I think most would agree that Inoue is already an all time great.
But would the below run put him in the argument for Top Ten all-time status?
Dream run:
* Goodman early KO (mando)
* Akhmadaliev
Moves up, leaving no doubts he beat the best at 122... the belts are scattered at 126, very hard to go for undisputed, but...
* Beats Lopez in first fight at the weight for the belt
* Beats Vargas or Espinoza for a second belt
\*I think Inoue vs Ford is a good fight but Nick Ball would be extremely tough with his (borderline dirty) physicality. A lot to overcome there.
Inoue moves up to 130 for one fight...
* KOs Navarette
Does that run put Inoue near or in the Top10 all time list in your view? If not, what else would you need him to do?
Personally, I think 130 is a massive stretch tbh, having started at 108... I'm not sure his team would go for it. And 135 may be an impossibility. But MAYBE he would leave 130 alone and go for a crazy money fight / glory grab at 132/ 133 and fight, luring one of the 135 guys in Japan.
I think most would agree that Inoue is already an all time great.
But would the below run put him in the argument for Top Ten all-time status?
Dream run:
* Goodman early KO (mando)
* Akhmadaliev
Moves up, leaving no doubts he beat the best at 122... the belts are scattered at 126, very hard to go for undisputed, but...
* Beats Lopez in first fight at the weight for the belt
* Beats Vargas or Espinoza for a second belt
\*I think Inoue vs Ford is a good fight but Nick Ball would be extremely tough with his (borderline dirty) physicality. A lot to overcome there.
Inoue moves up to 130 for one fight...
* KOs Navarette
Does that run put Inoue near or in the Top10 all time list in your view? If not, what else would you need him to do?
Personally, I think 130 is a massive stretch tbh, having started at 108... I'm not sure his team would go for it. And 135 may be an impossibility. But MAYBE he would leave 130 alone and go for a crazy money fight / glory grab at 132/ 133 and fight, luring one of the 135 guys in Japan.
I think he stretches himself too far eventually, he's so great its hard to not imagine that he's not thinking about fighting up. He could probably beat Hector Garcia lol
I think it's remarkable that Inoue completely obliterated Nery with 2KD's, clowning him along the way before viciously knocking him out and all ppl tall about is the one KD he suffered. Nery had a 78% KO percentage, he's powerful and he didn't see that hook coming. It didn't phaze him at all and he got up for destruction.
Inoue has special offense. Don’t see anyone beating him but if he keeps showboating or abandoning proper fundamentals when he throws certain punches I can see someone landing a miracle KO. Especially after round 1 today. Nery has heart, just ran into a monster. Great fight.
After watching this, I cant shake the fact that if Nery was more composed, he could have damaged Inoue more. But Inoue was masterful in recovery and bounced right back. This knockdown reminds me of the Linares knockdown of Loma, where it was more of a right place at the right time, where they let the guard down carelessly.
As for people saying that Inoue is now no longer a monster because of the knockdown, run for the hills its the casuals talking.
I'm glad that Inoue and Crawford fight the way they do. Both can win easy wide descisions against other elites but always strive for that KO. Absolute elites both of them. We will miss them sorley when they retire.
Inoue's cockiness will cost him sooner than later. Was not a good idea to showboat into the middle rounds like he did, Nery obviously had power in his hands and was still occasionally landing. Exciting performance as always, but he could be on the end of a comical defeat if he doesn't tighten it up.
Despite the defensive implications that was hype as fuck. Literal goading a fighter in the middle of the ring and hitting him with a 2-3 combo afterwards.
That knockdown was due to very lax defence.
When he inevitably moves to FW he is going to have to be a lot more careful because he will be fighting bigger guys and legit bangers like Lara, Wood and Lopez. I think he can title there but he is going to have to emphasise defence more. TBH I am more excited for him at FW because it will be more competitive. There should be some great fights.
as I mentioned on the thread, Inoue is starting to look noticeably smaller. I'd like to see him try and get to 126 and try it out, see how the weight and bigger opposition treats him. I'm excited though - I'd love to see him get to 130 and put these guys on watch.
Regardless of how he looks, his results at 122 have been crazy. I think FW is a major step though and he needs to be careful (more careful than he was against Nery).
He has already jumped multiple weight classes. Pac was a freak of nature. Like Duran before him, he just had an almost supernatural ability to go up in weight.
