Yep, that's how he evolved after his very first close against Nonito, he has evolved even more after that. He learn how to phase and then read his opponent and even have the mentality to survived a fight eve if he has that injury already.
And we all know after that fight, he beat Donaire by knockout and same with Butler.
So he is still getting stronger and smarter in any fight and keeps on progressing. So for sure he will know a thing or two against Fulton because he is a great fighter. Inoue has that ability to absorb every strengths of his opponents.
Inoue is on his prime and that makes him an incredibly dangerous fighter, not only he has the intelligence and skill to adjust his fighting style, he still has the physical capabilities to absorb a massive amount of damage and do whatever he wants on the ring, so it is not surprising that despite being the challenger the many different boxing fans around the world think of him as the favorite on his fight against Fulton.
And just like what everyone is saying, he managed to differ his fighting style after his fight with Nonito. Definitely a good characteristic for a boxer to have but this won't men an edge to others with a consistent fighting form such as with Ryan Garcia who instill that classic style of him to all of his fights, but that is a different story. In this fight, it is quite obvious that Inoue is having his edge over Fulton. But as we all know, things may still happen inside the square and for sure both boxers are aware of it which pushes them to be more ready before the bell rings.
Yes, but we haven't seen his chin tested early though, it was just Donaire who really broke the barriers literally when he fought Inoue the first time. He broke his orbital bone on that fight, but still Inoue tapping on his mentality to even become stronger in the later rounds even if he has suffered that.
Yup, that was one hell of a punch that Inoue took and yet he survived that one. If only it was not Inoue on the receiver's end of that hook, that fight is over. I agree that Inoue got a granite chin that he couldn't be knockout with a single punch, should be volume if you wanna knock out this monster which is a very tough hill to climb because opponents have to take some punches also before they can hit him hehe.
The only question I have here is if Inoue is capable of bringing his power to the heavier division, this is an acid test for him, and his lucky because passing this test also means winning a title at 122lbs, his first one.
Would be an obvious adjustment to make; weight class is a core category in boxing and other fighting sports. We've seen it with many boxers who either moved up or down on weight class but most of them struggled at first simply because of weight management and heavier punches to be taken perhaps on higher weight class.
