Can Naoya Inoue become a big boxing super star in the future?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Flo_Raiden, Nov 2, 2018.


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  1. Diagoras

    Diagoras Active Member Full Member

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    That was my earlier post, I was just quoting the highlighted bit & giving an example of an up & coming young champ from Australia saying what I said. He wants to fight in Sydney as much as possible & I don't blame him (& Australia is part of the Anglo world unlike Japan or Ukraine)

    This whole shtick of fighting at home means you are taking the easy way out is a thing reserved for foreign fighters by ignorant Americans. Floyd never had his big fights outside Vegas, not even the Hatton fight with the whole of UK behind him though there was talk of a rematch at Wembley. Yet that is never mentioned when discussing his record but somehow Inoue has to come fight in US to be certified as a legit Boxer by certain American fans (this is even though besides Fulton, there are no top Americans at 122)
     
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  2. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :applaudit:
     
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  3. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He can and he has the blue print already guys like Pac and Loma etc moved to the U.S and move up in weight to fight legit pnd for pnd talents.Which Nonoya hasn’t on two fronts.
     
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  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If the rumors are true and he does end up fighting Luis Nery next this could be an opportunity to have it set up in Vegas since Nery isn’t allowed to fight in Japan soil. This would be a good time to start having Inoue more exposed to the casual fans.
     
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  5. steviebruno

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    Half of the people here didn't even know when his fight was starting. He should be a superstar, but geography is making that impossible.
     
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  6. Joy_Rones

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    Inoue is the first sub-135 fighter I've ever been interested in. He's fighting an uphill battle for the hearts of the fans as he's basically a pituitary dwarf. No point in denying that. However he's VERY special so he might just win said battle.
     
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  7. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Surely Sundays performance in Las Vegas was enough to finally get US casual fans to take notice of Inoue? Really makes you wonder how Ryan Garcia and even Jake Paul of all guys manage to be bigger, higher paid super stars over an actual Top 5 professional champion like Inoue.

    Hopefully this is a wake up call on who the fans SHOULD be more excited to see. Saving this weekend should definitely benefit Inoue greatly as far as popularity goes.
     
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