Do you want to see a rematch between Inoue and Nakatani?

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Do you want to see a rematch

  1. Yes

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    61.4%
  2. No

    22 vote(s)
    38.6%
  1. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How about Sebastian Hernandez Reyes vs Inoue?
     
  2. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I want Inoue to go to 126. Try for a 3rd division. Thats the play
     
  3. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, absolutely. It was a competitive fight that caught fire and there's a question of how much impact the headbutt had on Nakatani's chances.
     
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  4. Smoochie

    Smoochie Combat sports fanatic Full Member

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    Yes but not now
     
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  5. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Saint Augustine of Hippo once prayed "Lord, give me chastity and continence, but not yet!" and had this prayer not come with a special qualification, we'd not have Adeodatus, and I think it is a similar thing to this, and we should not abort the unborn of this rematch union of a later time in favour of the conception of an earlier child in a sooner time. For, they would all be Destiny's child, but as Beyonce has proven, not all children of Destiny are destined for the same level of greatness.
     
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  6. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Why? Either Nakatani will have too much confidence, go for it early and get KTFO or Inoue will do the same thing he did this morning with better stamina and win all 12 rounds as opposed to 10. The fight really wasn't competitive.
     
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  7. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes. Had Nakatani gone for Inoue in the first half like he did in the latter half would have been a different fight. He can’t out-fence Inoue. However, up close and having at it, he was competitive and getting the upper hand at times.

    Nakatani going balls out from round 1, combined with Inoue’s stamina not being what it quite was? Maybe he gets it done.

    run it back while Bam goes and beats Takuma to help set up a narrative (I saw nothing from Takuma indicating that he’s got much of a chance against Bam).
     
  8. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    Man I don't know. He looked small in the ring today.
     
  9. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    junto is better off going back to 118 and securing the bam fight. biggest payday left for him and builds interest in bam-inoue start of next year. assuming bam beats junto, which i already said he would.
     
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  10. shrap

    shrap Member Full Member

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    Really didn't like that headbutt towards the end. Nakatani was coming on and it completely threw him off.

    A rematch would be good to see for a definitive statement.
     
  11. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I lean towards no but it wouldn't be the worst thing.
     
  12. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    A head clash, you mean. Headbutts are an illegal tactic; head clashes are unfortunate.
     
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  13. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  14. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Absolutely yes because if Nakatani had started going for it earlier than halfway through, he might well have had a chance of winning it.

    He cannot beat Inoue in a fencing competition. We saw that. But when it gets into a mid range war? He was 100% competitive.
     
  15. DynamicMoves

    DynamicMoves Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nakatani got his orbital broken.

    So, yes, but not now.