[Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 - page 5.

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Quote from: coin-investor on July 24, 2023, 02:34:18 AM

The weigh-in just happened, we had a fight

Stephen Fulton 121.9 lbs
Naoya Inoue 121. 7 lbs

The face-off is so intense Fulton does not even blink in their face-off and Inoue is in his fighting form
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er736hc7O7Y

I hope Fulton is different from all Inoue met in the ring, will he be the guy to stop Inoue's train, let's see tomorrow.

Yeah, saw it too, both are serious specially Inoue, and it seems that it didn't have any effects on him weighing 122 lbs. But for Fulton, he might be weight drain but for sure after the weigh-in he can go back and rehydrate back to maybe 126 or higher.

Lots of fans are interested to see the fight, so regardless of time zone differences, for sure there will be some of us here who are going to get up early just to see this fight live.

Fulton though still a huge underdog.

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The weigh-in just happened, we had a fight

Stephen Fulton 121.9 lbs
Naoya Inoue 121. 7 lbs

The face-off is so intense Fulton does not even blink in their face-off and Inoue is in his fighting form
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er736hc7O7Y

I hope Fulton is different from all Inoue met in the ring, will he be the guy to stop Inoue's train, let's see tomorrow.

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Quote from: bbc.reporter on July 23, 2023, 10:46:38 PM

If anyone of you was not aware, the Japanese are known in using psychological warfare before the fight to cause more anxiety to an opponent who is already suffering from anxiety because the fight. They used this against Nonito Donaire in his rematch vs. Inoue. It was rumored that random people would knock on Nonito's door every hour who are pretending to be fans to prevent him from sleeping. There were also other issues like not allowing Nonito's gloves to be used and other little problems like no chairs, no water available in his locker room.

However, it appears Fulton's team is very smart. They are using the Japanese tricks against Inoue's team so Fulton can rest and concentrate only on the fight hehehe.

Ohh, this is not good but there might be some truth to this. I hope Fulton is aware of this tactics and be ready to whatever those Japs threw at them. Might be that "cake thing" was one of them.

Nevertheless, i will still follow my gut feeling that Inoue would win this by decision as the judges will favor the homeboy Cheesy

, Fulton will not be knockout because he will be too cautious of Inoue's power so i'm pretty sure this would go the full distance.

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If anyone of you was not aware, the Japanese are known in using psychological warfare before the fight to cause more anxiety to an opponent who is already suffering from anxiety because the fight. They used this against Nonito Donaire in his rematch vs. Inoue. It was rumored that random people would knock on Nonito's door every hour who are pretending to be fans to prevent him from sleeping. There were also other issues like not allowing Nonito's gloves to be used and other little problems like no chairs, no water available in his locker room.

However, it appears Fulton's team is very smart. They are using the Japanese tricks against Inoue's team so Fulton can rest and concentrate only on the fight hehehe.

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Quote from: Casdinyard on July 23, 2023, 07:08:08 PM

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^ That is a controversial statement by his coach, but it seems that Fulton is just shrugging his shoulder as if to tell this coach to shut up.

In any case, Fulton with or without that hand wraps, believes that he can and will beat Fulton as his own country in front of his crowd. So that is the mentality that Fulton has right now. No need from his coach to throw some rants on the media. Japanese is very respectful, but if you talk trash maybe we will see Inoue unleashes his full potential and power at super bantamweight as he might be agree with that statement.

I feel like it's just the coach doing something to either rouse the people's suspicion or have a say when his kid loses, cause now he can say that Fulton lost cause "inoue fought dirty and did something that is considered illegal" when he's probably just doing something that all boxers do anyway. Inoue is a capable fighter as many have said with or without help and to top it all off this is a home country fight, there's no way he's letting himself down in front of the people who trusts and believes in his ability.

But if it came to investigation I still think Inoue would prevail, and if it does come to that point with Inoue's innocence being proven, I say Fulton's coach must be sanctioned or something lol, You can't just do stuff like that.

