It just shows how dangerous this sports is as we all know that they will have to put their lives on the line when they are in the ring and even if you are cleared by a doctor to fight, you just don't know.
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I just want to share with you a terrifying scenario wherein a boxer having seizure during a fight,
It just shows how dangerous this sports is as we all know that they will have to put their lives on the line when they are in the ring and even if you are cleared by a doctor to fight, you just don't know.
It just shows how dangerous this sports is as we all know that they will have to put their lives on the line when they are in the ring and even if you are cleared by a doctor to fight, you just don't know.
There's plenty of time for Inoue to become great, first he really had to go out of Japan and fight other champions. Need to clean up the 122 lbs and then move up to 126 lbs and then beat the likes of Figueroa or Vargas or any other champion Featherweight.
I want him to fight Rey Vargas, it might be the first time that we will see him fighting a taller guy and we gonna look at how he will adjust with that kind of disadvantage. That's a good measurement for him in my opinion and probably it will bring the greatness in him if he is put on this kind of uncomfortable situation.
Of course, at his age it is still possible to achieve more satisfying success and he has the potential to do so, but in the near future I not sure that Inoue will be able to do it any easier because maybe he will fight against stronger boxer that he has never faced before.I want him to fight Rey Vargas, it might be the first time that we will see him fighting a taller guy and we gonna look at how he will adjust with that kind of disadvantage. That's a good measurement for him in my opinion and probably it will bring the greatness in him if he is put on this kind of uncomfortable situation.
But on the other hand, I believe that Inoue will slowly have target to achieve all of that, nothing is easy and there will always be challenges when deciding to go to new class.
Rey Vargas is quite great fighter and he recently managed to defend his title after dramatic fight against Nick Ball who is an undefeated boxer, they ended in draw even though Rey Vargas also fell several times.
If Inoue fights Rey Vargas then I sure there will be pressure for Inoue to beat him because Rey Vargas himself has quite significant advantage over Inoue, but this could possibly be an amazing fight if it really happens.
Inoue future still looks bright, and even if he goes up and fight Rey Vargas, he will be really tested here. But Vargas has been vulnerable to power punchers and if Inoue caught him right into his chin, not sure if he can go back up from that power punch.
But first Inoue will have to clean the division up before chasing 126 lbs. Still very young and Inoue is about to hit his peak or prime years and so that is going to be impressive if he become the first boxer to become a 3 division unified champion and it's going hard to break.
There's plenty of time for Inoue to become great, first he really had to go out of Japan and fight other champions. Need to clean up the 122 lbs and then move up to 126 lbs and then beat the likes of Figueroa or Vargas or any other champion Featherweight.
I want him to fight Rey Vargas, it might be the first time that we will see him fighting a taller guy and we gonna look at how he will adjust with that kind of disadvantage. That's a good measurement for him in my opinion and probably it will bring the greatness in him if he is put on this kind of uncomfortable situation.
Of course, at his age it is still possible to achieve more satisfying success and he has the potential to do so, but in the near future I not sure that Inoue will be able to do it any easier because maybe he will fight against stronger boxer that he has never faced before.I want him to fight Rey Vargas, it might be the first time that we will see him fighting a taller guy and we gonna look at how he will adjust with that kind of disadvantage. That's a good measurement for him in my opinion and probably it will bring the greatness in him if he is put on this kind of uncomfortable situation.
But on the other hand, I believe that Inoue will slowly have target to achieve all of that, nothing is easy and there will always be challenges when deciding to go to new class.
Rey Vargas is quite great fighter and he recently managed to defend his title after dramatic fight against Nick Ball who is an undefeated boxer, they ended in draw even though Rey Vargas also fell several times.
If Inoue fights Rey Vargas then I sure there will be pressure for Inoue to beat him because Rey Vargas himself has quite significant advantage over Inoue, but this could possibly be an amazing fight if it really happens.
To be honest, he hasn't done anything yet in the 135 lbs division and what others have said, he is a paper champ here. He didn't face Haney at this division, and then we have Shakur and Loma still lurking. Loma is a regular champion now and so there is a chance that Davis could step up and fight Loma or even Shakur. And in this fight, he weigh in at a slim and trim 133 lbs, so meaning he can still make weight here and probably have time to make it in the next coming years. And I don't think that money will be a problem as for sure there will be a lot of promotions or even the Saudi to cover for this big fight if Davis wants it.
