Sound the classic alarm, boys! In all seriousness, I lean towards Chucho, especially style wise. I don't think it's very easy, especially early on when he'll have to adapt to the size and power of Inoue, alongside his fantastic ring sense. I've heard of Inoue coming in at 126lbs on fight night, possibly more, which is 8+ lbs to deal with. That would be a task even for the Chucho's and Olivares' against a talent like Inoue. That said, I think Chucho's style would allow him to figure out Inoue, and his experience against the truly elite of 118lbs would be very beneficial. Inoue is a task for any 118lber imo, even if he is losing.
Also, quality match up George. For those that don't know Chucho - a quick highlight: This content is protected
I think even with Inoue's awesome power, Chucho won't be KOed here. He engaged in two brutal wars with Olivares and Ruben was the only one who hit the deck. I don't doubt for one second that Olivares is a better puncher than Inoue. Inoue's skillset is very good; extremely textbook with high level techniques mixed in for good measure - but I definitely rate Chucho's higher. I think he'd take away Inoue's jab because Inoue's chin is too easy a target when he's jabbing and, I think he'd figure out pretty early that when Inoue steps in with the jab his chin is up in the air, that it's just a case of dropping the cross-counter at the right speed to catch Inoue on the chin. I think taking away Inoue's jab may be the key to beating him. Also, both of these guys are surprisingly good off the ropes. Uncannily good in Castillo's case.
I'm a classic guy, but I don't think Chucho has the firepower to beat this guy. I think Inoue has the potential to be one of the best ever