Accusing on something which doesnt have a solid evidence then he should really be sanctioned or would really be needing to pay up a big fine if ever this is proven wrong or not really that right at all.For those Inoue

fans out there then there's no single moment that it would really be going into their minds about Inoue on being that cheating. We can even see for us non-fans that this guy has a power and speed.
Now that the fight is almost there, these kind of words had float out? Telling to myself what the f*ck they've been saying as of this moment.If they had chickened out
in the first place then they should have made this fight not to be molded or let it happen at all.It is really just that wasting anyones time and expectations for this fight to happen.
Is this fight would be pursued out still?

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Fulton's coach should just show that damn proof and evidence after making such a statement to make it more legit.

Kind of if a person wants an expose' then they should present some solid evidence and proof to back it up then they can consider pulling out with the fight. If it's just speculation, I don't know why the coach suddenly came out of nowhere with that kind of statement when the fight is just a few days left to commence.

Fulton is not the type of boxer who will pull out in a big fight, especially in a considered important fight currently in his career without a big reason. I'm also sure he's not afraid of everything especially against the Japanese monster as that will play a role in building his solid legacy if he won here. He did even not contest to fight at the Inoue's homeland.

Regarding Inoue, he worked so hard to where he is now. I doubt something dirty is cooking behind the stage where he's really involved just to have the advantage against the champion. For let's say, there's probably cheating, Inoue doesn't surely have any role or participation in making that happen for real.

Let's hope for a fair fight.

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Quote from: btc_angela on July 23, 2023, 07:05:24 AM

^ That is a controversial statement by his coach, but it seems that Fulton is just shrugging his shoulder as if to tell this coach to shut up.

In any case, Fulton with or without that hand wraps, believes that he can and will beat Fulton as his own country in front of his crowd. So that is the mentality that Fulton has right now. No need from his coach to throw some rants on the media. Japanese is very respectful, but if you talk trash maybe we will see Inoue unleashes his full potential and power at super bantamweight as he might be agree with that statement.

I feel like it's just the coach doing something to either rouse the people's suspicion or have a say when his kid loses, cause now he can say that Fulton lost cause "inoue fought dirty and did something that is considered illegal" when he's probably just doing something that all boxers do anyway. Inoue is a capable fighter as many have said with or without help and to top it all off this is a home country fight, there's no way he's letting himself down in front of the people who trusts and believes in his ability.

But if it came to investigation I still think Inoue would prevail, and if it does come to that point with Inoue's innocence being proven, I say Fulton's coach must be sanctioned or something lol, You can't just do stuff like that.

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^ That is a controversial statement by his coach, but it seems that Fulton is just shrugging his shoulder as if to tell this coach to shut up.

In any case, Fulton with or without that hand wraps, believes that he can and will beat Fulton as his own country in front of his crowd. So that is the mentality that Fulton has right now. No need from his coach to throw some rants on the media. Japanese is very respectful, but if you talk trash maybe we will see Inoue unleashes his full potential and power at super bantamweight as he might be agree with that statement.

He is already making excuses just in case Fulton loses; he already has one. There's a governing body that would ensure the fight is fair and square, so he doesn't need to worry about that. Besides, in the first place, Inoue would not think of cheating, as that would jeopardize his boxing career.

Right. It's not that we cannot blame them for they are just thinking ahead to defend themselves if in the case of Fulton being defeated by the challenger, Naoya Inoue. But their way was just a bit off right from the start because throwing an allegation will definitely not help their situation as that will just make it worse. Furthermore, there's no need to accuse of something because the boxing industry has been more careful because of what happened in the past and certainly Inoue's camp will not do something careless.

I don't think Inoue's camp would put their fighter's hands in the dirt. The man is talented and was a force to be reckoned with in his previous weight class. He doesn't need to dope or add something to his gloves or hand wraps to win - he just need to have a good opening and basically training to carry himself. Fulton's camp is already fabricating excuses, but if it's something that turn out to be true, the match officials will be ready to stop the fight in a heartbeat.

