Topic: [Boxing] Naoya Inoue vs Paul Butler - Undisputed Bantamweight Bout - December 13 - page 12. (Read 16050 times)

Butler's fate is not yet determined and yes, of course most people and bettors will side on Inoue because it's just too hard to go against him, but Butler himself will be the one who will dictate his own outcome. Surely, he wouldn't win if he will avoid Inoue always and I bet his camp wouldn't recommend that move too. Still the best thing he could do is to face Inoue head-to-head and toe-to-toe.

Yes, they are siblings, and usually Japanese and Filipino boxers have their sort of rivalry in Southeast Asia. So I'm not surprised that they are willing to test the other Inoue against a Filipino here. Unfortunately, Bornea is a relatively unknown. But who knows, he can pull a surprise here. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain if he fight everything against Takuma and upset him in his brother card. And yes, news is that after he unified and win against Butler, he will move up to super bantam.

I don't know if Naoya Inoue have a younger brother, well it seems he's not quite good like his older brother even though the age difference is only 3 years. It's true Jake Bornea is a weak boxer, he only fought agaisnt boxers who suffer lose streak or has terrible record. I think this is just an another stepping stone for Takuma Inoue to get a bigger fight. However he's at super bantamweight division, I believe Naoya Inoue will move to super bantamweight after he win this fight.

It's possible we will see a fight between Inoue brother? it's just like an exhibition fight lol.

Not impossible to take, but I think that Naoya Inoue already has the speed he needs, he out-speeds the flash, Nonito Donaire, in their 2nd bout, while in their 1st but he is having a hardtime with him and the fight goes the distance, for me he gained ultimate power and speed from his training while we can not say that Donaire isn't training and it upped his game, Naoya Inoue just double his ability the last time they fought, but for me, I can not compare Inoue with Ryan Garcia in terms of power and speed, because I think that we can not compare him to Ryan Garcia and because he only holds 3 belts in the same weight class, the WBC, WBA, and IBF, the only belt he doesn't have was the WBO where Paul Butler has it,

Right now I am looking to the upcoming fight in the event of Naoya Inoue VS Paul Butler fight and down on the list of fighting between Paul Butler and Naoya Inoue is Takuma Inoue the younger brother of Naoya Inoue who will have a fight against a Filipino boxer Jake Bornea which for me I don't see some great records but let's not judge the book by its cover because Takuma Inoue could be surprised in Filipino's determination in winning a fight,

Yes, we can't consider this a 50/50 fight. It's not about Inoue, it's about what Paul Butler can offer in this fight. Yes he won against a replacement fighter and become a champion, but I don't think that he has the tools to beat a version of the Monster right now. He needs to have a knock out power, and unfortunately, he doesn't possessed it. So most probably as I have said, he will go likely toe to toe and try to get that one prayer shot that if he caught Inoue, and Naoya wasn't expecting it, then maybe that is the slim chance that is looking for in this fight.

I don't know where you get that 50:50 chance is, Butler is like 10 is to 1 underdog in sports bookies.

Boxers are good in their last fight and that is what we see him against Donaire, knocking him down in 2 rounds. And that's why sports bookies are putting him at that kind of odds because of his last performance.

So there is no way that this is going to be 50:50 chance for Butler, he will have, and I would say it, extremely lucky to win in this fight.

Yes, indeed that is what he is looking for, many are betting that he is already the winner, but we cannot see it that way, without a doubt he is the favorite, but Inoue wants to follow his path and make history in his category, of course when he becomes the undisputed, I think he will be able to try to move up in category, because he is a boxer with so much to give that it would be a pity if he just stayed there, on this occasion he has the shortest path than many boxers, because something similar is what He wants to do Bivol, but he has a much longer path, but in effect this translates into making new fights with much larger lucrative benefits.


Well, I also think the same, I think that 50:50 is the most for Paul Butler, I know that in boxing there are many factors that influence to play a good fight, and among that is good training, and one of the things that can influence it is that the training has been too hard and only then will he have a superior performance, although everything is possible, he may be in for a good surprise.

I am one of those who believe that in boxing anything can happen, just like in soccer, nothing is written, we can help ourselves with statistics and some values, but we also know the capabilities that can be developed in a human being, and yes, there is nothing impossible.

A 50:50 chance is a bit overstatement to Paul Butler because his real chances are not that good and only slim, and I certainly don't think that Butler here can give Inoue a hard time in defeating him as the difference of their strength and power are wide enough to know that Inoue have the higher hand. The bookies won't list Butler with a very tasty odds if he does have a decent chance against Inoue.

Right, it doesn't really mean that Inoue should finish this fight much earlier than what he did against Donaire just because of the pressure alone. He knew and expected already that people will anticipate that factor to happen but it's unlikely especially if Butler will want to survive the whole 12-round and not entertaining the fans as he already knew as well the consequence if he will go for a toe-to-toe with a monster.


