Topic: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 (Read 7006 times)
July 27, 2023, 07:32:15 PM
Since the new Super Bantamweight Champion Naoya Inoue is expecting to face his fellow title holder in that division, Marlon Tapales, and this fight against Stephen Fulton is already settled a few days ago, I will now the locked this thread.
Further discussions such as controversies, issues, or something related on this can be continued to other threads:
Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions - by @noormcs5 (can also discussed post-fight stuffs here)
[Boxing] Inoue vs Tapales for Unified Super Bantamweight Title - November - by @bisdak40
July 27, 2023, 05:30:31 PM
He may be off that night but it will not change anything as people will still side and believe with Inoue, and most probably will not make any difference at all because the challenger was much stronger and faster than him. Not to underestimate him, but Fulton was just a mere pawn meant to be Inoue's stepping stone to have more belts and reach further in his career.
I am one among those who thought the Fulton can absorb Inoue punches but ends up wrong. Fulton isn't off that night but looks off because Inoue had countered his plan. If your opponent is outsmarting you, more faster and quicker without any hesitation, it is sure that it will prevent you from playing your style. I believe Inoue's camp had scouted Fulton's ability and is able to make a counter plan which is shown on their fight.
After this fight, the next fight would be easier for Inoue if Tapales failed to make an adjustment and improvement of his self both in defense and offense.
I think majority of us here also thought above that, Fulton is the natural bigger guys so at least he can take that punch and absorb the power. But he was caught off guard, and we know that if a boxer is hit by a punch that they didn't expect, they are deemed to go down or at least be hurt on that exchange. So in the case of Fulton he was trying to avoid it by shifting his head and try to defend it, but Inoue is too fast for him. Up next is Tapales, yes it could be an easier fight as compare for Fulton, but Inoue shouldn't underestimate Tapales. I mean Filipinos are know to bring everything, and they have a big heart. Not saying that Tapales will win, but I will expect him to fight harder.
I agree on the saying that he shouldn't really be taking lightly on Tapales considering that he has been holding the other belt and knowing about Filipino fighters then this is something that cant really be underestimated.
About speed and power then there's no doubt that Inoue is faster and have solid punches even just looking on the start of Round 1. You could really tell and see the difference into those aspects.
It is really just that good that Fulton did make out some sustain in later round until he got caught off guard or just simply that Inoue is really just that too fast.
There are lots of talks about the foul that had been done by Inoue? When Fulton touches up his gloves on the floor, then it should really be called down but instead he do make out some follow up punch
on securing out that knock down. Dont know on whats the take of this one.
July 27, 2023, 05:11:56 PM
He may be off that night but it will not change anything as people will still side and believe with Inoue, and most probably will not make any difference at all because the challenger was much stronger and faster than him. Not to underestimate him, but Fulton was just a mere pawn meant to be Inoue's stepping stone to have more belts and reach further in his career.
I am one among those who thought the Fulton can absorb Inoue punches but ends up wrong. Fulton isn't off that night but looks off because Inoue had countered his plan. If your opponent is outsmarting you, more faster and quicker without any hesitation, it is sure that it will prevent you from playing your style. I believe Inoue's camp had scouted Fulton's ability and is able to make a counter plan which is shown on their fight.
After this fight, the next fight would be easier for Inoue if Tapales failed to make an adjustment and improvement of his self both in defense and offense.
I think majority of us here also thought above that, Fulton is the natural bigger guys so at least he can take that punch and absorb the power. But he was caught off guard, and we know that if a boxer is hit by a punch that they didn't expect, they are deemed to go down or at least be hurt on that exchange. So in the case of Fulton he was trying to avoid it by shifting his head and try to defend it, but Inoue is too fast for him. Up next is Tapales, yes it could be an easier fight as compare for Fulton, but Inoue shouldn't underestimate Tapales. I mean Filipinos are know to bring everything, and they have a big heart. Not saying that Tapales will win, but I will expect him to fight harder.