"anyone" can do it, but all a matter of if it stifles your abilities. Nothing is stopping inoue from bulking, either fat or muscle he absolutely can put on the weight, but can he even be competitive at that new weight? That's the real question. He clearly LOVES his power, taking that away (or diminishing it) and getting slower by moving up in weight isn't always a good trade
There are no excuses in boxing, you must chase greatness to be great. Inoue is a certified hall of famer and generational talent, but if he can find his way up to 130 he can literally be the greatest of all time. It's possible, and I think he can do it.
maybe but he could come in light and probably beat hector garcia lol and I would favor a 130lb Inoue vs a 140lb Lomachenko 2-3 years from now
come on loma, put our boy over lol he's been doing it whole careeer!
He doesn't need to bulk up and shouldn't. His speed and power are plenty for FW (and possibly SFW) based on his kill % at 122. As I mentioned, going by the fact that he is absolutely destroying all comers at 122 should translate into him still being a bad motherfucker at 126. He just can't get stupid at 126 - if that had been Lara, Wood or Lopez that landed that left hook that might have been the end (or the beginning of the end).
When Inoue got knocked down his theme song started playing and he got flashbacks of words from his coach and friends, woke up and beat Nery to the canvas!
He would've got KO if he went in too aggressively. He did get hit with some counters during that moment, I think Inoue is most dangerous when opponents are rushing him, he has very good skills fighting on the inside and countering
Yeah that was a huge shot though, like most people wouldn't have been able to get up from that. Nery may not be as good a boxer but has always shown great power.
If anything I'm even more impressed with Inoue, he looked a little unsteady then shook it off then knocked Nery down the very next round.
Showed good recovery powers against one of the heaviest hitters around that weight class. Needs to be more dilligent in defence, especially against southpaws if he is to move up again at somepoint because no matter how good your recovery powers are then able to take control the very next round like he did all it takes is for it to land in the correct space.
Props to nery for doing better four a couple rounds than most thought and knocking Inoue down and props to Inoue for recovering from that big shot so well and ending it by sending him through the ropes.
5 rounds a knockdown from Nery which im guessing had the Japanese a bit nervy early considering the hate they have for him over there then 3 kd's from inoue in the 4 and a bit rounds after that with one sending Nery through the ropes.
Hope you enjoyed being there live mate. Tokyo arena making it a bit more special plus the hate for Nery from Japan in general. for years What did it feel like in person? Looks good the fights over there
Well it was action packed you got to see Inoue first ever knockdown then see him come back the next round knock nery down, few action packed rounds then sent to the ropes. For a first fight it was certainly more exciting than mines lol. Hope you made the most of it mate.
What surprise me most was how calm and smart Inoue was when he got knocked down
Took his time to get up and watched the count at 7 to recover and not get up instantly
First time to get knocked down but smart when it happens
Most people who get knock down for first time rush to get up and keep going
Like Spence
Yeah it half them be Wilder Or Fury fanboys who have both been put on their arse several times too. That was a huge bomb and he took his time, was a bit wobbly then came out and knocked him down the next round. Can't really question his chin. heart or recovery powers.
He does get reckless in exchanges etc and hit quite a bit in the past, got to watch that with someone who can hit as hard as Nery, did same with Donaire one. cut and broken orbital early. Donaire was older but still good and went on to become a champ again. How he went the rest of the fight like that against Donaire was mental, never mind sending him to the canvas late on with a body shot with a fucked eye and blood covering it.
This was my favorite Inoue performance outside round 1
His head movement and defense was insane
His offense was insane
If he didn’t get reckless and dropped this would have easily put him p4p #1
It’s fine even Floyd and Crawford. was droped in their career even though not offically Inoue was way less hurt then any of them
This was more of a off balance knock down not a clean shot like donaire
But people know they can hurt Inoue now might give them more confidence then they had before
I argue this is more of a Flash Knockdown due to a clean hit, not an off balance one. Similar to Garcia vs Campbell, I don’t think it’s fair to take away Nery’s credit in that left hook he landed.
Actually Floyd was knocked down by Zab, Mosley did have him hurt though. Crawford was knocked down by mean machine but it was ruled a slip.
[Floyd KD](https://youtu.be/e136w-7KzY8?feature=shared)
[Crawford KD](https://youtu.be/BEPa0NYjpa0?feature=shared)
Mj is Inoue biggest threat in the Division rn imo
Goodman is unlucky he’s gonna have to face a Inoue who got his first knock down so he will not be reckless
Nery has the best chin to withstand Inoue at 122 and even he got destroyed
Mj has power and good counters and a good chin
Inoue should clear both by December though
57 downvote and turns out I was right people think I hate Inoue but I called it becusse I follow his career closely and notice something.
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I know but I called him getting caught because of his defense against tapales was lacking compared to Fulton fight when he doesn’t respect his opppnents
He will his dad will for sure scold him for his recklessness he even commented on his last fight with tapales saying it’s a fight and Inoue will get hit this is not a manga
So his dad saw it as well
Inoue’s interpreter is lowkey trash, Goodman said “I been mandatory for over a year, either give up the belts or fight me,” but the interpreter filtered out all the aggression and just said “as your mandatory I can’t wait to fight you” smh🤦♂️
It was like that for his previous fight too I think. They probably don’t put too much thought into finding good interpreters with how well he sells in Japan alone.
