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One of the things that most excites me about this boxer is that he is when it comes to challenges, rematches, and above all when there is a belt or something similar, well, he assumes it and prepares himself with more intensity, perhaps the fact of being a A very disciplined person and that is what marks him out compared to others, I want to see this fight and see what kind of strategy Tapales will use, but where I went, my strategy was to be on the defensive, make him get tired and counterattack, because the truth is I can't think of any strategy against him, because he really is a boxer who can quickly read the other boxer's plan, and I think that is also the intelligence he uses, and that is quite difficult for some, For me, boxing is 80% intelligence and 20% effort with the body, however, what you train the most is your body to resist the blows that you are going to receive.


It is the advantage of Inoue. He anticipates his opponent's strategy and adjusts things at the right timing.

If he sees that he can absorb his opponent's attack, then expect him to be more aggressive. I used to remember the first fight against
Donaire where after being almost taken down.

When he manages to get up and compose his self, that the time he really become aggressive and really attacks the most, then
he earned that fight a win.
The first fight against Donaire, it was the last time that we have seen Inoue almost lost the fight. It was a hard fought give and take and he absorbs all what Donaire can bring to the point that he suffered a broken orbital bone and yet he pushes for the fight and win it.

But there are fans or even boxers who thought that Inoue lost that fight. If I'm not mistaken, Roy Jones Jr was one of them. I remember as well though, that Jone is a big fan of Donaire so he might be biased on that.
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One of the things that most excites me about this boxer is that he is when it comes to challenges, rematches, and above all when there is a belt or something similar, well, he assumes it and prepares himself with more intensity, perhaps the fact of being a A very disciplined person and that is what marks him out compared to others, I want to see this fight and see what kind of strategy Tapales will use, but where I went, my strategy was to be on the defensive, make him get tired and counterattack, because the truth is I can't think of any strategy against him, because he really is a boxer who can quickly read the other boxer's plan, and I think that is also the intelligence he uses, and that is quite difficult for some, For me, boxing is 80% intelligence and 20% effort with the body, however, what you train the most is your body to resist the blows that you are going to receive.


It is the advantage of Inoue. He anticipates his opponent's strategy and adjusts things at the right timing.

If he sees that he can absorb his opponent's attack, then expect him to be more aggressive. I used to remember the first fight against
Donaire where after being almost taken down.

When he manages to get up and compose his self, that the time he really become aggressive and really attacks the most, then
he earned that fight a win.

Strong chin, definitely.
Me and my friends were just talking about it last night and they are pretty excited to see Naoya Inoue fight again. I think that the fight against Donaire is what left a mark on them too, although they are Filipinos they are big fans of the Japanese Monster.
They knew how strong Donaire was and were amazed at how Inoue was taking it all but still standing. Better, he is still attacking afterward and not just staying on the ropes to prevent more damage. One of the reasons why he became one of the boxing sensations of the sport.
Marlon Tapales on the other hand, they didn't know much about him. It makes me sad as a Filipino but I think if Tapales wins this one, he will get the attention of all his countrymen boxing fans. It may require a lot of work and sweat but that's the only way to increase the winning chance.
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One of the things that most excites me about this boxer is that he is when it comes to challenges, rematches, and above all when there is a belt or something similar, well, he assumes it and prepares himself with more intensity, perhaps the fact of being a A very disciplined person and that is what marks him out compared to others, I want to see this fight and see what kind of strategy Tapales will use, but where I went, my strategy was to be on the defensive, make him get tired and counterattack, because the truth is I can't think of any strategy against him, because he really is a boxer who can quickly read the other boxer's plan, and I think that is also the intelligence he uses, and that is quite difficult for some, For me, boxing is 80% intelligence and 20% effort with the body, however, what you train the most is your body to resist the blows that you are going to receive.


It is the advantage of Inoue. He anticipates his opponent's strategy and adjusts things at the right timing.

If he sees that he can absorb his opponent's attack, then expect him to be more aggressive. I used to remember the first fight against
Donaire where after being almost taken down.

