So not sure what strategy the camp of Tapales will do against Inoue. Naoya is just reaching his prime right now and it's hard to stop a fighter like that who is very complete in my opinion.
I’m a Filipino and I agree to your valid concern about Tapales having a slim chance. Even the general Filipino community think the same way since Tapales skills is inferior compared to Inoue. Most of us think that Casemero should be the one Inoue facing for a better matchup.
Honestly speaking, Naoya is a monster after his fight against Fulton. His punch is quick and very powerful which is very hard to counter by slow heavy blower like Tapales. I really think Tapales should not take this fight to save his career.