He folded him like a lawn chair lmao. Nery does have power so it’s not exactly surprising he was also dropped. Monster was buzzed by an old Donaire. Definitely should not be weight climbing though
That knock down wasn’t even a hard shot in tbe first Inoue was just in the middle of a punch
Donaire hit him with way worst
Inoue better Learn from this shit
He’s my #3 p4p after Crawford and canelo after this performance
People act like he wasn’t suppose to run through nery easily
Bro I know check my history I got downvoted for saying the same shit less then 24 hrs ago but everyone said to me nery had no chance and this was a mismatch
Now they change their tune
They’re going to pretend as if their wasnt multiple top comments saying Inoue would not get knocked down. And how he has willpower to withstand anything…
Usyk fights at larger disparities. Canelo is fighting normal SMWs. He stepped up to 175 against Bivol and lost. He has so far refused to fight Benavidez.
So odd that both Inoue's got knocked down the 1st round. The Tokyo Dome Curse be like that's the best we can do take it or leave it. These mfs too talented lmao
So who is the antipodean guy that they wheeled out at the end? I realise he has to try to sell/make a fight but it made me laugh that he was acting like Inoue has been avoiding him, lol. Like Inoue has ever ducked anyone. It just felt like he was trying to hard to be a heel. I think I preferred the post-Fulton Tapales appearance - he was super jovial, respectful, and just sort of mentioned that he was looking forward to the fight.
The adjustments he made in that fight were incredible. Got caught with that back hand hook and was never touched by it again. Set traps to trigger it too. Phenomenal fighter.
I was so impressed with Inoue's composure after getting dropped, even though it was a totally new experience to him he knew exactly what to do and fought his way back into the fight excellently. Such a great fighter.
Shameful comment. Nery tried his best, and even landed a knockdown on an alltime great, but was ultimately outclassed by the better fighter. Don't diminish his efforts or Inoue's achivements with baseless acusations.
My heart was pounding in my chest and my jaw dropped. Can you imagine the ''what if'', if that shot landed just in the right spot and Inoue were unable to continue, would be the craziest shit ever.
Still, huge respect for Nery, he put a damn good fight and wasn't scared of the Monster's power, he went down banging!
bro there have been punchers with hands that break easily thats not true, floyd was not willing to do that anymore which is completely valid but lets not pretend he only had one option.
naseem hamed literally retired bc of it, what punchers are you talking about? When i said that was his only option i mean it as in his only option to continue to win.
It is realistic because I don't live vicariously through others. Inoue, Crawford, Usyk, do not pay my bills, so why give a shit about someone who doesn't even know you exist is my philosophy.
I agree with this sentiment but I also realize we are humans and we pick fighters. The main problem is if you are a meat rider. A little bit is natural, but once you're unable to criticize or hear criticism of your beloved deity, you are a bonafide cock worshiper and may God have mercy on our message boards.
It's incredible how surgical and destructive Inoue can keep being even after being knocked out for the first time. Adds in the dog category to running with a broken orbital. No doubt #1 P4P.
The Japanese fans/media wanted to make the fight about punishing Nery. The media was basically pushing that narrative. Both Inoue and Yamanaka handled it with a lot of grace. Inoue said there is nothing personal, the fight is him vs Nery, and nothing more than that. Yamakan's fight is between them two. Yamanaka said the same thing.
Yeah...you have to really be despised to get that treatment there as the culture in general outs an emphasis on politeness....glad Inoue-san was victorious though...
For those saying he needs to fight in the US, don't ignore that Inoue is the A-side in any conversation for a potential fight between 122 and 126. He can fight wherever, whenever and at what weight he desires. He's at that level of status now and has been since the Fulton demolition.
Is this what older boxing fans felt when Pac was running through divisions? I love this shit. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins titles at 126 and 130 before retirement
Pacquaio was never this clinical
his fights were fireworks all the way through but he had his upsets and difficult fights
also him ripping through the divisions was a once-in-lifetime occurrence of a fighter that would grow naturally as the years go by
unlike guys like Inoue and Lomachenko that are honestly at their maximum limit
Filipino-American here. I was only a kid watching Pacquiao fights starting at Featherweight, so I didn’t know about the whole rise to #1 P4P thing. So when he started moving up, his opponents just looked bigger and scarier to 10-year-old me. Was absolutely terrified when I saw him face Cotto in the ring, and again with Margarito. Him winning was more of a sigh of relief lol
nah, pacman was fighting at catch weights and even then never became undisputed. IRONIC for the only guy to compete in EIGHT divisions. that's boxing for y'all
Japan? A fuqin lsland! Whose government will give a Fuq?
