Was Inoue impacted by fighting in the US?

Just had a bit of an ‘off’ night fighting here in the states. It happens! Especially in a new atmosphere!

Not everyone can be Usyk! And Inoue still got the win in pretty impressive fashion.

 

Well… let’s be honest doe! Usyk (Unlike floyd) can always fight ANYWHERE and without EVERY deck stacked in his favor!

 

It didn't matter where he was fighting at. Inoue was dropped by Nery in Japan and then got dropped by Cardenas in the US, both times because he got overly eager. Against Nery there was a lot of pressure on him to avenge the Japanese people and with Cardenas it was more about putting on a show while sharing the same weekend with Canelo and Ryan Garcia. Dumb mistake for him to rush forward both times but the point is he got up, shook it off and still proceeded to kick ass afterwards as if nothing happened. That says more about his mental strength and ability to recover quickly.

The results was always going to be the same regardless how Fulton was feeling. He was never going to beat Inoue.

 

"Cool Boy" was impacted by being totally outmatched and in with a clearly better fighter. I always thought it was odd how many were picking Fulton ahead of that fight.

 

Not sure if fighting in USA had anything to do with it but he looked a bit over-confident at times.

Prior to Cardenas, he had just beaten two incredibly soft challengers.

 

What makes you so sure that it would be any more different than what we saw when they fought? Nobody wants to see a rematch between those two because it’ll be the same outcome.

 

Huh? "Money May" not once fought outside of the USA.

 

I don't think the setting had anything to do with Inoue's performance. Because of Inoue's style of fighting, the guys that are most threatening to him are those with a "Mexican style", who can take the heat and instinctually throw in between Inoue's shots. I don't think it is a coincidence the two guys who have knocked him down are Nery and Cardenas. Saying that I think Inoue was in good form in this fight; after he adjusted to the early knockdown the ferocity and volume of power shots he was throwing in the later rounds was frightening.