For sure Inoue's camp doesn't want Inoue to be tag as dirty boxer, and they have been doing it right for many years. However, this might tainted his career with the whole allegations by Fulton camp.

Although they have address it already, the accusations could linger and maybe Inoue's next opponent will closely monitor how they wrap him to see if there is some truthfulness in the allegations. But as fans we do hope that it is not true.

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Quote from: Maslate on July 23, 2023, 10:14:20 AM

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Quote from: btc_angela on July 23, 2023, 07:05:24 AM

^ That is a controversial statement by his coach, but it seems that Fulton is just shrugging his shoulder as if to tell this coach to shut up.

In any case, Fulton with or without that hand wraps, believes that he can and will beat Fulton as his own country in front of his crowd. So that is the mentality that Fulton has right now. No need from his coach to throw some rants on the media. Japanese is very respectful, but if you talk trash maybe we will see Inoue unleashes his full potential and power at super bantamweight as he might be agree with that statement.

He is already making excuses just in case Fulton loses; he already has one. There's a governing body that would ensure the fight is fair and square, so he doesn't need to worry about that. Besides, in the first place, Inoue would not think of cheating, as that would jeopardize his boxing career.

Right. It's not that we cannot blame them for they are just thinking ahead to defend themselves if in the case of Fulton being defeated by the challenger, Naoya Inoue. But their way was just a bit off right from the start because throwing an allegation will definitely not help their situation as that will just make it worse. Furthermore, there's no need to accuse of something because the boxing industry has been more careful because of what happened in the past and certainly Inoue's camp will not do something careless.

I don't think Inoue's camp would put their fighter's hands in the dirt. The man is talented and was a force to be reckoned with in his previous weight class. He doesn't need to dope or add something to his gloves or hand wraps to win - he just need to have a good opening and basically training to carry himself. Fulton's camp is already fabricating excuses, but if it's something that turn out to be true, the match officials will be ready to stop the fight in a heartbeat.

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Quote from: Botnake on July 23, 2023, 07:09:18 AM

Quote from: btc_angela on July 23, 2023, 07:05:24 AM

^ That is a controversial statement by his coach, but it seems that Fulton is just shrugging his shoulder as if to tell this coach to shut up.

In any case, Fulton with or without that hand wraps, believes that he can and will beat Fulton as his own country in front of his crowd. So that is the mentality that Fulton has right now. No need from his coach to throw some rants on the media. Japanese is very respectful, but if you talk trash maybe we will see Inoue unleashes his full potential and power at super bantamweight as he might be agree with that statement.

He is already making excuses just in case Fulton loses; he already has one. There's a governing body that would ensure the fight is fair and square, so he doesn't need to worry about that. Besides, in the first place, Inoue would not think of cheating, as that would jeopardize his boxing career.

Right. It's not that we cannot blame them for they are just thinking ahead to defend themselves if in the case of Fulton being defeated by the challenger, Naoya Inoue. But their way was just a bit off right from the start because throwing an allegation will definitely not help their situation as that will just make it worse. Furthermore, there's no need to accuse of something because the boxing industry has been more careful because of what happened in the past and certainly Inoue's camp will not do something careless.

With a wide SocMed that monitoring this event, it will be tough and a big challenge for both parties. Fulton's accusation will be addressed by
Inoue's camp and I believe that Inoue will allow that negative insight for him.

Though we will need to wait for any available updates if how both camps will handle this and how they will resolve it,

But I'm still in the impression that Fulton will proceed and will defend his belt no matter what, maybe an excuse but in terms of
the price that in stake now for Fulton, both money and career hypes will be the rewards.

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Quote from: Botnake on July 23, 2023, 07:09:18 AM

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^ That is a controversial statement by his coach, but it seems that Fulton is just shrugging his shoulder as if to tell this coach to shut up.