When he manages to get up and compose his self, that the time he really become aggressive and really attacks the most, then
he earned that fight a win.
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On the other hand, Tapales does have good speed and a very hard punch,

Just like i said before, no matter how good Tapales is, this is Inoue's game, i mean This unification fight if pushes through is for Inoue to win and all they need to do is pay Marlon Tapales the right amount for them to get the Filipino fighter's nod.

Just a little trivia about Tapales, on his last fight against Akhmadallev, he change is fighting style to a counter-puncher which i think surprise the latter and never got the chance to adjust and this ultimately give the win to Tapales and who knows that he could surprise Inoue the same way he surprised Akhmadallev.

Power of Tapales might be underrated, but as you have said, he just toyed with Akhmadallev and counter him all night during their fight. And even though Tapales was caught several times, he has a good chin and then just used that counter very often that Akhmadallev become confused on the fight.

And the awkwardness of Tapales might be a plus for him in this fight. As Inoue is known to face technical fighters and so he is ready on what they are going to throw on him. But if Marlon is a very boxer that Inoue was expecting, it could be a very hard fight, just saying.

If Tapales will adjust more on that side, I mean to continue to practice and prepare for every possible attack and combination from Inoue
and also absorb those solid punches chances to win still possible.

Though on that same side were speaking about Inoue's power, that can only be concluded when they already facing each other.

Upset or a complete dominance from Inoue, either way can take place depending on what will be the outcome of the fight.

If both boxers are good, they would ensure that they undergo thorough training before the actual fight. However, we are no longer discussing their work ethics since they have already become champions. What we are currently doing is comparing their skills and talent in boxing, where it's very evident that Inoue has a significant advantage.

Let's assess Tapales before he became a champion. Wasn't he just an ordinary boxer? On the other hand, if we evaluate Inoue, he has already made a name for himself in the sport of boxing. Yes, upsets are possible, but in this fight, the chance is very slim for Tapales—no disrespect intended.

Don't worry mate, it's not a disrespect if we're not saying these things to him face to face because we aren't even that close to him to begin with.
But since we are here to weigh the chances and to choose a much better option for our bets regardless of which boxer we support, it's somehow evident that Tapales's chance is quite lower compared to Inoue who have been dominating every boxer he has faced and Tapales will not be an exemption, and just like the others, he will be a stepping stone for Inoue.



You are absolutely right, the remotest possibility that Tapales does something right against Inoue is that he does not make mistakes, if Tapales maintains a good fighting scheme, focused on pure defense, he can play his defense against the powerful attack of the Japanese , but that also depends on the type of training he takes, it is known that Inopue is like a boxing genius, he always looks for the best strategy to enter and has great ability to have better chances of winning, in fact once between Well, it will follow from there because Inoue has a facility for reading the movements and style of the boxers, perhaps that is his success, apart from the great hard training that he must have, now that said, as is speculated, well Tapales does not know They deny him the option of doing something against him, but his chances are very minimal, since Inoue is a boxer who trains every day for me, demanding even more as if he had to fight a Mike Tyson, I think his level of fighting is for him to prepare for that type of category, a heavyweight, so these types of things are what I think the boxer will consider, but before that, he has to go above the best ones in Stea category, and it is not far, the truth is that I think that he is a boxer who can be above many and each fight will be against all odds.

Inoue confirms he will be returning, possibly for undisputed encounter with Tapales



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Unified super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (25-0, 22KOs) has indicated that he has a date sealed for December to challenge Marlon Tapales (37-3, 19KOs) and contest the undisputed super-bantamweight title.

The post, which was posted on the platform formally known as Twitter, showed Inoue training and sparring. The tweet posted by Inoue stated, “It’s about time to start sparring in earnest and get ready for December!”

The tweet also suggests that he may have agreed to face Tapales for the undisputed championship against his divisional rival Tapales. This is indicated by Inoue using four crown emojis, which may represent the four respective titles that one must hold to be declared the undisputed champion in the four-belt era.

