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For the sake of getting another belt? yeah, perhaps Inoue is more willing to fight Butler then before moving up in weight and have the bragging rights of cleaning up the division. Casimero is no longer in the discussion for now. He has to work his way up again, be the number 1 contender or the mandatory and maybe that's the time that Inoue will give him the chance.

He's going to face and it's going to be an easy fight, I doubt if Casimero will have a chance to fight Inoue, he cannot make the weight it's time for Casimero and for us to move forward for now unless they face each other again in the higher division, Casimero cannot keep up anymore on the division where Inoue is reigning unless there's there are circumstances that will make them face each other so let's see how it's going to be now that Donaire is out of the picture.

That might be speculation because there was no evidence that explains that thing, it's more like a hearsay for me. Back to the fight, who would've thought that the fight will end in 2 rounds, right? The first few minutes of the 1st round were more of a feeling each other about their movement and reach but at the last minute, they began executing their punches, and then Donaire suddenly dropped down. I couldn't even follow Inoue's punches, I waited for the replay to see how it was executed that made Donaire drop.

I'm thinking that Inoue would face Butler first before he considers moving to another division. Casimero was not in the picture for now, unfortunately but that's his reality after the incident.

He still has one Filipino on his hit list and that is Casimero, hehehe. This could be a good fight in paper as he is brandish and trash talk Inoue prior. But not sure if Top Rank is willing to give Casimero his fight since he no longer has any belt for now.

I move up to fight Fulton is not that bad at all, as you have said, timing is just about right. If Inoue wanted to be recognized as one of the best in this generation then he should look for new challenge and that is going up in weight. Pacquiao proved that already and he sets the bar high that no one can touch what he reach. But others can try to go as high and see their limits. Like in the case of Canelo 175 lbs might be too much for him. But for Inoue, we don't know how far can he go.

It does not look too early for the Monster Inoue to move up in weight division and challenge Fulton after what we witnessed versus Donaire yesterday. It also certainly appears that Inuoe has improved since their first fight and will improve more. He is also 29 years old already. That is not very young for the sport of boxing. It is the right time for him to find new challenges in his career.

Naoya Inoue is really a Monster, and I was really surprised, by that 1st knockout, it was so fast that Nonito Donaire didn't notice it, and it was a shot to the temple that rocked Nonito Donaire out on the 1st round, and from that, I think Donaire was just saved by the bell going to the 2nd round it was really shocking disbelief that in their 1st fight it was a close match, but in this 2nd fight Naoya Inoue got the advantage and surely in  1 punch Nonito Donaire can not withstand that punch from Inoue, and many speculated that Inoue's win was because of his gloves the Cleto Reyes Gloves that Manny Pacquiao and other well-known boxers keep on using because they say it has a thin layer that is why it has a tendency of a risk that the user may be injured by it and at the same time it added power to your punch because your opponent will surely feel the pain from your punches, from the 1st fight Naoya Inoue is not using this gloves, but I don't really know it that is true, I have just seen a article about it,

And just now that the Naoya Inoue VS Nonito Donaire fight has ended, John Riel Casimero was very disappointed with that loss and said that he is the one that will give Naoya Inoue a lost record and right now challenging Naoya Inoue because they have a canceled bout, back on April 25, 2020, and right now John Riel Casimero is flexing his belt and Physique that he is ready to face any adversary and he is clear that he will win the Paul Butler fight, but Casimero was not permitted to fight by the British Boxing Board of Control due to medical guidelines violation by using a sauna to cut weight, and WBO stripped Casimero of the title.

Unfortunately, Naoya Inoue won the fight and Nonito Donaire was lost by a KO. The fight didn't get longer either because Inoue finished the fight in just merely 2 rounds. I'm not disappointed though because the odds are really pointing for Inoue as he have also the advantages, it's just I have expected more from the fight like it would go somewhere atleast 7 rounds. Our Filipino Flash wasn't the Flash we know anymore and Inoue was just faster than the 1st fight.