In any case, Fulton with or without that hand wraps, believes that he can and will beat Fulton as his own country in front of his crowd. So that is the mentality that Fulton has right now. No need from his coach to throw some rants on the media. Japanese is very respectful, but if you talk trash maybe we will see Inoue unleashes his full potential and power at super bantamweight as he might be agree with that statement.

He is already making excuses just in case Fulton loses; he already has one. There's a governing body that would ensure the fight is fair and square, so he doesn't need to worry about that. Besides, in the first place, Inoue would not think of cheating, as that would jeopardize his boxing career.

Right. It's not that we cannot blame them for they are just thinking ahead to defend themselves if in the case of Fulton being defeated by the challenger, Naoya Inoue. But their way was just a bit off right from the start because throwing an allegation will definitely not help their situation as that will just make it worse. Furthermore, there's no need to accuse of something because the boxing industry has been more careful because of what happened in the past and certainly Inoue's camp will not do something careless.

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Fulton could just say it straight that he is afraid to get 1 loss record and will not fight Inoue but instead use his coach to accuse Inoue of being a cheat. A lame excuse and they really did it while the fight is 3 days away. This chicken had been watching too many movies starring Anton Margarito.

He had postponed the fight successfully in the past month by requesting an annoying WADA test. Now this. You really can tell whos the chicken.

When I watched the video of the coach making these statements, Fulton seemed caught off guard. The coach doesn't seem like the brightest mind and is coming up with crazy conspiracy theories to delegitimize Inoue's achievements. He also talked about Roy Jones Jr. being screwed in Korea as an example of why he didn't want the fight in Inoue's backyard. Is he aware that Japan and Korea are completely different countries? It would be like Inoue saying he doesn't want to fight in Canada because foreign fighters get screwed in the USA. Fulton is ultimately the one who is in charge and if the coach tries to obstruct the fight he should just get rid of him.

Yes, recently it was how the trainer of Inoue is wrapping his hands and Fulton coach says it's illegal. However, Inoue has fought in the US and no one has question about how they wrap his hands or something.

As if the coach of Fulton is insinuating that Inoue is cheating like Margarito when he was caught with plaster of paris that makes his fist very hard like a cement. But I doubt that Inoue's coach is doing that, you can see that Inoue has God given talents why before he become a unified champion at 118 lbs.

Fulton's camp seems so tense and scared about the upcoming fight and lately, they have been throwing some foolish accusations just like what is said above and yet they don't have any evidence to support their claims that Inoue is indeed using PEDs or cheating like how Margarito did in the past.

Can't they see that they are just making their image worse by making these claims? Fulton has been a reputable boxer and respected boxer at 122 because of what he achieved but all of that changed when he is scheduled to face Naoya Inoue. They just cannot hide their feelings that they are afraid to receive their first loss as it's quite evident that Inoue's chances to become the new unified champion is decent enough.

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It would be a huge disappointment if this bout will not happen just because Stephen Fulton chickened out, many things have surfaced now and it seems that he is indeed scared to fight Inoue and have his first loss in his career. Well then if that's the case, he could've vacated the belts already and fought in the next weight class even before the bout has been made as that would save not just his own time but to the opposing camp as well instead of making such stories and headlines like this while the fight is already near its schedule.

I believe Fulton in the end is really willing to take on Inoue and there will be no postponement. Inoue and his team will probably change the way they handle hand wraps according to US standards. Still, I am doubtful Fulton will withdraw if in case Inoue won't agree with the way hand wraps are done. Or Fulton could ask for more money so he could agree. Both teams and the promoter made a lot of sacrifices to make this fight and these simple stuffs should not be a major obstacle. Fulton agrees to come to Japan because of the big money offer and Inoue's #1 or #2 pound-for-pound ranking which would open the way for more opportunities should he win or at least make the fight close.

He made all the effort in training just to face Inoue; nothing would stop him from fighting the monster. Besides, a win here will put his name in the conversation of the greatest active boxers, so there's a big prize he would get once he successfully defends his title. Fulton's team is already showing signs of doubts on their chances because they are already throwing baseless accusations.