After that fight with Frank Martin maybe a fight that is not a cherry-pick but Gervonta Davis's fight will need to wait I want to see Devin Haney, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson, or even Denys Berinchyk for the WBO belt so he can be an undisputed champion just like Naoya Inoue and unified the belt in the lightweight division but another defense fight and I think he can have a shot into getting those belts.
Indeed. Tank is only popular just like Jake Paul and Ryan Garcia but never really great. But he has the potential to be great although he seems to be running out of time at 29 years old. So far Tank became a 2 division world champion. But he never tried unifying his belt against the other champions. Tank's current WBA belt was only emailed to him because he was the regular champ before Haney vacated all the belts.
I was also surprised Tank came in at 133 lbs which means he'll be staying in this weight for long. Hopefully after this win over Martin, he unifies the belt. WBO champion Denys Berinchyk is the least popular among champions so he should be easy to negotiate with. I will also give Tank credit if he moves up at 140 and rematch WBA champion, Pitbull Cruz for a chance to become a 3 division champion although I heard he rejected interest of a rematch.
To be honest, he hasn't done anything yet in the 135 lbs division and what others have said, he is a paper champ here. He didn't face Haney at this division, and then we have Shakur and Loma still lurking. Loma is a regular champion now and so there is a chance that Davis could step up and fight Loma or even Shakur. And in this fight, he weigh in at a slim and trim 133 lbs, so meaning he can still make weight here and probably have time to make it in the next coming years. And I don't think that money will be a problem as for sure there will be a lot of promotions or even the Saudi to cover for this big fight if Davis wants it.
After that fight with Frank Martin maybe a fight that is not a cherry-pick but Gervonta Davis's fight will need to wait I want to see Devin Haney, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson, or even Denys Berinchyk for the WBO belt so he can be an undisputed champion just like Naoya Inoue and unified the belt in the lightweight division but another defense fight and I think he can have a shot into getting those belts.
I would only begin to consider the greatness of Naoya Inoue if he will fight 2 more big names after Stephen Fulton. I reckon these big names would be Brandon Figueroa and the other name is we have mentioned already, Tank Davis.
Also on these big names, 1 of them should be a fight that would give Inoue much difficulty and this would force a rematch very much similar to his fight against Nonito Donaire.
Yup! he was really amazing in unifying the belts in the Bantamweight and the Super Bantamweight and right now Stephen Fulton has shifted into the Featherweight Division I really think Naoya Inoue can also dominate the Featherweight Division now that Stephen Fulton is in that Division and he is now dominating the Super Bantamweight I really think he is already ready to give it a try in the featherweight Division in my honest opinion but it is taking it slowly and surely.
@Hirose UK. I agree on your argument that Inoue does not need this fight, however, I very much disagree that this fight will be worthless if this was negotiated by their teams, approved by the fighters and promoted by the promoters. This will be one of the biggest fights in boxing similar to Tank vs. King Ry. If they are not fighting for a championship, this fight will also be a legacy fight.
It will really cemented their legacy specially for the winner of this fight and I think it will be bigger than Tank vs King Ry specially if Inoue can continue to win and become a champion and dominated his opponent, similar to what Tank Davis might also do.
So it will be good though, no matter how you look at it and then we have the comparison again with Manny Pacquiao going up in weight limit and then punishing Miguel Cotto at his best weight class. So this is very much possible to happen, hopefully both can sit down and talk if the opportunity presents itself.
I very much agree, especially if the Japanese fans want to compare him to Pacman. Inoue should accept great challenged vs. great boxers who might be bigger than him. However, if he is happy to be less than Pacman and all of the great boxers then this is also okay. But the Japanese fans should never say that Inoue is on a similar level as Pacman. Also, I am aware that this is arguable, but I reckon Mayweather is lesser than Pacman in boxing greatness.
To be fair, I don't see Inoue backing down from any challenges, he has tasted the canvass already and so it might make him hungry and motivated the next time and doesn't want that to happen to him. But we really don't know though on the side of Tank Davis. He has publicity said that he will not fight Inoue because Inoue is too small for him. Although he said that will be a fun fight.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lCYj39ZAi9E
Also, another comparison is Pacman vs. Antonio Margarito who is very much bigger than Pacman. After he won the championship against him, Pacman said he can keep the championship because he will not fight in the heavier middleweight division again hehehehe.