Source: https://proboxtv.com/news/inoue-confirms-he-will-be-returning-possibly-for-undisputed-encounter-with-tapales/en

One of the things that most excites me about this boxer is that he is when it comes to challenges, rematches, and above all when there is a belt or something similar, well, he assumes it and prepares himself with more intensity, perhaps the fact of being a A very disciplined person and that is what marks him out compared to others, I want to see this fight and see what kind of strategy Tapales will use, but where I went, my strategy was to be on the defensive, make him get tired and counterattack, because the truth is I can't think of any strategy against him, because he really is a boxer who can quickly read the other boxer's plan, and I think that is also the intelligence he uses, and that is quite difficult for some, For me, boxing is 80% intelligence and 20% effort with the body, however, what you train the most is your body to resist the blows that you are going to receive.
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Being honest is good, even though Tapales is our very own, it's hard to be biased. Inoue is the better fighter, and most likely, he will win the fight. His camp is probably already planning for his next fight, as Tapales doesn't possess the killer instinct that could trouble Inoue in the ring. Our best chance now to witness a great fight is if Inoue vs. Casimero happens. It might not seem as interesting in terms of what's at stake for Inoue, as he would be a unified champion by then. However, in terms of pure competition, I think that's what we're hoping for.

This is Inoue's division for now (122lbs) and we should taper down our expectations on Tapales because the chance is very slim for him to win this fight. Casimero's chance on landing a fight with Inoue is if he became a mandatory challenger on one of the belts but he should also be winning his every fight convincingly so the boxing community would glamour to see that Casimero vs Inoue fight to happen.

That's necessary, though, and he understands it's his only chance to fight Inoue. Being a mandatory challenger would give him the assurance that he will be able to fight the champion. Even before, he kept challenging Inoue, so it's about time he's given a chance, especially since he's not getting any younger. Maybe it's a big satisfaction for him to be able to challenge Inoue before he retires. Still, it depends on the outcome of the fight. If Casimero loses, it could be the end of his journey, but if he wins, big fights are certainly waiting ahead.

What do you think, if Inoue were to fight Casimero, can there be a rematch clause in the contract?

Well, judging the both of their situation, I'd say that Inoue's camp will be the ones to purse a rematch clause because they cannot just be that sure that nothing bad will happen as Filipino boxers are known to be unpredictable at the most unexpected times. But for Casimero, he will not care if there's a rematch clause or not because what's important to him right now is a fight with Inoue and a second fight is already too much too ask.
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Being honest is good, even though Tapales is our very own, it's hard to be biased. Inoue is the better fighter, and most likely, he will win the fight. His camp is probably already planning for his next fight, as Tapales doesn't possess the killer instinct that could trouble Inoue in the ring. Our best chance now to witness a great fight is if Inoue vs. Casimero happens. It might not seem as interesting in terms of what's at stake for Inoue, as he would be a unified champion by then. However, in terms of pure competition, I think that's what we're hoping for.

This is Inoue's division for now (122lbs) and we should taper down our expectations on Tapales because the chance is very slim for him to win this fight. Casimero's chance on landing a fight with Inoue is if he became a mandatory challenger on one of the belts but he should also be winning his every fight convincingly so the boxing community would glamour to see that Casimero vs Inoue fight to happen.

That's necessary, though, and he understands it's his only chance to fight Inoue. Being a mandatory challenger would give him the assurance that he will be able to fight the champion. Even before, he kept challenging Inoue, so it's about time he's given a chance, especially since he's not getting any younger. Maybe it's a big satisfaction for him to be able to challenge Inoue before he retires. Still, it depends on the outcome of the fight. If Casimero loses, it could be the end of his journey, but if he wins, big fights are certainly waiting ahead.

What do you think, if Inoue were to fight Casimero, can there be a rematch clause in the contract?
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Tapales was lucky enough to rid of Murodjon Akhmadaliev because the latter's camp hasn't had the idea to bring up a rematch clause before they draw and signed the contract of their fight. That gives me some though that perhaps it wasn't an honest mistake made by the team because they were the champion, and it was big hole that they didn't fill and so I think that they might've underestimated Tapales hence why there wasn't a rematch clause.

Perhaps they underestimated Tapales, assuming their fighter would easily defeat the challenger. However, the outcome was quite different—a closely contested match that ended in an upset. Now, Tapales holds the championship title and has an opportunity to prove himself against a terrifying opponent, a true warrior with a dominant track record. It's a big challenge for him as a boxer, but that's the nature of their profession. Boxers strive to face the best in order to become the best.