That's right maybe they see how lethal Inoue as a fighter and Fulton's camp didn't see any chance that their fighter could defeat Inoue so maybe they just do that accusation as lame excuse so that they can escape and will not tarnish their clean record. But even though they throw out some allegation still many doesn't believe it since fans just speculate that Fulton got afraid of Inoue. This is really crazy but if this fight would totally postponed then maybe Fulton will be in position since many might call him a coward.

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It would be a huge disappointment if this bout will not happen just because Stephen Fulton chickened out, many things have surfaced now and it seems that he is indeed scared to fight Inoue and have his first loss in his career. Well then if that's the case, he could've vacated the belts already and fought in the next weight class even before the bout has been made as that would save not just his own time but to the opposing camp as well instead of making such stories and headlines like this while the fight is already near its schedule.

I believe Fulton in the end is really willing to take on Inoue and there will be no postponement. Inoue and his team will probably change the way they handle hand wraps according to US standards. Still, I am doubtful Fulton will withdraw if in case Inoue won't agree with the way hand wraps are done. Or Fulton could ask for more money so he could agree. Both teams and the promoter made a lot of sacrifices to make this fight and these simple stuffs should not be a major obstacle. Fulton agrees to come to Japan because of the big money offer and Inoue's #1 or #2 pound-for-pound ranking which would open the way for more opportunities should he win or at least make the fight close.

He made all the effort in training just to face Inoue; nothing would stop him from fighting the monster. Besides, a win here will put his name in the conversation of the greatest active boxers, so there's a big prize he would get once he successfully defends his title. Fulton's team is already showing signs of doubts on their chances because they are already throwing baseless accusations.

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Quote from: mirakal on July 22, 2023, 02:01:05 PM

It would be a huge disappointment if this bout will not happen just because Stephen Fulton chickened out, many things have surfaced now and it seems that he is indeed scared to fight Inoue and have his first loss in his career. Well then if that's the case, he could've vacated the belts already and fought in the next weight class even before the bout has been made as that would save not just his own time but to the opposing camp as well instead of making such stories and headlines like this while the fight is already near its schedule.

I believe Fulton in the end is really willing to take on Inoue and there will be no postponement. Inoue and his team will probably change the way they handle hand wraps according to US standards. Still, I am doubtful Fulton will withdraw if in case Inoue won't agree with the way hand wraps are done. Or Fulton could ask for more money so he could agree. Both teams and the promoter made a lot of sacrifices to make this fight and these simple stuffs should not be a major obstacle. Fulton agrees to come to Japan because of the big money offer and Inoue's #1 or #2 pound-for-pound ranking which would open the way for more opportunities should he win or at least make the fight close.

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Quote from: btc_angela on July 23, 2023, 07:05:24 AM

^ That is a controversial statement by his coach, but it seems that Fulton is just shrugging his shoulder as if to tell this coach to shut up.

In any case, Fulton with or without that hand wraps, believes that he can and will beat Fulton as his own country in front of his crowd. So that is the mentality that Fulton has right now. No need from his coach to throw some rants on the media. Japanese is very respectful, but if you talk trash maybe we will see Inoue unleashes his full potential and power at super bantamweight as he might be agree with that statement.

He is already making excuses just in case Fulton loses; he already has one. There's a governing body that would ensure the fight is fair and square, so he doesn't need to worry about that. Besides, in the first place, Inoue would not think of cheating, as that would jeopardize his boxing career.

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^ That is a controversial statement by his coach, but it seems that Fulton is just shrugging his shoulder as if to tell this coach to shut up.

In any case, Fulton with or without that hand wraps, believes that he can and will beat Fulton as his own country in front of his crowd. So that is the mentality that Fulton has right now. No need from his coach to throw some rants on the media. Japanese is very respectful, but if you talk trash maybe we will see Inoue unleashes his full potential and power at super bantamweight as he might be agree with that statement.

