No, but Inoue skipping a division in order to not fight him then spending years beating up nobodies is. Imagine thinking that Inoue actually wanted to fight a prime Gonzalez and then using Roman saying he isn't going up to 118 as an example of Roman ducking him. Not moving out of your division to avoid facing someone is one thing, but skipping an entire division - an incredibly stacked one, at that - to fight has been and never was' for years, is another entirely. It's essentially the equivalent of if Rodriguez went straight to 122 and fought an old MJ.
Anyway, I really couldn't give a **** about Inoue/Gonzalez or the myth that is Bam 'weight bullying' one of the biggest 'weight bullies' in boxing. Especially not when the person arguing for both is happily ignoring the fact that Inoue himself was doing near enough the same thing for years. If you want to carry on, reply to posts about Inoue vs Jofre/other top bantams.
Guy, are you slow? 6-0 Inoue wanted Roman. Roman said no thanks, too risky! What makes you think Roman wanted to fight a more mature, fast-improving Inoue? Roman never wanted to fight Inoue at any single point. You and I both know that any version of Inoue would have flattened Roman. And both versions of the Nonito that Inoue fought would flatten Roman. Roman doesn't even get past Payano (MAYBE Payano), McDonnell, Maloney, or E. Rodriguez and you know this.
@George Crowcroft @JOKER Looks like this got a bit out of control. Try to agree to disagree and move on, insults are not good for anybody
So you thought it was ridiculous that Inoue couldn't make flyweight, but you're calling him a weight bully... You're striking out left and right tonight.
Gonzalez would've schooled Inoue in 2014 and that's why he fought an actually proven commodity, and he'd have beaten the everliving **** out of Maloney
I didn't, I said he does the same thing that Rungvisai and Bam do, which is cut a lot of weight. He could've cut less weight, and still made flyweight. He chose not to, because he wanted old man Narvaez instead of the live, thriving flyweight division. It's not my fault your hero has little ambition.
"I've been offered a fight with Inoue, but with a low purse, which does not suit me. The problem is the purse." Imagine saying the up and coming fighter trying to make the fight gets rejected, yet is the guy doing the ducking.
Literally watch any of his fights on HBO and they'll show you. If you think he still isn't doing that then you've got a screw loose. If you can find actually proof of what Rungvisai and Rodriguez weighed on that night, I'll admit I'm wrong.
Imagine thinking a guy fighting for better money, against a bigger name, in a third division, is ducking a 6-0 fighter in the division below. Some clown ass thinking.
Bam said he rehydrated to 130 in the Cuadras fight. Safe to say that he's that again or more against SSR given that he had success against Cuadras and said he felt great. Now show me proof that SSR is mid 130s.
Inoue wanted the fight. Roman didn't. Later on, Inoue wanted the fight again. And yet again, Roman said no thanks. Just facts. Anything else you have to say about it is just fluff. Inoue's going to 122. Fulton and MJ would both smash Roman as would Nonito (even now), McDonnell, E. Rodriguez, and Maloney.
Would you consider a fighter who has been fighting nothing but cans, and men in their 30's (old for weights under 130) to be ATG worthy? The same man who went life and death with the shadow of Nonito? (Rigo's leftovers).