Topic: [Boxing] Inoue vs Tapales for Unified Super Bantamweight Title - December 26 (Read 5417 times)

It's the manager or promoter of Inoue that floated the idea of having their ward do a voluntary title defense against Casimero the reason being that they have an unfinished business. Casimero vs Inoue will be interesting as well as Quadro Alas is always taunting Inoue on social media, maybe Team Inoue is tired of his antics and wants to punish him inside the ring though hehe.

Closing the thread now, as usual thanks for your comments in this thread as we witnessed the historic run of Inoue of being the only Japanese to be a multi-division unified champion.

Casimero doesn't hold anything worth it for a champion to take a match against him. Maybe if Casimero will be ranked Top 1 or 2 as a contender, regardless of the boxing organization, then that's the only time a champion can face him possibly. I agree with some of your pointers that Casimero fans should understand that Casimero is not the same as before. Looking at his last fight, that supposed to be easy, he even shows struggling. With that performance, he will be an easy match for Inoue if they will face each other.

Sorry for the further reply and I agree that the thread can be considered locked now.

P.S.: Usually, after a fight, a thread lasts around a week before closing.

They would really be countering each counter that the boxer that has been thinking and this is why each fighter would really be having a chance for them to grow or evolve because they would really be
trying to patch into those possible flaws and weakness that they do have. It is really just that normal that the opponent would really be finding ways and methods for them to take advantage into that
but its true that Inoue did really make out some counter with those preparations on what Tapales had done and we've seen that it is really that effective. He had taken down Tapales on Round 4
on which he seems to be tough on earlier rounds because of those guards but actually those body shots or blows do take the job. It do really looks like that cracking a shell of a nut until
it did break out.

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@OP, this thread should be locked. This fight is over and it would be ideal that you should be closing this one to avoid further replies.
Thank you! 

Thanks for the share up mate on which we do already have that possible fight projection on whose would be the next opponent for Inoue. Im already that anticipating nor not already expecting for Casimero as this guy or man isnt really that as level of Inoue anymore. He would really be free on challenging or taunting Inoue but its really obvious that Inoue isnt really that interested on him anymore. Pure talks but you do see his capability when it comes on how he fights which i could say that Tapales is way more better. When it comes to stamina then Casimero do really lacking on this one. He might have the power but the technicality and speed and stamina is surely a let down. This is why its not shocking that Inoue isnt interested on him.

For sure he would really be focusing into beating up to those who would really be tending to get the belt or simply having those title defense on which he had mentioned out that he might be
staying for a while into this division before he would really be that deciding to go higher which i could say that it would really be a smart of him on making such decision considering
that his recent fight shows that he would really be needing to get prepared if ever he would be stepping up again.

Honestly, Marlon Tapales does have a good game plan against Naoya Inoue.

He clearly knows what to do, he knows what's the best strategy to do, and he knows truly how to beat Inoue. But the problem is, that gameplan is useless since he is unable to execute those in the actual fight. The Monster is always ready for any strategy that Tapales will execute.

Naoya Inoue still looked fresh and good-looking after the 10th-round fight. No hard bruises, no signs of being exhausted and I think can even fight again the day later lol. It just shows that the fight is already concluded early in the match. Tapales didn't even give Inoue a hard match. It's fine to lose if he shows desperation to win but all he does is stay mostly in defense mode the entire match.

All good game plan changed when they were being hit by those bombs of Inoue. Tapales and Donaire are two different boxers on different levels.

BTW, back to the comparison between Inoue and Pacman, at age 30, Manny has already fought multiple boxers who are future hall of famers like Barrera, Morales, Marquez and others while Inoue has only fought one in the person of Nonito Donaire Jr, so with that i could see that Inoue has a lot to prove yet and Top Rank have a lot of works to be done so Inoue will outshine the accomplishments of Manny.

According to DAZN boxing news, there are 3 opponents who might be next to challenge Inoue. I am very much disappointed that John Riel Casimero is not one of these. However, among these 3 boxers
mentioned, I am quite certain that it will be Luis Nery because is the mandatory challenger for WBC. I only wish that the fight will be in Las Vegas. Inoue's last performance in Las Vegas was against Damariñas on June 19, 2021.



