Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by IntentionalButt, Dec 31, 2025.


"El Monstruo de Japón/1.65m Godzilla/怪物 (Kaibutsu/Monster)" or "Big Bang"?

Poll closed May 3, 2026.

  1. Inoue on points

    27 vote(s)
    40.3%

  2. Inoue by stoppage

    31 vote(s)
    46.3%

  3. Draw

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  4. Nakatani on points

    4 vote(s)
    6.0%

  5. Nakatani by stoppage

    4 vote(s)
    6.0%
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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Also being susceptible to getting dropped by a big puncher if they catch you clean isn't the same as being susceptible to being put down for the count by one. (just ask JMM, or Steve Cunningham, etc.)
     
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  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    I'm confident enough in Inoue winning to bet on it, but the ROI at those odds just isn't good at all. :lol:

    Putting a grand down would only net $222.
     
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  3. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    This is what Cardenas can do when he lands clean!:deal: KO of the year contender ****.:deal:
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  4. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How is Inoue the bigger man? Junto is 3 inches taller, longer reach, and started in a higher weight class.
     
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  5. peter_uk

    peter_uk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You are right Nakatani is taller and longer, but I feel Inoue has filled out at the weight better and is a more comfortable than Nakatani at 122 lbs.
     
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  6. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Cardenas is an absolute joy to watch. He’s one of the few Mexican fighters with elite and speed and explosiveness.
     
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  7. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If this bout has been scheduled for May, Inoue will be 33 by then.
     
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  8. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He probably has so far, but another 5 months gives Nakatani a lot of time to fill out a few extra pounds.
     
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  9. kostya by ko

    kostya by ko Boxing Addict

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    I usually follow higher weights (like a casual, which I guess I am) ... but I'm interested in this fight for sure. If I was still in Korea (and didn't have work commitments) I'd be tempted to make the flight over for it, and do the rounds of the Tokyo music shops over the same week-end.

    As always, this forum is a great way to get better informed about the fighters and the background contexts. Nice thread, so far. :thumbsup:
     
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  10. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah no. Wilder in his prime is far more dangerous. Who has Nakatani beat?
     
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  11. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    A prime Wilder beat literally nobody. Stiverne was straight booty.
     
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  12. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Luis Ortiz is nobody? Dude was an elite operator beat him twice.

    He has a **** ton of top 10 heavies that are similar to Juntos top 10 wins. Difference is Wilder beating Ortiz twice and getting robbed in Fury 1 > Juntos resume easy.
     
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  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Luis Ortiz was a great amateur, but kind of a dud in the pros. (even leaving aside the whole "dude was like 80 years old" thing :sisi1)
     
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  14. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    He destroyed Bryant Jennings who gave Wlad absolute hell. Dud my ass.
     
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  15. Flo_Raiden

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