Who's the more exciting fighter: prime Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Naoya Inoue?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Jul 25, 2023.


More exciting boxer: (prime) Mayweather or Inoue?

This poll will close on Apr 19, 2026 at 7:18 AM.

  1. Mayweather

    15 vote(s)
    10.3%

  2. Inoue

    131 vote(s)
    89.7%
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  1. vilderbeast

    vilderbeast Member Full Member

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    Exciting... Inoue
     
    vilderbeast, Jul 25, 2023
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    #16
  2. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Forgot Inoue is 30, the guy looks 17.
     
    Toney F*** U, Jul 25, 2023
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  3. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Really strange contrast. He's 30, but looks like a 17 year old twink. And has a ridiculously manly in-ring boxing style.
     
    tinman, Jul 25, 2023
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  4. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    I think Mayweather with
    1) his dull, safety-first, very cautious, run and pitty-pat style
    2) his refusal to fight anywhere but Las Vegas so he could have personal referees like Cortez, and dodgy judges like the ones in Mayweather-Castillo I and Mayweather-Maidana I,
    3) his cautious matchmaking, avoiding boxers like De La Hoya and Pacquaio until after they were shop-worn from KO losses, and
    4) his behavior outside the ring like beating up the mother of his children,

    that plus the unwarranted huge amount of media attention he received reduced the popularity of boxing in the US.

    Inoue, in contrast, is a fighter that will increase the popularity of boxing. He's someone we will want to watch again. He's someone worth watching.
     
    Last edited: Jul 26, 2023
    Perkin Warbeck, Jul 25, 2023
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  5. Patrick Crusius

    Patrick Crusius New Member banned Full Member

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    he looks like a feminine lesbian but smashes to pieces any american with ease all the way up to 130.
     
    Patrick Crusius, Jul 25, 2023
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  6. PistonHondai

    PistonHondai Active Member Full Member

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    Why aren’t you comparing him with Pacquiao instead
     
    PistonHondai, Jul 25, 2023
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  7. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich A lot of people have pools Full Member

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  8. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    If they were the same size, Inoue would KO Floyd.
     
    JOKER, Jul 25, 2023
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  9. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    Cut the BS. Mayweather had been trying to fight De La Hoya for the longest. After Mayweather became a superstar in boxing, after beating Gatti. He finally got a shot at De La Hoya. The fight with Pac could have happened 5 years earlier, but Pac didn't want to do the drug test. Maybe you are new to boxing, but all the boxing stars and big fights are in Vegas!
     
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    Alo2006, Jul 25, 2023
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  10. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    Clearly most of the people on here never seen or wasn't watching boxing when Mayweather was Pretty Boy Floyd. They only know and speak of Money Mayweather. Two totally different Mayweather. Pretty Boy Floyd was very offensive minded and exciting, while Money Mayweather was very defensive.
     
    Alo2006, Jul 25, 2023
    Alo2006, Jul 25, 2023
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  11. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    I apologize.

    I forgot all about that thread. I'm getting old as Methuselah and sometimes I'm forgetful.
    Floyd was very carefully matched in his early career, fighting smaller guys who were easy to KO like little Jesus Chavez.
     
    Perkin Warbeck, Jul 25, 2023
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  12. steviebruno

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    Floyd would win on points. Inoue is a special fighter, but at his core, he wants to bring the action. He wants the highlight.

    Floyd doesn't care about any of that shyt.

    Floyd would play on that and stay defensive early and potshot Inoue, frustrating him. Inoue would eventually get careless and get hurt badly with looping rights hands.

    130lb Floyd could even stop him. Terrible stylistic matchup for Inoue.
     
    steviebruno, Jul 25, 2023
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  13. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Hmm...strange, why specify 30 then go on to explain that he was always cautious and safety first considering his LAST ten fights? We can see Inoue's courage by fighting better fighters at higher weights. I want Inoue/Canelo next. That will decide my vote if we get that. I'll reserve judgment until then.
     
    Boxed Ears, Jul 25, 2023
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  14. Anima

    Anima Kinetic Link Full Member

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    Inoue, voted for Floyd just for the hell of it lol
     
    Anima, Jul 25, 2023
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  15. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Gee, I don't know. Watching paint dry or riding a rollercoaster.
     
    Babality, Jul 26, 2023
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