July 27, 2023, 04:18:42 PM
He may be off that night but it will not change anything as people will still side and believe with Inoue, and most probably will not make any difference at all because the challenger was much stronger and faster than him. Not to underestimate him, but Fulton was just a mere pawn meant to be Inoue's stepping stone to have more belts and reach further in his career.
I am one among those who thought the Fulton can absorb Inoue punches but ends up wrong. Fulton isn't off that night but looks off because Inoue had countered his plan. If your opponent is outsmarting you, more faster and quicker without any hesitation, it is sure that it will prevent you from playing your style. I believe Inoue's camp had scouted Fulton's ability and is able to make a counter plan which is shown on their fight.
After this fight, the next fight would be easier for Inoue if Tapales failed to make an adjustment and improvement of his self both in defense and offense.
July 27, 2023, 03:08:40 PM
Yeah, we never thought that Fulton will be beaten to the punch, and I thought that he might be the first boxer that can give Inoue as serious run in the match. But Inoue is really that good, not just the quicker and faster puncher, but he has more power when he move to 122 lbs. So all the questions about his bringing his power to super bantamweight has been answered in this fight.
And most likely when Fulton as first felt the power of Inoue, he decided to go on the defense. And he tries to counter a faster boxer, and it's not going to work. We didn't see the technical prowess of Fulton because he has been intimidated, nor his body shots that he is known. On the other hand, Inoue is bringing everything including hitting Fulton in the body.
And most likely when Fulton as first felt the power of Inoue, he decided to go on the defense. And he tries to counter a faster boxer, and it's not going to work. We didn't see the technical prowess of Fulton because he has been intimidated, nor his body shots that he is known. On the other hand, Inoue is bringing everything including hitting Fulton in the body.
Until such time as Inoue has some trouble against his opponent, we can choose to bet on him, but for now, he is very dominant. He is in his prime and knocking down anyone who dares to fight him. So it's better to stick with the trend and not try to take a bigger risk by thinking he will lose. The good thing about Inoue is that despite having only a few months of training, he is still committed to fighting Tapeles this year. That's a good sign of a true warrior.
The hype of Fulton did not work,
Even if they hype Fulton, people would still favor Inoue because they will look at the fighter's performance. The fact that Inoue was the favorite despite being the challenger shows a big underestimation of Fulton's capabilities. The guy was so confident that he could successfully defend his title that he flew to Japan to fight Inoue. However, as usual with all of Inoue's opponents, the expectations of the majority of the fans did come true.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
It's really very different if you step on the ring with the Monster. Fulton was full of confidence, we have seen, he even stay at 122 lbs and instead of fighting Figueroa at 126 lbs for the belt, he chooses to stay because he wants to fight Inoue even in Japan because he believes that he can beat him.
But very different Fulton, his excuse is that he has an off night. However, as fans, that is not the case, Inoue is the bigger man, although Fulton should be the one because he is the natural super bantamweight. So there should be no excuses for him but accept the defeat.
He may be off that night but it will not change anything as people will still side and believe with Inoue, and most probably will not make any difference at all because the challenger was much stronger and faster than him. Not to underestimate him, but Fulton was just a mere pawn meant to be Inoue's stepping stone to have more belts and reach further in his career.
people would really be having that impression considering that Fulton is the champ on said division but of course lots of fans of Inoue is really that expecting that it would really be just that easy for Inoue
on which he did really prove out that he's far superior in terms of power and speed towards fulton on which it is really that been showcased out on how Inoue did really be able to dominate out Fulton.
There are talks on which he might be unifying all the belts on this new division before he would really be moving up or there are chance that he would be going after on the next division that fast?
Now he's been already on 4 division champion on which if he wont really be skipping out on said division domination then for sure he would be reaching out 6 or more.
He do really have the potential if we do really talk about power and speed and intelligence towards on every fight on which we can say that he could really
push up well if ever he would be pursuing to go more in this career.
