[Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 - page 29.

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The thing here is, if Fulton could destroy the career of Inoue, that would make him popular. Imagine if Inoue asks for a rematch in case he loses in his first attempt, and then Fulton beats him again, that would send Inoue back to bantamweight for sure, and his confidence will surely be affected.

So, this is a big fight for both fighters, especially for Fulton, because he is the underdog here, which means only a few believe he could win despite being the champion.

I'm pretty sure Inoue has completely trained intensively just for this fight because he knows from other fighters in the past how hard it is to fight when you first time increase your weight. Fulton on the other hand need to train some unique techniques to counter Inoue's speed and power because if he doesn't practice to dodge those deadly punch, he will more likely be knockout in the early rounds unless he can take the punch and we know that some fighters can really take punches from those we thought are powerful punchers, it happens a lot before especially in this weight division.

First, the weight is really not that far. Inoue doesn't need to add a lot of carbs to his system just to pass the weigh-ins. And I doubt it will affect his performance like how he did in the Bantamweight. His speed will still be there and the power might get better. But I don't want to expect too much when it comes to winning. Fulton had been in his weight class for a long time winning titles and defending it twice. It will be a tough fight for Inoue but I am betting for him when the fight comes.
Then who knows if it will be Tapales who will be up against him next time. That will be big for Filipino boxing fans.

At the same time the delay caused by the injury of Inoue is going to give him even more time to get used to the new weight, and even if he may not be able to train with the injured hand he can still train the rest of his body, so I do not really expect that the new weight is going to be too much of a problem for Inoue and he should still retain his power and speed, however the biggest problem for Inoue is Fulton, as even if the fans are making Inoue the heavy favorite to win the fight I do not think the chances for Fulton to win are as low as the fans believe.

Not shocking for Inoue fans to be having that kind of impression on which they do believe that it would really be just easy for Inoue to beat up Fulton without even trying to look on what division we are really that talking into on which this is his first time on fighting a boxer who do have the belt on this division which means that he's currently the best on this level. This is why we cant really be that so sure
not really that too confident when it comes on winning this fight or would turn out to be an easy one for Inoue.

For now this delay and having more time is something that is really that he needs. This would really be a good fight for this year and lots had been anticipating for this one.

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The thing here is, if Fulton could destroy the career of Inoue, that would make him popular. Imagine if Inoue asks for a rematch in case he loses in his first attempt, and then Fulton beats him again, that would send Inoue back to bantamweight for sure, and his confidence will surely be affected.

So, this is a big fight for both fighters, especially for Fulton, because he is the underdog here, which means only a few believe he could win despite being the champion.

I'm pretty sure Inoue has completely trained intensively just for this fight because he knows from other fighters in the past how hard it is to fight when you first time increase your weight. Fulton on the other hand need to train some unique techniques to counter Inoue's speed and power because if he doesn't practice to dodge those deadly punch, he will more likely be knockout in the early rounds unless he can take the punch and we know that some fighters can really take punches from those we thought are powerful punchers, it happens a lot before especially in this weight division.

First, the weight is really not that far. Inoue doesn't need to add a lot of carbs to his system just to pass the weigh-ins. And I doubt it will affect his performance like how he did in the Bantamweight. His speed will still be there and the power might get better. But I don't want to expect too much when it comes to winning. Fulton had been in his weight class for a long time winning titles and defending it twice. It will be a tough fight for Inoue but I am betting for him when the fight comes.
Then who knows if it will be Tapales who will be up against him next time. That will be big for Filipino boxing fans.

At the same time the delay caused by the injury of Inoue is going to give him even more time to get used to the new weight, and even if he may not be able to train with the injured hand he can still train the rest of his body, so I do not really expect that the new weight is going to be too much of a problem for Inoue and he should still retain his power and speed, however the biggest problem for Inoue is Fulton, as even if the fans are making Inoue the heavy favorite to win the fight I do not think the chances for Fulton to win are as low as the fans believe.

