Is Naoya Inoue now P4P No. 1?

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  1. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    What an absolutely AMAZING fight!

    Donaire looking much closer to his best tonight than we thought.

    Great performance from both. Is Naoya the best?

    Discuss.
     
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  2. 22JM

    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No, struggled against a way past it Donaire.
     
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  3. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    This 'way past it Donaire' was much better than shot Kovalev, and had never lost at the weight. Donaire would've beat a lot of guys tonight.

    Donaire is also the better Fighter All time.
     
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  4. minemax

    minemax Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't know. Probably not. But he's a special talent and an absolutely entertaining fighter to watch.
    At the same time, today Donaire showed that there's a limit to Inoue's power and to how high up weight divisions he can possibly move up.
     
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  5. Thanos

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    Do you guys think prime Nonito would have won?
     
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Well he's definitely top 5 IMO.
     
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  7. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Honestly. Yeah I could see it.
     
    roughdiamond, Nov 7, 2019
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    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    struggled is a bit tough.... but i guess we all did expect knockouts
     
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    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    tonight - yes, in fairness inoue is not in his prime either both guys on either side of their respective primes
     
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    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No, Donaire was more past it ffs, At least Canelo got the job done unlike Naoya who was almost out and was a bloody mess.
     
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  11. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Nope. Tete and Nery would both be better scalps than Donaire.
     
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    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Inoue for me is P4P no1 now all see he can take hard shots as well as give them.
     
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  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Jumping from 160 to 175 is no joke either.
     
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  14. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Donaire is certainly not prime, but who around the weight would've beaten him today, except Naoya? He has never actually lost here until now. Kov as he is would've lost to any high level opponent around his weight. Besides, I don't know if Inoue is strictly no 1 yet.
     
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    Yes
     
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