Who's the more exciting fighter: prime Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Naoya Inoue?

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More exciting boxer: (prime) Mayweather or Inoue?

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  1. Mayweather

    15 vote(s)
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  2. Inoue

    131 vote(s)
    89.7%
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  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Who is the more exciting fighter to watch, Floyd Mayweather (in his prime) or Naoya Inoue?

    Who had the more fan-friendly style? Who won his fights more impressively?

    Floyd was always very cautious and safety-first, he had just one stoppage win in his last ten fights, and that was a sucker punch against Ortiz. He ran out the clock for dull decision wins against overmatched opponents like Berto and against smaller men like Guerrero and Marquez. Floyd seemed afraid to go for the KO. But Inoue has the courage that Mayweather lacked, making him a more exciting fighter.
     
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    Perkin Warbeck, Jul 25, 2023
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  2. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Obviously inoue
     
    AdamT, Jul 25, 2023
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  3. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    Lol!!! Come on dude….

    :lol::lol:

    Inoue isn’t only more exciting… he’s a better ambassador for the sport
     
    CooperKupp, Jul 25, 2023
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  4. sid

    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Inoue all day long.
     
    sid, Jul 25, 2023
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  5. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Very true.

    He has more class than Floyd - good manners and good sportsmanship. And he doesn't seem like the kind of man who would beat up a girlfriend.
     
    Perkin Warbeck, Jul 25, 2023
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  6. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    :deal::deal::deal::deal:
     
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  7. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Do you really need to ask this?
     
    Young Terror, Jul 25, 2023
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  8. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Floyd at 130 and 135 gets overlooked today. He was willing to face anyone and, with the exception of Castillo, dismantled them. He was a special fighter.

    But Inoue also fights anyone who is up for it, four weights above his first one already, and also has great form and fundamentals, but also fight ending power even at 122. Basically Pac at 126, but with better fundamentals. Don't expect him to go up another 20+ pounds in weight classes as Pac did, but still an extremely rare specimen.
     
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  9. Chitown

    Chitown Active Member Full Member

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    Inoue is more exciting and also just flat out overall better boxer
     
    Chitown, Jul 25, 2023
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  10. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Exciting is subjective first off and I never considered pbf as the greatest. I said he was the greatest of his era. Dumb thread you created simply to start ****.
     
    Pimp C, Jul 25, 2023
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    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Obviously the answer to all those questions must be Inoue, but what does this prove? Mayweather is still the modern-day best at what he did. Inoue doesn't really do (nor set out to do) what Mayweather did, which is a large part of why he is so exciting to watch.
     
    IntentionalButt, Jul 25, 2023
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  12. ShanannaGator11

    ShanannaGator11 "She said I could." Full Member

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    To be fair. Floyd then and Floyd now is a whole different animal. the answer is clearly Inoue but Floyd in the lower weight classes and in his prime was a hell of a fighter. I am not a Floyd fan but did enjoy watching him back then.
     
    ShanannaGator11, Jul 25, 2023
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  13. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd was pretty damn boring in comparison to Inoues seek and destroy style.
     
    vast, Jul 25, 2023
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  14. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Inoue is why we watch boxing. Inoue don't need no ref to protect him from getting hit.
     
    vast, Jul 25, 2023
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  15. Snails

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    Inoue obviously.
     
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