[Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 - page 38.

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Quote from: lionheart78 on March 17, 2023, 02:40:55 PM

There is some factor to consider that will determine the result of the fight. One is whether Fulton is able to absorb Inoue's punches. If he do then we can see the fight go in a distance probably resulting to a decision. Another factor is whether Inoue can withstand Fulton's punches. If Inoue can't then the result might disappoint many viewers and millions of Inoue fans.

And we can only see that on their big night. I do hope that both pointers you have mentioned will be shown by both boxers.

I like to see this fight toe-to-toe to the point that no one can determine who will be the winner at the end until the final bell rings.

But as much as possible, I want to see this fight ending in a TKO regardless of who, but the whole fight is close. Really worth watching.

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If he will manage to take this one away from the monster, it is surely a good start to move up and
challenge the current champ on his chosen division.

Actually, I want to see Stephen Fulton having a rematch with a much-improved Brandon Figueroa in the 126 after this match against Naoya Inoue. I'm sure Fulton won't bother to stay at 122 anymore regardless of the result of this match as that was already his original plan and it's just timing that Inoue decided to move up.

I also think Fulton is not considering having possibility of a unification match against his fellow title holder at 122 lbs, Murodjon Akhmadaliev which has a scheduled title defense against a Filipino, Marlon Tapales next month. He is surely want to moved up weight no matter what.

Can't wait to see the result of this match and how it will change the current phase of the Super Bantamweight division.

If Stephen Fulton loses against Naoya Inoue, it might not be good timing for him because Figueroa won recently vs. Mark Magsayo for the WBC featherweight interim championship. Fulton should win 1 fight in featherweight before he can argue for a challenge against Figueroa.

Has anyone created a thread for Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs. Marlon Tapales already? We should watch this next fight of Inoue's next opponent after Fulton hehehe.

As far as I can remember the fight should be next month between Akhmadaliev vs Tapales. But there is no betting line yet in our favorite crypto sport bookies. This is a good fight as well, we all know that when a Filipino gets into the ring, it's going to be exciting, hehehe. But there is no hype between the two and maybe that's why there are no line yet.

Yeah, probably the winner will be next in line against Inoue, two belts are also on the line on that fight as Akhmadaliev is the IBF & WBA champion and Tapales is rank on those organizations, 9th and 1st respectively.

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So hopefully this is not going to be the case for Fulton, he is the champion and he really fought hard against Figueroa and survived and win that fight. And this fight is really going to define him whether he is really that good is somewhat this fight is going to be closed at least unlike the Butler fight wherein it was a complete domination by Inoue.

Whether he is a champion or not, Inoue does not care. He will always give his best to deliver an impressive outcome. What Fulton has to do is train hard and not chicken out once he feels the heavy punches of Inoue. It's sure to be very painful, but if he wants to have a chance, he needs to take it and give his own big shots as well.

There is some factor to consider that will determine the result of the fight. One is whether Fulton is able to absorb Inoue's punches. If he do then we can see the fight go in a distance probably resulting to a decision. Another factor is whether Inoue can withstand Fulton's punches. If Inoue can't then the result might disappoint many viewers and millions of Inoue fans.

Although the weight difference is somehow small, we can't remove the fact that a boxer who is used to fighting in that category is believed to have an advantage in terms of absorbing punches from a boxer that comes from a lower weight division but many believe that Inoue's case is different and be able to bring the 100% lethal punches effectively in the next division. Though I also think that way, I cannot deny the fact that there is a possibility that we might be overestimating Inoes punching power and underestimate Fulton's. Besides, Fulton has great motivation to beating Inoue so I guess his preparation is way more intense than his previous ones. So I am looking forward to watch this match and how it will unfold.

Fulton is the underdog in this match, so more than likely, that's his motivation to win on this fight.
Inoue is the challenger for this belt, and yet, he is the bookies' favorite to win.
Let us see what odds they will give to other lines. They are highly favoring Inoue, though I can understand the reasons.
This will be a very good test for Inoue if he can move up to one weight division to the next, and maintaining to be the winner.
If he wins on this division, he may really push himself to another division, a boxing sensation in the making, and his camp will earn tons of money because of him.

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Well, we cant really tell out on how this fight would conclude out
even Inoue supporters are already making up conclusion but we shouldn't really be having that kind of mindset as long theres no one had been KO'ed or been beaten up then its not over yet.

