Rematch? Possible! But if Fulton would see the difference in power and technicality then i do highly doubt that he would really be asking for one.
He is currently in the position of being the champion, so if he were to ask for a rematch in case of a loss, I believe Inoue would grant it. However, you are right that he may not ask for a rematch if he experiences the power of Inoue, as he would be fortunate to last all 12 rounds if he loses the fight. Therefore, it is more likely that a rematch would only happen if Inoue were to request it, as Fulton would be confident since he has already beaten Inoue.
Perhaps, for now, let's not discuss the rematch and instead focus on how the fight unfolds.
If it proves to be competitive, then a rematch becomes highly possible.
As others say, it depends on the outcome of the first fight this July. Of course, initially Fulton doesn't want a rematch, but as you have said, if he felt the power of Inoue or this is just a one side beating, then there will be no rematch I reckon.
Inoue though has a lot in this fight, his undefeated record, his pound for pound status and of course, he doesn't want his fans to be down as this fight is going to be in Japan. For Fulton, a opportunity of a lifetime to face the Monster and him thinking that he could be the first man to stop Naoya or even with by a knockout will be that impressive.
Yeah, both have reasons to excel with their performances,
Inoue, for me, got the pressure here as he will be going to perform in front of his own fans something he really needs to
bring everything to win, the culture of each Japanese fighters are in stake here.
While on the other side, Fulton will defend his title and will try to be the first man to beat Inoue,
I like both to perform just like there's nothing left for them and if possible, to make a good solid exchange of punches.
Yeah, I think both knows what is at stake right now, Inoue's moving up to a new weight class and everyone is expecting that he will have the same destructive pattern he did while he was in the bantamweight division, just knocking everyone out with his power and yet he is still not on is prime and most likely the timing is perfect for him to move up in weight and look for another belt.
On the other hand, Fulton is very much confident that this is territory and that he is the alpha of this division having had those 2 belts and giving us a good fight with Brandon Figueroa. He is so confident that he will willing to travel to Inoue's hometown and try to beat him.
Yes, that is a big possibility, this could have been his natural and walking weight so it's good on their part to really get up in weight and then have a scheduled fight with one of the champions in this division. Nevertheless, maybe in the next couple of years he could outgrown 122 lbs as well.
But for the meantime, we should be enjoying the greatness of Naoya Inoue. This might be his biggest test as he is climbing up in weight. If he shows his power and as he is still about to hit his prime then there is a good chance that he could unify this weight class and this will be his second time to do that. And it's hard to accomplished that in the 4 belt weight era.
