Why aren't people calling out Inoue for facing weak opposition lately?

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  1. Udmurt

    Udmurt New Member banned Full Member

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    TJ Donehy, then this unknown Korean person called Kim ranked 62nd on boxrec the other night, next he's apparently fighting someone I've not heard of called Picasso?

    I love Inoue, great fighter, but it seems like he gets a pass for fighting substandard opposition. Whereas with other fighters, especially heavyweights, fans are overly harsh.

    Only person I've heard call him out for it is Eddie Hearn , who said he should be dropping down places in the P4P list for choosing to face weak opponents lately and I 100% agree. Inoue is far too good to be cherry picking like this, it's disappointing.
     
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  2. ruffryders

    ruffryders Active Member Full Member

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    This one was a late replacement as the original opponent Goodman pulled out
     
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  3. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His opponent bottled it
    It's similar for Islam makhachev in the ufc
    Can't be helped
     
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  4. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Goodman got injured boxing is a physical sport these things happen.
     
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  5. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Active Member Full Member

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    goodman is a domestic level fighter so that hardly matters.
     
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  6. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    People lose their s*** if you criticize Inoue in any way while also expecting you to view him as p4p #1.
     
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  7. Udmurt

    Udmurt New Member banned Full Member

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    Should have got a better replacement, even if they had to postpone it a bit

    If an Usyk opponent pulled out 2 and a half weeks before a fight and he ended up fighting Jerry Forrest, you'd be banging on about how he fought him for years!
     
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  8. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Active Member Full Member

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    Ye Joon Kim it's okay it's a last minute replacement after the injury of Sam Goodman..

    But TJ Doheny beat before Kazuki Nakajima, Ryosuke Iwasa, Denkaosan Kaovichit, Pipat Chaiporn... all of these guys are former worlds champions or / have the level of world champion (Kazuki Nakajima).


    TJ Doheny was a former world champion IBF Super Bantamweight and now he have a another chance for a world title WBA Featherweight against Nick Ball soon...



    I don't think we can said that this guy is a weak opponent...
     
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  9. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Active Member Full Member

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    Alan Picasso Romero is a Mexican who is undefeated and probably the best challenge in Super Bantamweight with John Riel Casimero, Marlon Tapales II, and Akhmadaliev for Inoue.


    Inoue also make 3-4 worlds titles fight per year.
     
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  10. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pick your own asso
     
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  11. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Because Goodman was a quality fighters and he pulled out two weeks before. That cant be helped.
     
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  12. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Because he fights often and KTFO his opponents.
     
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  13. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Active Member Full Member

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    Doheny was 38 years old which at these weights is more like 50. Stop trying to pump up fighter well past it. No other fights get passes like Inoue when they fight opponents in their late 30s. Goodman has also not proven to be anything more than a domestic aussie fighter.
     
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  14. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Still raging that we didnt see Bowe V Lewis Full Member

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    I know Ye Joon Kim was a last minute replacement but I do strongly think Inoue could have found a much better opponent than Joon Kim quite easily. Don't know why Doheny got a title shot as well TBH.

    Goodman is mainly to blame though for cancelling twice.
     
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  15. Smoochie

    Smoochie Indiana Jones and the Harry Greb Footage Full Member

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    he's just too good bro
     
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