We just have to wait for the fight to see what happened. Inoue supporters obviously will just think of Inoue being the winner here for an obvious reason. Fulton on the other hand, should just take his performance level to something very higher and try to spoil the expectations of Inoue fans.

Not just that, as a champion, Fulton should show us an explosive fight regardless if he loses here as if he wasn't able to show us that, he doesn't deserve the title and being a champion in the first place. It's also good to see him leaving the 122 being a champion.

What's most important is that Fulton will dance with Inoue to make it an interesting fight. We don't want to be disappointed again where a fighter is very aggressive with their words, but when in the ring, they just fight to survive, just like what happened to Butler when he fought Inoue for the undisputed fight back in the bantamweight division.

It's really different when you are in the ring with Inoue, specially if you taste his power for the first time. And this is what happen to Butler, he try to be aggressive early by then again, when Inoue caught him with a good punch, Butler back up.

So hopefully this is not going to be the case for Fulton, he is the champion and he really fought hard against Figueroa and survived and win that fight. And this fight is really going to define him whether he is really that good is somewhat this fight is going to be closed at least unlike the Butler fight wherein it was a complete domination by Inoue.

All the thing on what Butler had in mind is to survive and finish that all 12 rounds and this is why he didnt really engaged that much or go toe to toe with Inoue.This is why it did really last up that long
but of course its really indeed a boring fight as we do all know.Hope that this one would really be an another type of fight which doesnt really involved too much evading,running and clinching. Cheesy

Its true that on the time you do able to taste up Inoue's power and speed then you would be able to feel up the difference but lets see if Fulton could able to go and able to handle it out.

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So hopefully this is not going to be the case for Fulton, he is the champion and he really fought hard against Figueroa and survived and win that fight. And this fight is really going to define him whether he is really that good is somewhat this fight is going to be closed at least unlike the Butler fight wherein it was a complete domination by Inoue.

Whether he is a champion or not, Inoue does not care. He will always give his best to deliver an impressive outcome. What Fulton has to do is train hard and not chicken out once he feels the heavy punches of Inoue. It's sure to be very painful, but if he wants to have a chance, he needs to take it and give his own big shots as well.

There is some factor to consider that will determine the result of the fight. One is whether Fulton is able to absorb Inoue's punches. If he do then we can see the fight go in a distance probably resulting to a decision. Another factor is whether Inoue can withstand Fulton's punches. If Inoue can't then the result might disappoint many viewers and millions of Inoue fans.

Although the weight difference is somehow small, we can't remove the fact that a boxer who is used to fighting in that category is believed to have an advantage in terms of absorbing punches from a boxer that comes from a lower weight division but many believe that Inoue's case is different and be able to bring the 100% lethal punches effectively in the next division. Though I also think that way, I cannot deny the fact that there is a possibility that we might be overestimating Inoes punching power and underestimate Fulton's. Besides, Fulton has great motivation to beating Inoue so I guess his preparation is way more intense than his previous ones. So I am looking forward to watch this match and how it will unfold.

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If Stephen Fulton loses against Naoya Inoue, it might not be good timing for him because Figueroa won recently vs. Mark Magsayo for the WBC featherweight interim championship. Fulton should win 1 fight in featherweight before he can argue for a challenge against Figueroa.

Has anyone created a thread for Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs. Marlon Tapales already? We should watch this next fight of Inoue's next opponent after Fulton hehehe.

There's no problem if Fulton lose in this fight, many people will not argue if there's a rematch Fulton vs Figueroa because Fulton have beat Figueroa on the last match, it's different if Figueroa was won, a rematch it's needed to see if Fulton win was a fluke or not.

It's quite early to talk whether Fulton and Figueroa will pursue a rematch if Fulton will climb the next weight class, the way I see it, it's bound to happen especially if Figueroa can upset Vargas and be the new WBC champion. For now, let's just focus about this upcoming fight because I don't think it won't be a problem for Fulton if he loses in this bout because a defeat will stain his flawless record and depreciate his value.

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AFAIK I don't see anyone creating a thread for Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs. Marlon Tapales, but since Tapales is a Filipino, people might want to watch this match.

Yes and it will take place in April 8 which is odd because there's currently no thread about Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs. Marlon Tapales.