Pacquiao was really hurt in that fight. He admitted that he took him weeks to recover specially the body blows that he took and there are rounds that he almost knock down from a huge body shot from Margarito.
I would only begin to consider the greatness of Naoya Inoue if he will fight 2 more big names after Stephen Fulton. I reckon these big names would be Brandon Figueroa and the other name is we have mentioned already, Tank Davis.
Also on these big names, 1 of them should be a fight that would give Inoue much difficulty and this would force a rematch very much similar to his fight against Nonito Donaire.
There's plenty of time for Inoue to become great, first he really had to go out of Japan and fight other champions. Need to clean up the 122 lbs and then move up to 126 lbs and then beat the likes of Figueroa or Vargas or any other champion Featherweight.
I want him to fight Rey Vargas, it might be the first time that we will see him fighting a taller guy and we gonna look at how he will adjust with that kind of disadvantage. That's a good measurement for him in my opinion and probably it will bring the greatness in him if he is put on this kind of uncomfortable situation.
Davis is one of the best fighters in the world, but Inoue is currently the best fighter in Japan. As long as Inoue continues fighting in Japan, he won't achieve the same level of popularity that Davis enjoys. Although he is currently the top pound-for-pound boxer according to records, he will not be in the Hall of Fame if he doesn't take bigger risks and push his limits.
Tank Davis could move up in weight, but he might end up like Pacquiao due to his height. Honestly, I don't see him being better than Pacquiao in his prime, so he might not move up much and will just stay in his comfort zone.
But aren't both of them currently in their comfort zone, they are still trying to hunt for title by moving up to class above it so it is very likely that they will face new challenges in the future.Tank Davis could move up in weight, but he might end up like Pacquiao due to his height. Honestly, I don't see him being better than Pacquiao in his prime, so he might not move up much and will just stay in his comfort zone.
For Inoue, it is clear that he will develop well if he can get what he wants by moving up in class, but meeting Tank Davis will take long time and it is impossible for Inoue to immediately increase his weight significantly and fight Tank Davis.
But yes, we see what will happen in the future, it clear that right now they are the best boxers who both always win in every fight.
To be honest, he hasn't done anything yet in the 135 lbs division and what others have said, he is a paper champ here. He didn't face Haney at this division, and then we have Shakur and Loma still lurking. Loma is a regular champion now and so there is a chance that Davis could step up and fight Loma or even Shakur. And in this fight, he weigh in at a slim and trim 133 lbs, so meaning he can still make weight here and probably have time to make it in the next coming years. And I don't think that money will be a problem as for sure there will be a lot of promotions or even the Saudi to cover for this big fight if Davis wants it.
But at least there is an opponent he will face in the future, I sure we all know what Bob Arum said about Tank Davis and who Tank Davis next opponent will be, we might see more interesting fight than waiting for Inoue to catch up in weight his body to match that of Tank Davis.There is lot of discussion and news circulating about Tank Davis and Inoue, but we can't find clear point regarding certainty about either of them, I think what Bob Arum said will indeed happen in the future.
@Hirose UK. I agree on your argument that Inoue does not need this fight, however, I very much disagree that this fight will be worthless if this was negotiated by their teams, approved by the fighters and promoted by the promoters. This will be one of the biggest fights in boxing similar to Tank vs. King Ry. If they are not fighting for a championship, this fight will also be a legacy fight.
It will really cemented their legacy specially for the winner of this fight and I think it will be bigger than Tank vs King Ry specially if Inoue can continue to win and become a champion and dominated his opponent, similar to what Tank Davis might also do.
So it will be good though, no matter how you look at it and then we have the comparison again with Manny Pacquiao going up in weight limit and then punishing Miguel Cotto at his best weight class. So this is very much possible to happen, hopefully both can sit down and talk if the opportunity presents itself.
I very much agree, especially if the Japanese fans want to compare him to Pacman. Inoue should accept great challenged vs. great boxers who might be bigger than him. However, if he is happy to be less than Pacman and all of the great boxers then this is also okay. But the Japanese fans should never say that Inoue is on a similar level as Pacman. Also, I am aware that this is arguable, but I reckon Mayweather is lesser than Pacman in boxing greatness.