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Quote from: yazher on April 13, 2023, 08:56:27 AM

Quote from: Maslate on April 13, 2023, 07:55:55 AM

The thing here is, if Fulton could destroy the career of Inoue, that would make him popular. Imagine if Inoue asks for a rematch in case he loses in his first attempt, and then Fulton beats him again, that would send Inoue back to bantamweight for sure, and his confidence will surely be affected.

So, this is a big fight for both fighters, especially for Fulton, because he is the underdog here, which means only a few believe he could win despite being the champion.

I'm pretty sure Inoue has completely trained intensively just for this fight because he knows from other fighters in the past how hard it is to fight when you first time increase your weight. Fulton on the other hand need to train some unique techniques to counter Inoue's speed and power because if he doesn't practice to dodge those deadly punch, he will more likely be knockout in the early rounds unless he can take the punch and we know that some fighters can really take punches from those we thought are powerful punchers, it happens a lot before especially in this weight division.

First, the weight is really not that far. Inoue doesn't need to add a lot of carbs to his system just to pass the weigh-ins. And I doubt it will affect his performance like how he did in the Bantamweight. His speed will still be there and the power might get better. But I don't want to expect too much when it comes to winning. Fulton had been in his weight class for a long time winning titles and defending it twice. It will be a tough fight for Inoue but I am betting for him when the fight comes.
Then who knows if it will be Tapales who will be up against him next time. That will be big for Filipino boxing fans.

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Quote from: Maslate on April 13, 2023, 07:55:55 AM

The thing here is, if Fulton could destroy the career of Inoue, that would make him popular. Imagine if Inoue asks for a rematch in case he loses in his first attempt, and then Fulton beats him again, that would send Inoue back to bantamweight for sure, and his confidence will surely be affected.

So, this is a big fight for both fighters, especially for Fulton, because he is the underdog here, which means only a few believe he could win despite being the champion.

I'm pretty sure Inoue has completely trained intensively just for this fight because he knows from other fighters in the past how hard it is to fight when you first time increase your weight. Fulton on the other hand need to train some unique techniques to counter Inoue's speed and power because if he doesn't practice to dodge those deadly punch, he will more likely be knockout in the early rounds unless he can take the punch and we know that some fighters can really take punches from those we thought are powerful punchers, it happens a lot before especially in this weight division.

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If Inoue experiences his first loss in this fight, it would be appropriate for him to ask for a rematch and try to reclaim his status. As for Fulton, he will surely not say no because this is a big fight and winning against a superstar like Inoue would mean a significant boost to his career and earnings in boxing. Anyone who can beat Inoue will likely enjoy a successful career in the sport.

Take a look with Bivol as an example, he already defend his WBA belt for many times and he's nothing for many people. After he able to defend his belt against Canelo, he's included in 10 P4P boxing, his power rate is higher than Beterbiev, and everyone consider Bivol is an one of strongest boxer in the world.

Inoue currently top 2 P4P boxing, of course Fulton will be included in top 10 P4P boxing too if he able to beat Inoue.

I don't think though that Fulton will automatically be in the top 10 of P4P list if he beats Inoue, it will take more than that to be including in that list.

For sure Fulton will likely give Inoue his rematch due if there is a need for it. More money for him so it will be an easy decision. On the other hand if Fulton losses then he can go up in weight and maybe fight Figueroa for a rematch and if I'm not mistaken they are due to have a second fight if not for Fulton accepting the more lucrative fight in Inoue. So still good chance for Fulton in this scenario as Brandon is a newly 126 lbs champion.

The thing here is, if Fulton could destroy the career of Inoue, that would make him popular. Imagine if Inoue asks for a rematch in case he loses in his first attempt, and then Fulton beats him again, that would send Inoue back to bantamweight for sure, and his confidence will surely be affected.

So, this is a big fight for both fighters, especially for Fulton, because he is the underdog here, which means only a few believe he could win despite being the champion.

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Quote from: Sanitough on April 11, 2023, 09:06:56 AM

If Inoue experiences his first loss in this fight, it would be appropriate for him to ask for a rematch and try to reclaim his status. As for Fulton, he will surely not say no because this is a big fight and winning against a superstar like Inoue would mean a significant boost to his career and earnings in boxing. Anyone who can beat Inoue will likely enjoy a successful career in the sport.

