Topic: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 - page 60. (Read 7017 times)

I think maybe we can base on others who have move up to different divisions and become successful. As someone pointed out, it's just 4 lbs sound, so it's not that huge jump and even us non boxers who gain 4 lbs in the pandemic might not see the difference after all.

So I would also leaning on the premise that Inoue might be good if not better at 122 lbs because his body is going to be fully rehydrated even before the fight and that is a big factor for boxers not needing to drain themselves in weigh-in.

That's all because of his past performance and they're taking it from there as a result of his continued dominance over his past opponents, they give him a huge advantage for his upcoming fight and this will gonna be the hardest fight for the champion because he is in need of super training that would gonna be surpassed Inoue's expectation. He needs to take this underestimation as fuel for his training and do everything to prove them wrong. Also, this is his chance to be known because he will gonna automatically snatch Inoue's popularity in their current weight division.

No doubt, I would still take Inoue to win. Most of the fights Inoue does not end in 12 rounds, so if you believe that Inoue will be able to use his power effectively, then most likely this fight will end early. However, we should not be too confident as Fulton is a champion and undefeated, he would not achieve that success if he is not good enough.

Fulton vs Inoue betting odds here.

https://www.oddschecker.com/boxing/naoya-inoue-v-stephen-fulton/winner


Inoue is still the heavy favorite despite being a challenger only, it's a huge disrespect for the champion.
What do you think? is that 1.40 is still attractive to take or we will just bet on Inoue winning KO, probably that would give a better odds.

We'll not know yet since it's going to be the first match he's got for his upgrading division. Well, as for Fulton's style, if he's got the heart to never give up.
It's for Inoue to show his prowess that he can end matches too quick and his power is really strong that he might get knocked out, not just by luck but by his strength and style.

Yes, there will be some adjustments but the skill and the typical Inoue we know will not change and his attributes will remain, we may even see him upgrade that as well.

I don't also see Inoue having issues on 122 lbs, and I think he can bring his power to this division (I hope others will agree with my observation). What I really like about Fulton is his never say die mentality, against Brandon Figueroa, he shows a lot of heart and win that fight in the judges score card. But I don't think he can last against the power of Inoue.

Again even in 122 lbs, he might be even powerful in this division because he doesn't have to weight drain himself just to make the desired weight. Now he can eat without issues and then go to the gym train hard every day. Fulton's tenacity will be tested here.

Everything about the Inoue-Fulton fight is not yet polished and the organizers are still taking their time to lock everything out including the venue and date to secure the profits of the fight but I can already say that this fight is already 80% complete, in this point, this is already a good news because just recently, Inoue got his undisputed title and now he is adding another fight in his career while having a debut at 122 lbs.
Anyway, I think this fight won't happen for sure if WBO didn't gave Inoue the title of a super-champion to have a direct contact towards Fulton, but as well know, everything in the boxing industry now is a business first, so it's really not that surprising at all.

That's a good goal, I know he can do that at the right time. Now, he has to take it slowly, fight the champion first, and then if he wins here, he can go for another champion to unify the belt, and probably he will become an undisputed champion. Inoue is lucky that his path goes directly to challenging a champion, that's the benefit of being an undisputed champion in bantamweight division.

You still able to see that smiling face? hehe. *I agree on that one though*

Is this upcoming fight in May or there's no final for this thing? 122 lbs wont be that much of an issue i guess but for 126 then i highly doubt that it would be giving some significant effect on Inoue.
Just like the rest been saying that i was for Akhmadaliev first before Fulton but it seems that they are in a hurry and i dont have doubts that they are really that confident
and see up some ways on how to beat up Fulton. This do really looks interesting.

That's the most boxing fans want to see in the first place since I'm sure if this fight against Fulton won't be materialized, Bob Arum will surely receive some trash talk from his haters and obviously, these people will think that Bob is just saving his Japanese cash cow from hard and difficult fights.

Now that this fight is almost 99% deal, never seen any comments now on some discussions on the boxing social media pages referring to saving the a** of Inoue from facing strong and tough opponents.