To be fair, I don't see Inoue backing down from any challenges, he has tasted the canvass already and so it might make him hungry and motivated the next time and doesn't want that to happen to him. But we really don't know though on the side of Tank Davis. He has publicity said that he will not fight Inoue because Inoue is too small for him. Although he said that will be a fun fight.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lCYj39ZAi9E
Also, another comparison is Pacman vs. Antonio Margarito who is very much bigger than Pacman. After he won the championship against him, Pacman said he can keep the championship because he will not fight in the heavier middleweight division again hehehehe.
Pacquiao was really hurt in that fight. He admitted that he took him weeks to recover specially the body blows that he took and there are rounds that he almost knock down from a huge body shot from Margarito.
I would only begin to consider the greatness of Naoya Inoue if he will fight 2 more big names after Stephen Fulton. I reckon these big names would be Brandon Figueroa and the other name is we have mentioned already, Tank Davis.
Also on these big names, 1 of them should be a fight that would give Inoue much difficulty and this would force a rematch very much similar to his fight against Nonito Donaire.
Let's see, Inoue seems to be pushing for greatness as well and maybe if Tank is willing to stay at 135 lbs and then waits for Inoue to go up in weight. Maybe this kind of hypothetical fight is going to happen.
There is possibility that Tank Davis will move up in weight and fight up class to fight for another title, but who knows whether Tank Davis will remain the same as his previous his stance or decide to try to meet Inoue in the future.
What is clear is that both of them are currently the best fighters in their respective classes and they will move up in class to be able to hunt for more championship titles, at their current age, Inoue and Tank Davis have bright future by collecting more wins and holding several other titles.
It just that if they actually meet I will make Tank Davis the favorite in their fight because obviously Tank Davis is much more used to the weight that Inoue will be aiming for.
To be honest, he hasn't done anything yet in the 135 lbs division and what others have said, he is a paper champ here. He didn't face Haney at this division, and then we have Shakur and Loma still lurking. Loma is a regular champion now and so there is a chance that Davis could step up and fight Loma or even Shakur. And in this fight, he weigh in at a slim and trim 133 lbs, so meaning he can still make weight here and probably have time to make it in the next coming years. And I don't think that money will be a problem as for sure there will be a lot of promotions or even the Saudi to cover for this big fight if Davis wants it.
Let's see, Inoue seems to be pushing for greatness as well and maybe if Tank is willing to stay at 135 lbs and then waits for Inoue to go up in weight. Maybe this kind of hypothetical fight is going to happen.
There is possibility that Tank Davis will move up in weight and fight up class to fight for another title, but who knows whether Tank Davis will remain the same as his previous his stance or decide to try to meet Inoue in the future.
What is clear is that both of them are currently the best fighters in their respective classes and they will move up in class to be able to hunt for more championship titles, at their current age, Inoue and Tank Davis have bright future by collecting more wins and holding several other titles.
It just that if they actually meet I will make Tank Davis the favorite in their fight because obviously Tank Davis is much more used to the weight that Inoue will be aiming for.
Davis is one of the best fighters in the world, but Inoue is currently the best fighter in Japan. As long as Inoue continues fighting in Japan, he won't achieve the same level of popularity that Davis enjoys. Although he is currently the top pound-for-pound boxer according to records, he will not be in the Hall of Fame if he doesn't take bigger risks and push his limits.
Tank Davis could move up in weight, but he might end up like Pacquiao due to his height. Honestly, I don't see him being better than Pacquiao in his prime, so he might not move up much and will just stay in his comfort zone.
Let's see, Inoue seems to be pushing for greatness as well and maybe if Tank is willing to stay at 135 lbs and then waits for Inoue to go up in weight. Maybe this kind of hypothetical fight is going to happen.
There is possibility that Tank Davis will move up in weight and fight up class to fight for another title, but who knows whether Tank Davis will remain the same as his previous his stance or decide to try to meet Inoue in the future.
What is clear is that both of them are currently the best fighters in their respective classes and they will move up in class to be able to hunt for more championship titles, at their current age, Inoue and Tank Davis have bright future by collecting more wins and holding several other titles.