Take a look with Bivol as an example, he already defend his WBA belt for many times and he's nothing for many people. After he able to defend his belt against Canelo, he's included in 10 P4P boxing, his power rate is higher than Beterbiev, and everyone consider Bivol is an one of strongest boxer in the world.

Inoue currently top 2 P4P boxing, of course Fulton will be included in top 10 P4P boxing too if he able to beat Inoue.

I don't think though that Fulton will automatically be in the top 10 of P4P list if he beats Inoue, it will take more than that to be including in that list.

For sure Fulton will likely give Inoue his rematch due if there is a need for it. More money for him so it will be an easy decision. On the other hand if Fulton losses then he can go up in weight and maybe fight Figueroa for a rematch and if I'm not mistaken they are due to have a second fight if not for Fulton accepting the more lucrative fight in Inoue. So still good chance for Fulton in this scenario as Brandon is a newly 126 lbs champion.

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Better to face Inoue and let the fans to decide who's better between them instead of taking those criticisms about ducking the unifying champ from his previous weight division.

The decision to face Inoue was not an easy one for Fulton, even if he believes he can beat him the chances are not low for Inoue to beat him as well, so he could have easily avoid him if he wanted as he had already expressed the desire to move up a division, and even if some fans criticized him he could always defend himself using this reason, fortunately for us Fulton decided to take the challenge and even decided to wait for Inoue to get healthy after the injury he suffered.

This is correct. There are boxers who want to build a legacy and gather more achievements by doing a strategy that they think, will have a better shot. It's just that Stephen Fulton is not like that and instead of moving-up weight, which is his main plan from the start even prior to Inoue moving up, he accepts the challenge of defending his title against the Japanese monster.

Because if Stephen Fulton really wants to stay at 122, he can challenge Murodjon Akhmadaliev for a unification fight. Just an update though that Murodjon Akhmadaliev is now out of the champions at the 122 as Marlon Tapales upsets him recently.

Which was his decision to stay something that will really bring a good legacy on him if he manage to defend his title and beat the Japanese sensation, a fighter legacy also a good factor for those fighters.

and if we look on the positive side, if Fulton disappoints his challenger might be possible to earn more money fight
and maybe he will unify all the belts before moving up.

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Quote from: Jawhead999 on April 11, 2023, 09:44:34 AM

Quote from: Sanitough on April 11, 2023, 09:06:56 AM

If Inoue experiences his first loss in this fight, it would be appropriate for him to ask for a rematch and try to reclaim his status. As for Fulton, he will surely not say no because this is a big fight and winning against a superstar like Inoue would mean a significant boost to his career and earnings in boxing. Anyone who can beat Inoue will likely enjoy a successful career in the sport.

Take a look with Bivol as an example, he already defend his WBA belt for many times and he's nothing for many people. After he able to defend his belt against Canelo, he's included in 10 P4P boxing, his power rate is higher than Beterbiev, and everyone consider Bivol is an one of strongest boxer in the world.

Inoue currently top 2 P4P boxing, of course Fulton will be included in top 10 P4P boxing too if he able to beat Inoue.

Yeah, definitely. So, most likely this is a shortcut for a bigger success, that's why he does not move up and instead faces Inoue, who is a very popular boxer. I like his confidence too as he believes he can beat Inoue, even though we haven't seen Inoue having trouble with his opponents in boxing. Well, the closest one was against Donaire in their first meeting, but he still won that fight.

So, it's a big opportunity for Fulton, and he would like to take advantage of that opportunity now.

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Quote from: Sanitough on April 11, 2023, 09:06:56 AM

If Inoue experiences his first loss in this fight, it would be appropriate for him to ask for a rematch and try to reclaim his status. As for Fulton, he will surely not say no because this is a big fight and winning against a superstar like Inoue would mean a significant boost to his career and earnings in boxing. Anyone who can beat Inoue will likely enjoy a successful career in the sport.

Take a look with Bivol as an example, he already defend his WBA belt for many times and he's nothing for many people. After he able to defend his belt against Canelo, he's included in 10 P4P boxing, his power rate is higher than Beterbiev, and everyone consider Bivol is an one of strongest boxer in the world.

