Topic: [Boxing] Naoya Inoue vs Paul Butler - Undisputed Bantamweight Bout - December 13 - page 14. (Read 16002 times)

The odds were already available early but if only the ML odds are out for now, it's not attractive for bettors as no one would bet on Inoue with an odds of 1.02, that was insane, although he will likely win, but would your risk with that 1.02? I guess we should wait for more alternatives.

Well! if he can somehow make no difference in this upcoming fight where he cab beat Butler like how he did with Donaire, it's just a matter of time before he can also dominate the upper weight class but of course, to be safe, he could just begin with some easy opponent first, take some of their punches and be use to that and get ready to fight some champion up there. Hope that his speed and power won't get affected by his weight. He is still young and has more time to rise up and with his skills, he can make his own legendary title if he continues beating every opponent out there until he retired from boxing.

So, this match is just a month and a few days to wait. And this match is already booked in Duelbits and look at high the odds are.
1.02 for Naoya and 11.00 for Butler. Well, just like what the crowd is talking about Naoya who's going to win this match but if you're a gambler and you believe on some lucky punch of Butler, this is going to take a lot of risk if you're going to bet with such amounts.

I know it's not good to make excuses, but if Inoue fought the young Donaire, it will be a different story.

We see how he was shaken when the first encounter takes place. It's just happened
that Inoue got a strong chin and not even the solid combination of Doniare take him
down, but again, it was not the prime Doniare that we all know. The second encounter
can be compared to what Butler will going to encounter, Prime Inoue with IQ and skills
that have an upper-hand in these upcoming fights.

They might be sweating, but it seems that they are ready, at least the 2 mentioned champions and willing to go to war against Inoue.

For sure Bob Arum knows when and how Inoue's next fight if he decided to go to 122 lbs. Arum has already the blueprint, after all he has mastermind the career of Manny Pacquiao. Maybe they will target first the weakest amongst the champion and then get the belt one by one.

So it will be interesting him against Fulton, I think that will be the best fight for him.

Well, I can somehow say that the current Inoue is fully prepared to begin a war to the existing champions in super-bantam and I'm sure that these champions are now kind of sweating because they know Inoue's capability, and that he is not an easy opponent to face. But to be safe, Bob will just give Inoue a non-title fights just to test the water.
Also, I do think that Inoue's power won't be affected because the weight difference from bantam to super-bantam is not that really far. IIRC, the difference is just 4-5 pounds.

This is just too unfortunate for Butler because it is really hard to imagine that he can upset Inoue, even Donaire haven't managed to do and destroy the monster's armor during their 2nd encounter, how much more if it's Paul Butler. It will take a miracle to take that punch that will defeat Inoue but that is so unlikely to happen here. This is not to underestimate Butler but it is what it is.

Aside from that, Butler also need to have enough punching power to overcome the punch absorbing power of Inoue to make him in a bad state after hitting that part of the head.  So it is really hard to execute that thing.


And 1 of those 2 loses is coming from a knockdown.  An uppercut from Tete made Butler kiss the canvas.  So it is highlly possible that Butler will get KOed in this fight.  Analyst will surely pick Inoue but gamblers who love more profit will try their chance to win with Butler.

We cant really ignore nor deny that there are people who are fans of Butler that would really be betting on him even though it is already that too obvious on whose gonna win.They do still show up some support
(speaking about fans) but for those sports bettor who do make out some analysis then it would be impossible that you would really be choosing Butler against Inoue.We arent that blind on not to see the
differences when it comes on how these 2 boxers fight.

Bulter 34(15KO)   2L   0D
Inoue 23(20KO)   0L   0D

There might be some differences when it comes to experience but 10 fights ahead isnt something that you could
really make yourself confident that you could deal off with a prime Inoue or simply this rising star.

I even think that even a solid fan of Paul Butler will not risk a decent amount of money betting on him. They just there supporting Butler but they understand the wide distance between him and Naoya Inoue and already accept the closest thing that will happen on the day of the fight.

Again, no offense to Butler fans but as a bettor, being a fan should sometimes be disregarded as we can't compare this fight to other fights that an underdog has a chance to upset the favorite. I don't see any way that Butler can upset a 100% healthy Inoue.