It just that if they actually meet I will make Tank Davis the favorite in their fight because obviously Tank Davis is much more used to the weight that Inoue will be aiming for.
@Hirose UK. I agree on your argument that Inoue does not need this fight, however, I very much disagree that this fight will be worthless if this was negotiated by their teams, approved by the fighters and promoted by the promoters. This will be one of the biggest fights in boxing similar to Tank vs. King Ry. If they are not fighting for a championship, this fight will also be a legacy fight.
It will really cemented their legacy specially for the winner of this fight and I think it will be bigger than Tank vs King Ry specially if Inoue can continue to win and become a champion and dominated his opponent, similar to what Tank Davis might also do.
So it will be good though, no matter how you look at it and then we have the comparison again with Manny Pacquiao going up in weight limit and then punishing Miguel Cotto at his best weight class. So this is very much possible to happen, hopefully both can sit down and talk if the opportunity presents itself.
I very much agree, especially if the Japanese fans want to compare him to Pacman. Inoue should accept great challenged vs. great boxers who might be bigger than him. However, if he is happy to be less than Pacman and all of the great boxers then this is also okay. But the Japanese fans should never say that Inoue is on a similar level as Pacman. Also, I am aware that this is arguable, but I reckon Mayweather is lesser than Pacman in boxing greatness.
Also, another comparison is Pacman vs. Antonio Margarito who is very much bigger than Pacman. After he won the championship against him, Pacman said he can keep the championship because he will not fight in the heavier middleweight division again hehehehe.
Let's see, Inoue seems to be pushing for greatness as well and maybe if Tank is willing to stay at 135 lbs and then waits for Inoue to go up in weight. Maybe this kind of hypothetical fight is going to happen.
^^ That is going to be huge if they will have their new organization and maybe take out all the corruption with just one body. But I don't think that the governing body will approved it though. They might have to compete with them and it's up to the promoters like Matchroom, GBP and Top Rank and PBC on how they are going to help set up this big league from the Saudis.
And who can refuse it? With billions on their hand and the whole government behind HE Turki Alalshikh, for sure this can be done and done right. Probably this is going to happen in the next 2 years.
And who can refuse it? With billions on their hand and the whole government behind HE Turki Alalshikh, for sure this can be done and done right. Probably this is going to happen in the next 2 years.
The plan is to buy out the whole boxing organization so it's very ambitious already, but we will see what will be the reaction of the governing bodies here. But yes, maybe they are going to be offered with huge money that they can't refuse. So here is another moved by them,
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8J9V4QCISU/
They make Crawford, Jarod Anderson and Hamza Sheeraz as their ambassador. So meaning this fighters are going to promote Saudi now.
To be fair, I don't see Inoue backing down from any challenges, he has tasted the canvass already and so it might make him hungry and motivated the next time and doesn't want that to happen to him. But we really don't know though on the side of Tank Davis. He has publicity said that he will not fight Inoue because Inoue is too small for him. Although he said that will be a fun fight.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lCYj39ZAi9E
Davis is just trying to jump on the popularity of Inoue so he'll be talked about again. I mean, Inoue is currently at the top of the pound-for-pound rankings, so he is one of the most popular boxers now. We don't yet know Inoue's side..whether he is ready to accept the challenge from Davis. If that does happen, I think it is a risky move for Inoue, as he could choose an easier path and avoid Tank Davis for now.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lCYj39ZAi9E
Also, another comparison is Pacman vs. Antonio Margarito who is very much bigger than Pacman. After he won the championship against him, Pacman said he can keep the championship because he will not fight in the heavier middleweight division again hehehehe.
Pacquiao was really hurt in that fight. He admitted that he took him weeks to recover specially the body blows that he took and there are rounds that he almost knock down from a huge body shot from Margarito.
But Inoue vs Davis is not something similar. Margarito is just too big and too tall for Pacman, that's why Pacman realized that he'll not fight anymore on that division even if he suceeded. Pacman is more like pushing his limit since he isn't undefeated anyway, but Inoue's case is different as he will try to stay undefeated but still winning championships.
@Hirose UK. I agree on your argument that Inoue does not need this fight, however, I very much disagree that this fight will be worthless if this was negotiated by their teams, approved by the fighters and promoted by the promoters. This will be one of the biggest fights in boxing similar to Tank vs. King Ry. If they are not fighting for a championship, this fight will also be a legacy fight.
