Bam vs Inoue (fantasy matchup)

Sean Zittell making a bold prediction and sticking with it.

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Inoue will shut down those angles. Easy work! At least if it happens this year

 

Arthel Lawhorn was way too big for Inoue.

 

Inoue is not gonna lose to anyone smaller than him (anyone coming up in weight). He may eventually lose to someone larger.............not smaller though

 

Inoue knocks him out. Bam was reacting badly and getting hit too clean and too often Vargas, who isn't anywhere close to Inoue's league. He and his team realized this after the fight, hence why they did not call out Inoue after the fight.

 

Inoue stops Bam. Based off of the Vargas fight (and the Israel Gonzalez fight), Bam really doesn't cope well when opponents can back him up, pivot with him, and force him to work at a pace or distance which he hasn't set. Bam looks tremendous against slow-footed guys like Sor Rungvisai, but against a guy with quicker feet than him and just as much power like Inoue, he's going to struggle immediately. Also, most of his defence is centred around him being in good positioning, rather than being particularly reactive, so he gets hit noticeably more as soon as anyone can take his angles away from him. Bad recipe against Inoue, who still has plenty of spring in his legs.

 

Can Bam even fight off the backfoot?

 

Honestly this is a great assessment. Bam is a master of positions, he’s definitely athletic but not even close to as athletic as Inoue is. Will be interested to see how he deals with someone who will punch where he’s moving, is faster and hits harder.

 

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