Strive to keep that hype and continue to stay at the top of the mountain,

Something that each fighter wanted to have during the peak of their careers. We are seeing that from how Inoue's trying
to unify another division and maybe, if still possible, to move to another division and try to duplicate the same achievements
that he got from the past division he went thru.

I saw an article yesterday stating that Inoue wants to fight Casimero, but the latter should agree to undergo random drug testing. Perhaps they are aware that Casimero has the power to defeat their champion, and if Casimero agrees to this condition, then I believe the negotiation would be easier. This is the first time I've read that Inoue is asking for a drug test from his opponent. Usually, he's the one asked to undergo a drug test because of his power.
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Being honest is good, even though Tapales is our very own, it's hard to be biased. Inoue is the better fighter, and most likely, he will win the fight. His camp is probably already planning for his next fight, as Tapales doesn't possess the killer instinct that could trouble Inoue in the ring. Our best chance now to witness a great fight is if Inoue vs. Casimero happens. It might not seem as interesting in terms of what's at stake for Inoue, as he would be a unified champion by then. However, in terms of pure competition, I think that's what we're hoping for.

This is Inoue's division for now (122lbs) and we should taper down our expectations on Tapales because the chance is very slim for him to win this fight. Casimero's chance on landing a fight with Inoue is if he became a mandatory challenger on one of the belts but he should also be winning his every fight convincingly so the boxing community would glamour to see that Casimero vs Inoue fight to happen.
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It's truly a mystery if who can crack Naoya Inoue open because apart from his prowess, his jaw seems to be as hard as his punches. And at 118, he did already show that he was really unstoppable and seeing how he beat Fulton on his debut at 122, it's hard for me to say that there will be someone that who can crack him open in this weight class. Not to underestimate but I don't think that Tapales is the man who can do it.
Being honest is good, even though Tapales is our very own, it's hard to be biased. Inoue is the better fighter, and most likely, he will win the fight. His camp is probably already planning for his next fight, as Tapales doesn't possess the killer instinct that could trouble Inoue in the ring. Our best chance now to witness a great fight is if Inoue vs. Casimero happens. It might not seem as interesting in terms of what's at stake for Inoue, as he would be a unified champion by then. However, in terms of pure competition, I think that's what we're hoping for.

I'm hoping that it will happen though, Casimero should've picked a better opponent that he could fight before this year ends as he needed a much better tune-up bout because who knows, he might be picked as Inoue's mandatory challenger after the fight and yet, he's just fighting boxers that aren't really in the competition.

He should know better because if his dream fight is against Inoue then he should at least make some hype for himself because if there's nothing going on around, I'm afraid that the organizers as well as Inoue's camp might just skip him because there's no benefit in having him at all.
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Naoya Inoue was the youngest and the strongest fighter against the Tapales.

Perhaps stronger, but in terms of age comparison, Tapales is only one year older than Inoue, so it's not a significant difference. I hope to see an intense battle unlike Inoue's recent opponents who struggled to keep up with him. They often focused solely on their defense to survive, but they still got caught in the later rounds, and their strategy didn't work. I'd like to see Tapales taking the initiative and attacking early, which would show he isn't afraid of Inoue's power. If Inoue's usual shots have less effect on Tapales, it might dent his confidence a bit, making the fight last longer.
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Being honest is good, even though Tapales is our very own, it's hard to be biased. Inoue is the better fighter, and most likely, he will win the fight. His camp is probably already planning for his next fight, as Tapales doesn't possess the killer instinct that could trouble Inoue in the ring. Our best chance now to witness a great fight is if Inoue vs. Casimero happens. It might not seem as interesting in terms of what's at stake for Inoue, as he would be a unified champion by then. However, in terms of pure competition, I think that's what we're hoping for.

