Navarrete is moving to 130. Warrington lmao the same Warrington that was beatdown by the crude Mauricio Lara, barelly scraped by Kid Galahad and got his jaw broke by Kiko Martinez in his last fight and was on his way to get his ass beat before the ref saved his ass. he doesnt last five rounds. Russell the guy who used to fight once a year and now fights once every two years who just lost to the ordinary Magsayo no chance. 126 is a wasteland you got guys like Leigh Wood and Mark Magsayo as titlists. You have ancient Kiko Martinez and average guys like Conlan and Galahad ranked in the top ten. Theres not a single elite fighter there Its one of the worst divisions in boxing. Akhmadaliev doesnt have a prayer i doubt he even wins his next fight against Ronny Rios let alone beat Inoue as for Fulton i like him, some think hes **** but i think hes underrated with that said he has no chance against a generational talent like Inoue. If you cant see how special Inoue is and how much better he is compared to those guys at 122 and 126 then i dont know what to tell you. Maybe you dont like Inoue for some reason or maybe you know little about the lower weights (picking Warrington to beat him is ludicrous to say the least) either way you talking rubbish mate. He aint losing to any of those cats and time will prove me right. Theres levels to this and Inoue is levels above anyone at 122 and 126.
If Leo Santa Cruz can win at 130, so can Inoue. Roger Gutierrez at 130 has lost to small journeymen before, with good time in moving up, training to put on good weight, Inoue could beat him.
Russell Jr was hurt in that fight against magsayo and still masayo had problems with a one armed fighter. A healthy Russell Jr beats magsayo and probably beats inoue. Warrington may have been a reach but you're acting like he's a bum. Akhmadaliev has a prayer and he will beat Rios when they fight. I think he's the goods and would make him and Fulton a pick em fight. Figs gives him hell a tough big guy who keeps coming is a nightmare for inoue who's there to be hit. Fig will test his power at 122. I obviously think inoue is good I have him ranked in my top 5 p4p. I just don't think the guys he's beaten are that great imo with the exception of donaire who was older.
Akhmadaliev looked very good vs Roman. I think from 118 to 126, Akhmadaliev at 122 has the best chance of beating Inoue.
126 might be his highest weight, but guys at 122 like Fulton or MJ might be able to beat him. Id like to see him move up to 122 next once he absolutely obliterates Paul Freakin Butler.
All reports peg Inoue at 165cm (a fraction over looking at Japanese websites) Donaire is 170cm. Stephen Fulton is 169cm. Akmadaliev is 166cm. Tank is 166cm, but granted Tank has a frame that allows him to carry far more weight. It is more likely Inoue's reach that limits him though. Think 126lbs is achievable for his size and frame. Think he will hit a brick wall above that.
Cordina started his career at 135, he probably gets in the ring in the 140s. He'd be way too big for Inoue.
The largest that I would favor is Warrington, and it would be a small favorite. Navarrete is kind of weak to good boxing skills but he has too much tenacity, that's still a fight that I've wanted to see for a while. LSC is bordering on shot enough to lose. He is far more sophisticated that Cordina and Gurtierrez, but that's asking a lot size wise. If he had time to get used to the weight I wouldn't be so shocked.
I see Inoue beating the top Super BW guys such as Fulton, MJ, and Figueroa. Assuming he beats those guys with ease then I can definitely see him beat Magsayo, Navarrete, Cruz, Warrington.
Inoue would be like a Canelo at 168 vs Cordinas Callum Smith lol Except Inoue would knock him the f out