Butler might find a lucky opening but if that punch he will make from that lucky opening is enough to take down Inoue, that's the question. Inoue's built is really tough and even though Donaire was able to injure him badly on their first meeting, Inoue still recovers and takes the unanimous win.

There's no bantamweight boxer right now that can be injured again Inoue aside from Donaire. Donaire can even take Butler without a problem.

This is really a landslide victory for Inoue without a doubt.

That might be the closest thing that might happen. Arum should fully prepare his cash cow before directly going against the SuperBantamweight Champions. There's also a possibility that Inoue might not face the current champions there if ever those will fail to defend their respective titles on the way.

Surely while Inoue is facing first those boxers on the top rank at the SuperBantamweight, both Fulton and Murodjon also have their respective fights. I hope all of them will won their future fight so that we can them fighting at each other soon.

Yes, at least 2 non-title fights but that might be against the heavy tiers in this division before he moves up and fight either one of the two current champions in super-bantamweight. That is already expected because Bob Arum is taking some extra precautions just to make sure that Inoue will maintain his status for a while. Classic Bob Arum moves.

Somehow different but either way it's just like you're betting in a lottery and as long as Inoue is not yet announced as the winner then Paul Butler still do have a chance. It might take a one lucky punch or miracle but a chance is a chance, no matter how slim it is. We never know mate because Butler here may write a history who pulls the biggest upset in the boxing history.

They'll meet soon as long as Casimero will start winning his fights, eventually, he will become the top contender and of course, Inoue will be on his way. Who knows, we might see a fight between them though not a championship fight, I think INoue would be okay with that as no belt is at stake.

For both Casimero and Inoue, moving to the next division gives them opportunities to bring their skills to the next level,

And like you said, if both succeed it will be add more fame to their careers. For now, they are not
in the same position, Casimero will start from the scratch moving up to this division, while Inoue if
decide to move up. He has that advantage to shortcut his way and challenge the defending champ
from this new division.

The problem for Butler and their fans is that Inoue is a very complete fighter, the guy has great punching power, stamina, technique and he is on his prime, so there are not many chances for Butler to win the fight, he will need something similar to what we saw in the Ruiz vs Joshua fight, in which Ruiz not only put down Joshua but he punched him behind the ear and this put Joshua in a bad condition for the rest of the fight, but such a thing will not be easy at all.

Well for me it would be something great, because seeing Casimero that one of the greatest in his category arrives and that he can mark an era from then on with another, that is something that can happen as it is for many, I understand that Casimero is one of the best, but Inoue if he decides to move to a higher weight category, at least for me it will be a big step, because he is already at a level where almost no boxer can reach him, for me Inoue what he needs is more fame, it is more encounters with other world iconic boxers, because he has achieved a lot, if he changes category his level as a boxer will have increased, and I think his income per fight would be from another world.

Wow, the truth is that this is something that is very exciting, because the future that will come to Inoue is very big, for me he will be one of the boxers who will have the most to talk about in the event that he defeats Butler, I think that many agree that The Japanese will win, but as a good fighter, I would not trust myself, Butler can be somewhat unreliable for some in terms of a bet, but if Butler will face him we cannot forget everything that is at stake for him, it is obvious that Butler will come out with everything and I don't think he will save anything, for me he will come out with an intense hunger, he can be catapulted to the top of the heights if he manages to beat Inoue.

As much as we agree about the superiority of Inoue we still can't forget the fact that Butler is more likely preparing his best for this fight.  Even though he is greatly unfavored in this fight, the supposed to be slim to no chance of winning can turn into a victory of all.  Likewise in people hitting lottery jackpot that despite of 1/1m+ chance of winning people still hit the jackpot.  So basically those who will bet on Butler is looking forward for this chance.


True, but boxing somehow works different from lottery.  If Butler can withstand Inoue's punches and is able to not only survive the entire fight but be able to outbox Inoue every round and happen to win, those who bet for him will definitely get huge wins.  Besides Butler having known that Inoue is better, he will definitely train hard to at least mend his shortcomings.

That is already expected because Paul Butler's strength and skills is nowhere near Inoue's caliber, might be sad for Butler believers here in this forum but that is the reality and speaking of chances, Butler have none to slim. I don't mean to underestimate him but it's really hard to imagine that Butler have a fair chance against Inoue, that's why Butler's odds are so juicy but they ain't worth it.