How Do You Beat Naoya Inoue?

As good as he is, he isn't the fastest. I could imagine someone winning with speed combined with the size advantage his opponents up at 122 and above will have.

 

He's decisive and has good timing, I agree.

 

I mean Fulton, an elite near P4P fighter and a ruler of the division Inoue moves up to is exactly the kind of fighter who could outbox him on speed, reach and output, should be able to use his size and reach advantages. Any of the bangers below 130 will have to go Donaire on Inoue and it's much more risky.

 

Butler tried the strategy of not fighting at all

 

Steal chair to the head followed by a Spine Buster

 

Be much bigger and physical (he keeps moving up this will happen)

Be more dynamic than him (combination of bigger puncher, quicker, better jabber, better counter puncher, more durable, better chin) and no one at his weight seems to be all of those

 

When he goes up in weight and faces a bigger, stronger puncher like a Walters who sparked Nonaire.Around 130 lbs mark i think thats where Donito fought Nicholas.There’s always someone stronger.

When Nonoya is 39 or 40 years young himself and fights the next rising puncher.Right now he is what 30 probably retires around 35? Age is undefeated and only the special ones like BHOP, Floyd and PAC can defy the laws of nature.When you are in the end of 30.

I believe as of now if he fights some one two levels better than Buttler or Mcdonalds matter of fact higher than the trash cans he has kicked over he could lose.

 

Be an elite fighter for one

Inoue has not fought one elite fighter in his whole career

 

This. Some may call me crazy, but if Erik Morales stuck to a strict gameplan and kept it strictly stick and move I think he beats Inoue wide at 122.

 

The Donaire that ko’d Montiel at 118 stops Inoue. So yes he was not prime at the time of that fight with Inoue. He was never the same after Walters ko’d him. Even lost to Frampton who wasn’t amazing, albeit at a different weight in both of those fights. But definitely not in his prime regardless of him stopping Oubali at 118.

 

He was so dominant that most people can only see him being beat by someone larger than him. If he beats Fulton and looks like he has so far doing it, I think he'll be remembered as a fan favorite H2H for a long, long time.

 

Outbox him. A guy like loma or Shakur Stevenson would outbox him if they were his size.

 

Make him sign to fight Thor, and mention in the contract he's allowed to bring his hammer.