Yes, at least 6 rounds because Inoue will have to study Butler first and chase him if it's needed just to end the fight much earlier, and considering Inoue's IQ, he won't have a hard time setting a trap for Butler. I bet he does want that too as that will send a message in the super-bantamweight that he is coming for them.

50:50 I don't think so inoue already encounter a lot of good, tough fighter and as we all know that in our can't win because of experience or any reason but when the time has come and they face in the ring all we can saw is the monster it means inoue release his monster skills to defeat tougher opponent which I see in this fight that in our can win the match even though he can't knock down but for sure via unanimous decision he will win.

butler and inoue have a 50:50 chance to win in this fight. but Inoue will fight hard to win at home, when facing Donaire, many doubt Inoue will win but the reality is different. currently, Inoue already holds 3 belts in the bantamweight and has strong ambitions to snatch the WBO belt from butler, hopefully, Inoue doesn't have bad luck in this fight.

Who says that Inoue likes to follow or take over Manny Pacquiao? He has his own path and no way he will follow someone's path. He will just do what he needs to do while working his way up and that includes trying to win every of his fight. Let's say he really ends up in a Welterweight soon like Pacman, it doesn't mean he is following Pacquiao's legacy. That's an unfair approach for Inoue as he builds his legacy on his own from the beginning.

I'm not expecting Inoue to go fighting the Super Bantamweight Champions right away once he moved up. Bob Arum already gave his statement about that possibility and we can conclude that something like that won't happen early once Inoue decided to move up.

Paul Butler keeping a distance against Inoue most of the time is just increasing his chances of losing. I think I already pointed out before that if Butler wants to build his legacy and eagerly wants to win, he needs to go toe-to-toe. Running away most of the time just to avoid that close encounter with Inoue won't yield him good points every round.

However, if Butler is just there for the experience and just doesn't want to be ended up being KO by Inoue, then running will be his priority lol. But it doesn't make sense to do because he was already at the biggest fight of his career where in fact, he didn't even expect to be there fighting for a unification match. Therefore, he should do everything to win.

With that said, I believed Paul Butler will go toe-to-toe against Inoue regardless of the risks, and may the strong man win.

I think otherwise though, I'm seeing Butler really trying to get on Inoue's skin by going toe to toe and see who is going to stand up in the end. I know that this is not supposed to be Butler plan, but seeing how the odds are, there's nothing for him in this fight but to proved that he can go with Inoue and take his shot. If he lost by knock out, then it is what it is. Instead of just trying to defend himself in the first couple of rounds. Inoue will not be tired of chasing him, so he should man enough to face his fears and accept what will be the consequence in the end. And it could throw Inoue off if suddenly Butler will be the aggressive in the beginning.

When you do know that your opponent is a knock out artist then it would really be that be careful and be aware on what you should gonna do.We cant really say that this would be a boring fight
but i cant really blame out others to have this kind of presumption but lets see on how Butler would really be fighting against the monster.No doubt that people would really
be sticking with the favorite which is Inoue. Butler should really be that careful but lets see on how he would handle up these things.It wont be simple and a tough thing to do
but  if this one would be ending up on a decision then it would be pretty sure falls down on unanimous still.

That would still depend on how would this Paul Butler perform against Inoue, I mean, he surely knows that his chances is not that good and it will be much safer for him to keep a safe distance at all times so that he can avoid being knocked out. Just like you said, it may be a boring fight that will likely reach the judge's scorecards. To be honest, I don't expect that Butler will try and test Inoue.

Well, cannot really say if Inoue's that determined to follow and take over Manny Pacquiao's legacy because right now, Inoue's at least 4-5 divisions away from the Legendary Pacman. But we'll see soon, if Inoue will take on the champions much earlier after his debut.

But regarding that Inoue is under Bob Arum, he won't be heading that quickly because Arum wants a much safer way and less risk so that Inoue can maintain his status and the money will be always flowing freely. Maybe Inoue will have a minimum of non-title fights first before he face the champion.

Yes inoue can still win in the new division as we can saw his performance in the ring then we can say that he is unstoppable right now and like what we said if arum handle inoue then for sure a lot of championships waiting for inoue in the future as we all know that once arum believe that his fighter can beat then he will make a fight and that's the reason why manny pacman reach the One and only 8 division.

Inoue would likely finish the fight in less than 6 rounds, if he was able to do it with Donaire, I'm pretty sure a low-ranked boxer like Butler is not hard to deal with for Inoue. However, it still depends on Butler if he is willing to fight because if not, this would be a boring fight and will reach the judges' scorecards.

I don't think that Inoue will have to think about knocking out Butler early, if it will come then definitely he will go for it. But it's better not to force it as you can make a huge mistake that could prove fatal on Inoue.

So just play the usual, don't pressure your self, go with your plan and strategy. And for sure, if the knock out is there, he can definitely score it as he has one of the most devastating power not just in Bantamweight, but in any other weight class. But just like the rest of you guys, I'm not going to bet on the ML for Inoue.