Inoue was the good fighter compared to the Tapales,So Tapales had less chance of the win.Inoue the Japanese fighter not like to finish the opponent in the ring,So their is no problem for the Tapales.Tapales not be killed by the strongest boxer of the league Naoya Inoue was the youngest and the strongest fighter against the Tapales.Because the boxing community had the name for Inoue as The Monster,hope we don’t forgot the fight of Inoue vs Fulton.Inoue had played till eight round Knockout to win the title.So Tapales agreed the verbal statement to fight with the Monster Inoue in the ring and Inoue had more chance in this fight.So their will be another chance for the Inoue to win against the Tapales in the ring.
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Thanks for the update, it's weird that he is going to the US though to train and then goes to Japan for the fight. I thought they will do their camp in the Philippines since it's closest to Japan. But it could be true that they don't want to leave no stone unturned and probably will work out with several good sparring partners to prepare Tapales for another upset journey.

I think there are more great gyms in the US, and perhaps his trainers chose the place they believe would help Tapales improve for the biggest fight of his career. I can't imagine Tapales winning here, and I mean no disrespect, but his boxing skills are not on par with Inoue's. Therefore, it would be a shock to the world if he were to upset another champion.

I'm not sure what the strategy is, but let's find out in the actual fight. For now, he just has to ensure that he is 100% ready when facing the monster, and he isn't called the monster for nothing.

All will be witnessed in time of the fight, and like what you said, the winning chance for Tapales is really by far compared with the chance for Inoue. He's been known as the Monster, as we all witness the way he beats his opponents.

Preparations and more on mental awareness, Tapales needs to find that strategy to stay up and possibly
to end the fight close or if by fate wins it and earn they all the respects around this sport.
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It's truly a mystery if who can crack Naoya Inoue open because apart from his prowess, his jaw seems to be as hard as his punches. And at 118, he did already show that he was really unstoppable and seeing how he beat Fulton on his debut at 122, it's hard for me to say that there will be someone that who can crack him open in this weight class. Not to underestimate but I don't think that Tapales is the man who can do it.
Being honest is good, even though Tapales is our very own, it's hard to be biased. Inoue is the better fighter, and most likely, he will win the fight. His camp is probably already planning for his next fight, as Tapales doesn't possess the killer instinct that could trouble Inoue in the ring. Our best chance now to witness a great fight is if Inoue vs. Casimero happens. It might not seem as interesting in terms of what's at stake for Inoue, as he would be a unified champion by then. However, in terms of pure competition, I think that's what we're hoping for.
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Tapales was lucky enough to rid of Murodjon Akhmadaliev because the latter's camp hasn't had the idea to bring up a rematch clause before they draw and signed the contract of their fight. That gives me some though that perhaps it wasn't an honest mistake made by the team because they were the champion, and it was big hole that they didn't fill and so I think that they might've underestimated Tapales hence why there wasn't a rematch clause.

Yes, most likely this is the case for the camp of Murodjon Akhmadaliev.
They have been the champion and to be honest, we really haven't heard of Marlon Tapales before.
It was all Nonito Donaire and Casimero and other Filipino at 118-122 lbs, and Marlon is just climbing up.
But it was a total surprised when Marlon pull one of the biggest upset when he beat a tough Murodjon Akhmadaliev, outboxing him very clearly and the judge was right about the score.
Now Murodjon Akhmadaliev camp is going to figure it out on how to become a champion again and probably not make the same mistakes.
If Tapales beats Inoue it will go down in history as the biggest upset in boxing, bigger than Douglas upsetting Mike Tyson, This fight carries a lot of pressure for Tapales at this point of Inoue's career he is invincible and keeps getting better I believe he is not yet at the peak of his power and speed, and it's hard to stop Inoue's train from moving there is no fighter in the super bantamweight that can beat him and Inoue wants challenge so I'm sure after this fight he'll go for Featherweight where there a lot of great champions to challenge.
I just hope Tapales offers good resistance I don't expect too much from Tapales but a good resistance and hopefully he can expose Inoue's weakness.

I agree, as this point, we really don't know if someone can beat Inoue specially at this weight class. He has proven himself at 118 already. And so moving up in weight and then beating a great champion in Fulton with a knockout, that's really impressive of him.

