Just Watched The Inoue Fight And....

Guy is a freak. A truly wonderful fighter.

I’m all for spirited debate but Inoue is in a class of his own. He’s one of the best we will ever see.

 

He's a bit overrated historically by many...

But he is a great fighter no doubt, and he looked great in that fight... getting up off the canvas and handling business just makes it even better..

 

How do they do against Miguel Cotto or Antonio Margarito?

Almost sounds unfair due to the size difference, I bet?

 

Inoue has hit a weight ceiling at 122, I think, whereas Morales started his career there, so if they fought, Erik wins. I think P4P they're on a similar level. Morales lost to some B-list fighters once he moved up too high. It's hard to pass judgment until they've both finished their careers, but Morales lost to Zahir Raheem and David Diaz once he went up too many weights. It wouldn't surprise me if Nick Ball beat Inoue because of the size and physicality, but P4P, they're nowhere near the same level.

 

This is why I hate comparing eras because what would be the litmus test for the JMM/MAB/Morales comparisons?. He’s destroyed every opponent faced yet someone says he couldn’t have competed with Marquez. The same Marquez that went life and death with Katsidis and Juan Diaz?????

It’s no slight at Marquez but guys are holding him to a standard that even those guys couldn’t uphold. What made them great was advancing to HOF level despite vulnerabilities. When you continue to fight the best of the best across 4-5 divisions you will occasionally get hit flush or get dropped.