July 27, 2023, 01:16:28 PM
This is what I said before the predictions of this fight is end by KO and as we saw their fight Ko is their and I all amaze that inoue can handle Fulton in that match we are all know that Fulton is a strong boxer but the monster inside the body of inoue was released and make Fulton feel too bad. Now in our claim a new title in his career once again and I think he will aim more and more achievements after this.
I disagree. Fulton may be considered good due to his undefeated record, but he isn't as strong in terms of his KO rate compared to Inoue, who has achieved most of his victories by knockout. We clearly saw how Fulton was able to compete with Inoue, but he seemed hesitant to throw punches because he knew he would be open to Inoue's knockout power, and that's precisely what happened.
That hesitation cause him that TKO, afraid of being open and trying to extend the fight to a judge's decisions.
But even it takes Inoue up to 8th rounds. His patience gives him that opportunity to make that clear punch and bring Fulton to kiss
the floor, from that, Inoue did not waste his chance and continue to throw those solid punches, not to allow Fulton to save by the bell,
Fulton is the current champ, but that aggressiveness from Inoue snatch that belt out from him.
July 27, 2023, 10:59:24 AM
Yeah, we never thought that Fulton will be beaten to the punch, and I thought that he might be the first boxer that can give Inoue as serious run in the match. But Inoue is really that good, not just the quicker and faster puncher, but he has more power when he move to 122 lbs. So all the questions about his bringing his power to super bantamweight has been answered in this fight.
And most likely when Fulton as first felt the power of Inoue, he decided to go on the defense. And he tries to counter a faster boxer, and it's not going to work. We didn't see the technical prowess of Fulton because he has been intimidated, nor his body shots that he is known. On the other hand, Inoue is bringing everything including hitting Fulton in the body.
And most likely when Fulton as first felt the power of Inoue, he decided to go on the defense. And he tries to counter a faster boxer, and it's not going to work. We didn't see the technical prowess of Fulton because he has been intimidated, nor his body shots that he is known. On the other hand, Inoue is bringing everything including hitting Fulton in the body.
Until such time as Inoue has some trouble against his opponent, we can choose to bet on him, but for now, he is very dominant. He is in his prime and knocking down anyone who dares to fight him. So it's better to stick with the trend and not try to take a bigger risk by thinking he will lose. The good thing about Inoue is that despite having only a few months of training, he is still committed to fighting Tapeles this year. That's a good sign of a true warrior.
The hype of Fulton did not work,
Even if they hype Fulton, people would still favor Inoue because they will look at the fighter's performance. The fact that Inoue was the favorite despite being the challenger shows a big underestimation of Fulton's capabilities. The guy was so confident that he could successfully defend his title that he flew to Japan to fight Inoue. However, as usual with all of Inoue's opponents, the expectations of the majority of the fans did come true.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
It's really very different if you step on the ring with the Monster. Fulton was full of confidence, we have seen, he even stay at 122 lbs and instead of fighting Figueroa at 126 lbs for the belt, he chooses to stay because he wants to fight Inoue even in Japan because he believes that he can beat him.
But very different Fulton, his excuse is that he has an off night. However, as fans, that is not the case, Inoue is the bigger man, although Fulton should be the one because he is the natural super bantamweight. So there should be no excuses for him but accept the defeat.
He may be off that night but it will not change anything as people will still side and believe with Inoue, and most probably will not make any difference at all because the challenger was much stronger and faster than him. Not to underestimate him, but Fulton was just a mere pawn meant to be Inoue's stepping stone to have more belts and reach further in his career.
July 27, 2023, 09:57:20 AM
Arum already might set this up next year as if I'm not mistaken Ramirez is with Top Rank. He will be the next Manny or at least get to 5-6 belt weight class. 130 lbs might be too much for him though, as the like of let's say Oscar Valdez and Navarette might be too big for Inoue. But let's see, he is in his prime so he might think that he is really invincible and climb that ladder very quick like Pacquiao.