Inoue currently top 2 P4P boxing, of course Fulton will be included in top 10 P4P boxing too if he able to beat Inoue.

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We can only expect a rematch if it's written in the contract. And since it was not announced that there was something like that, we should not expect a rematch. However, it still depends on the outcome of this fight. If the outcome is controversial and this fight sells to the crowd, promoters would love to make a rematch as they'll make more money from it. The fighters just have to follow the orders from their promoters.

Even there's a rematch clause, I'm sure the loser of this fight will not request it.

Inoue, if lose, will just wait again for this turn to be in the title match. Fulton, if loses here, will just move up to the original plan and vacate his titles. But let's see if there will be any rematch that will happen once they finished and settle this fight. We should not think about that for now.

EDIT: I tried to look for any article that can somehow show us if there's a rematch clause on their contract but found nothing.

If Inoue experiences his first loss in this fight, it would be appropriate for him to ask for a rematch and try to reclaim his status. As for Fulton, he will surely not say no because this is a big fight and winning against a superstar like Inoue would mean a significant boost to his career and earnings in boxing. Anyone who can beat Inoue will likely enjoy a successful career in the sport.

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Quote from: Ziskinberg on April 06, 2023, 09:59:12 PM

We can only expect a rematch if it's written in the contract. And since it was not announced that there was something like that, we should not expect a rematch. However, it still depends on the outcome of this fight. If the outcome is controversial and this fight sells to the crowd, promoters would love to make a rematch as they'll make more money from it. The fighters just have to follow the orders from their promoters.

Even there's a rematch clause, I'm sure the loser of this fight will not request it.

Inoue, if lose, will just wait again for this turn to be in the title match. Fulton, if loses here, will just move up to the original plan and vacate his titles. But let's see if there will be any rematch that will happen once they finished and settle this fight. We should not think about that for now.

EDIT: I tried to look for any article that can somehow show us if there's a rematch clause on their contract but found nothing.

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Quote from: Maslate on April 10, 2023, 12:46:05 PM

And if Fulton will bring an upset then it's understandable that his value will greatly increase as he is the first boxer who brings the monster down,

Honestly, I don't want to call it an upset win if Fulton will win this fight against Inoue.

Technically speaking, I'm more of seeing both of them as somehow not having that much gap in terms of strength. It just happened that Inoue really proves that no one from the bantamweight (118) can defeat him and that makes him a big deal when he decided to move up to 122 and face right away the champion.

I'm looking forward to Fulton giving Inoue the toughest fight of its career.

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We all know that Inoue is capable of knocking out his opponent, but I think if the benefit outweighs the risk then it is not hard to decide whether to fight Inoue or not. Inoue is labeled a monster and many believe that he can dominate the super bantamweight division. I think Fulton being the champion of the division is being challenged and beating Inoue can give him a foothold in reputation. If Fulton defeats Inoue, his popularity is greatly boosted and his being the champion will not be questioned anymore. So I do not think it is a hard decision for Fulton to fight Inoue.

Facing Naoya Inoue is a big achievement to anyone especially if they will be able to upset him.

Stephen Fulton take that chance since if he able to upset Inoue, that was a big recognition waiting for him.

Not just that, a more good fight with a high value is also waiting for him if he beats Naoya Inoue even as a challenger.

Yes, that's for sure! Except for Nonito Donaire, Naoya Inoue haven't had and faced any opponents with the same caliber that brings the monster within Inoue and I believe Steph Fulton will able to do that and give the Japanese boxer a good fight. And if Fulton will bring an upset then it's understandable that his value will greatly increase as he is the first boxer who brings the monster down, just like what Bivol experienced when he defeated Canelo Alvarez.

But that is still debatable knowing that Inoue will always evolve especially if his opponent is a high caliber, both boxers will be an acid test for each other and I can't wait to see this fight.

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Quote from: serjent05 on April 09, 2023, 06:42:03 PM

We all know that Inoue is capable of knocking out his opponent, but I think if the benefit outweighs the risk then it is not hard to decide whether to fight Inoue or not. Inoue is labeled a monster and many believe that he can dominate the super bantamweight division. I think Fulton being the champion of the division is being challenged and beating Inoue can give him a foothold in reputation. If Fulton defeats Inoue, his popularity is greatly boosted and his being the champion will not be questioned anymore. So I do not think it is a hard decision for Fulton to fight Inoue.

