Roadmap to Naoya "Monster" Inoue vs. Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez

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  1. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Step 2 would be for Shu Shu to know his role and do as he is told if he actually wants the fight

    He brings nothing that Inoue cares about to the table
     
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  2. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    It never ceases to amaze me how Inoue fanboys seemingly do not want Inoue to take the most serious challenges.

    Bam has a single fight at 118 and none at 122.
     
  3. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    I'd love to see it so your quite mistaken
    But you know deep down once you get past your American biased that for the fight to get made he has to do as he is told

    If Shu Shu REALLY wants it and some legacy he'll do what's required
     
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  4. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He hasn’t been told anything. Inoue has shown zero interest in 126, where two major league opponents are active.
     
  5. Flo_Raiden

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    Seems like Inoue's expected to move up to 126 next year if he gets by Bam. Let Shu Shu face off either Angelo Leo or Rafael Espinoza first in the mean time. These guys can't just wait on the smaller guy to move up. Stop stalling and fight each other.
     
  6. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    You're a Gervonta fanboy lmao...A guy who ducked every top fighter in the divisions he fought in and was known for dragging up smaller fighters from lower divisions and putting rehydration clauses amongst other bs.. The 31 year old prospect who was scheduled to fight a youtuber.. And was last seen going on a tour beating up broads... I guess scumbags are gonna support other scumbags... Lmao.
     
  7. Young Terror

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    Two major league opponents... Espinoza and who else? The guy (Carrington) that is gonna fight some cab driver next in an Abdullah Mason undercard... The guy who has never headlined a card... The guy who hasn't fought one top five opponent in his career... Never fought another titlist
    .. Was almost stopped by the smaller Castro in his last fight... This is what you call a major league fighter??? .. You need a lobotomy nobrain lmao.
     
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  8. Flo_Raiden

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    Ideal scenario would be for Inoue to have one stay busy fight this year while Bam has one title fight at 118 and then one fight at 122 before they face off early 2027. I still wouldn't mind seeing Inoue KOing Casimero during the build up to the Bam fight.

    If age hasn't caught up to him by then and Inoue manages to get past Bam then I can see Inoue going to 126 to challenge at least two of the champs there. Perhaps they can have two separate title fights between Shu Shu, Espinoza, Leo, and Figueroa. Inoue can face the winner of either of those fights. Assuming he manages to grab a title at 126 then he can go for the other champ in an undisputed bout at 126.

    Of course this is just speculation and Bam is certainly not the kind of fighter for Inoue to overlook at all. Out of all the possible fighters to face Inoue it's Bam who is the most talented and skilled out of the rest. At 126 Espinoza is the biggest threat mainly due to his significant size advantage.
     
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  9. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    You seem very upset about the possibility of Inoue facing his toughest opponent.
     
  10. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    You know exactly the point I'm making so stop with the play on words

    If this undercard fighter is serious, then he should really push for the legacy bout he makes noise about
    Instead of putting out sound bites to media outlets that make it look like he does

    If any negotiations were to ever take place he would be TOLD the terms

    If he wants it he goes for it
    He won't though as he hasn't even cleared out America yet

    Guys clout chasing
     
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  11. Young Terror

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    Yup. Calling out Inoue while doing nothing worth talking about...somehow thinks he's going to get a shot that way.

    Nobody other than him and Nobrain is clamoring for that fight as opposed to Inoue vs Bam which is the fight everyone wants to see.

    Nobody thinks Carrington has a chance in hell against Inoue other than himself while many are picking Bam to beat Inoue.

    Inoue should fight two more fights and retire that would be against the only two fighters with a chance of beating him and the fighters who would enhance his legacy and that would be Bam and Ezpinoza.
     
  12. MidniteProwler

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    There is a common theme with some fan bases they love their favorites to age guys out then want full credit for victories even if they are robberies and they have the gall to call Inoue fans out a guy who ducks nobody in their prime. See below.

    Haney v Loma - Loma was 35 and got robbed
    Canelo v GGG - GGG was 35 and got robbed
    Now Bam is trying to wait until Inoue is at least 35
     
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  14. Flo_Raiden

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    I personally don't agree with the idea that Inoue has to be the one to accommodate for Bam to get settled in.

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  15. Grinder

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    Yeah, Inoue hasn't taken challenges throughout his career. Eejit.

    There are two contradictory factors to making this fight. Inoue is getting older, and Bam wants time to adjust to 122.

    They should make a deadline and do it if they want the fight to happen, because after mid 30s, lighter weight fighters age faster than heavier weight fighters.

    If Bam is as good as he says, he should make it a competitive fight, as he is young and should be able to be at a similar size to Inoue. If he's just waiting until he is bigger, along with being younger, then if I was Inoue, I would say no, you missed your window.