I believe there will be more belts that Inoue will accumulate, but it should be a gradual process until he reaches his peak. As a champion like Inoue, he loves to push his limits, so we can expect that there will be more fights coming for him. With what he is showing, I believe there's a possibility that Inoue could break what Pacman has achieved – becoming an 8th division world champion.
I agree with you; there's no boxer yet who has given Inoue a problem. Even Fulton, the defending champion that night, wasn't able to give Inoue a scare. Well, what can you say? He isn't a power puncher, so he relies on his speed. Unfortunately for him, Inoue is way quicker and faster, so he can't really win.
Well, what can I say? After throwing a lot of nonsense accusations, Fulton might've seen his fate already and that his defeat against Naoya Inoue was something that is inevitable. At least he tried his best in defending his belts and managed to throw a good punches on the process but unfortunately, 8 rounds seems too long for him as that's what it takes for Inoue to finish the whole fight.
It's most likely that Fulton and his camp wanted to start a psychological war with Inoue. But it's obvious that it didn't work as Naoya was really focused on the fight and you can see how sharp he really was as he didn't give any advantage to Fulton.
Although Fulton looks to be the bigger guy, but Inoue is the more aggressive and his punch has some power behind it. Fulton tasted it early and so he tries to defend himself. And technically he was very good until he was caught. And with that power of Inoue, I doubt that anyone at 118-122 lbs can take it.
That was their only choice to make Inoue much busier while the fight night is approaching but their tactics didn't work out because Inoue was surely much stronger than what they have thought or at least expected. I can remember before that Fulton actually had the balls to say that "Inoue is good but the challenge is, can he hit me? Because I'm much faster than he is" and it turns out that it was the opposite, and that Fulton was obviously way under Inoue's league.
July 27, 2023, 09:18:00 AM
Yeah, we never thought that Fulton will be beaten to the punch, and I thought that he might be the first boxer that can give Inoue as serious run in the match. But Inoue is really that good, not just the quicker and faster puncher, but he has more power when he move to 122 lbs. So all the questions about his bringing his power to super bantamweight has been answered in this fight.
And most likely when Fulton as first felt the power of Inoue, he decided to go on the defense. And he tries to counter a faster boxer, and it's not going to work. We didn't see the technical prowess of Fulton because he has been intimidated, nor his body shots that he is known. On the other hand, Inoue is bringing everything including hitting Fulton in the body.
And most likely when Fulton as first felt the power of Inoue, he decided to go on the defense. And he tries to counter a faster boxer, and it's not going to work. We didn't see the technical prowess of Fulton because he has been intimidated, nor his body shots that he is known. On the other hand, Inoue is bringing everything including hitting Fulton in the body.
Until such time as Inoue has some trouble against his opponent, we can choose to bet on him, but for now, he is very dominant. He is in his prime and knocking down anyone who dares to fight him. So it's better to stick with the trend and not try to take a bigger risk by thinking he will lose. The good thing about Inoue is that despite having only a few months of training, he is still committed to fighting Tapeles this year. That's a good sign of a true warrior.
The hype of Fulton did not work,
Even if they hype Fulton, people would still favor Inoue because they will look at the fighter's performance. The fact that Inoue was the favorite despite being the challenger shows a big underestimation of Fulton's capabilities. The guy was so confident that he could successfully defend his title that he flew to Japan to fight Inoue. However, as usual with all of Inoue's opponents, the expectations of the majority of the fans did come true.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
It's really very different if you step on the ring with the Monster. Fulton was full of confidence, we have seen, he even stay at 122 lbs and instead of fighting Figueroa at 126 lbs for the belt, he chooses to stay because he wants to fight Inoue even in Japan because he believes that he can beat him.
But very different Fulton, his excuse is that he has an off night. However, as fans, that is not the case, Inoue is the bigger man, although Fulton should be the one because he is the natural super bantamweight. So there should be no excuses for him but accept the defeat.