Facing Naoya Inoue is a big achievement to anyone especially if they will be able to upset him.

Stephen Fulton take that chance since if he able to upset Inoue, that was a big recognition waiting for him.

Not just that, a more good fight with a high value is also waiting for him if he beats Naoya Inoue even as a challenger.

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Quote from: Silberman on April 09, 2023, 06:01:43 PM

Quote from: Pamadar on April 09, 2023, 02:59:11 AM

Better to face Inoue and let the fans to decide who's better between them instead of taking those criticisms about ducking the unifying champ from his previous weight division.

The decision to face Inoue was not an easy one for Fulton, even if he believes he can beat him the chances are not low for Inoue to beat him as well, so he could have easily avoid him if he wanted as he had already expressed the desire to move up a division, and even if some fans criticized him he could always defend himself using this reason, fortunately for us Fulton decided to take the challenge and even decided to wait for Inoue to get healthy after the injury he suffered.

This is correct. There are boxers who want to build a legacy and gather more achievements by doing a strategy that they think, will have a better shot. It's just that Stephen Fulton is not like that and instead of moving-up weight, which is his main plan from the start even prior to Inoue moving up, he accepts the challenge of defending his title against the Japanese monster.

Because if Stephen Fulton really wants to stay at 122, he can challenge Murodjon Akhmadaliev for a unification fight. Just an update though that Murodjon Akhmadaliev is now out of the champions at the 122 as Marlon Tapales upsets him recently.

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Quote from: Silberman on April 09, 2023, 06:01:43 PM

Quote from: Pamadar on April 09, 2023, 02:59:11 AM

Better to face Inoue and let the fans to decide who's better between them instead of taking those criticisms about ducking the unifying champ from his previous weight division.

The decision to face Inoue was not an easy one for Fulton, even if he believes he can beat him the chances are not low for Inoue to beat him as well, so he could have easily avoid him if he wanted as he had already expressed the desire to move up a division, and even if some fans criticized him he could always defend himself using this reason, fortunately for us Fulton decided to take the challenge and even decided to wait for Inoue to get healthy after the injury he suffered.

We all know that Inoue is capable of knocking out his opponent, but I think if the benefit outweighs the risk then it is not hard to decide whether to fight Inoue or not. Inoue is labeled a monster and many believe that he can dominate the super bantamweight division. I think Fulton being the champion of the division is being challenged and beating Inoue can give him a foothold in reputation. If Fulton defeats Inoue, his popularity is greatly boosted and his being the champion will not be questioned anymore. So I do not think it is a hard decision for Fulton to fight Inoue.

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Quote from: Pamadar on April 09, 2023, 02:59:11 AM

Better to face Inoue and let the fans to decide who's better between them instead of taking those criticisms about ducking the unifying champ from his previous weight division.

The decision to face Inoue was not an easy one for Fulton, even if he believes he can beat him the chances are not low for Inoue to beat him as well, so he could have easily avoid him if he wanted as he had already expressed the desire to move up a division, and even if some fans criticized him he could always defend himself using this reason, fortunately for us Fulton decided to take the challenge and even decided to wait for Inoue to get healthy after the injury he suffered.

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Quote from: Ziskinberg on April 06, 2023, 09:59:12 PM

We can only expect a rematch if it's written in the contract. And since it was not announced that there was something like that, we should not expect a rematch. However, it still depends on the outcome of this fight. If the outcome is controversial and this fight sells to the crowd, promoters would love to make a rematch as they'll make more money from it. The fighters just have to follow the orders from their promoters.

Personally for me, regardless if there's a rematch clause or not, I'm not really thinking anything about rematch. But if I will share my own opinion about that, I don't see Fulton will consider a rematch if he lose but instead, will focus on moving up weight.

