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.
Well the expectations are high, Inoue is a boxer who has a lot of potential, so if we start to see when Inoue has a fight he is the great favorite, I am not saying that Fulton is going to lose easily, no, but rather due to his great record that the Japanese has is very obvious that most of the people who have always followed his fights and many more can draw conclusions, but in part we as good fans and connoisseurs of the sport know that most of the time the odds are enormous According to the statistics that may be available, I personally believe and know that Inoue can win, and I believe that what helps the Japanese the most is his discipline.
Daily Bread Mailbag: Inoue-Fulton, Haney-Loma, Spence-Crawford, More
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Naoya Inoue moving up to face Stephen Fulton, Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde, Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford, and more.
Hey Mr Edwards,
Greetings and allow me to just pick your colossal boxing brain this time. Ken Porter is comfortable to have his son fight a pitched battle with Errol Spence Jr for 12 rounds but rescues him from serious harm against Terrence Crawford. Yet, in his opinion, Jaron "Boots" Ennis beats Crawford but not Spence. Well, Porter deserves respect for guiding his son's boxing career and for the work he does as trainer of US Olympic hopefuls, but what he suggests herein is plain ridiculous, in my view. What do you think? What has Terrence Crawford ever done to these guys whose sole ambition in life appears to be to undermine his ability and legacy?
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https://www.boxingscene.com/daily-bread-mailbag-inoue-fulton-haney-loma-spence-crawford-more--171943