Donaire better be ready for Naoya Inoue's body blows that could crumble any boxer in their division, and surely that title of a monster is really fit for him, but in their 1st fight Nonito Donaire already experience that pain from his body blows, he definitely will be expecting that and be ready for them, and the determination to win for Nonito Donaire is very incredible that it surely go the distance if that mindset of him is not ready for this fight then Naoya Inoue can win this, his recent fight with Jason Moloney proves that Inoue has upped his level on speed and power so Nonito Donaire better be careful with that kind of style, and I really like these two fights, they will surely give their all in order to win,


If you look at all exhibition fights the Pay Preview is remarkable people surely is curious about what may happen if you pit a boxer with an MMA fighter in a boxing match, or a YouTuber slash boxer wannabe to a professional boxer, I really think this kind of events really is the new want for a certain audience, and on the recent event of Floyd Mayweather against Don Moore on Abu Dhabi Unity Boxing Event when a Sheikh decided he wants to see Mayweather in a boxing fight with Don Moore they let it happen,

And Floyd Mayweather's style was the defensive kind of style in boxing some will surely say it is the most boring kind of style but let's face it evading and blocking surely was all in the basics of that sport, and Floyd Mayweather is exploiting this kind of style to his advantage, and I think it is proven effective if you have a record of 50 wins and 0 losses.

If the truth is that I had not seen it that way, this convinces me that now the business model is focusing on exhibition fights, since I am also curious about Mayweather, he still has the same touch, although to be honest his style I don't like it at all, I have in my mind when he fought Pacquiao the way he ran around the ring avoiding any attack by the Filipino, after that fight I didn't follow the fighter anymore, because I didn't see him with emotion, because I already saw that he is very strategic and does not mind boring his fans as long as he achieves a technical victory with great skill, however that is accepted in boxing and it is the rules, but I do not like his style.

This will be a much better fight than what we've had last week between Haney and Kambosos, both Inoue and Donaire want to engage and loves to take offense, the first fight was exciting but this time, big things are at stake and this has the potential to become a candidate for the fight of the year I'm sure this is going to be a blockbuster fight.
I'm betting Donaire here hopefully by a stoppage, I hope he is in a much better condition than on his last two fights.

I've never seen any article about Teo Lopez being the 1 that Devin Haney wants to fight next but that could be another dominating fight for Haney, In my opinion, what I have seen and want I want the fight now wast Devin Haney VS Gervonta Davis, but that will need to wait because the preparation will take a long time to process, but if a Teo Lopez would surely take place, I would still go with Devin Haney all the way, but if they would take a Gervonta Davis fight then I am not so sure on who would I pick because that will be an amazing fight to watch, as we could see a different technique, but with pretty much close style,

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And now the 1 I am waiting for a boxing fight that will take place on June 7, Saitama, Japan on ESPN plus

Title fight: Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire 2

This is a big fight for all Filipino fans of Nonito Donaire, and at the same time Japanese fans of Naoya Inoue, but for me, I am both a fan, but for this fight, my support is on Donaire, but my bet is torn between because I have seen both players recent fights and Inoue Rack Jason Moloney giving him a fast punch, outboxing and out speeding Maloney, While Donaire his fight with Nordine Oubaali,  Donaire was patient throughout the fight and waiting patiently for the right timing while Oubaali was greedy when he found the range of his left but Donaire's counter probably devastated Oubaali, so I will still be going and supporting my fellow Filipino Nonito Donaire,

First off, congratulations mate! As for me, I just watched the match and I decided not to bet because the odds aren't that tempting in my eyes but I'm glad that I didn't bet because if I did then surely I'd lose as I'm looking for Kambosos Jr. to defend his title successfully.

Haney was really dominating him each round with his specialties being a technical boxer, he didn't let the champion have a successful punch and maintained him within his reach with some jabs to keep Kambosos at bay. I've bumped into an article earlier saying that Devin Haney is looking forward to have a fight with Teo Lopez soon, tried to find the said article but I failed.

George Kambosos Jr. VS Devin Haney Decision - WIN

I have bet for Haney and from the announcement of this fight I surely think that Haney will win, and I was not disappointed, but George Kambosos Jr. really fought well giving Haney a hard time but Still, Devin Haney outboxed Kambosos and it was really a sight to behold, and men look at George Kambosos face Haney really left a red mark on his entire face, while Devin Haney just sustained a stretch from his right eye, Devin Haney was really on pace with his rhythm, getting away from power punches of Kambosos, he likely has a style just like Floyd Mayweather, Jr. but there is a different feel about it, but yeah because of that Haney was really dominating most rounds, I guess after this I would like to see a Devin Haney VS Gervonta Davis next match what do you guys think, what is next for Devin Haney,

Espinoza actually started working with Showtime even before HBO stopped its boxing program. It was funny, during the HBO vs Showtime network war as both top network executives swapped networks with Stephen Espinoza heading Showtime while former Showtime boss Ken Hershman went to HBO.

