Topic: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions - page 222. (Read 30515 times)

I like him to move to another weight class just to test the waters. But before that, he has to beat Butler and unify the belt first. And just like the rest of you guys, I don't think that Butler will have a chance against the Monster. Inoue is on his prime right now, and we know that if fighters are at their peak, the speed, the power, the timing, the chin and other factors jive. So yeah, he is going to take that belt and Butler can't do anything about it.

This kind of fight will not excite me, in the first place Butler should not have been a champion because of Casimero's carelessness he is now a champion, whatever words Butler will say to make the fans believe he can beat Inoue will be laughed at if you have a poll here on the match between Butler and Inoue out of 100 no one will vote for Butler, he is just out of Inoue's league.

Though Butler's record is pretty much impressive but I don't see him having a chance to beat Inoue. The monster is just too much for this division, if they will fight for unification, I would already expect that Inoue will come out victorious and he will be the undisputed champion in the bantamweight division.
When Butler was suppose to fight Casimero, Butler was even a heavy underdog, how much more against Inoue.

Looking at this guy's record doesn't sound any different than the other fighters who have been knockout by Inoue. Looks like Inoue has a high chance to be the undisputed champion at their current weight. It's fine to be the best of all before your will gonna step up to the higher class where powerful boxers await you. Of course, it will be different because you might be surprised by their speed and power too. But if Inoue maintains his style in the upper-weight class, I'm sure he will gonna dominate it as well.

This could be one underrated fight this July. I will admit that I'm a fan of Danny Garcia during his prime I said this because I think he doesn't have it and he is really a B fighter, because when he step with the big guns at 147 lbs he losses, but he possesses one of the best left hook that I have seen. And then Jose Benavidez could still have the power at 154 lbs. Not sure though why he is not rated at any organizations at this weight class. But definitely, this is going to be a good clash of styles as well, but I will favor Benavidez maybe by a decision.

Looking at statistics of Butler with 34-2-0 winnig 15 fight via KO making it a 44% of his fight won via knockout.



Buttler is currently holding the WBO title so I think Inoue will seek a fight with him to be the undisputed champion.  That said, I do think that Inoue has the upper hand if ever these two fighters meet. Inoue holding a record of 23-0 with 20 KO's and currently holds  IBF WBA and WBC Titles declared interest in becoming the undisputed champion at 118[1].  Inoue beats  the future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire via 2nd round TKO last Tuesday.

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[1] https://www.boxingscene.com/paul-butler-naoya-inoue-one-best-ive-seen-20-30-years--166840

The truth is I don't see that Butler has enough level to make a fight against Inoue, the other thing is if Inoue accepts it, we all know very well Inoue's style, if Inoue in that case accepts the fight and if he wins Once with a knockout, Butler's reputation will be very low, how could he get it back? The truth is that Butler is good for me, but he needs more preparation. Instead, I would look for fights with less complicated rivals who seem more likely to win, and not leave once and for all because of a big man like Inoue. Butler must reap more wins to that the fans ask for more fights, and the business model is there in having more fights equals more money.

I also stumbled on those rumor articles about the possible return of Manny Pacquiao to the ring. First, it's about against Mayweather. And there are many speculations that I can't remember the names of those fighters. As long as Pacquiao has no statement, that will remain a rumor.

He is currently out of the country for a vacation after losing the PH Presidential bid and as we know Manny, when he is out of the country, he is not just doing a vacation but making business. Maybe one of those is his return on the right for an exhibition match. Well, as long as it was against a big name too, he can pursue exhibition matches.

Who knows something is currently brewing behind the scene.

Even Amir Khan says that coach Roach reach out to him to have a Manny Pacquiao fight whether exhibition or boxing match in London.

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We may have a great fight on July 30 on Showtime,

Danny Garcia vs Jose Benavidez at 154 lbs.

For sure some of you might be familiar with the name Danny Garcia as he was once a 147 lbs champions. But he lost to some of the best welterweight that time, Spence, Thurman and Porter. Now he decided to move up to 154 lbs and challenge one of the most dangerous fighter in that division. Years ago Benavidez put a good fight against Crawford.

Indeed, rumors says that Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather will share a ring again to have a last dance for an exhibition fight but that remains a speculation for now as Pacquiao's camp is still resting and taking some time to bond to his family because he exhausted his time and efforts for the presidential race few months ago. Let's if that will happen or not, soon!

Is it, now? Well, he is somehow eligible to have that request though but I don't know if WBO would grant his request and if ever his request are granted, I surely hope that he won't have the same issues again because he will be remembered for being a talkative clown and not his legacy. I assume that he found some legal way to address his weight issue because he is now requesting to be a challenger against Paul Butler.