In this fight weather Fulton will win or loss then it will be acceptable for him and if he win then a lot of opportunity and he can challenge more fighter in order to claim the belt.
For now it's better to focus on the upcoming fight between Stephen Fulton Vs Naoya Inoue as we all know that this fight will be a good and one of the big fight for these year. So the fighter nowadays trained harder and harder in order to give as a good and clean fight .

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If Stephen Fulton loses against Naoya Inoue, it might not be good timing for him because Figueroa won recently vs. Mark Magsayo for the WBC featherweight interim championship. Fulton should win 1 fight in featherweight before he can argue for a challenge against Figueroa.

Has anyone created a thread for Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs. Marlon Tapales already? We should watch this next fight of Inoue's next opponent after Fulton hehehe.

There's no problem if Fulton lose in this fight, many people will not argue if there's a rematch Fulton vs Figueroa because Fulton have beat Figueroa on the last match, it's different if Figueroa was won, a rematch it's needed to see if Fulton win was a fluke or not.

It's quite early to talk whether Fulton and Figueroa will pursue a rematch if Fulton will climb the next weight class, the way I see it, it's bound to happen especially if Figueroa can upset Vargas and be the new WBC champion. For now, let's just focus about this upcoming fight because I don't think it won't be a problem for Fulton if he loses in this bout because a defeat will stain his flawless record and depreciate his value.

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AFAIK I don't see anyone creating a thread for Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs. Marlon Tapales, but since Tapales is a Filipino, people might want to watch this match.

Yes and it will take place in April 8 which is odd because there's currently no thread about Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs. Marlon Tapales.

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This is a good thing because Inoue will always look for a good challenge, and I guess Fulton here has the same thoughts. That's why he chose to stay for a while to face the monster. He knows what is at stake in this fight; a win here will make him a popular boxer as nobody is really talking about him, so the world will know about Fulton.

And taking into account what we have heard of Fulton it seems that is precisely what he wants, while boxers fight to earn money that does not mean they cannot have other motivations from time to time, Fulton is disappointed by the lack of popularity he has and he probably sees in Inoue a huge chance for him to change this, after all if he can defeat one of the most dominant boxers we have now, that will surely boost his career and his fame.

That's how I see it. Fulton is really aiming to prove that he can beat the Monster and he will earned lot of respect once he does that, if Fulton will upset Inoue, I mean if he wins this fight.

He will earn more money fight, I'm assuming that a rematch may take place to make more money for
both the fighters and the promoters.

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Quote from: cryptomaniac_xxx on March 17, 2023, 07:51:09 AM

It's really different when you are in the ring with Inoue, specially if you taste his power for the first time. And this is what happen to Butler, he try to be aggressive early by then again, when Inoue caught him with a good punch, Butler back up.

"That's right, we have seen many times in his fights that his opponents end up outmatched. Actually, it was only Donaire who gave him some kind of trouble in their first fight. But, I'm sure Inoue has learned a lot from that experience, and he is now a more mature boxer, with a more technical strategy.

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So hopefully this is not going to be the case for Fulton, he is the champion and he really fought hard against Figueroa and survived and win that fight. And this fight is really going to define him whether he is really that good is somewhat this fight is going to be closed at least unlike the Butler fight wherein it was a complete domination by Inoue.

Whether he is a champion or not, Inoue does not care. He will always give his best to deliver an impressive outcome. What Fulton has to do is train hard and not chicken out once he feels the heavy punches of Inoue. It's sure to be very painful, but if he wants to have a chance, he needs to take it and give his own big shots as well.

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Well, we cant really tell out on how this fight would conclude out
even Inoue supporters are already making up conclusion but we shouldn't really be having that kind of mindset as long theres no one had been KO'ed or been beaten up then its not over yet.

We just have to wait for the fight to see what happened. Inoue supporters obviously will just think of Inoue being the winner here for an obvious reason. Fulton on the other hand, should just take his performance level to something very higher and try to spoil the expectations of Inoue fans.

Not just that, as a champion, Fulton should show us an explosive fight regardless if he loses here as if he wasn't able to show us that, he doesn't deserve the title and being a champion in the first place. It's also good to see him leaving the 122 being a champion.

What's most important is that Fulton will dance with Inoue to make it an interesting fight. We don't want to be disappointed again where a fighter is very aggressive with their words, but when in the ring, they just fight to survive, just like what happened to Butler when he fought Inoue for the undisputed fight back in the bantamweight division.