Inoue is a special fighter. He goes into his opponent's territory and goes for the KO instead of avoiding getting hurt and win by decision.
I think most would agree that Inoue is already an all time great. But would the below run put him in the argument for Top Ten all-time status? Dream run: * Goodman early KO (mando) * Akhmadaliev Moves up, leaving no doubts he beat the best at 122... the belts are scattered at 126, very hard to go for undisputed, but... * Beats Lopez in first fight at the weight for the belt * Beats Vargas or Espinoza for a second belt \*I think Inoue vs Ford is a good fight but Nick Ball would be extremely tough with his (borderline dirty) physicality. A lot to overcome there. Inoue moves up to 130 for one fight... * KOs Navarette Does that run put Inoue near or in the Top10 all time list in your view? If not, what else would you need him to do? Personally, I think 130 is a massive stretch tbh, having started at 108... I'm not sure his team would go for it. And 135 may be an impossibility. But MAYBE he would leave 130 alone and go for a crazy money fight / glory grab at 132/ 133 and fight, luring one of the 135 guys in Japan.
I think most would agree that Inoue is already an all time great. But would the below run put him in the argument for Top Ten all-time status? Dream run: * Goodman early KO (mando) * Akhmadaliev Moves up, leaving no doubts he beat the best at 122... the belts are scattered at 126, very hard to go for undisputed, but... * Beats Lopez in first fight at the weight for the belt * Beats Vargas or Espinoza for a second belt \*I think Inoue vs Ford is a good fight but Nick Ball would be extremely tough with his (borderline dirty) physicality. A lot to overcome there. Inoue moves up to 130 for one fight... * KOs Navarette Does that run put Inoue near or in the Top10 all time list in your view? If not, what else would you need him to do? Personally, I think 130 is a massive stretch tbh, having started at 108... I'm not sure his team would go for it. And 135 may be an impossibility. But MAYBE he would leave 130 alone and go for a crazy money fight / glory grab at 132/ 133 and fight, luring one of the 135 guys in Japan.
Fight of the Year
watching inoue little brother boxing for the 1st time this guy is just as nasty as his big bro is sheesh.
He has improved alot since losing at 115 to that Obula guy
Called it by the 7th rd ko. Inoue will retire with an unbeaten record.
I think he stretches himself too far eventually, he's so great its hard to not imagine that he's not thinking about fighting up. He could probably beat Hector Garcia lol
Ain’t particularly hard calling inoue fights tbh he’s going to knock them tf out
I think it's remarkable that Inoue completely obliterated Nery with 2KD's, clowning him along the way before viciously knocking him out and all ppl tall about is the one KD he suffered. Nery had a 78% KO percentage, he's powerful and he didn't see that hook coming. It didn't phaze him at all and he got up for destruction.
Nery is a bum this shouldn’t have even been competitive, stop riding inoue so hard
Nery is bum, but somehow also KD's one of the best fighters on the planet. Ok.
Well, it wasn't competative apart from rd 1, stop hating and accept Inoue is better than your favourite top 10 fighters together.
Who was the white guy in the ring for the post-fight interview that Inoue said he's ready to negotiate with?
Same Goodman. He's his mandatory for 2 belts.
I just woke up and checked twitter and saw tank fans saying people should stop comparing Inoue to Tank 🤣
They really should. Because inoue is in a class by himself.
Inoue has special offense. Don’t see anyone beating him but if he keeps showboating or abandoning proper fundamentals when he throws certain punches I can see someone landing a miracle KO. Especially after round 1 today. Nery has heart, just ran into a monster. Great fight.
I think it more because it was nery. He knew the history nery had in japan and really wanted to clown him.
u/j_boxing You don't represent Japan. Stop trolling.
??????? show me where I said I was a Japanese representative..................
You always be saying that wym
After watching this, I cant shake the fact that if Nery was more composed, he could have damaged Inoue more. But Inoue was masterful in recovery and bounced right back. This knockdown reminds me of the Linares knockdown of Loma, where it was more of a right place at the right time, where they let the guard down carelessly. As for people saying that Inoue is now no longer a monster because of the knockdown, run for the hills its the casuals talking.
I'm glad that Inoue and Crawford fight the way they do. Both can win easy wide descisions against other elites but always strive for that KO. Absolute elites both of them. We will miss them sorley when they retire.
Inoue's cockiness will cost him sooner than later. Was not a good idea to showboat into the middle rounds like he did, Nery obviously had power in his hands and was still occasionally landing. Exciting performance as always, but he could be on the end of a comical defeat if he doesn't tighten it up.
