Again, if you haven't seen Fulton fight, he doesn't have the same power as Inoue, he wasn't able to bring down Figueroa on his last fight. On the other hand, he could have taken a lot of damages during that fight. Yes he won, but the score is really close. And as I have said, he could have been soften by Figueroa and then Inoue just go for the kill and maybe knock him out, just saying.
Which makes Inoue different because there's no fighter that he has a close fight, well, the closest was Donaire because he survive the 12 rounds, but the result was still all in favor on Inoue since Inoue won via Unanimous decision. This might be a debut of Inoue but despite that, I'm sure he will not struggle and his confidence is still very high, he likes a real action because he got bored in his last fight where he won the undisputed champion.
There's no need to compare their records, it's very obvious, we already know who is the better fighter here. The thing is, even if Fulton is the champ, if he will be able to defend his title, people will react thinking it was an upset. That's how big their trust to Inoue since Inoue has been knocking down opponents, a monster with no fear, that's who he is.
Well if the odds favor Inoue (most likely), and then Fulton is the underdog then we can call it an upset if he wins because of that. Yes, I also see him not struggling, it's just 4 pounds of weight and he could easily make it without any struggle and could make him big and feeling powerful as well.
Yes, the record of Inoue says it all, so we can't really discount that, he is knocking everyone in the 118 lbs, including Donaire and against his last fight in Butler. So in terms it will be an upset technically even if Fulton is the champion and Inoue is the challenger.
At this moment they are already giving Inoue as a favorite, I do not doubt it, I am sure that in the boxing forums they do not have him as a top favorite and I do not rule him out, he is a boxer who has set a very good example and his victories have been quite legitimate , so I have no doubt, if we think of all the number of boxers who want to challenge Inoue, it is impressive, of course we have to wait for the results he can against Fulton, he is not a bad boxer, he is a very good boxer, and that He really wants to win and with many dreams, all this is categorical, I know that Inoue will achieve everything he has.
Inoue for me is a monster and I think that's something that everyone knows, I'm waiting for that fight, a good bet in favor of Inoue and he can win, yes!
Some friends who trained with me boxing say that this boxer is not going to lose any fight.
Naoya Inoue named Japan’s best boxer for record-breaking sixth timeThe Japanese Boxing Commission and the Sportswriters Club held their annual awards ceremony at the Tokyo Dome Hotel on Wednesday. The showpiece award, the 2022 Japanese Fighter of the Year, went to bantamweight champion and pound-for-pound star Naoya Inoue, who won the award for a fifth consecutive year and a record-breaking sixth time overall, surpassing Japanese greats Yoshio Shirai and Yoko Gushiken.
Inoue definitively stopped old rival Nonito Donaire in two rounds to claim the WBC bantamweight title and retain his Ring, IBF and WBA belts in June. “The Monster” then became the undisputed bantamweight champion by defeating WBO titlist Paul Butler in 11 rounds.
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https://www.ringtv.com/649399-naoya-inoue-named-japans-best-boxer-for-record-breaking-sixth-time/