It's really different when you are in the ring with Inoue, specially if you taste his power for the first time. And this is what happen to Butler, he try to be aggressive early by then again, when Inoue caught him with a good punch, Butler back up.

So hopefully this is not going to be the case for Fulton, he is the champion and he really fought hard against Figueroa and survived and win that fight. And this fight is really going to define him whether he is really that good is somewhat this fight is going to be closed at least unlike the Butler fight wherein it was a complete domination by Inoue.

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Quote from: Mahanton on March 16, 2023, 05:57:53 PM

Well, we cant really tell out on how this fight would conclude out
even Inoue supporters are already making up conclusion but we shouldn't really be having that kind of mindset as long theres no one had been KO'ed or been beaten up then its not over yet.

We just have to wait for the fight to see what happened. Inoue supporters obviously will just think of Inoue being the winner here for an obvious reason. Fulton on the other hand, should just take his performance level to something very higher and try to spoil the expectations of Inoue fans.

Not just that, as a champion, Fulton should show us an explosive fight regardless if he loses here as if he wasn't able to show us that, he doesn't deserve the title and being a champion in the first place. It's also good to see him leaving the 122 being a champion.

What's most important is that Fulton will dance with Inoue to make it an interesting fight. We don't want to be disappointed again where a fighter is very aggressive with their words, but when in the ring, they just fight to survive, just like what happened to Butler when he fought Inoue for the undisputed fight back in the bantamweight division.

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Quote from: Mahanton on March 16, 2023, 05:57:53 PM

Well, we cant really tell out on how this fight would conclude out
even Inoue supporters are already making up conclusion but we shouldn't really be having that kind of mindset as long theres no one had been KO'ed or been beaten up then its not over yet.

We just have to wait for the fight to see what happened. Inoue supporters obviously will just think of Inoue being the winner here for an obvious reason. Fulton on the other hand, should just take his performance level to something very higher and try to spoil the expectations of Inoue fans.

Not just that, as a champion, Fulton should show us an explosive fight regardless if he loses here as if he wasn't able to show us that, he doesn't deserve the title and being a champion in the first place. It's also good to see him leaving the 122 being a champion.

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Quote from: bbc.reporter on March 15, 2023, 10:11:06 PM

If Stephen Fulton loses against Naoya Inoue, it might not be good timing for him because Figueroa won recently vs. Mark Magsayo for the WBC featherweight interim championship. Fulton should win 1 fight in featherweight before he can argue for a challenge against Figueroa.

That depends if Brandon Figueroa will win or not against Rey Vargas.

The scenario would be, regardless of Fulton winning or losing against Inoue, he might probably face Figueroa in 126 if let's say, he loses too against Rey Vargas.

If Figueroa won indeed and successfully elevated into a regular champion, Fulton might wait first before being a challenger.

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This is a good thing because Inoue will always look for a good challenge, and I guess Fulton here has the same thoughts. That's why he chose to stay for a while to face the monster. He knows what is at stake in this fight; a win here will make him a popular boxer as nobody is really talking about him, so the world will know about Fulton.

And taking into account what we have heard of Fulton it seems that is precisely what he wants, while boxers fight to earn money that does not mean they cannot have other motivations from time to time, Fulton is disappointed by the lack of popularity he has and he probably sees in Inoue a huge chance for him to change this, after all if he can defeat one of the most dominant boxers we have now, that will surely boost his career and his fame.

Climbing up the ladder is something a very common target or goal of a certain boxer specially into his career.There are really just that boxers who do have that notable achievements and that what makes
them popular and despite of being underdog or challenger but still he do ends up on being supported mainly by the masses which it is really indeed surprising. Stepping up on higher or lower division and tending
to dominate that then it would really be a milestone for any challenger out there.Its good that he decided to step up since he had been able to reach up that undisputed title on
his recent division and now stepping up would be the only path to take.,

That's what I also read about, Fulton wanted to fight Inoue and he is not afraid even to travel just to face him. So the extra motivation is that he wants to be the first boxer to give Inoue his lost and take that 0. And that's what we love about fighters like Fulton, it's not that overconfident or what, but they want to test themselves against the best. So instead of moving up to another weight class, he decided to stay, maybe just one last fight for him to defend his belt against Inoue and if ever he beats him, he will be recognized and respected.