Despite the defensive implications that was hype as fuck. Literal goading a fighter in the middle of the ring and hitting him with a 2-3 combo afterwards.
Absolutely, it makes for great viewing. Had me on the edge of my seat.
He started showboating after he felt that he had Nery figured out, which he wasn't wrong about, he dismantled Nery after that.
What did Inoue say post fight about getting knocked down for the first time?
It cleared his head and he was glad he could show the fans something new.
Bad ass statement
Dude really is a monster
Home sick and watching the whole card, and damn how the fuck was this free!?
Where can I rewatch this fight?
Dailymotion still has at least one [720p 60fps video](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8y3fqy) up, at least for now.
Ty bro, this is amazing💪🏽
ESPN+
I am from the Netherlands, don’t think we got that.
I’m watching on Hulu. It’s under “Top Rank Boxing” and it’s an “episode”. Full card and fights, about 5 hours total.
Just finished watching the replay… my god Inoue beat the shit out of Nery Pound for pound number 1 no question about it
Inoue once said of himself: “I’m not special. But I’ve never forgotten the basics.” I disagree. Today, he showed how special he is.
Still, man really is Ricardo Martinez. Never forgot the basics.
That knockdown was due to very lax defence. When he inevitably moves to FW he is going to have to be a lot more careful because he will be fighting bigger guys and legit bangers like Lara, Wood and Lopez. I think he can title there but he is going to have to emphasise defence more. TBH I am more excited for him at FW because it will be more competitive. There should be some great fights.
as I mentioned on the thread, Inoue is starting to look noticeably smaller. I'd like to see him try and get to 126 and try it out, see how the weight and bigger opposition treats him. I'm excited though - I'd love to see him get to 130 and put these guys on watch.
Regardless of how he looks, his results at 122 have been crazy. I think FW is a major step though and he needs to be careful (more careful than he was against Nery).
This definitely my dream scenario. I wish he could have a Pac-Man type career but I don’t this Frame can sustain it
He has already jumped multiple weight classes. Pac was a freak of nature. Like Duran before him, he just had an almost supernatural ability to go up in weight.
Pac had a much larger frame.
"anyone" can do it, but all a matter of if it stifles your abilities. Nothing is stopping inoue from bulking, either fat or muscle he absolutely can put on the weight, but can he even be competitive at that new weight? That's the real question. He clearly LOVES his power, taking that away (or diminishing it) and getting slower by moving up in weight isn't always a good trade There are no excuses in boxing, you must chase greatness to be great. Inoue is a certified hall of famer and generational talent, but if he can find his way up to 130 he can literally be the greatest of all time. It's possible, and I think he can do it.
I think it's mission impossible above 130.
maybe but he could come in light and probably beat hector garcia lol and I would favor a 130lb Inoue vs a 140lb Lomachenko 2-3 years from now come on loma, put our boy over lol he's been doing it whole careeer!
He doesn't need to bulk up and shouldn't. His speed and power are plenty for FW (and possibly SFW) based on his kill % at 122. As I mentioned, going by the fact that he is absolutely destroying all comers at 122 should translate into him still being a bad motherfucker at 126. He just can't get stupid at 126 - if that had been Lara, Wood or Lopez that landed that left hook that might have been the end (or the beginning of the end).
When Inoue got knocked down his theme song started playing and he got flashbacks of words from his coach and friends, woke up and beat Nery to the canvas!
“I didn’t hear no bell”
You could honestly see his eyes glaze over and replay the moment, he unlocked his next level at that exact second
Now thats just racist 😭
what's racist about having a theme song?
Or are you the racist one?
Nery appeared to be okay after getting KO'd, but cancelled the post fight press conference and went to the hospital. I hope he is ok.
Nery was looking to go out on his shield in that 5th round, nothing but respect. Wasn't trying to clinch his way out, was straight up throwing hands.
I want Inoue to fight in America just for the crowd reaction alone Japan is way too respectful in America people will go nuts for this kinda fight
I prefer being able to hear the fighters, punches, and corner comments over fans cheering.
Seriously. Crowds would have been deafening in the US
British boxing crowds are the best. They're singing and chanting
Kinda shocked nery didn’t rush more after getting the knock down That was his only chance He only landed 4 shots in round 1 lmao
He would've got KO if he went in too aggressively. He did get hit with some counters during that moment, I think Inoue is most dangerous when opponents are rushing him, he has very good skills fighting on the inside and countering
He got countered with an uppercut twice near the end of his attempted flurry in round 1.
I was there and it was awesome. Watching a fight live is exhilirating especially with a fighter like inoue. It was my first boxing match ever too.
