Topic: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 - page 12. (Read 7068 times)

of course, whoever is making a noise in the boxing world is the money maker when it comes to fights. but that is, if he will continuously to win fight after fight, and it seems, he's doing a great job for now. if he will beat fulton, he will find a bigger name to fight with, and that list is a very short one now.
if he won't stay much longer at 122, he will definitely go one weight division up, and that needs conditioning of his body. for now, let's see how he will perform with the fulton fight. it is fast approaching and other betting lines are more attractive to bet. winning method, inoue by ko is at 2.07x, whereas, inou by decision is at 3.05x at stake.

It's the division mate and not Inoue himself because we have already established that fact already.

I mean, just try to imagine the super-bantamweight division if there's no Inoue, will it gain so much supporters in that division? Will the organizers benefit much from that division? I guess that's all a no because the boxers in that weight class aren't that famous compared to Inoue who have been making noise in the industry especially when he was at 118 division.

I would like Casimero to be the next on Inoue's list, just so they don't get the idea, it is also a good challenge because Inoue has to show that just as he was the best in his previous category, he should show that he is the best in this category. Personally, what Inoue has to do for now is to show that he is the best, start winning many victories and achieve a status of unconditional respect, even though the boxer has a very calm personality, and that is very difficult. in boxers, because they have to make the most of their full potential, and if over time they want to continue to move up in category, do so.


I cannot deny it, Inoue seems to me to be an exceptional boxer, I do not doubt that he can make a difference with anyone who puts him to fight, it does not matter if he is in a new category, he dominates the weight and can succeed again, in my team In boxing we always talk about the best boxers, Inoue catches our attention, some colleagues say that he is a genius of the sport, because he is not a person who praises himself, and he has enormous discipline, so they also say that He has that attitude because he is Japanese and we have all realized that the Japanese have great discipline, respect a lot and are honorable people who accept the designs of the sport and that makes them stronger.

Not only in boxing, if we remember the World Cup in Qatar, the Japanese gave a tremendous demonstration of being great in soccer, they had a great victory against the Germans and that means that they are people who follow their rules, and are preparing in a way that in the future they will be dominant in everything, at least in boxing it already shows.

No doubt about it because right now the boxers in his weight division wanted to fight him either to steal the show or at least get some decent amount of money from their fight. His skills are rare and he is excellent when it comes to giving the fans the real fight they wanted to see in a boxing match. So he is gaining more fans after his good performances in his latest fight.

Nope, Inoue already has established a good name and he has been mentioned by several boxing legends and some active boxers as well. Whoever Inoue is facing it will always going to generate a good money because the boxing fans would come to see Inoue's performance.

 A boxer who have an excellent skill sets can be easily become popular that will attract boxing fans.

I agree with that. Based on his records, we can see that most of his fights have taken place in Japan. However, he has also fought outside his country with the same dominant results. So it seems that the revenue generated from his fights matters a lot. In the world of boxing, the higher weight divisions tend to be the money makers, while Inoue's current division may not yet generate as much financial interest.

Naoya Inoue had no quarrels whether he will fight inside Japan, in US or in any other country. It's just that organizers and Bob Arum prefer to make the fight happen in Inoue's backyard because they might have already compared the revenues to other places and it's much more suitable for Inoue to challenge Fulton in Japan as that will generate more profits for them.

Inoue can have this fight in a US soil but I guess it is already established that more money can be made in Japan where Inoue is already an icon rather than in US where Fulton is not yet considered in that level.

Exactly, and that's what I'm trying to drive at the at that argument that Inoue should be fighting in States more often and not in his country. Sure he can make money, but maybe he can do it in the tail end of his career. Now that he is at the top and peak, he should go to Vegas and fight or San Antonio where Manny started to make a big name by beating Marco Antonio Barrera.

As compare to Manny who doesn't have a option but to be in the US because there is no incentive of him fighting in the Philippines.

Inoue has built a name already in the US and he could capitalized from it by fighting in the US in my opinion.

It's not that hard to make it reality as long as Inoue will manage to defeat Fulton in the process even though there's no news as of now about the upcoming unification fight because it is still premature to even talk about that. Before that, there is this chance that Fulton or PBC will likely make a rematch if in-case the fight is quite close because Fulton's climb after the fight is not yet guaranteed.

It's worth noting that both Inoue and Crawford is aiming for the same thing and that is to be the first boxer to attain a two undisputed title in two separate division in the four belt era. It's just that Terence Crawford is the nearest one right now to achieve that title.

As far as I know there will be unification fight, Marlon Tapales the Filipino who upset Akhmadaliev to win the 2 belt, is just watching and waiting in the side as he will be fighting the winner of this match.

