Topic: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions - page 24. (Read 27989 times)

Yes, I think Nery will be a good challenge for Inoue, but I don't think that he can also pull a upset against the Monster. And it's going to be outside of his native country of Japan if Inoue wanted Nery next. Las Vegas could be a good venue for Inoue.


Not sure if Casimero will be back at MP, things have been said between him and MP's management, not directly to Manny though but against Sean Gibbons. He took a Japanese manager that might help him getting a fight with Japanese Inoue, but we will see.

That's right. Marlon Tapales lacks the firepower which is the truth even when he is up against Murodjon Akhmadaliev. He ain't the type to knockdown a boxer which is why he is trying to end it in technical style. Well, he ain't Manny Pacquiao or The Flash Nonito Donaire who have that punching power to knock their opponents out but I believe he will come back stronger.

Regarding Akhmadaliev, I am sure he will face Inoue at some point because Inoue told that he will stay in the super bantamweight for a while.
Why do you guys think he made that decision? I think his camp knows that climbing one more weight class will mean stronger boxers who are a good match for him. He needs to first increase his weight and see to it that his speed won't be affected. I have no doubts about his punching strength but when you climb, it means heavier fists too. I think they want to dominate this weight class first before they move on to another. A part of their preparation before deciding to go up the ladder.

That's a good new if Inoue would really think of fighting outside Japan. I believe Nery is also a decent opponent, was once a champion and I believe he is better than Tapales. Time for Inoue to bring a championship fight in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the world, "am i right?".

Anyway, speaking of Casimero, I think there's no scheduled fight for him, probably his promoter is lazy to find good matches, or he is just in a bad promotion company. I suggest him to come back to MP promotion, so he'll not waste his remaining time in boxing.

Boxing politics often deprives us of seeing great matchups but if these Saudi events have shown us anything it's that promoters are capable of putting their differences aside. Bivol and Beterbiev are not very popular fighters. Maybe it's because of their nationality or because of their personality but they just don't sell. This has made it hard for them to reach an agreement because promoters don't want to lose money. It might come down to whether the Saudis or another rich Middle Eastern country is willing to bankroll this fight. I think this would be the prefect co-main event for something like Joshua vs Ngannou in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

I want to see Inoue climbing in weight again while he is still in his best form. But Inoue is an exciting boxer and whoever he and the associations choose to match, fans will expect a knockout. Nery is banned in Japan for cheating, and he won a championship versus a Japanese. This is enough to make a good storyline, Inoue will get payback and the Japanese public will watch live from their homes. Perhaps some will head out to Las Vegas too very much like when Ricky Hatton battled in the USA. Nery is supported by many Mexicans and Mexican Americans who live nearby, and Mexico is not far from Las Vegas.

But they are now discussing a Nery fight to be held in Las Vegas as Luis Nery was banned from fighting in Japan. Casimero needs to be impressive on his next fight to lure Inoue to fight him but if his performance is just the same like the last one then expect Inoue to avoid him as Team Inoue will think that Quadro Alas is just after the money.

IMO, that story line might not be interesting. I'd rather want to see Inoue vs Casimero as these two have been hype even before so they have a chance to attract more viewers. However, if Inoue would choose to fight a mandatory challenger, then there's nothing we can do with that, and for sure the outcome would not be different, Inoue will still end up winning an easy fight, and most likely another KO win for him.

Yes, it was survival mode for Tapales, but it's more of the body shot that maybe hurt him more than the shot in the head or face as he has a high block defense everytime Inoue will go and try to bust him.

He did shows that he has the uppercut, but it doesn't have the power to stop Inoue. I see him with his good lead right jab, but Inoue eat those at if nothing to him.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev is the mandatory for the IBF if I'm not mistaken, and it was him who own the belt before Tapales took it from him. So they can make that storyline of Naoya Inoue vs Murodjon Akhmadaliev next.