It may be because of politics thats why his game deteriorated. I am a Manny Pacquiao fan for a long time but I have to admit all of the matches that he will take now are more like making money. Just entertainment. No more goals unlike when he was pursuing to get as much belt as he could.
I could feel all the punches even just watching pay per view. Not anymore.
Just keep it safe, try not to take more injuries and get the money afterward, but it's still entertaining when I watch him, I don't know why and I don't see it being a disrespectful goal because he had done too much in the boxing industry. 

Inoue-Butler in the UK is also big especially in Liverpool where Butler is just near. This is possible if Butler is reluctant in unifying and Inoue and Arum really want all the belts unified.

Inoue already fought in the US before. And of course he will be back there unless Japan's sponsors and market will be bigger than the US. Let's not forget that Japan is a boxing powerhouse and they are the third biggest economy in the world after China. 

But the money both of them could have made if the fight is going to be in UK? I think that is the only bargaining power that Butler has right now.

Although Arum is a wise manager, he can call the bluff and say it should be held in Saitama wherein Inoue is comfortable. On the other hand, how can Inoue be the biggest star, he has to conquer the US so that he will get a lot of audience just like what Manny did during his heyday.

Well what happens is that Inoue's technique is exquisite, besides that he has a great advantage because he knows very well the capabilities of his body, he knows to what extent he can demand himself and above all I have noticed in this boxer that he knows very well when he is in problems, making the fight merely technical and forcing the judges to go in his favor, I see this as a very complete athlete because he is very intelligent, many believe that going to box is just hitting and having the best resistance to endure, but I think that in boxing you win with intelligence, the body can be trained but here the strategy is fundamental, for that reason I think that Inoue has the advantage.

Yup! he doesn't really need to work anymore, but as we know Manny Pacquiao is a hardworking man, so he will surely never going to sit down in his house, but I think if he is done with his political career he can sure just relax inside his house and enjoy his bonding with his family or Train his son into boxing, and right now Jimuel Pacquiao is pursuing boxing and I think this is not related with poverty anymore and these kid drive might be the passion he sees with his father Manny Pacquiao, I would surely love to see his growth if he can have a potential to surpass his father's record or do his it on his own,


I truly wish the WBO would grant him his request starting at the bottom is surely impossible for John Riel Casimero right now, he is already at the peak of his age he can not restart again, he is already in his 32 years of age, but yeah he has done a terrible mistake so he should atone from breaking the rules,

But I am also hoping this will potentially not damage his career, I still wish that the WBO would comply with his request there are still many Filipino fans that expect him to fight on Butler then Naoya Inoue,


I really think Manny Pacquiao can still come back in an exhibition match against any given boxer or MMA fighter but I think a rematch with Floyd Mayweather is I like to surely see, but that Philly Shell defense of May Weather is something that even Pacquiao can not crack, and in my opinion, Pacquaio is not really the same not like Floyd Mayweather that still looks awesome with his slick moves, even though if he hasn't had the power anymore those Philly Shell Defense of his is pretty much one tough bastard,

Bobby retired early because he is not as good as Manny and it's enough that one of the family is in boxing that is earning a lot of money to support their ambition, especially Politics. Well, let's see if Manny will come back in an exhibition fights as for sure he can still earn millions from that.

I've read of it and thought that it's like a real legit source because that rumor that spread came from that person who's a genuine source from another sport.
Maybe it's very likely that we'll get to see Pacquiao having a match again because that he just spent a lot of money from the election period and it's going to make him recover a lot if he gets into a fight.
Well, we still need a confirmation if that circulating rumor is for real or we're just fooled and made-believed by another news about his possible match as a hoax.

If I'm not mistaken Srisaket Sor Rungvisai is already a legend in this division and maybe have beaten either Estrada or Gonzalez in their prime (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

And this Rodriguez and very young and a lot of potential for this kid. His movement and foot is amazing and those angle? Seen them when Manny Pacquiao is at his prime. He knows his foot placement so that he can hit his opponent with that kind of angle that his opponent can't see. I would say that Rodriguez has a lot of future an can conquer 108-115 lbs or even higher division.

It's says it might be Conor or even Floyd of exhibition matches maybe this year. But this is just rumor as he lost the Presidential race in the Philippines and he might be thinking of making money again through boxing as Philippine election specially running for President is costly. I'm not saying that he no longer rich, but for this super athlete, they have to keep and maintain their lifestyle and just one fight will bring half a billion to 1 billion PHP in money's pocket again.