Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani & Takuma Inoue vs. Kazuto Ioka + Jin Sasaki vs. Sora Tanaka RBR.

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  1. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 banned Full Member

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    Bam still has Ioka and Choco to retire, he isnt going anywhere yet, too busy fighting pensioners and some of the worst champs ive ever seen.
     
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    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    girl, please. idgaf what you think. the only time i address you is in response to one of your tantrums cause i disagree with your stupid takes and you quote me.
     
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    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 banned Full Member

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    So if that headbutt doesn't happen Junto could have continued the momentum and drawn on the cards.
     
  5. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A rematch with Nakatani would be welcome.
    I guess Bam is being positioned for a challenge at some point.
    Goodman would complete the cleanout of the top five in the division, which allows him to do something that wasn't done by Gomez, MAB or Moreales.

    I dunno, I might be in the minority here but I think there's enough to do at 122 that a move to 126 isn't required for Inoue.
     
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  6. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Goddamn, not only are you a drunken mess, you're senile too. You quoted me first!
     
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    Ph33rknot Take the risk or lose the chance Full Member

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    Junto just got a gift in his previous fight and you might say that they're old but he's beaten actual top level guys it how boxing has always been
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I also predicted Hernandez was going to beat Nakatani, because I rated Hernandez very highly, I think he'd beat the brakes off of Bam as well.
     
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    Ph33rknot Take the risk or lose the chance Full Member

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    Underrating bam señor
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    When have I ever led anyone astray? Rarely does someone that I don't rate, exceed my expectations. Trust me on this one!
     
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    Ph33rknot Take the risk or lose the chance Full Member

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    While I agree with you, you do tend to have irrational hatred of some fighters usually after they beat one of your guys
     
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  12. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member

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    I like Bam but he’s been on senior tour. He needs to move up.

    To say he would jump at the chance of a unified fight is stupid, there isn’t a fighter that would ‘t. The money along has people lining up.
     
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    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Both of yall knows your boxing, hate that you guys are always beefing.
     
  14. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Eh I wouldn’t say a gift, it’s a close fight that could go either way. I think Bam is good but I think a lot of wins have been aging poorly. Estrada got toyed with by Tenshin who’s a kickboxer, Bam did get him earlier but I would bet Estrada has been shot for ages, small guys don’t age well. Pumita beat Ioka in a close fight, Ioka just got easily beat by Takuma who is okay. I want to see Bam to fight someone like Junto or younger guy with some power. The only notable young guy he fought was Sunny which was an excellent win but he doesn’t have power.
     
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    Ike Active Member Full Member

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    Good performance by Nakatani but Inoue deservedly won. There's talk of featherweights and Espinoza for Monster, and some are even talking about Bam Rodriguez, who will fight for the first time in the bantamweight next month. Perhaps it's more realistic to think of a Rodriguez-Nakatani fight in the future, which wouldn't be bad at all.
     
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