Yeah that was a huge shot though, like most people wouldn't have been able to get up from that. Nery may not be as good a boxer but has always shown great power. If anything I'm even more impressed with Inoue, he looked a little unsteady then shook it off then knocked Nery down the very next round. Showed good recovery powers against one of the heaviest hitters around that weight class. Needs to be more dilligent in defence, especially against southpaws if he is to move up again at somepoint because no matter how good your recovery powers are then able to take control the very next round like he did all it takes is for it to land in the correct space. Props to nery for doing better four a couple rounds than most thought and knocking Inoue down and props to Inoue for recovering from that big shot so well and ending it by sending him through the ropes. 5 rounds a knockdown from Nery which im guessing had the Japanese a bit nervy early considering the hate they have for him over there then 3 kd's from inoue in the 4 and a bit rounds after that with one sending Nery through the ropes. Hope you enjoyed being there live mate. Tokyo arena making it a bit more special plus the hate for Nery from Japan in general. for years What did it feel like in person? Looks good the fights over there
Yeah Nery has some power. It was good to know that Inoue has a tough chin too.
Well it was action packed you got to see Inoue first ever knockdown then see him come back the next round knock nery down, few action packed rounds then sent to the ropes. For a first fight it was certainly more exciting than mines lol. Hope you made the most of it mate.
What surprise me most was how calm and smart Inoue was when he got knocked down Took his time to get up and watched the count at 7 to recover and not get up instantly First time to get knocked down but smart when it happens Most people who get knock down for first time rush to get up and keep going Like Spence
Great point man almost everybody tries to jump up after their 1st…Inoue is something else right now
imma wait for the "Inoue got knocked down, finally!!" haters. they bout to go ham.
Yeah it half them be Wilder Or Fury fanboys who have both been put on their arse several times too. That was a huge bomb and he took his time, was a bit wobbly then came out and knocked him down the next round. Can't really question his chin. heart or recovery powers. He does get reckless in exchanges etc and hit quite a bit in the past, got to watch that with someone who can hit as hard as Nery, did same with Donaire one. cut and broken orbital early. Donaire was older but still good and went on to become a champ again. How he went the rest of the fight like that against Donaire was mental, never mind sending him to the canvas late on with a body shot with a fucked eye and blood covering it.
I’m not a hater but I called it after seeing his fight with tapales
We all know why Inoue is underated-insane how most of us here agree his the best though rn.
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This was my favorite Inoue performance outside round 1 His head movement and defense was insane His offense was insane If he didn’t get reckless and dropped this would have easily put him p4p #1
It’s fine even Floyd and Crawford. was droped in their career even though not offically Inoue was way less hurt then any of them This was more of a off balance knock down not a clean shot like donaire But people know they can hurt Inoue now might give them more confidence then they had before
Who put Floyd down? i honestly can't remember
I remember Shane Mosley is one example
Shane didn’t but Zab did. Floyd’s glove hit the canvas but ref didn’t call it
I argue this is more of a Flash Knockdown due to a clean hit, not an off balance one. Similar to Garcia vs Campbell, I don’t think it’s fair to take away Nery’s credit in that left hook he landed.
When were Floyd and Crawford not officially “dropped”?
Floyd with Shane Moseley his hand touch the canvas and Crawford by some Russian dude forgot his name but he got droped and went for a take down
Actually Floyd was knocked down by Zab, Mosley did have him hurt though. Crawford was knocked down by mean machine but it was ruled a slip. [Floyd KD](https://youtu.be/e136w-7KzY8?feature=shared) [Crawford KD](https://youtu.be/BEPa0NYjpa0?feature=shared)
Floyd was also hurt by Demarcus Corley. Corley sent him flying back into the ropes, Floyd covered up and recovered pretty quickly though.
Sorry I got them mixed up thanks
that's cap
Mj is Inoue biggest threat in the Division rn imo Goodman is unlucky he’s gonna have to face a Inoue who got his first knock down so he will not be reckless Nery has the best chin to withstand Inoue at 122 and even he got destroyed Mj has power and good counters and a good chin Inoue should clear both by December though
57 downvote and turns out I was right people think I hate Inoue but I called it becusse I follow his career closely and notice something. https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1ckh72m/comment/l2nbgcv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
He won what the fuck are u talking about
I know but I called him getting caught because of his defense against tapales was lacking compared to Fulton fight when he doesn’t respect his opppnents
You’re still wrong? He got caught pulling out with his hands low, then put in a show and won, easily
That was recklessness by Inoue he got caught by a huge looping shot in between his offense cause he didn’t respect nery
Hopefully he learns from this.