For Tapales, I als do agree with @bisdak40, he was a nobody, not even some Filipinos who follow boxing might have known his name. It was just when he beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev, a fighter that is in line with Inoue and some says that he has a chance to beat the Monster. But Tapales out pointed him in their fight that no one really saw it.

It's truly a mystery if who can crack Naoya Inoue open because apart from his prowess, his jaw seems to be as hard as his punches. And at 118, he did already show that he was really unstoppable and seeing how he beat Fulton on his debut at 122, it's hard for me to say that there will be someone that who can crack him open in this weight class. Not to underestimate but I don't think that Tapales is the man who can do it.
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For Tapales, I als do agree with @bisdak40, he was a nobody, not even some Filipinos who follow boxing might have known his name. It was just when he beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev, a fighter that is in line with Inoue and some says that he has a chance to beat the Monster. But Tapales out pointed him in their fight that no one really saw it.
Yeah, imagine asking a Filipino boxing fan and not knowing Marlon Tapales. I actually experienced it here with my neighbors, they don't know who Tapales is. I mean I understand, he ain't like the superstar of the Super Bantamweight division until a path to being a champion opened up for him.

Regarding the far odds of the two boxers that will clash in November, even if Naoya Inoue is the favorite he should be careful with Tapales.
He is now training in the US and I bet his preparation will be intense considering how dominant Inoue is. They have to increase the chance of him winning this fight and try to unify all the titles. Maybe that way the Filipino boxing fans will turn their eyes on him.
http://philboxing.com/news/story-167659.html
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Tapales, accompanied by his esteemed trainer Ernel Fontanilla, is ready to embark on an intensive training regimen at the Knucklehead Gym in Las Vegas. Together, Tapales and Fontanilla will leave no stone unturned as they focus on honing Tapales' skills and devising a strategic game plan to overcome the formidable challenge posed by Inoue.
I am really curious what the game plan will be. It's not easy to find Inoue's weakness. Maybe they should also try playing the tape of his first fight against the Flash Nonito Donaire. Just one minor error on Inoue's will give them the opportunity to defeat him.

Not just Filipinos but I think every true boxing fans wasn't aware of Marlon Tapales until he shock us with that huge win and upset the then second best rank in the 122 lbs, Fulton obviously is the best that time.
Ain't gonna lie, I seriously don't know who Marlon Tapales was either, until he suddenly came up and defeated Akhmadaliev. After that, I got curious about him and looked him through because how did this man skated under the radar without us knowing who he was Grin

Thanks for the update, it's weird that he is going to the US though to train and then goes to Japan for the fight. I thought they will do their camp in the Philippines since it's closest to Japan. But it could be true that they don't want to leave no stone unturned and probably will work out with several good sparring partners to prepare Tapales for another upset journey.
The most probable reason I see why they chose to set up a training camp in US rather than in his own country is because of the fact that he will be outside of his comfortable zone and prepare harder for the fight without any obstruction. Regarding about this, we can already tell how serious he is in this fight and he knows his chances well that is why he doesn't want to take any chances because this fight is a one in a lifetime chance and not every Filipino boxer can participate in an undisputed fight.
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Thanks for the update, it's weird that he is going to the US though to train and then goes to Japan for the fight. I thought they will do their camp in the Philippines since it's closest to Japan. But it could be true that they don't want to leave no stone unturned and probably will work out with several good sparring partners to prepare Tapales for another upset journey.

I think there are more great gyms in the US, and perhaps his trainers chose the place they believe would help Tapales improve for the biggest fight of his career. I can't imagine Tapales winning here, and I mean no disrespect, but his boxing skills are not on par with Inoue's. Therefore, it would be a shock to the world if he were to upset another champion.

I'm not sure what the strategy is, but let's find out in the actual fight. For now, he just has to ensure that he is 100% ready when facing the monster, and he isn't called the monster for nothing.
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For Tapales, I als do agree with @bisdak40, he was a nobody, not even some Filipinos who follow boxing might have known his name. It was just when he beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev, a fighter that is in line with Inoue and some says that he has a chance to beat the Monster. But Tapales out pointed him in their fight that no one really saw it.
Yeah, imagine asking a Filipino boxing fan and not knowing Marlon Tapales. I actually experienced it here with my neighbors, they don't know who Tapales is. I mean I understand, he ain't like the superstar of the Super Bantamweight division until a path to being a champion opened up for him.