July 27, 2023, 09:10:41 AM
I disagree. Fulton may be considered good due to his undefeated record, but he isn't as strong in terms of his KO rate compared to Inoue, who has achieved most of his victories by knockout. We clearly saw how Fulton was able to compete with Inoue, but he seemed hesitant to throw punches because he knew he would be open to Inoue's knockout power, and that's precisely what happened.
Yeah, Fulton did show a good fight to Inoue, but Inoue is just too strong for Fulton, so he get knocked out by Inoue. I would Fulton was the best super bantamweight boxer, but if he can get knocked out by Inoue who's a new boxer in this division, it's really shame and Inoue will become unified champion easily.He just need to wait either Tapales or Doniare will win and Inoue will knock out either of them.
July 27, 2023, 01:59:40 AM
This is what I said before the predictions of this fight is end by KO and as we saw their fight Ko is their and I all amaze that inoue can handle Fulton in that match we are all know that Fulton is a strong boxer but the monster inside the body of inoue was released and make Fulton feel too bad. Now in our claim a new title in his career once again and I think he will aim more and more achievements after this.
I disagree. Fulton may be considered good due to his undefeated record, but he isn't as strong in terms of his KO rate compared to Inoue, who has achieved most of his victories by knockout. We clearly saw how Fulton was able to compete with Inoue, but he seemed hesitant to throw punches because he knew he would be open to Inoue's knockout power, and that's precisely what happened.
July 27, 2023, 01:53:47 AM
Arum already might set this up next year as if I'm not mistaken Ramirez is with Top Rank. He will be the next Manny or at least get to 5-6 belt weight class. 130 lbs might be too much for him though, as the like of let's say Oscar Valdez and Navarette might be too big for Inoue. But let's see, he is in his prime so he might think that he is really invincible and climb that ladder very quick like Pacquiao.
I believe there will be more belts that Inoue will accumulate, but it should be a gradual process until he reaches his peak. As a champion like Inoue, he loves to push his limits, so we can expect that there will be more fights coming for him. With what he is showing, I believe there's a possibility that Inoue could break what Pacman has achieved – becoming an 8th division world champion.
I agree with you; there's no boxer yet who has given Inoue a problem. Even Fulton, the defending champion that night, wasn't able to give Inoue a scare. Well, what can you say? He isn't a power puncher, so he relies on his speed. Unfortunately for him, Inoue is way quicker and faster, so he can't really win.
Well, what can I say? After throwing a lot of nonsense accusations, Fulton might've seen his fate already and that his defeat against Naoya Inoue was something that is inevitable. At least he tried his best in defending his belts and managed to throw a good punches on the process but unfortunately, 8 rounds seems too long for him as that's what it takes for Inoue to finish the whole fight.
It backfired on them, I didn't hear what Fulton said after the fight though, but in the ring after the 10 count, he was visibly shaken and still feel the effects of that power and obviously disappointed that the fight didn't go in his way. But how can he win, he throws less punch and he can't penetrate the tough defense of Inoue.
Naoya's defense is underrated because we can only see his power. But as you can see, he has a good defense and his hands is always in his chin. And after throwing a solid combo, he is back and cover his face. And then he still has the stamina and his power didn't go down a bit. His power remains all throughout the 8 rounds and that's why when it touches Fulton chin, he felt it and was not able to recover although he was able to stand up, his legs are not cooperating.
July 26, 2023, 11:32:52 PM
Arum already might set this up next year as if I'm not mistaken Ramirez is with Top Rank. He will be the next Manny or at least get to 5-6 belt weight class. 130 lbs might be too much for him though, as the like of let's say Oscar Valdez and Navarette might be too big for Inoue. But let's see, he is in his prime so he might think that he is really invincible and climb that ladder very quick like Pacquiao.
I believe there will be more belts that Inoue will accumulate, but it should be a gradual process until he reaches his peak. As a champion like Inoue, he loves to push his limits, so we can expect that there will be more fights coming for him. With what he is showing, I believe there's a possibility that Inoue could break what Pacman has achieved – becoming an 8th division world champion.