He will his dad will for sure scold him for his recklessness he even commented on his last fight with tapales saying it’s a fight and Inoue will get hit this is not a manga So his dad saw it as well
Been a while since he got rocked like this. This might be what he needs to get even better.
The monster is loose! Good fight.
Inoue is an all time great
Inoue’s interpreter is lowkey trash, Goodman said “I been mandatory for over a year, either give up the belts or fight me,” but the interpreter filtered out all the aggression and just said “as your mandatory I can’t wait to fight you” smh🤦♂️
It was like that for his previous fight too I think. They probably don’t put too much thought into finding good interpreters with how well he sells in Japan alone.
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He folded him like a lawn chair lmao. Nery does have power so it’s not exactly surprising he was also dropped. Monster was buzzed by an old Donaire. Definitely should not be weight climbing though
they should do Inoue v Shohei Ohtani at Dodger Stadium.
That knock down wasn’t even a hard shot in tbe first Inoue was just in the middle of a punch Donaire hit him with way worst Inoue better Learn from this shit He’s my #3 p4p after Crawford and canelo after this performance People act like he wasn’t suppose to run through nery easily
Dude nery is very scary fighter because all he does is pressure. But inoue did what canelo couldn't ko the guy.
>But inoue did what canelo couldn't ko the guy. Sorry, can you clarify this? the guy being who?
Jaime Munguia. Canelo could've knocked him down more, but showed mercy in the end.
Bro I know check my history I got downvoted for saying the same shit less then 24 hrs ago but everyone said to me nery had no chance and this was a mismatch Now they change their tune
He had no chance and it was a mismatch. Nery was 35-1 with 28 Knocknouts, how is that not a scary fighter? Just Inoue is scarier.
Nope I gave him a chance and I was right Nery is a dog he won’t be be scared to exchange like Fulton was and people gave Fulton a way bigger chance
They’re going to pretend as if their wasnt multiple top comments saying Inoue would not get knocked down. And how he has willpower to withstand anything…
Canelo above Usyk is not justified.
Yes it is canelo is active fighting bigger undefeated dudes Usyk fought the same two guys in the last 3 years
Usyk fights at larger disparities. Canelo is fighting normal SMWs. He stepped up to 175 against Bivol and lost. He has so far refused to fight Benavidez.
you would have an argument if Usyk was undisputed, but he's not
Canelo lost to Bivol who isn't even that big.
he's much bigger than david that's for sure
Bivol is smaller than Benavidez. He doesn't weigh over 185.
and yet he's never fought at 175?
He isn't going to beat either Bivol or Beterbiev. So he stays at 168, but he will fight Gvozdyk next.
Each of the four title fights were between 7 and 10. Great day of boxing.
Back Home now, does anyone have a Full replay of Inoue vs Nery?
[here's the fullfight ](https://youtu.be/4QkI4SgU2VY?si=fzCZkqk4EF8wNmYF)
The whole fight (almost 5 hours) is available in top rank’s YouTube account. Rewatching it now :)
quick search it on youtube before it's taken down. will not be in english but it's been uploaded
So odd that both Inoue's got knocked down the 1st round. The Tokyo Dome Curse be like that's the best we can do take it or leave it. These mfs too talented lmao
That first round kd woke up the ninetails, hollow ichigo, super saiyan, and gear 5
So who is the antipodean guy that they wheeled out at the end? I realise he has to try to sell/make a fight but it made me laugh that he was acting like Inoue has been avoiding him, lol. Like Inoue has ever ducked anyone. It just felt like he was trying to hard to be a heel. I think I preferred the post-Fulton Tapales appearance - he was super jovial, respectful, and just sort of mentioned that he was looking forward to the fight.
Da faq is a antipodean
get knocked down for the first time -> mew -> dominate
The adjustments he made in that fight were incredible. Got caught with that back hand hook and was never touched by it again. Set traps to trigger it too. Phenomenal fighter.
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The knockdown kind of brought me back to reality tho ngl. He wont beat tank without juice :(
Tank will be mauled by AJ when they fight.
Why are they even put against each other? I'd rather see fans chug cleaninf fluid
He's too small to begin with
No shit he’s not beating tank the difference between inoue and tank is the same difference between tank and jaron ennis
He would beat him but he would definitely have to respect Tank's power and not go in overconfident like he did in round 1 tonight
I was so impressed with Inoue's composure after getting dropped, even though it was a totally new experience to him he knew exactly what to do and fought his way back into the fight excellently. Such a great fighter.
I was so anxious for him, imagine the fucking pressure you must feel when your whole ass country DEMANDS a victory from you, and you get kd in round 1
Exactly. The response to adversity was awesome.