Yup I agree, they can pay a soccer player 10 times the salary of an NBA player (I think I was exaggerated about that) but they can surely pay millions for a talented soccer player, so this big event is just a small amount of money for them I think they don't know where they can put their money in but in having this kind of event they surely want entertainment for them and their country,

I also want to see Dmitry Bivol VS Artur Beterbiev but it needs a lot of talks and there are promotional companies that are  involved so it will be a hard thing to happen, all we can do is hope, but the Dmitry Bivol fight here against Lyndon Arthur is a great event even though it was a decision win for him Dmitry Bivol have shown that he is still ready for any fight given to him,


Yup! They have some issues with their promotional companies so this fight is really hard to make if there is no big money involved but if the Saudi Arabian wants a Bivol VS Beterbiev fight to happen I think they can get through with money,

For sure Dmitry will not allow that kind of rehydration clause, and why would Bivol the one that has to make a rehydration clause if Canelo Alvarez was the one that is challenging him to a rematch I think that Canelo Alvarez doesn't have the authority give any deal like that, as he lost to their 1st fight and he is the one that is challenging and wants the fight,

He lasted 10 rounds, I can say Tapales does have a tough chin and the heart for the game. He is also crafty using his technical skills in the boxing ring and I think that's the best plan against the Monster. Battling him through a brawl would be a good strategy and I can see that they carefully studied everything so that they will have a chance to win the fight in a decision. He just needed two more rounds and who knows what the result will be if it ended on the judges decision.
Next time, I want to see Tapales strengthening those punches. Why? Because the Monster said in his interview that he will stay in the super bantamweight for now and that means another chance to claim the throne with all the belts on the line.
I bet Murodjon Akhmadaliev will also test Inoue and I do believe that if these two boxers clash we will see a brawl could happen.

For sure as he said before the fight, he came to Japan to win. And although he was hurt in round 4 and thought that the fight will not last, he had the Filipino mentality to go all in and finish the fight with his shield. He had same moments when he hit Inoue, but then again, Inoue's chin hasn't been crack.


Going to be a close one between him and Crawford. But there is a argument that Inoue is just being comfortable in Japan fighter.

I wanted for Inoue to get up in weight and challenges the featherweight division, I think he can become another weight division champion at 126-lbs. But it could be like 12 full rounds fight as he will be facing a natural bigger fighter now.

Thanks for the numbers, and yeah that's what Wilder said as well, he can't pull the trigger and that's why he only connected 9 out of 219 and that is a low percentage for a fighter like him who relies on his party.


Yes, it might be the Joshua will now going to face Parker is Saudi. It might be a blessing in disguise for him though, because his chances are going to move up. And then we all been waiting for Fury vs Joshua, all British war.

This is it, Inoue should be recognize to be at the top now with his win against Tapales, now holding all the belts and Japan are rejoicing with his victory. Inoue was very calm in the fight, although he know he could end Tapales in the early rounds but he prefer to stay calm, follow his game plan and try to wear down Tapales which actually what happen.

Inoue hasn't fought a serious opponent yet. I think that will only happen if he will move up in weight, again.

Naoya Inoue just made history by becoming only the second fighter to become a 2-division undisputed champion. It was a brilliant display of ring IQ, hand speed, footwork, and stamina as he disposed of Tapales in the 10th round. Tapales made the fight interesting as he came to win, unlike the previous Inoue opponents who went into survival mode once they tasted the power punches of the talented Japanese.

With the win, Inoue has a serious claim for the pound-for-pound throne that The Ring currently entrusts on Terrence Crawford, the first 2-division undisputed in the 4-belt era. Inoue is a 4 division champion while Crawford is only a 3-division champion.

GUYS! The game between Marlon Tapales and Naoya Inoue will be later. We are talking about minutes before their fight will happen. One of the biggest fight in the Super Bantamweight Division because this will tell if Inoue can dominate that weight class of if he will be stopped by a Filipino who had been the Mexican stopper although Inoue is a Japanese.

I would really love to see Tapalers win but Inoue is too strong for him. Still, I am a Filipino without any doubts so I will support my countryman. Tapales is my bet at 9.80 to win it.
I don't really care if he loses this fight. I will still be proud as his countryman because he achieved this far and somehow made it happen to fight against a boxer who is pursuing records to be broken.