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Fulton could just say it straight that he is afraid to get 1 loss record and will not fight Inoue but instead use his coach to accuse Inoue of being a cheat. A lame excuse and they really did it while the fight is 3 days away. This chicken had been watching too many movies starring Anton Margarito.

He had postponed the fight successfully in the past month by requesting an annoying WADA test. Now this. You really can tell whos the chicken.

When I watched the video of the coach making these statements, Fulton seemed caught off guard. The coach doesn't seem like the brightest mind and is coming up with crazy conspiracy theories to delegitimize Inoue's achievements. He also talked about Roy Jones Jr. being screwed in Korea as an example of why he didn't want the fight in Inoue's backyard. Is he aware that Japan and Korea are completely different countries? It would be like Inoue saying he doesn't want to fight in Canada because foreign fighters get screwed in the USA. Fulton is ultimately the one who is in charge and if the coach tries to obstruct the fight he should just get rid of him.

Yes, recently it was how the trainer of Inoue is wrapping his hands and Fulton coach says it's illegal. However, Inoue has fought in the US and no one has question about how they wrap his hands or something.

As if the coach of Fulton is insinuating that Inoue is cheating like Margarito when he was caught with plaster of paris that makes his fist very hard like a cement. But I doubt that Inoue's coach is doing that, you can see that Inoue has God given talents why before he become a unified champion at 118 lbs.

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Quote from: bittraffic on July 22, 2023, 11:53:43 AM

Fulton could just say it straight that he is afraid to get 1 loss record and will not fight Inoue but instead use his coach to accuse Inoue of being a cheat. A lame excuse and they really did it while the fight is 3 days away. This chicken had been watching too many movies starring Anton Margarito.

He had postponed the fight successfully in the past month by requesting an annoying WADA test. Now this. You really can tell whos the chicken.

When I watched the video of the coach making these statements, Fulton seemed caught off guard. The coach doesn't seem like the brightest mind and is coming up with crazy conspiracy theories to delegitimize Inoue's achievements. He also talked about Roy Jones Jr. being screwed in Korea as an example of why he didn't want the fight in Inoue's backyard. Is he aware that Japan and Korea are completely different countries? It would be like Inoue saying he doesn't want to fight in Canada because foreign fighters get screwed in the USA. Fulton is ultimately the one who is in charge and if the coach tries to obstruct the fight he should just get rid of him.

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^^ If I'm not mistaken, it should be in their contract to have blood testing under the WADA so ensure that both are clean. And for obvious reason, it will be random, and so they shouldn't complain about the one that is going to take their blood sample at any time, regardless if they are sleeping then they have to wake up. So there should be no issue. But I guess boxers doesn't want to have their blood taken, not sure what is the reason for that. Maybe it break their momentum or it's more psychological for them. And if you are clean then why you wouldn't be afraid of it? Doesn't make sense at all.

Agreed. These are all rumors to keep the fans' attention. Similar to mainstream news, these sportsnews media outlets also sometimes do not have anything to write anymore, so they begin creating rumors.

In any case, the thread should have a poll. There might only be 3 voters for Fulton including me hehehe. It is head scratching why the champion's odds is 3.70 because it will be Inoue's first time to fight in super bantamweight, Fulton is also bigger, more athletic and has an intelligent jab which could be a problem for the Japanese fighter.

My present prediciton. This might be a split decision win for Stephen Fulton.

If only this fight will be held in Las Vegas, I would go the same with your pick. Don't have anything against Japan but whenever their boxers fight in their backyard they always win via decision, seldom I could see a foreigner wins by decision. A fight of this magnitude and if ever this goes to the full twelve rounds, I have Inoue the winner.

^^ Still a juicy odds i think.

That is also a possbility. The both of them have never been knocked out before in their careers. However, my argument is if it reaches a decision, it will give a higher chance for Fulton to win than Inoue, I reckon. Inoue's best strategy here is to knock him out as early as he possibly can or else he gives Stephen Fulton some opportunities to collect points and win rounds.

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