So there is a big chance that Inoue will not only become a 2 belt champion, he could be the first boxer to unify all the belts in the 4 belts era in 2 divisions. So that will be huge. But first he needs to beat Fulton on July 25 and then goes for Tapales next.

If the demands will call it out for sure we might see that happen, if Inoue will manage to win against Fulton and he decide to
unify again all the belts in this division.

Sure thing that promoters will aim for a bigger venue, the timing for Inoue and Tapales might be very crucial as they needed to gain
that attention to make sure that the fight will earn decent viewership.

Let's wait for the outcome of this upcoming fight and see what will be the next thing that will happen.

Betting on that 2.07 via KO by Inoue would already be a tempting odd on which you could already make out some bets if you dont really like for it to decrease as the match approaches which this is most likely the case .

We know that Inoue is a knockout artist or on having that huge KO percentage on which even Fulton is a champion then i do really have that confidence that this one would really be ending up on a KO.
About its additional weight then for sure it isnt really that much which would be thinking that it might affect Inoue speed and footwork? For sure they had prepared for that one but i cant really
blame out on to those people who had been worrying about that add up weight for affecting his fighting performance but i dont see that much of an issue.

So far there are no other names bigger than Inoue. So we expect his fights to remain either his native Japan which is already a very rich country and the 3rd biggest economy in the world or the United States where his promoter Top Rank is based and also the home of its partnered network ESPN.

But at least Inoue is also willing to travel anywhere. He already fought in the UK. And there are also chances of other countries hosting his fights if the offers are bigger just like the Middle East, the UK, etc.

At the moment, even if Inoue moves up to 126, he remains the biggest name. His pound-for-pound status also made him very popular. Currently, #1 by TBRB and #2 by The Ring. Crawford or Spence might take #1 whoever wins their unification. At 130 though, Oscar Valdez is a big name although I do not know if Inoue would even reach that division.

Yes, I will surely take advantage of that odds while the line is still playing at 2.00 plus because we never know if that line will maintain or will make a movement in the upcoming weeks. Besides, IIRC, that line is big and decent already compared to the past fights of Inoue and it is surely worth it knowing that Inoue is at the height of his prime.

I'm going to take that 2.07 odds. We're talking about Inoue, who has a high KO rate, so if he wins, it's most likely to be via KO. Even at 1.80, I would still be willing to take that bet. Fulton is the champion, so I'm sure he has the pride to fight and not just look like a punching bag against Inoue. I know it's still a gamble, but judging from history, I believe a KO win has a higher chance of happening.

2.07? That's already a huge and very attractive odds though. I don't see it going to 1.50 though, might be just 1.9x or something, but it wouldn't go down that hard as maybe the sports bookies think that Inoue will be having a hard time to knockout the champion.

Fulton went full 12 rounds against the volume punching of Brandon Figueroa and there are moments that I thought that he will go down. But Fulton was able to withstand that power and volume and survived without any damage. And that's why the odds for a knockout is around 2.x and again, attractive odds if we can see the Monster Inoue again.

That's a good point. He has to travel to the US to get used to the altitude. Making money abroad though he will be taxed by the US law and back to the Philippines, he will also be taxed. A huge pain in the ass.

By the way, Inoue Naoya By KO is 2.07. Could the odd go to worse like 1.50 as the date approaches? Go big or go home kind of opportunity I think since it always going to be a KO with Inoue but this time he is inflating his weight.

That is not the reason why Manny Pacquiao had most of his fights abroad and not in his own land, after all boxing industry is a business industry, and for Manny Pacquiao to earn huge profits from the fights he had, he will be needing to fight abroad where there's a lot of money that can be generated.

Because if only Manny Pacquiao can have the same revenues inside the Philippines, then he could've done that already because aside from having the crowd advantage, he will be no longer needed to adjust in a certain country just to train.

Saw some sparring clips of Inoue in Twitter, and it seems he looks huge at 122 lbs, or maybe he was in the fighting weight as we still have a month to go. And even Tank Davis is hype as well and he said that he is going to watch the fight.

So there is a big buzz on Inoue, and I do agree that the fight should have been made in the US so they he will still get the needed exposure to the audience. Maybe in his next fight, it could be in US against Tapales (if he wins here).

I agree, but somewhat if Inoue really wanted to become bigger, then USA should be the place where he should conquer. He is now even compare to Manny as both come from Asia and even Mike Tyson praises Inoue and says that he is even better than Pacquiao.

But Manny didn't fight in his home country, but instead all of his fight is in the US soil during his ran that's why he become a legend.

I think Inoue should learn from that. Bob Arum is his manager and for sure he also knows that because he created that blue print. If this fight is in the US, it's going to be huge. Right now it seems that Inoue doesn't want to get out of his comfort zone, just saying.