I was thinking this too. His tenacity, toughness, work rate, and stamina were all there, but he didn't look as sharp as he used to. That said, his work rate in that final round was insane. Anyone else think he'd be a HW if he were a foot taller? He's got that thick stocky build.
Goodman was very adept at feinting Ball out of position in this bout. He did it constantly and made Ball fall short with a lot of his shots as a result. That's why he looked flat imo. Inoue is as good if not better at doing this, then there's the power advantage. I personally thought Goodman had a good case for winning by a round or two. Disgraceful scoring in any case.