Good point, we've heard that he wanted to go up in weight already, but maybe he was advise by his camp to still campaign here even at the last time to face Inoue. As he is a good name in his resume and he will be really tested on this one. So I will say that it's a good move for him and it's a win win. Even if he losses this fight and the belt, he will proved to the boxing fans that he is not afraid to face anyone in the ring even against the Monster in his own country. And boxers love this kind of challenges and this is a great opportunity for Stephen Fulton to cement his legacy this early in his career, rematch or no rematch.

Honestly, it's like "business not finished" for Stephe Fulton and since it's timing that Inoue moved up and Fulton is still there at 122, he decided to pursue first the new challenge at 122 rather than pushing to his original plan at 126.

Aside from that, I'm also see it's more of pride as if Fulton still insists to moved up on 126 and ignoring Inoue, he might receive some criticism that he is might ducking or afraid of the Japanese monster.

Moving forward, the fight now happened and we just have to wait who will be the winner.

Better to face Inoue and let the fans to decide who's better between them instead of taking those criticisms about ducking the unifying champ from his previous weight division.

Yes, moving forward, we are just need to wait for the date and see both fighters meeting inside the ring
and showcasing their skills and talents, either Fulton or Inoue, it will be witnessed by our eyes when the schedule
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Quote from: Jating on April 08, 2023, 05:48:26 PM

Good point, we've heard that he wanted to go up in weight already, but maybe he was advise by his camp to still campaign here even at the last time to face Inoue. As he is a good name in his resume and he will be really tested on this one. So I will say that it's a good move for him and it's a win win. Even if he losses this fight and the belt, he will proved to the boxing fans that he is not afraid to face anyone in the ring even against the Monster in his own country. And boxers love this kind of challenges and this is a great opportunity for Stephen Fulton to cement his legacy this early in his career, rematch or no rematch.

As far as my memory is concerned, it's already known to everyone that Stephen Fulton will really move up to the Featherweight division. Boxing fans are even waiting for Stephen Fulton's rematch against Brandon Figueroa but this time, in the Featherweight division since for those who didn't know, Fulton and Figueroa face each other at 122 with the former winning the fight. Currently, Figueroa decided to move up to 126 as he recently defeated Mark Magsayo for the interim champion. And Naoya Inoue on the other hand, decided to leave the bantamweight to face a new challenge at the super bantamweight.

EDIT: I want to share this Twitter tweet 5 months ago saying Fulton really decided to move up to 126 without even showing interest to fight his counterpart champion at the 122, Akhmadaliev. But things changed when Inoue enters the scene at 122.

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Quote from: Jating on April 08, 2023, 05:48:26 PM

Quote from: harizen on April 07, 2023, 07:48:46 PM

Quote from: Ziskinberg on April 06, 2023, 09:59:12 PM

We can only expect a rematch if it's written in the contract. And since it was not announced that there was something like that, we should not expect a rematch. However, it still depends on the outcome of this fight. If the outcome is controversial and this fight sells to the crowd, promoters would love to make a rematch as they'll make more money from it. The fighters just have to follow the orders from their promoters.

Personally for me, regardless if there's a rematch clause or not, I'm not really thinking anything about rematch. But if I will share my own opinion about that, I don't see Fulton will consider a rematch if he lose but instead, will focus on moving up weight.

Good point, we've heard that he wanted to go up in weight already, but maybe he was advise by his camp to still campaign here even at the last time to face Inoue. As he is a good name in his resume and he will be really tested on this one. So I will say that it's a good move for him and it's a win win. Even if he losses this fight and the belt, he will proved to the boxing fans that he is not afraid to face anyone in the ring even against the Monster in his own country. And boxers love this kind of challenges and this is a great opportunity for Stephen Fulton to cement his legacy this early in his career, rematch or no rematch.

Honestly, it's like "business not finished" for Stephe Fulton and since it's timing that Inoue moved up and Fulton is still there at 122, he decided to pursue first the new challenge at 122 rather than pushing to his original plan at 126.

Aside from that, I'm also see it's more of pride as if Fulton still insists to moved up on 126 and ignoring Inoue, he might receive some criticism that he is might ducking or afraid of the Japanese monster.

Moving forward, the fight now happened and we just have to wait who will be the winner.

Topic: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 - page 29. (Read 7043 times)