I cannot remember Donaire fighting Inoue toe to toe. Donaire is not a volume puncher. He is mostly a counter puncher who just waits for the perfect timing. Donaire doesn't release 4 or 5-punch combinations most of the time.
Man, what happened to you? you missed the biggest fight in the career of Inoue, and that is his fight against Donaire, during their first meeting.
People say that if that fight happened during the prime of Donaire, Inoue could not last 12 rounds as he was badly hurt that fight, in fact he was injured that I believe requires him to undergo a surgery.
Here's the highlights of the fight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0L1vYJ43mg that i could very well agree. in my opinion, donaire really did come close on this fight. he actually was the one who gave a very good fight to inoue. but unfortunately, donaire is not in his prime anymore, he's about to hang up his gloves. anyway, there will always be young bloods who can challenge inoue in the future. the power is not forever. just look at pacquiao, his age also caught him in his last fight. but it was still awesome as he wanted a toe-to-toe fight. not many boxers are very aggressive inside the ring giving what boxing fans clamor for, coz a lot are considered to be technical boxers, worrying every step inside the ring.
I'm not very familiar with Nery's fighting style, but it seems he's got a pretty decent power in his punches. But his winning record is not made up of hard opponents. He will just be an easy opponent for Naoya. If Nery is one aggressive fighter who does not fear trading blows against an opponent, he may will lose the fight in the first 6 rounds. Naoya likes this kind of battle. This is where his monstrous blows are best at and be most useful.
Betting odds will definitely be very heavy in favor of Naoya.
Yeah, the only popular opponent he fought was Brandon Figueroa which he lost via knockout so safe to say that Nery is not as scary as his resume looks. If he choose to go toe to toe with Inoue, this would end early and might be boring to some of us here as this might be a one-sided affair in favor of the Japanese fighter.
as he knows the caliber and status quo of inoue, i don't think nery is just sitting down and watching the days go by. so yeah, i highly believe, he is training hard for this upcoming fight because he is facing the current monster inside the ring. but if i am to bet, i will go also for inoue, but not on the line of who will win on this match, but on the other betting lines with at least good odds and worth betting.