Murodjon Akhmadaliev

Uzbekistan's Murodjon Akhmadaliev enjoyed a ringside seat at the Ariake Arena to watch Inoue's win. The 29-year-old sports a 12-1 record, and he last fought on December 16. Murodjon defeated Kevin Gonzalez that night. Murodjon's southpaw style could match up well with Inoue. Matchroom Boxing's X account has already teased a potential match. Murodjon is a top-ten-ranked fighter by the WBA, WBO, IBF and WBC. He is also fourth in Ring magazine's rankings.

Sam Goodman

Australia's undefeated Sam Goodman could be another name to challenge Inoue in 2024. Goodman boasts a perfect 17-0 record and defeated Zhong Liu in his last fight. The WBO and IBF rank Goodman 1st at super bantamweight.

Luis Nery

Rumours emanating from Japan suggest that Inoue's next fight will be in May against Mexico's Luis Nery. Nery is the WBC's mandatory challenger, and his 35-1 record features plenty of big names. Nery's last fight was in July, and he stopped Froilan Saludar in the second round.

Source https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/3-potential-opponents-for-new-undisputed-champion-naoya-inoue/yk3tkflquaqp1q4197saqxaag

Adjustments is not enough though, in the first couple of rounds leading up to his being knock down in round 4, he just stood up in front of Inoue and like trying to bait him to punch and taste his power. So for me it's a bad strategy by Tapales specially in early rounds as Inoue is fresh and you can see his power right away.

After the first knockout, we think it's over and probably this is where the mentality of Tapales changes as he eagerly wanted to exchange that's why his jab are going in even his straight hand. But Inoue is really a great boxer and going 10 round against him shows Tapales mental toughness, but his body cant' take that power.

Maybe there's a lot of us who lose the bet on this match because wanted to see Tapales win because he is our countrymen. But it's not what the outcome we wanted as the Japanese is really in control of the fight and he is pound for pound. Just like when Manny is during the height of his career, nobody can stop him until the wear and tear took a toll on his body.

All we can do now is to accept that lose and move forward to our next chance to bet on our fellow countrymen.

And again, there is no ashamed on the part of Tapales as he shows his heart and valiant in this fight, he just fell short.

In any sport or competition then there would really be a loser and there would be a winner. One fighter is really that much better compared to other on which its normal. Its not also bad on
betting into your fellow countrymen on showing up that support but when the fight starts then you could already be able to spot on, on whose really that ahead or really at advantage.
Yes, its sad that we do lose the bet even me because im expecting for some upset but it turns out that Inoue is really just that too good for him .He might be able to  reach out 10 rounds
but you could see on how Tapales get beaten up but still that having a huge respect since this man did give out his best and trade off punches without Inoue until the end.

Yeah, it is uncontested and he's just proven himself to be undefeated.

I think that he's got that plan of moving up a few weights and that's why if there will be other fighters that will challenge him, it's on another weight division and not on his current one. He's on his prime and that cannot be denied and whoever is able to challenge and beat him will be writing history against this man that he just beaten the monster. But I don't think that will be easy, conditions about the match isn't just going to be easy for the challenger.

With an enemy like Inoue, I don't think Tapales can afford himself being open and getting that knockout punch early in the round. Throwing punches means you are leaving yourself temporarily open to any counters, and it's just the right decision for him to take his time and wait for the perfect punch. I just think that he kind of overdid it and became very defensive which ultimately led to his demise. Inoue just studied him for a few rounds on how he defends and how he tries to get that distance, but man Inoue is just something else.

I'm pretty sure Tapales is okay with the result going so far as taking the bout to the distance. 10 rounds with someone who's deemed to be the best boxer in the division is no easy feat AT ALL.


Exactly. Inoue is on another level, while Tapales still needs to grind to be there but I'm pretty sure he's on his way to it. It's not a bad fight either! I enjoyed watching it live even though I know what the outcome will be. I expected worse from Tapales, but man he has the power but just not the speed that Inoue all carries.

Correct, Tapales really put more than 100% in this training, his heart and he had sacrifices along the long. But it's just that Inoue is very strong that's why he has a hard time finding this rhythm and even if he hits Inoue with his strongest punch, it has no effect whatsoever.