Regarding the far odds of the two boxers that will clash in November, even if Naoya Inoue is the favorite he should be careful with Tapales.
He is now training in the US and I bet his preparation will be intense considering how dominant Inoue is. They have to increase the chance of him winning this fight and try to unify all the titles. Maybe that way the Filipino boxing fans will turn their eyes on him.
http://philboxing.com/news/story-167659.html
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Tapales, accompanied by his esteemed trainer Ernel Fontanilla, is ready to embark on an intensive training regimen at the Knucklehead Gym in Las Vegas. Together, Tapales and Fontanilla will leave no stone unturned as they focus on honing Tapales' skills and devising a strategic game plan to overcome the formidable challenge posed by Inoue.
I am really curious what the game plan will be. It's not easy to find Inoue's weakness. Maybe they should also try playing the tape of his first fight against the Flash Nonito Donaire. Just one minor error on Inoue's will give them the opportunity to defeat him.

Not just Filipinos but I think every true boxing fans wasn't aware of Marlon Tapales until he shock us with that huge win and upset the then second best rank in the 122 lbs, Fulton obviously is the best that time.

Thanks for the update, it's weird that he is going to the US though to train and then goes to Japan for the fight. I thought they will do their camp in the Philippines since it's closest to Japan. But it could be true that they don't want to leave no stone unturned and probably will work out with several good sparring partners to prepare Tapales for another upset journey.
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Don't worry mate, it's not a disrespect if we're not saying these things to him face to face because we aren't even that close to him to begin with.
But since we are here to weigh the chances and to choose a much better option for our bets regardless of which boxer we support, it's somehow evident that Tapales's chance is quite lower compared to Inoue who have been dominating every boxer he has faced and Tapales will not be an exemption, and just like the others, he will be a stepping stone for Inoue.



And just to add up, Inoue is surely the heavy favorite here, and that's not disrespecting anyone but it's according to data though Tapales
might have more belts in this division than Inoue,

But the winning chance and the way of finishing the fight will side to Inoue, though as always, boxing is not exempted from those unusual outcomes.

Upset may take place as both fighters will have their time to train and to scout their opponents we never know
what Tapales camps will execute during the fight that might surprise and upset Inoue.. Just saying..

Both of them have the same amount of belts, Inoue holds the WBC and WBO while Tapales holds the other two, which is WBC and IBF.

Although, judging both fighters by how they claimed those said belts against their former opponent, Inoue had the amazing one because he defeated Fulton by a way of knockout which was believed as the more stronger compared to Akhmadallev while Tapales defeated Akhmadallev by a split decision. So, we can already say that Inoue truly have an edge in this fight even if we will forget their past five fights before they became a champion.

Could be equal though, I mean Tapales was the underdog against Akhmadallev and no one even give him a chance to win.
But look at what he do, he outsmart and out think Akhmadallev in their fight that Akhmadallev wasn't able to recover mentally.
And he wanted a rematch against Tapales because he was shook, but Tapales has bigger fish to catch and that is Naoya Inoue.
Nevertheless we really don't know if he can do it, to make another upset, and Tapales win here, it could really be the biggest upset of the year.

Tapales was lucky enough to rid of Murodjon Akhmadaliev because the latter's camp hasn't had the idea to bring up a rematch clause before they draw and signed the contract of their fight. That gives me some though that perhaps it wasn't an honest mistake made by the team because they were the champion, and it was big hole that they didn't fill and so I think that they might've underestimated Tapales hence why there wasn't a rematch clause.

Yes, most likely this is the case for the camp of Murodjon Akhmadaliev.
They have been the champion and to be honest, we really haven't heard of Marlon Tapales before.
It was all Nonito Donaire and Casimero and other Filipino at 118-122 lbs, and Marlon is just climbing up.
But it was a total surprised when Marlon pull one of the biggest upset when he beat a tough Murodjon Akhmadaliev, outboxing him very clearly and the judge was right about the score.
Now Murodjon Akhmadaliev camp is going to figure it out on how to become a champion again and probably not make the same mistakes.

