Saw the fight and Inoue showed more of his boxing and footwork than usual Inoue won the fight clearly I had it 9-3 Akhmadaliev fought to go the distance and not get knocked out which is a little disappointing Inoues recent opponents have all tried to win instead of survive
It was a complete shut out. Inoue was aware of the power MJ had and he boxed so well throughout. Even Inoue himself said that he really wanted to go for the knockout knowing how in control he was but his team didn't want him to deviate from the gameplan. It paid off even if we didn't see a stoppage this time. MJ was just too hesitant and also couldn't keep up with Inoue's speed and footwork. It was unusual to see him not even trying to go for broke compared to Ramon Cardenas.
Had he engaged he would have been KOed. He felt the power and saw the speed early and decided to go the distance and not be another highlight KO.
I do find it funny how for two years MJ kept accusing Inoue of ducking him and sounded so confident in his chances to knock Inoue out only for him to put on a performance where he fought scared. You would think after all that talk he would have tried a bit more and went out on his shield even if it meant getting knocked out himself.
Not just MJ. Lots of fans claimed that Inoue was ducking him, and when the fight was announced were certain that Inoue was getting exposed. Well, uh...
Eddie Hearns as well. Not only that but Inoue's social media posts leading up to the MJ fight was being spammed profusely by so many people posting Uzbek flags. They all went silent afterwards.
Shock that MJ has proven to be a hype job! He literally talked his way into getting the Inoue shot when he didn't even deserve a shot in the first place. As soon as he takes up on it, loses every round and makes pathetic excuses. An embarrassment to the sport.
MJ and his fans were saying that Inoue ducked him when MJ lost to Tapales which blew his shot to fight Inoue for undisputed