I wouldn't say that he was outclassed though, but the Monster is really too much for everyone, not just Tapales for 122 lbs.

This is probably Tapales biggest paycheck to date, so it's all good as he can go back to the Philippines and enjoy the New Year season.

There's nothing wrong with Tapales it just happened that he is facing a monster who is notorious for knocking out his opponents, he was fully aware of all of this because he had watched all of Inoue's fights and he was just making sure that he was well defended and at the same trying to impose his offense and plan, I'm proud of Tapales because he hurt and back down Inoue in some rounds but the gap in power and speed was just too obvious.
Tapales' only consolation is he made a lot of money in this fight and that will help him and his loved ones.

Unfortunately he doesn't have that, he is just a technical fighter who are only good against boxers who are not quick and heavy hitter. Inoue is just too exeptional, he is fast and a heavy hitter, that's why his opponent can't make a mistake as that will certainly result to a KO. And as what we had witness, Tapales was trying not to create a mistake, but eventually due to the heavy blow from Inoue, he got wear down and Inoue has taken advantage on that.

I'm seeing post that some Filipinos are proud of Tapales, well, that's good because Tapales did well in surviving, and no boxer right now in the same divison and lower could level on Inoue's talent and skills.

When you listen to his statement before the fight, it seems like they have a secret strategy that would beat Inoue. However, just like the other boxers that Inoue beat, they are only good with talking but they don't do the action in the ring. Maybe Inoue's power is just too much, that he cannot take it, so he was very careful and that resulted him losing some of his confidence that's why he could not throw a powerful punches due to the fear that he might get open and will be KO when hit by Inoue's counter punch.

If only Tapales had the same power as Donaire, then maybe the fight would be more interesting, but you know, Donaire is unique, no Filipino boxer that has the same power as his.

I don't know what's wrong about tapales cause what I saw is the opposite of my expectations cause he is not just very aggressive cause he is always waiting the right time which is he control his punches he didn't throw so much punches  while Inoue punch him so much and in the round 4 we saw that tapales was hit a good shot and that's the reason why Inoue getting more aggressive because of that knockout.

Yeah, I did the same thing eventhough we all know that Inoue will win this fight. Betting on Tapales is how I show support. Also, of course an upset is always in my mind, that's one of the reason why I bet on Tapales.

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Hopefully, we can still see Tapales fight on the main card despite what happened in this fight and he can redeem himself. What's next for Tapales career? How much did he make in this fight?

I still believe Casimero is a deserving challenger but only because he is a 3-division world champion and they are supposed to unify their belts before both of them move up in weight. They nearly had it and were scheduled already but then the pandemic came. But the later part was more on Casimero for not making weights and having personal issues that led to being removed from his belt which was the only key since Inoue wanted to become undisputed.

To say Casimero is more deserving than those lining up for Inoue, I don't think so. The WBA mandatory, Morudjon Akhmadaliev is the former unified champion and only lost a highly deposited decision to Tapales so he deserved a shot, especially to his former belts, and even so, he earned it more by fighting and winning the WBA eliminator. I looked down on Sam Goodman before but after winning the IBF eliminator by upsetting highly touted undefeated Raeese Aleem, he earned it. Aleem by the way is the one who sparred with Casimero multiple times and was getting the better of the exchanges. Luis Nery is a 2-division world champion, he also won a WBC eliminator although not stated as final so either the WBC can issue a final mandatory or it can just reinstate Nery as it's mandatory.

Inoue might only fight two more times before moving up in weight. So it's either Nery, Akhmadaliev, Goodman, and Casimero. I would love Casimero to get the shot. But right now, I see him as the easiest of the four.

MP is very different boxer though, and it's early to compare hi to Manny if he can conquer biggest fighters and higher weight class. He said in an interview that he will have to take a look at how his body will react before going up in weight.

We never heard that from Manny if I'm not mistaken, it seems that his mission is to really go up in weight class. And if you look at Manny picture during weight in at 130 lbs, he seems to be weight drain, you can see his cheek bone. And if we look at Inoue at 122 lbs, he seems to be full at this weight class. So maybe 126 is the biggest weight for him to conquer for now.