I agree with you; there's no boxer yet who has given Inoue a problem. Even Fulton, the defending champion that night, wasn't able to give Inoue a scare. Well, what can you say? He isn't a power puncher, so he relies on his speed. Unfortunately for him, Inoue is way quicker and faster, so he can't really win.
Well, what can I say? After throwing a lot of nonsense accusations, Fulton might've seen his fate already and that his defeat against Naoya Inoue was something that is inevitable. At least he tried his best in defending his belts and managed to throw a good punches on the process but unfortunately, 8 rounds seems too long for him as that's what it takes for Inoue to finish the whole fight.
It backfired on them, I didn't hear what Fulton said after the fight though, but in the ring after the 10 count, he was visibly shaken and still feel the effects of that power and obviously disappointed that the fight didn't go in his way. But how can he win, he throws less punch and he can't penetrate the tough defense of Inoue.
Naoya's defense is underrated because we can only see his power. But as you can see, he has a good defense and his hands is always in his chin. And after throwing a solid combo, he is back and cover his face. And then he still has the stamina and his power didn't go down a bit. His power remains all throughout the 8 rounds and that's why when it touches Fulton chin, he felt it and was not able to recover although he was able to stand up, his legs are not cooperating.
July 26, 2023, 01:23:11 PM
Yeah, that's also what I read with Fulton's fight plan. He just want to throw some punches and run he don't want
to engage with Inoue, and he did try his best to avoid the confrontation.
But Inoue has his own fight plan. After absorbing those punches from Fulton, he knew that he really has that big advantage.
And that what we witness when he manages to hit that solid combination, he didn't stop but to push his way to finished Fulton.
to engage with Inoue, and he did try his best to avoid the confrontation.
But Inoue has his own fight plan. After absorbing those punches from Fulton, he knew that he really has that big advantage.
And that what we witness when he manages to hit that solid combination, he didn't stop but to push his way to finished Fulton.
I watch the videos and the highlight and saw how Fulton hesitated to punch several times in fear of being countered and got knockdown. I believe this kind of attitude made Fulton an easier target. He was to afraid to receive the heavy punches that he somehow hesitated to punch and even his (Fulton) job looks half-baked. Beside we have seen that Inoue's job is way faster than Fulton's.
It's most likely that Fulton and his camp wanted to start a psychological war with Inoue. But it's obvious that it didn't work as Naoya was really focused on the fight and you can see how sharp he really was as he didn't give any advantage to Fulton.
Although Fulton looks to be the bigger guy, but Inoue is the more aggressive and his punch has some power behind it. Fulton tasted it early and so he tries to defend himself. And technically he was very good until he was caught. And with that power of Inoue, I doubt that anyone at 118-122 lbs can take it.
Although Fulton looks to be the bigger guy, but Inoue is the more aggressive and his punch has some power behind it. Fulton tasted it early and so he tries to defend himself. And technically he was very good until he was caught. And with that power of Inoue, I doubt that anyone at 118-122 lbs can take it.
True and Fulton's camp attacked Inoue for cheating about how they wrapped Inoue's hand and ends up with the procedure and Inoue camps followed it. This simply show that their psy war did not effect Inoue and even beat them on their own strategy.
July 26, 2023, 12:29:54 PM
Arum already might set this up next year as if I'm not mistaken Ramirez is with Top Rank. He will be the next Manny or at least get to 5-6 belt weight class. 130 lbs might be too much for him though, as the like of let's say Oscar Valdez and Navarette might be too big for Inoue. But let's see, he is in his prime so he might think that he is really invincible and climb that ladder very quick like Pacquiao.
I believe there will be more belts that Inoue will accumulate, but it should be a gradual process until he reaches his peak. As a champion like Inoue, he loves to push his limits, so we can expect that there will be more fights coming for him. With what he is showing, I believe there's a possibility that Inoue could break what Pacman has achieved – becoming an 8th division world champion.