To be honest, I didn't cared that much when I heard that a Filipino boxer was challenging the champion at 122 because when I figured out that it was Tapales, I thought that this is just an ordinary challenge made just to keep the champion warm and so I haven't had the confidence to side with him because his record is not that great to begin with.

But to my surprise, Marlon Tapales proved to the community that he wasn't that weak and even shocked the whole world when he upsets the then champion. So now, I understand when he still have the guts to confront Inoue because of what he experienced. We don't know what will happen but according to the datum, Inoue have the edge and there's no doubt about that.
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For Tapales, I als do agree with @bisdak40, he was a nobody, not even some Filipinos who follow boxing might have known his name. It was just when he beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev, a fighter that is in line with Inoue and some says that he has a chance to beat the Monster. But Tapales out pointed him in their fight that no one really saw it.
Yeah, imagine asking a Filipino boxing fan and not knowing Marlon Tapales. I actually experienced it here with my neighbors, they don't know who Tapales is. I mean I understand, he ain't like the superstar of the Super Bantamweight division until a path to being a champion opened up for him.

Regarding the far odds of the two boxers that will clash in November, even if Naoya Inoue is the favorite he should be careful with Tapales.
He is now training in the US and I bet his preparation will be intense considering how dominant Inoue is. They have to increase the chance of him winning this fight and try to unify all the titles. Maybe that way the Filipino boxing fans will turn their eyes on him.
http://philboxing.com/news/story-167659.html
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Tapales, accompanied by his esteemed trainer Ernel Fontanilla, is ready to embark on an intensive training regimen at the Knucklehead Gym in Las Vegas. Together, Tapales and Fontanilla will leave no stone unturned as they focus on honing Tapales' skills and devising a strategic game plan to overcome the formidable challenge posed by Inoue.
I am really curious what the game plan will be. It's not easy to find Inoue's weakness. Maybe they should also try playing the tape of his first fight against the Flash Nonito Donaire. Just one minor error on Inoue's will give them the opportunity to defeat him.
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Tapales was lucky enough to rid of Murodjon Akhmadaliev because the latter's camp hasn't had the idea to bring up a rematch clause before they draw and signed the contract of their fight. That gives me some though that perhaps it wasn't an honest mistake made by the team because they were the champion, and it was big hole that they didn't fill and so I think that they might've underestimated Tapales hence why there wasn't a rematch clause.

Yes, most likely this is the case for the camp of Murodjon Akhmadaliev.
They have been the champion and to be honest, we really haven't heard of Marlon Tapales before.
It was all Nonito Donaire and Casimero and other Filipino at 118-122 lbs, and Marlon is just climbing up.
But it was a total surprised when Marlon pull one of the biggest upset when he beat a tough Murodjon Akhmadaliev, outboxing him very clearly and the judge was right about the score.
Now Murodjon Akhmadaliev camp is going to figure it out on how to become a champion again and probably not make the same mistakes.
If Tapales beats Inoue it will go down in history as the biggest upset in boxing, bigger than Douglas upsetting Mike Tyson, This fight carries a lot of pressure for Tapales at this point of Inoue's career he is invincible and keeps getting better I believe he is not yet at the peak of his power and speed, and it's hard to stop Inoue's train from moving there is no fighter in the super bantamweight that can beat him and Inoue wants challenge so I'm sure after this fight he'll go for Featherweight where there a lot of great champions to challenge.
I just hope Tapales offers good resistance I don't expect too much from Tapales but a good resistance and hopefully he can expose Inoue's weakness.

I agree, as this point, we really don't know if someone can beat Inoue specially at this weight class. He has proven himself at 118 already. And so moving up in weight and then beating a great champion in Fulton with a knockout, that's really impressive of him.

For Tapales, I als do agree with @bisdak40, he was a nobody, not even some Filipinos who follow boxing might have known his name. It was just when he beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev, a fighter that is in line with Inoue and some says that he has a chance to beat the Monster. But Tapales out pointed him in their fight that no one really saw it.
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