changed my top 5 fights of the year so far

1. Spence vs Porter
2. Prograis vs Taylor
3. Inoue vs Donaire
4. Pacquiao vs Thurman
5. Hurd vs J rock

Honorable mention is of course Joshua vs Ruiz with having one of the greatest rounds ever in round 3 plus with the historic upset!

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that shows you how good he is considering he was blasting out good fighters within 3 rounds

same with nonito, even with age he's still able to go toe to toe with a murderous boxer puncher


and inoue did not even have to use PED's like ...cough cough nelo & nery

[jmrf4435]

Probably.

It was weird. Nonito looked shot to bits in his prior fights, suddenly had his fast twitch movements back.

PED's, newfound motivation?

[QueensburyRules]

In my opinion.

Do you agree or disagree?

- -When have I ever agreed with u?

Inoue's toughest test I could go with.

[Boxing_1013]

My how could’ve I forgot about the classic war phone booth fight in Prograis vs Taylor!

I’ve watched that fight twice since and now I will be watching it again tonight thanks to you for reminding me about it!

I’ve changed my top 5 fights of the year so far

1. Spence vs Porter
2. Prograis vs Taylor
3. Inoue vs Donaire
4. Pacquiao vs Thurman
5. Hurd vs J rock

Honorable mention is of course Joshua vs Ruiz with having one of the greatest rounds ever in round 3 plus with the historic upset!

GGG-SD was a really good fight too imo...a lot of action in that one.

[RuleOfTheSpear]

Boxers have different phases.

The Prime Donaire wouldn't have hesitated in round 9.

Inoue's first real test was against a shot Donaire. Probably 30% of whats left of him.

Inoue has to step it up.

[Bullrider]

Who else should he fight or should have fought?

[Squ□redCircle34]

GGG-SD was a really good fight too imo...a lot of action in that one.

Man that was a helluva fight, Dervyachenko went in and put in work on Golovkin, he was pretty close to dropping him with bodyshots!

Shame Golovkin didn’t give him an immediate rematch!

This year has so many fight of the year fights and great fights, I say it’s one of the best years in boxing!

Lots of classics and unifications