It will really cemented their legacy specially for the winner of this fight and I think it will be bigger than Tank vs King Ry specially if Inoue can continue to win and become a champion and dominated his opponent, similar to what Tank Davis might also do.
So it will be good though, no matter how you look at it and then we have the comparison again with Manny Pacquiao going up in weight limit and then punishing Miguel Cotto at his best weight class. So this is very much possible to happen, hopefully both can sit down and talk if the opportunity presents itself.
I very much agree, especially if the Japanese fans want to compare him to Pacman. Inoue should accept great challenged vs. great boxers who might be bigger than him. However, if he is happy to be less than Pacman and all of the great boxers then this is also okay. But the Japanese fans should never say that Inoue is on a similar level as Pacman. Also, I am aware that this is arguable, but I reckon Mayweather is lesser than Pacman in boxing greatness.
To be fair, I don't see Inoue backing down from any challenges, he has tasted the canvass already and so it might make him hungry and motivated the next time and doesn't want that to happen to him. But we really don't know though on the side of Tank Davis. He has publicity said that he will not fight Inoue because Inoue is too small for him. Although he said that will be a fun fight.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lCYj39ZAi9E
Also, another comparison is Pacman vs. Antonio Margarito who is very much bigger than Pacman. After he won the championship against him, Pacman said he can keep the championship because he will not fight in the heavier middleweight division again hehehehe.
Pacquiao was really hurt in that fight. He admitted that he took him weeks to recover specially the body blows that he took and there are rounds that he almost knock down from a huge body shot from Margarito.
@Hirose UK. I agree on your argument that Inoue does not need this fight, however, I very much disagree that this fight will be worthless if this was negotiated by their teams, approved by the fighters and promoted by the promoters. This will be one of the biggest fights in boxing similar to Tank vs. King Ry. If they are not fighting for a championship, this fight will also be a legacy fight.
It will really cemented their legacy specially for the winner of this fight and I think it will be bigger than Tank vs King Ry specially if Inoue can continue to win and become a champion and dominated his opponent, similar to what Tank Davis might also do.
So it will be good though, no matter how you look at it and then we have the comparison again with Manny Pacquiao going up in weight limit and then punishing Miguel Cotto at his best weight class. So this is very much possible to happen, hopefully both can sit down and talk if the opportunity presents itself.
I very much agree, especially if the Japanese fans want to compare him to Pacman. Inoue should accept great challenged vs. great boxers who might be bigger than him. However, if he is happy to be less than Pacman and all of the great boxers then this is also okay. But the Japanese fans should never say that Inoue is on a similar level as Pacman. Also, I am aware that this is arguable, but I reckon Mayweather is lesser than Pacman in boxing greatness.
Also, another comparison is Pacman vs. Antonio Margarito who is very much bigger than Pacman. After he won the championship against him, Pacman said he can keep the championship because he will not fight in the heavier middleweight division again hehehehe.
And that what separates Manny Pacquaio to the likes of Floyd or even Oscar Dela Hoya, his greatness can't be argued because on how he face bigger opponents than he is. And all of his opponents did underestimated this Asian and thought that they can just bully him. But Pacquiao proved them wrong although he has reach his top I guess when he fought Antonio Margarito and did received a lot of damage although he also dishes one of the worst punishment when he permanently blinded Margarito for life.
So hopefully, Inoue will go up in weight and Tank not backing out for that big challenge. But he has a fish to fry against a more determined Frank Martin this weekend so let's see if Tank is still that destructive.
@Hirose UK. I agree on your argument that Inoue does not need this fight, however, I very much disagree that this fight will be worthless if this was negotiated by their teams, approved by the fighters and promoted by the promoters. This will be one of the biggest fights in boxing similar to Tank vs. King Ry. If they are not fighting for a championship, this fight will also be a legacy fight.
It will really cemented their legacy specially for the winner of this fight and I think it will be bigger than Tank vs King Ry specially if Inoue can continue to win and become a champion and dominated his opponent, similar to what Tank Davis might also do.