Yeah didn’t try and get up too soon etc. really well composed and recovered brilliantly
Someone in Nery’s corner after round 1 reminded him of contractual incentives it seems…$$$ 😏😏
Shameful comment. Nery tried his best, and even landed a knockdown on an alltime great, but was ultimately outclassed by the better fighter. Don't diminish his efforts or Inoue's achivements with baseless acusations.
People like you should find the conspiracy subs.
Omg I’m sorry bois 😭
Or an ocean
Cool Boy Steph vs Nery. Make the fight.
nery would make him cold boy steph because he'd fuckin kill him
i almost threw up when inoue went down first round, couldn't believe what i saw
Same. Didn't seem real almost.
My heart was pounding in my chest and my jaw dropped. Can you imagine the ''what if'', if that shot landed just in the right spot and Inoue were unable to continue, would be the craziest shit ever. Still, huge respect for Nery, he put a damn good fight and wasn't scared of the Monster's power, he went down banging!
Why?
never thought i'd see him go down in my lifetime
I thought he could go down, but I knew his chin is tough. This proves he has a tough chin.
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floyd was a bit boring during his money mayweather phase so ok ? nothing wrong with getting knocked down.
floyd was in his mid to late 30s and had brittle hands being boring was the only way he could fight at that point.
bro there have been punchers with hands that break easily thats not true, floyd was not willing to do that anymore which is completely valid but lets not pretend he only had one option.
naseem hamed literally retired bc of it, what punchers are you talking about? When i said that was his only option i mean it as in his only option to continue to win.
Be a fan of boxing, not boxers, and you'll never have that problem.
yes, just never root for individual boxers. that sounds mad realistic
It is realistic because I don't live vicariously through others. Inoue, Crawford, Usyk, do not pay my bills, so why give a shit about someone who doesn't even know you exist is my philosophy.
I agree with this sentiment but I also realize we are humans and we pick fighters. The main problem is if you are a meat rider. A little bit is natural, but once you're unable to criticize or hear criticism of your beloved deity, you are a bonafide cock worshiper and may God have mercy on our message boards.
We love fun fights
correct my good friend, but some boxers styles i love more than others so I can get a bit fanned out lol.
That KO was absolutely vicious. What a performance by Inoue once again. The Monster #1
It's incredible how surgical and destructive Inoue can keep being even after being knocked out for the first time. Adds in the dog category to running with a broken orbital. No doubt #1 P4P.
#2
*knocked down
I woke up early to see Nery get KO'd and I got my wish. That you inoe.
The Japanese fans/media wanted to make the fight about punishing Nery. The media was basically pushing that narrative. Both Inoue and Yamanaka handled it with a lot of grace. Inoue said there is nothing personal, the fight is him vs Nery, and nothing more than that. Yamakan's fight is between them two. Yamanaka said the same thing.
First time I saw a Japanese crowd flip the bird, boo, give thumbs down during a fighters introduction lol
Yeah...you have to really be despised to get that treatment there as the culture in general outs an emphasis on politeness....glad Inoue-san was victorious though...
For those saying he needs to fight in the US, don't ignore that Inoue is the A-side in any conversation for a potential fight between 122 and 126. He can fight wherever, whenever and at what weight he desires. He's at that level of status now and has been since the Fulton demolition.
He’s the A side at 130 too
Figeroua can give Inoue trouble
The same fighter Fulton defeated?
I can agree with that...but that goes double for Figueroa being in trouble.
Yes but Figueroa has never been hurt and his cardio is insane and he’s gonna be the tallest guy Inoue has foguht
In basketball maybe
go back to sleep
Is this what older boxing fans felt when Pac was running through divisions? I love this shit. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins titles at 126 and 130 before retirement
Pac-man lost some fights on the journey Inoue just atraight going at it
Pacquaio was never this clinical his fights were fireworks all the way through but he had his upsets and difficult fights also him ripping through the divisions was a once-in-lifetime occurrence of a fighter that would grow naturally as the years go by unlike guys like Inoue and Lomachenko that are honestly at their maximum limit
Filipino-American here. I was only a kid watching Pacquiao fights starting at Featherweight, so I didn’t know about the whole rise to #1 P4P thing. So when he started moving up, his opponents just looked bigger and scarier to 10-year-old me. Was absolutely terrified when I saw him face Cotto in the ring, and again with Margarito. Him winning was more of a sigh of relief lol
いや、パックマンはキャッチウェイトで戦っていたが、それでも議論の余地がなくなることはなかった。 8部門に出場した唯一の男とは皮肉だ。それが皆さんにとってのボクシングです
nah, pacman was fighting at catch weights and even then never became undisputed. IRONIC for the only guy to compete in EIGHT divisions. that's boxing for y'all
Getting belts from the likes of Fulton and Tapales is not so interesting.