I agree with you; there's no boxer yet who has given Inoue a problem. Even Fulton, the defending champion that night, wasn't able to give Inoue a scare. Well, what can you say? He isn't a power puncher, so he relies on his speed. Unfortunately for him, Inoue is way quicker and faster, so he can't really win.
Well, what can I say? After throwing a lot of nonsense accusations, Fulton might've seen his fate already and that his defeat against Naoya Inoue was something that is inevitable. At least he tried his best in defending his belts and managed to throw a good punches on the process but unfortunately, 8 rounds seems too long for him as that's what it takes for Inoue to finish the whole fight.
It's most likely that Fulton and his camp wanted to start a psychological war with Inoue. But it's obvious that it didn't work as Naoya was really focused on the fight and you can see how sharp he really was as he didn't give any advantage to Fulton.
Although Fulton looks to be the bigger guy, but Inoue is the more aggressive and his punch has some power behind it. Fulton tasted it early and so he tries to defend himself. And technically he was very good until he was caught. And with that power of Inoue, I doubt that anyone at 118-122 lbs can take it.
July 26, 2023, 11:46:16 AM
Arum already might set this up next year as if I'm not mistaken Ramirez is with Top Rank. He will be the next Manny or at least get to 5-6 belt weight class. 130 lbs might be too much for him though, as the like of let's say Oscar Valdez and Navarette might be too big for Inoue. But let's see, he is in his prime so he might think that he is really invincible and climb that ladder very quick like Pacquiao.
I believe there will be more belts that Inoue will accumulate, but it should be a gradual process until he reaches his peak. As a champion like Inoue, he loves to push his limits, so we can expect that there will be more fights coming for him. With what he is showing, I believe there's a possibility that Inoue could break what Pacman has achieved – becoming an 8th division world champion.
I agree with you; there's no boxer yet who has given Inoue a problem. Even Fulton, the defending champion that night, wasn't able to give Inoue a scare. Well, what can you say? He isn't a power puncher, so he relies on his speed. Unfortunately for him, Inoue is way quicker and faster, so he can't really win.
Well, what can I say? After throwing a lot of nonsense accusations, Fulton might've seen his fate already and that his defeat against Naoya Inoue was something that is inevitable. At least he tried his best in defending his belts and managed to throw a good punches on the process but unfortunately, 8 rounds seems too long for him as that's what it takes for Inoue to finish the whole fight.
July 26, 2023, 11:00:42 AM
Even if they hype Fulton, people would still favor Inoue because they will look at the fighter's performance. The fact that Inoue was the favorite despite being the challenger shows a big underestimation of Fulton's capabilities. The guy was so confident that he could successfully defend his title that he flew to Japan to fight Inoue. However, as usual with all of Inoue's opponents, the expectations of the majority of the fans did come true.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
Fulton tried to dictate the tempo on the first round but Inoue is such talented that he is able to prevent it from happening. Fulton see that and possibly hesitated to implement their game plan. Inoue just beat Fulton in jobs, speed, combination and angles where to execute punches. And as a result, he was caught on the eighth round where a combination of body to head punch is proven again as a devastating combo. The shot to the body made Fulton to lower his guard and a straight right hits right on the pocket stumbles Fulton and eventually goes down after another punch.
Fulton's game plan was to hit and run, but that didn't work against Inoue, who proved to be incredibly fast. Eventually, Fulton found himself in a situation similar to Butler's, attempting to avoid exchanging punches with Inoue and opting to run throughout the fight. Unfortunately, Inoue caught up to him, which caused Fulton to slow down. Perhaps Fulton realized that if he didn't engage more, he would easily lose his belt. So, he took a risk, but it resulted in a devastating loss.
Yeah, that's also what I read with Fulton's fight plan. He just want to throw some punches and run he don't want
to engage with Inoue, and he did try his best to avoid the confrontation.
But Inoue has his own fight plan. After absorbing those punches from Fulton, he knew that he really has that big advantage.
And that what we witness when he manages to hit that solid combination, he didn't stop but to push his way to finished Fulton.
