Is Naoya Inoue overrated, underrated or both?

I don't overate Inoue. I rate him precisely.

Is Inoue the most dominant fighter in the last decade?

Yes. He's 23-0 (20 KO) going 16-0 w/ 14 KOs in title fights. Aside from the rounds where he took haymakers from Donaire, I can't think of any other fights where he decisively lost a round. Literally maybe 1 or 2 rounds where maybe he took a break? But he's never lost exchanges or been outboxed, so maybe 5 rounds? So even if we're being very generous here and use 10 rounds lost, that's a 92% win percentage of 127 rounds in his career. Again, the actual number of rounds lost is probably closer to 3-5, making it 95 or 96% of rounds won. As well, he's never been dropped and never had a close fight or enjoyed a favorable decision.

Is Inoue the most skilled fighter in boxing?

Yes. He has demonstrated elite boxing skills, shot selection, exceptional footwork, and relentless educated pressure. He's a killer, but he's not powering through guys. He's picking guys apart coming forward. The only "negative" on Inoue is people claim that he gets hit too much, which is false. For as offensive as he is, he barely gets hit much. And certainly no more than Clenelo, Crawford, Usyk, and Lomachenko, who are all praised for being defensively slick and hard to hit.

 

Underrated. Dudes power pulverizes you

 

Class A comedy lol

 

Inoue is pure Class & not underrated.

 

He's a great fighter, but people forget that the depth of competition at these tiny weights is just not there. It's almost like comparing the quantity of competition in women's boxing to men's.

 

Neither....

 

Lomachenko's footwork is flashy, yes, but Inoue's footwork is impeccable and yields devastating outcomes for opponents while expending far less energy.

Lomachenko is a Bugatti while Inoue's a Tesla in Ludicrous Mode (actual name of the feature). Both go from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds.

 

Should have an option for neither

 

Punching holes through his opponents like no other

 

If i would pick a fighter right now on the current scene who has the biggest unbeatable aura around him it would be Inoue. I can see every fighter getting beat except The Monster.

 

Neither and feel he is rated perfectly fine as of now.

Out of curiosity, are there any examples of either? I don’t really hear them too much to be honest.

 

I see people online all the time saying he has beat nobody and saying that everybody below 135 is terrible at boxing.

 

Perfectly rated.