He would definitely gain that respect and of course the fame afterwards considering on how highly favorite Inoue is and on the time he do able to beat him up and having that first lose of Inoue then that is really something that Fulton could really attain in speaking about popularity and recognition which would boost up his career even more in boxing. Well, we cant really tell out on how this fight would conclude out
even Inoue supporters are already making up conclusion but we shouldn't really be having that kind of mindset as long theres no one had been KO'ed or been beaten up then its not over yet.

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Nah, I'm going to pass on that one. It's not that I'm disrespecting Fulton nor underestimating him, it's just that it is truly hard to bet against the Naoya Inoue who is touted as the monster himself just like his alias. Fulton might be fine as a comb at 122 but I cannot stand betting against the favorite in this case, it will be a profitable wager for sure if it turns out that the champion successfully defended his belt but that is a big if for now as I know Inoue will always evolve into a much stronger monster if he will face a competitive and strong boxers. For comparison, look at Inoue before and after his 1st fight against Donaire.

I like to bet on the underdog so I think I'll be betting on Fulton. Being a champion, we know Fulton has the capability, it is that Naoya Inoue is somehow overrated and massively favored by the crowd due to his past performance. Remember, For Inoue, this is a new weight class that is dominated by Fulton, let alone a heavier one. So I think betting on Fulton is not that disadvantageous for me.

Though I agree that Inoue has the capability to evolve just like what happen in his 2 fights against Donaire, but, this is the first time Inoue fighting a championship title in the 122 lbs so the evolution of Inoue in this weight division hasn't been triggered yet Grin

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New weight division for Inoue, but the move up is not that big, so for me, it is not difficult for Inoue to fight on this weight division.
He may seem overrated, but we can see that he can really perform a very good toe-to-toe fight inside the ring.
Well, everyone has their own bet on this upcoming fight. If you will bet on Inoue, the profit is only small if you bet small.
So look for other money betting lines like if this will go the distance or what round will this fight be finished?

If he's confident to go up after this match then its good for him exploring on different category can give him more achievements and this is what the best thing to do while he is young since he can sealed up a good records on his career.

If we talk about betting well maybe many well bet on Inoue even if the return is low since this is a high chance winning compare to betting on opponent where the chance to lose is so high. But I also doubt Inoue will make the fight extend until round 12 since this guy known to finish of his opponent as early as he can and he always target to get a K.O victory on his match.

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Nah, I'm going to pass on that one. It's not that I'm disrespecting Fulton nor underestimating him, it's just that it is truly hard to bet against the Naoya Inoue who is touted as the monster himself just like his alias. Fulton might be fine as a comb at 122 but I cannot stand betting against the favorite in this case, it will be a profitable wager for sure if it turns out that the champion successfully defended his belt but that is a big if for now as I know Inoue will always evolve into a much stronger monster if he will face a competitive and strong boxers. For comparison, look at Inoue before and after his 1st fight against Donaire.

I like to bet on the underdog so I think I'll be betting on Fulton. Being a champion, we know Fulton has the capability, it is that Naoya Inoue is somehow overrated and massively favored by the crowd due to his past performance. Remember, For Inoue, this is a new weight class that is dominated by Fulton, let alone a heavier one. So I think betting on Fulton is not that disadvantageous for me.

Though I agree that Inoue has the capability to evolve just like what happen in his 2 fights against Donaire, but, this is the first time Inoue fighting a championship title in the 122 lbs so the evolution of Inoue in this weight division hasn't been triggered yet Grin

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New weight division for Inoue, but the move up is not that big, so for me, it is not difficult for Inoue to fight on this weight division.
He may seem overrated, but we can see that he can really perform a very good toe-to-toe fight inside the ring.
Well, everyone has their own bet on this upcoming fight. If you will bet on Inoue, the profit is only small if you bet small.
So look for other money betting lines like if this will go the distance or what round will this fight be finished?

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Quote from: mirakal on March 15, 2023, 06:14:40 PM

Nah, I'm going to pass on that one. It's not that I'm disrespecting Fulton nor underestimating him, it's just that it is truly hard to bet against the Naoya Inoue who is touted as the monster himself just like his alias. Fulton might be fine as a comb at 122 but I cannot stand betting against the favorite in this case, it will be a profitable wager for sure if it turns out that the champion successfully defended his belt but that is a big if for now as I know Inoue will always evolve into a much stronger monster if he will face a competitive and strong boxers. For comparison, look at Inoue before and after his 1st fight against Donaire.