July 26, 2023, 09:31:49 AM
Even if they hype Fulton, people would still favor Inoue because they will look at the fighter's performance. The fact that Inoue was the favorite despite being the challenger shows a big underestimation of Fulton's capabilities. The guy was so confident that he could successfully defend his title that he flew to Japan to fight Inoue. However, as usual with all of Inoue's opponents, the expectations of the majority of the fans did come true.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
Fulton tried to dictate the tempo on the first round but Inoue is such talented that he is able to prevent it from happening. Fulton see that and possibly hesitated to implement their game plan. Inoue just beat Fulton in jobs, speed, combination and angles where to execute punches. And as a result, he was caught on the eighth round where a combination of body to head punch is proven again as a devastating combo. The shot to the body made Fulton to lower his guard and a straight right hits right on the pocket stumbles Fulton and eventually goes down after another punch.
Fulton's game plan was to hit and run, but that didn't work against Inoue, who proved to be incredibly fast. Eventually, Fulton found himself in a situation similar to Butler's, attempting to avoid exchanging punches with Inoue and opting to run throughout the fight. Unfortunately, Inoue caught up to him, which caused Fulton to slow down. Perhaps Fulton realized that if he didn't engage more, he would easily lose his belt. So, he took a risk, but it resulted in a devastating loss.
July 26, 2023, 09:27:09 AM
Even if they hype Fulton, people would still favor Inoue because they will look at the fighter's performance. The fact that Inoue was the favorite despite being the challenger shows a big underestimation of Fulton's capabilities. The guy was so confident that he could successfully defend his title that he flew to Japan to fight Inoue. However, as usual with all of Inoue's opponents, the expectations of the majority of the fans did come true.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
Fulton tried to dictate the tempo on the first round but Inoue is such talented that he is able to prevent it from happening. Fulton see that and possibly hesitated to implement their game plan. Inoue just beat Fulton in jobs, speed, combination and angles where to execute punches. And as a result, he was caught on the eighth round where a combination of body to head punch is proven again as a devastating combo. The shot to the body made Fulton to lower his guard and a straight right hits right on the pocket stumbles Fulton and eventually goes down after another punch.
July 26, 2023, 07:34:56 AM
Yeah, we never thought that Fulton will be beaten to the punch, and I thought that he might be the first boxer that can give Inoue as serious run in the match. But Inoue is really that good, not just the quicker and faster puncher, but he has more power when he move to 122 lbs. So all the questions about his bringing his power to super bantamweight has been answered in this fight.
And most likely when Fulton as first felt the power of Inoue, he decided to go on the defense. And he tries to counter a faster boxer, and it's not going to work. We didn't see the technical prowess of Fulton because he has been intimidated, nor his body shots that he is known. On the other hand, Inoue is bringing everything including hitting Fulton in the body.
And most likely when Fulton as first felt the power of Inoue, he decided to go on the defense. And he tries to counter a faster boxer, and it's not going to work. We didn't see the technical prowess of Fulton because he has been intimidated, nor his body shots that he is known. On the other hand, Inoue is bringing everything including hitting Fulton in the body.
Until such time as Inoue has some trouble against his opponent, we can choose to bet on him, but for now, he is very dominant. He is in his prime and knocking down anyone who dares to fight him. So it's better to stick with the trend and not try to take a bigger risk by thinking he will lose. The good thing about Inoue is that despite having only a few months of training, he is still committed to fighting Tapeles this year. That's a good sign of a true warrior.
The hype of Fulton did not work,
Even if they hype Fulton, people would still favor Inoue because they will look at the fighter's performance. The fact that Inoue was the favorite despite being the challenger shows a big underestimation of Fulton's capabilities. The guy was so confident that he could successfully defend his title that he flew to Japan to fight Inoue. However, as usual with all of Inoue's opponents, the expectations of the majority of the fans did come true.
There's still hope for Fulton to become a champion. Maybe he will move up or choose to stay in the division, since I'm sure Inoue will move up once he successfully unifies the belts.
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