Is Inoue a genetic freak?

Generating power from the legs is so important in any upper body sport. The best baseball power hitters do it that way too.

A lot of alleged featherfists could generate more power, but it's risky. It takes some nerve to commit to a punch like that. The Wilder method is to hope you scare the other guy into not throwing his bomb, Inoue has that to an extent but he has also developed elite timing.

 

The title of your thread is "Is Inoue a genetic freak?"

From a fans perspective over 25 years, not a scout, not a media minion, not an assistant but from a fans perspective...

I don't care about Inoue. I hardly know about Inoue.

I respect Inoue as a human being.

 

I would lean towards dedicated/serious-minded & extremely hard-working in training in combination with a lot of guts & self-belief in the ring.

I've been wondering why Inoue reminds me of greats of other eras and I think the last two stated attributes probably have something to do with that - it takes ballz to fight in the style he does & he really commits to those shots.

 

Well said, agree with all of that! Inoue kind of reminds me of Felix Trinidad in that combo of ferocity & excellent timing.

 

It's seems weird to say a man that small is a genetic freak. What would Murata do to him?
I guess for his size it might seem like it but this is where the P4P thing distorts reality.

 

He's very quick and explosive, but he also has great fundamentals, great balance, great distance control and great shot selection. All of those things make up what he is.

If he was a HW he'd be something like a fleeter footed Joe Louis.

 

That's my impression as well. He's got to where he's at through rigorous training and honing of the basics. He's the very definition of a textbook fighter.

The athletic gifts he does have (speed, agility and excellent hand eye coordination) obviously push him up to that next level, but without the above he wouldn't be anywhere near the fighter he is.

 

I agree. The only thing really limiting featherfisted guys' power is how well their hands and joints can stand up to the impact punch after punch. If you have bird bones then you might be able to land a real humdinger if you really go for it but you're also likely to break your knuckles or sprain your wrist or something. You need some degree of resiliency to be a good power puncher. It's not always about raw strength or whatever.

 

He commits but he's also incredibly controlled and rarely exposes himself or throws himself off balance with a missed shot. His timing and shot selection and understanding of range and ability to work angles combined with his self-belief and willingness to put a hurting on opponents is really something we don't see a lot of these days.