How can you not love this guy? He understands that its not just winning, its also how you win & what you show to the fans unlike guys who come to do the bare minimum (dodge punches, throw a few solid punches to win the round, constantly clinch. Rinse & repeat round after round to a UD) & somehow have the 1000 or so self proclaimed sweet appreciators club (they never buy a PPV anyways) beating off to them The 3 times he broke his right hand (in round 2 against Yuki Sano, round 1 against Narvaez that put him out of action Boxing for a year, round 4/5 against Carmona), he kept on trying to get the KO with his left hand. He managed to put down Sano fighting 1 handed & finally got the stoppage in round 10 (the final round), stopped Narvaez with a left to the body in round 2, & manage to KD Carmona in round 12 but couldn't get the stoppage The only time he decided to not actively try for the stoppage was the first Donaire fight due to his broken orbital but he most likely would have got the stoppage in round 11 if the ref didn't block his path Q: When we think of you we think of knockouts, but is that how you prefer to win? Inoue: "Well yes - pro boxing wouldn't exist without the fans, and the fans want to see a knockout, so I want to give it to them." This content is protected Japan's Naoya Inoue destroys boxing stereotypes Inoue, owner of three of the world's four bantamweight crowns, would hardly disagree. "As a professional boxer, I don't only want to win," he said during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 27, after earning The Ring's PFP (pound for pound) title. "My aim is to put on a wonderful show for fans with a knockout. I think my way of boxing was recognized and has let me enter the rankings that heavier boxers have dominated." https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Sports/Japan-s-Naoya-Inoue-destroys-boxing-stereotypes Inoue initially thought he didn’t have to knock out Fulton to win but could box his way to a decision victory. However, he changed his mind when he heard one fan impatiently shout: “C’mon, finish him now!” https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14966286
Here he is in his third pro fight against Yuki Sano This content is protected Against David Carmona This content is protected
....So instead of actually appreciating Inoue, someone decided to make another Floyd hate thread. Shocking...
I never mentioned Floyd in my OP but the fact that an idiotic Floyd fanboy like you showed up asking for PPV (without any idea on how the Boxing market is structured in Japan) I knew you were coping about the post with "ZOMG look at PPV numbers Floyd did" What matters in Japanese Boxing is network TV numbers & lately streaming as well. Inoue's ratings on Japanese TV speak for themselves (I am not going to do the courtesy of posting them for you) & he did 818000 viewers on ESPN against his mandatory Dasmarinas, not bad for a guy fighting a mandatory at 118 & doesn't speak a word of English
All I know is this: if your girlfriend tells you, "you're so much better than my ex", that means she's still thinking about him. Don't believe her.
Inoue is a breath of fresh air. One of my favorites he brings it and all of Japan and the Orient tune in. He is truly an international superstar.
Nothing to dislike so far. It's a treat watching a great fighter in his prime who still amazes us each time out. The sport still lives..
Real talk, Naoya Inoue is basically world class K1 Grand Prix without kicks. It's cool and all, but he'll be 30 soon, is small, and hasn't really transcended beyond his home market. You can love him without pretending that he is something he is not.