Looking at the records, Inoue got a better record than Fulton.  Fulton only got 8 KOs of his 21 wins while Inoue only got 3 opponents that reaches the judge's decision.  Others say that the punching power of Inoue will be tested if it can retain its devastating power in heavier weight class but 122 isn't too far from 118 so I think Inoue's punching power can still be devastating in this weight division.  I think this fight will be another victory for Inoue since Futon does not have much of as devasting punches as Inoue does.


True but I do not think that the 122 lbs can have a negative effect on Inoue's speed instead getting, I believe Inoue's punches will be a little heavier since he do not have to drain himself just to meet the weight requirement.  And I believe Inoue will be comfortable in this weight division.


I also think that Fulton needs to be smarter on this fight and need not confront Inoue head-on.  He can use the ring to move around and evade those strong punches of Inoue and at the same time launching counter punches.  But if Fulton fights Inoue head-on, I believe he won't last long.

This is a rematch right? He beat Figueroa the first time but it was controversial, so they will have to settle for a rematch.

And yeah, still dangerous for Fulton, there are moments that I thought that he will go down in that first fight, but fortunately, his chin and legs are strong or shall we say that Figueroa punches doesn't have any sting.

But if that is Inoue, it will be a different outcome for sure.

You still able to see that smiling face? hehe. *I agree on that one though*

Is this upcoming fight in May or there's no final for this thing? 122 lbs wont be that much of an issue i guess but for 126 then i highly doubt that it would be giving some significant effect on Inoue.
Just like the rest been saying that i was for Akhmadaliev first before Fulton but it seems that they are in a hurry and i dont have doubts that they are really that confident
and see up some ways on how to beat up Fulton. This do really looks interesting.

Inoue is lucky that his path goes directly to challenging a champion, that's the benefit of being an undisputed champion in bantamweight division.

so this will be the New territory for Naoya Inoue ?  now from 118 He'll climb up to 122 to create a name in higher weight , can't wait to see His domination in this new division  .

Looking for Odd to put my bet as i did not expect Him climbing this soon but taking chance to win here is my take  now  this is something to prove inside the ring in fight day mate , while Fulton has a good stuff also yet Inoue has been the one who will take this fight 

We never see Inoue downplay his opponents, that is a true trait of great boxers, and definitely not overlooking Fulton because he is a champion. But he wants to challenge the best that's why he went against the champion in his first fight at 122 lbs.

It Figueroa wins the belt then there will be a big change in the plans. Inoue will have to chance Figueroa now because what Inoue wants is to have a belt and unify 122 lbs same as what he did on bantamweight.

We never see Inoue downplay his opponents, that is a true trait of great boxers, and definitely not overlooking Fulton because he is a champion. But he wants to challenge the best that's why he went against the champion in his first fight at 122 lbs.

It Figueroa wins the belt then there will be a big change in the plans. Inoue will have to chance Figueroa now because what Inoue wants is to have a belt and unify 122 lbs same as what he did on bantamweight.

Same with other opponents he fight he should not downplay Fulton since he's still a champion there are power between on those fist that can knock him off if he think that every opponent is so easy for him. But I believe also that Inoue will win this since he's aiming to get another record which great milestone of his career. But the problem there if Fulton can win against Figueroa since if he lost on this fight maybe there are some changes might happen and camp Inoue might not be interested on this fight anymore.

I watched some clips and highlights of Stephen Fulton's previous fights and all I can say is;

"There's still time for him to think twice to withdraw from the fight against Naoya Inoue"

Not degrading the champion here but Inoue will surely beat the champion Fulton here. How can Fulton even able to keep up with Inoue's insane speed while throwing strong punches at the same time? If Inoue will able to crash the defense of Fulton, say hello now to his deadly body blow, and for sure Fulton will feel that pain for the first time in his career.

I think Inoue will become the favorite even though he's a challenger, the way how he showed to everyone the complete domination on bantamweight division is really crazy. I think he wouldn't have a lot trouble to face Fulton, maybe the fight will end in decision. I believe the odds for Inoue to win via decision would be quite high around 2.00x - 3.00x.

But it seems Fulton will face Figueroa first on February 26, if he lose this fight could be cancelled and Inoue will fight Figueroa instead.