I haven't watched both fights because Fulton faced a heavy underdog. But at least after his victory, the WBC and WBO champion said that he wanted to unify all the 4 belts. So let us hope he fights WBA and IBF champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev in his next fight. It will be very interesting to see another undisputed champion.

Ogawa-Cordina was a better match up since the former champion visited his own contender's backyard. The problem is UK fights are too early in the morning in my time so I cannot watch them live. I do sacrifice some sleep when its a big fight like Usyk-AJ and GGG-Brooks.   

Well there was an upset as Joe Cordina knock out the champion Ogawa in just 2 rounds. I haven't seen the fight to be honest, it's just the news that pop out from my social media accounts. Ogawa is the champion and the odd favorite, but not by a mile. He was like 1.6x something against Cordina's 2.1x. So the chance for the underdog to win is there and so he did. It was reported that the right hand landed solid on Ogawa's chin and has to struggled to get up. But he fell down again and the referee was force to wave the fight off.

I don't think that's a maybe because it is somehow clear that this is a cherry-picked fight because if not then they should have accepted the order that Garcia should fight Isaac Cruz they didn't.
They personally picked Fortuna not because they know that Garcia could have an easy win but because his camp wants Garcia to be pushed to his limits against a much more experienced boxer with not so much KO capabilities. I'm not underestimating Fortuna but Garcia can really defeat him, although I know it would end by a decision again.

Right, it's obvious that HBO Boxing is gone for good for many years and if I'm not mistaken some of it's executive are working on Showtime like Espinoza or in the other 3 giant networks that you mentioned.

I think the Fulton vs Roman could be a good banger but Stephen is the big favorite so I'm not expecting the fight to last the distance.

Ogawa is a Japanese junior light weight champion, this is his first defense of the belt and I think this is more interesting as the lower weights is filled with fighters that are fast and strong. But I expect Ogawa to win here as well.

Oh! sorry never heard of a Stephen Fulton or Daniel Roman before that is why they are not on my radar, and right now I am focused on the George Kambosos and Devin Haney fight right now and the June 7 big fight between Naoya Inoue VS Nonito Donaire was the fight I am checking on,

Sorry, not all in the thread are interested in the Stephen Fulton VS Daniel Roman fight but you can surely open up a discussion here, or make your own thread regarding that fight, but right now is the day Kambosos and Haney will meet in the ring and I haven't seen any free live stream yet, maybe I would go and buy a pay per view instead,

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Well, pretty much I am very excited about the Naoya Inoue VS Nonito Donaire 2 fight, a rematch is a proper way of saying who really won that 1st fight, I mean Naoya Inoue pretty much has to give Donaire a solid body blow that knockdown Donaire but progressing the fight Nonito Donaire withstand those obstacles and giving Naoya Inoue a scare of his life, in losing in the fight, the decision was sure to split but judging from that body blow that Inoue gives to Donaire that has gave Naoya Inoue a big points from the judges,

It depends on how Davis will negotiate specially the PPV split. The thing is that if he doesn't have a manager, then he could get a extra maybe 5-10% as that maybe the minimum fees a promotions is getting.


Garcia will be facing Fortuna, maybe another cherry-pick. And maybe if he wins by knockout against Javier, he will get back his confidence and maybe chase Davis or whoever wins in the Haney vs Kambosos.

Stephen Fulton vs Danny Roman is also a main event mate. Gone are the days when it's just HBO and Showtime running the big boxing shows and many times adjusted their schedules to avoid the same fight dates. Right now we have 3 giant networks (DAZN, PBC, ESPN) that are not scared to stage their own events on the same schedules. Many boxing fans are dismayed because it divide the viewers. 

On June 4 both 3 networks will air their own shows although Kambosos-Haney is the biggest of the 3 events.

ESPN: Kambosos vs Haney   
PBC: Stephen Fulton vs. Daniel Roman
DAZN: Kenichi Ogawa vs. Joe Cordina