I like to bet on the underdog so I think I'll be betting on Fulton. Being a champion, we know Fulton has the capability, it is that Naoya Inoue is somehow overrated and massively favored by the crowd due to his past performance. Remember, For Inoue, this is a new weight class that is dominated by Fulton, let alone a heavier one. So I think betting on Fulton is not that disadvantageous for me.

Though I agree that Inoue has the capability to evolve just like what happen in his 2 fights against Donaire, but, this is the first time Inoue fighting a championship title in the 122 lbs so the evolution of Inoue in this weight division hasn't been triggered yet Grin

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Quote from: Hypnosis00 on March 16, 2023, 05:11:45 AM

This is a good thing because Inoue will always look for a good challenge, and I guess Fulton here has the same thoughts. That's why he chose to stay for a while to face the monster. He knows what is at stake in this fight; a win here will make him a popular boxer as nobody is really talking about him, so the world will know about Fulton.

And taking into account what we have heard of Fulton it seems that is precisely what he wants, while boxers fight to earn money that does not mean they cannot have other motivations from time to time, Fulton is disappointed by the lack of popularity he has and he probably sees in Inoue a huge chance for him to change this, after all if he can defeat one of the most dominant boxers we have now, that will surely boost his career and his fame.

Climbing up the ladder is something a very common target or goal of a certain boxer specially into his career.There are really just that boxers who do have that notable achievements and that what makes
them popular and despite of being underdog or challenger but still he do ends up on being supported mainly by the masses which it is really indeed surprising. Stepping up on higher or lower division and tending
to dominate that then it would really be a milestone for any challenger out there.Its good that he decided to step up since he had been able to reach up that undisputed title on
his recent division and now stepping up would be the only path to take.,

That's what I also read about, Fulton wanted to fight Inoue and he is not afraid even to travel just to face him. So the extra motivation is that he wants to be the first boxer to give Inoue his lost and take that 0. And that's what we love about fighters like Fulton, it's not that overconfident or what, but they want to test themselves against the best. So instead of moving up to another weight class, he decided to stay, maybe just one last fight for him to defend his belt against Inoue and if ever he beats him, he will be recognized and respected.

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Quote from: Silberman on March 16, 2023, 02:49:01 PM

Quote from: Hypnosis00 on March 16, 2023, 05:11:45 AM

This is a good thing because Inoue will always look for a good challenge, and I guess Fulton here has the same thoughts. That's why he chose to stay for a while to face the monster. He knows what is at stake in this fight; a win here will make him a popular boxer as nobody is really talking about him, so the world will know about Fulton.

And taking into account what we have heard of Fulton it seems that is precisely what he wants, while boxers fight to earn money that does not mean they cannot have other motivations from time to time, Fulton is disappointed by the lack of popularity he has and he probably sees in Inoue a huge chance for him to change this, after all if he can defeat one of the most dominant boxers we have now, that will surely boost his career and his fame.

Climbing up the ladder is something a very common target or goal of a certain boxer specially into his career.There are really just that boxers who do have that notable achievements and that what makes
them popular and despite of being underdog or challenger but still he do ends up on being supported mainly by the masses which it is really indeed surprising. Stepping up on higher or lower division and tending
to dominate that then it would really be a milestone for any challenger out there.Its good that he decided to step up since he had been able to reach up that undisputed title on
his recent division and now stepping up would be the only path to take.,

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Quote from: Hypnosis00 on March 16, 2023, 05:11:45 AM

This is a good thing because Inoue will always look for a good challenge, and I guess Fulton here has the same thoughts. That's why he chose to stay for a while to face the monster. He knows what is at stake in this fight; a win here will make him a popular boxer as nobody is really talking about him, so the world will know about Fulton.

And taking into account what we have heard of Fulton it seems that is precisely what he wants, while boxers fight to earn money that does not mean they cannot have other motivations from time to time, Fulton is disappointed by the lack of popularity he has and he probably sees in Inoue a huge chance for him to change this, after all if he can defeat one of the most dominant boxers we have now, that will surely boost his career and his fame.

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