Let's go Tapales!

Who wouldn't want that fight, but it seems that team Bivol has stop chasing Canelo for now, and he will be really at a disadvantage if they fight at 168. And I read that Canelo might be eyeing a different boxer to fight next, or at least this is what the trainer wanted,


https://www.boxingscene.com/trainer-jermall-charlo-hopes-canelo-fight-takes-place-2024--180287

So Canelo might fight both the teams and beat them both as well. I want Canelo to fight Bivol at 175 lbs because this is where they initially met, but if worst comes to worst, Bivol won't have any options if he looks for a money fight than agreeing to go down to super middle weight.

Also love to see Bivol and Beterbiev unifying the four belts at the 175-pound division but it seems their promotional companies are the ones keeping them to not fight each other.

I have read news/rumors that Canelo is eyeing a rematch with Bivol at 168 lbs to be held on May but with that potent rehydration clause which for me Bivol's team will reject as he will be vulnerable if he can't bulk-up.

I think it's because of the big money flowing in boxing due to the Saudi's, who love to host this king of big boxing events and for sure they will be the hub now for big fights specially in the Heavyweight division.

Not sure about Bivol though, I think I would love to see him and Beterbiev in the ring next.

Seems that Canelo is not yet interested to a rematch, there were even news that Canelo's next will be the supposedly original of the Charlo twin.

I was saddened as I really liked Deontay Wilder to win aswell, if I bet for this event I think I would lost because of Wilder, but that fight you can see how composed Joseph Parker was in that fight and this is an opportunity for him to now get Anthony Joshua a for Deontay Wilder that is his third last if he becomes more aggressive and pressure Joseph Parker more this could be a different story, but he waited for the right time to make a move and he was really looking for Joseph Parker's mistakes but all it does was for him to make mistake instead, that is why he lost this fight,


I feel really sad for Deontay Wilder that 2nd fight against Tyson Fury is not getting him any great and just exposes so much of him Joseph Parker knows something about this by surely watching the fight of Deontay Wilder against Tyson Fury he got clues on what he was going to do against him, for sure after this fight there are no available higher fights for Deontay Wilder anymore and Joseph Parker has proven that he is the new face actually I really want to see an Anthony Joshua VS Deontay Wilder fight but that is not going to happen now, as it is over for Wilder getting a fight like that,

Wilder landed 26 of his power punches out of 94. Overall including jabs, Wilder landed just 39 out of 204. I think it is more on the mental state of Wilder. I'd been saying before that he might be more unstable than AJ after their strings of defeat. After Wilder scored a big KO on Helenius, I thought he was back to his usual self. He tried to establish himself as the aggressor but Parker also knew how important the role of the aggressor in their fight. The aggressive stance of Parker made it difficult and when the Kiwi started throwing quick punches, Wilder was surprised and could not match the speed so he gave up and fought backward hoping for the counter. Wilder is not highly skilled so fighting backward is a no-no because it is more difficult to throw punches and win rounds that way. After the second half, it was evident that Wilder and his team were starting to get worried that he might never land a solid counter. He was also scared to let his hands go and try to force Parker into retreat mode except for the last few rounds.

AJ said he wants to become a 3-time world champion. Which means fighting the winner of Usyk-Fury or fighting the IBF interim Filip Hrgovic or the WBO interim Zhilei Zhang. Or he could request the WBC to make his next fight a WBC mandatory or for the interim belt. AJ also showed interest in a Wilder fight which I believe could still fill a stadium in the UK if the Saudis aren't interested in it.

But I guess Eddie Hearn will convince AJ of the less risky but financially better fights. They'll probably offer something big for Ngannou or Wilder or the 40-year-old Zhilei Zhang. I believe that version of Parker is a 50/50 fight for AJ. Eddie did not give a direct answer when asked about a fight with Filip. Poor Filip has no big fan base and he was wasting his prime years because nobody wants to risk with less money.

Here is the Compubox report on the Parker-Wilder fight.