What fight are you looking forward to more? Inoue-Nakatani or Benavidez-Zurdo?

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  1. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For me its the all Japanese fight. Two p4p talents who are doing there country proud. Zurdo looked amateur against Bivol while Benavidez looks poor at cruiserweight
     
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  2. peter_uk

    peter_uk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not sure you can say Benavidez looks poor at cruiserweight, as this is his first fight at the weight. Regardless I expect Zurdo to get the upset (but if the odds makers were rational then I don't think it should be considered an upset).

    To answer your question though I am much more excited by Inoue-Nakatani; I feel Inoue has been keeping his powder dry in his last couple of fights, but with the weight of expectation here and a huge domestic audience I think he will flourish and stop Nakatani.
     
  3. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    About the same .....but if i have to choose i would go for Inoue-Nakatani
     
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  4. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I am much more interested in me all – Japanese showdown. Perhaps if Zurdo was more compelling as a fighter his fight would be number one, but that is not the case.
     
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  5. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    Benavidez has fought his way to CW while dodging Beterbiev, Bivol and now Opetaia. He isn't losing to Zurdo, who got destroyed by Bivol.
     
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  6. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    Both are interesting matchups, but I'm more looking forward to Inoue-Nakatani - it's a rare matchup between 2 top 10 P4P boxers.

    Benavidez might be a top ten P4P boxer, but Zurdo clearly is not.
     
  7. TheShellofKell

    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 banned Full Member

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    There is only 1 correct answer here, i can make a case for Inoue v Nakatani being the highest level (on paper) fight this century.
     
  8. BustedSaint

    BustedSaint Country Member Full Member

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    The bigger lads for mine.
     
  9. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Inoue though I think the cruiser fight is harder to pick
     
  10. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    I think Benevidez-Zurdo will be far more competitive.
     
  11. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Inoue-Nakatani, easily.

    Two undefeated, powerful, elite P4P prizefighters competing for the undisputed crown - it doesn't get any better than that.

    I'm fired-up for Benavidez-Zurdo as well, though.
     
  12. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    About the same, both underdogs have about the same chance of winning...
     
  13. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He dodged the guy who dropped his belt and refused to fight him? lol Has anyone seen Beterbeiv in over a year?
     
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