So it will be good though, no matter how you look at it and then we have the comparison again with Manny Pacquiao going up in weight limit and then punishing Miguel Cotto at his best weight class. So this is very much possible to happen, hopefully both can sit down and talk if the opportunity presents itself.
I very much agree, especially if the Japanese fans want to compare him to Pacman. Inoue should accept great challenged vs. great boxers who might be bigger than him. However, if he is happy to be less than Pacman and all of the great boxers then this is also okay. But the Japanese fans should never say that Inoue is on a similar level as Pacman. Also, I am aware that this is arguable, but I reckon Mayweather is lesser than Pacman in boxing greatness.
Also, another comparison is Pacman vs. Antonio Margarito who is very much bigger than Pacman. After he won the championship against him, Pacman said he can keep the championship because he will not fight in the heavier middleweight division again hehehehe.
^^ That is going to be huge if they will have their new organization and maybe take out all the corruption with just one body. But I don't think that the governing body will approved it though. They might have to compete with them and it's up to the promoters like Matchroom, GBP and Top Rank and PBC on how they are going to help set up this big league from the Saudis.
And who can refuse it? With billions on their hand and the whole government behind HE Turki Alalshikh, for sure this can be done and done right. Probably this is going to happen in the next 2 years.
And who can refuse it? With billions on their hand and the whole government behind HE Turki Alalshikh, for sure this can be done and done right. Probably this is going to happen in the next 2 years.
Boxing fans, are you surprised by this news?
Exclusive: Saudi wealth fund holding talks to create boxing league
So it's going to be a take-over from the Saudis, but it's obvious that this if forthcoming, I mean they have been holding a lot of big events already in the Middle East. So it's just a matter of time before they become the forefront of boxing.
And from the way I understood it, might be similar to UFC, wherein each weight class will only have 1 champion and unlike the current wherein it's a 4 body (WBC,WBO,IBF, WBA).
What is your thoughts on this?
Exclusive: Saudi wealth fund holding talks to create boxing league
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Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is in discussions with multiple boxing stakeholders to create a league, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape of the sport, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
PIF is looking to invest in a joint venture with some of the sport's stakeholders that would feature more boxing bouts, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A handful of leading promoters including Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions are involved in the discussions that could result in a deal valuing the new entity between $4-5 billion, one of the people said. PIF wants to create a venture that would bring the main sport's organisers together, in which it would take a minority stake, the person added.
PIF is looking to invest in a joint venture with some of the sport's stakeholders that would feature more boxing bouts, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A handful of leading promoters including Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions are involved in the discussions that could result in a deal valuing the new entity between $4-5 billion, one of the people said. PIF wants to create a venture that would bring the main sport's organisers together, in which it would take a minority stake, the person added.
So it's going to be a take-over from the Saudis, but it's obvious that this if forthcoming, I mean they have been holding a lot of big events already in the Middle East. So it's just a matter of time before they become the forefront of boxing.
And from the way I understood it, might be similar to UFC, wherein each weight class will only have 1 champion and unlike the current wherein it's a 4 body (WBC,WBO,IBF, WBA).
What is your thoughts on this?
Apparently they have found the replacement for Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is rumoured to face Mike Perry on 20th July.
I think most would be familiar with Mike Perry, but for those who aren't, he's a former MMA fighter who's now a bare-knuckle fighting superstar.
Given he's not retired as most of Paul's previous opponents, it could be a biggest challenge Paul has faced to date.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-13520037/Jake-Paul-new-opponent-Mike-Tyson-postponed.html
I think most would be familiar with Mike Perry, but for those who aren't, he's a former MMA fighter who's now a bare-knuckle fighting superstar.
Given he's not retired as most of Paul's previous opponents, it could be a biggest challenge Paul has faced to date.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-13520037/Jake-Paul-new-opponent-Mike-Tyson-postponed.html
So they already have plans to replace Iron Mike which I think is for the good of him. He tried but fighting at his age is just not for him anymore.
Mike Perry vs Jake Paul is not what people wanted to see but it is what it is if Iron Mike is not going to make it. It's still named Mike though. Perry is 5-0 in BKFC by the way. He improves after UFC, he is still young but I still think he is not enough to win against Jake in boxing.
They should change the rules to MMA, let's see how Jake handles it, he trained with Izzy the last time he bragged about his training. It makes sense since this is LW vs HW.
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