Why is Inoue considered overhype? Sorry I don't follow boxing too much but from what I've gathered performance wise, he's been fighting champions after champions in fighter such as jamie , adrian , omar narvaez , taguchi (unified title holder shortly after) ??
I knew Donaire would give him a good fight. Donaire just seemed more mentally focused then ever when he returned to 118. He was punching hard af and still had great hand speed. Just give credit to Donaire rather than crapping on Inoue.
He don't want to fight another puncher that can bust up his eye socket or maybe he just wants to fight soft opps for now to prolong his career not take too much damage.
It went the way it did because Inoue got his eye socket broken in the second round. He still went on to beat Donaire down over the next 12 rounds. If he hadn't been handicapped so early in the fight (that's just boxing for you plus Donaire's left hook is STILL lethal), he would put Donaire away by the 8th.
Fighters like Inoue, exciting power punchers tend to be overrated. I expect Inoue to fall against any elite level skillful boxers he faces.
Two of the same hardcores that have been hyping this guy up for years, are the same ones that were also hyping Usyk up for years. We were right about Usyk, we are right about Inoue. You.... ARE WRONG. The fact that you don't process why Donaire had success against him is oddly worrying. You don't get boxing as well as you think you do. Walters beat Donaire because he was too big, it's as simple as that and even then Donaire hurt him. Rigo beat him because he's an elusive counter puncher. Frampton and Magdaleno also beat him by playing stay away for the majority of their fights, yet both still were hurt. See, because most people who fight Donaire's fight, get KTFO. Inoue fought Donaire's fight, and won. As a irrational Beterbiev fanboy, would you be saying the same thing if Beterbiev fought an excellent counter puncher at their own game, and beat them with relative ease? Styles make fights, Donaire's style was always going to be an issue for Donaire or anyone else who fights him aggressively. You do understand that Oubaali and Burnett are both very talented fighters. Look what he did to them. Bantamweight is where Donaire has always belonged. Had he stayed there after the Rigo loss, he probably would have beaten everyone he's faced since, with the exception of Inoue.
Hindi malakas ang kalaban. Trans: His opponents can't take a punch and can't punch.Not strong or proven. Old Donaire can take some of his shots except the body on the sweet spot. I mean At least he can hurt Inoue like no one can and have him running around the ring. Because he can punch. Inoue fights guys that can't take a shot and can't crack bones or flick the light switch off.
I rate Usyk and Beterbiev. Especially Usyk because they're the overwhelming top dogs in a division full of hardasses. That's why. Not some 118 pound division where the biggest threat is an old over the hill counter puncher. Usyk cleaned out 200 and I've called him p4p for YEARS. Why? Because I saw it with my own two eyes.
Donaire has a poisonous counter style and attributes for Boxer-Punchers and Inoue is... As standard a Boxer-Puncher as it gets, though extremely refined. This is why Inoue struggled H2H. Donaire is also a legitimately great fighter, especially for modern standards, and Inoue still deserved a stoppage victory, really. No one else at 118 is giving Inoue much trouble. It's possible Inoue could even do a Hasegawa and succeed as high as Feather, though I think 122 will be his ceiling. Inoue also has a somewhat underrated resume at 115 and below, but you wouldn't know that as you have said yourself that you don't like the little guys much. Also, The hardcores keep hyping this guy up and I dont buy it. Hes a good fighter, but you guys take it overboard. I think hes a similar level to Johnny Tapia. You're saying that like it's a bad thing. Tapia was awesome.
