More exciting fighter to watch: Naoya Inoue or Floyd Mayweather Jr?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Dec 20, 2022.


More exciting fighter to watch: Naoya Inoue or Floyd Mayweather Jr?

Poll closed Sep 14, 2025.
  1. Floyd Mayweather Jr

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  2. Naoya Inoue

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  1. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Is this even a serious question
     
  2. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Inoue and its not even close. Watching Inoue you know the end will be sudden and painful. With Floyd it was like watching your dog take a crap.
     
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  3. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Inoue obviously but I never found Mayweather boring and I never really liked him as a boxer but can still appreciate the skill on display when he fights. Are his fights action packed and drama filled? No obviously not but a Mayweather fight was often a big deal, he might not have been that exciting but people still paid to watch his fights in record numbers.
     
  4. Zhuge Liang

    Zhuge Liang Active Member Full Member

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    Floyd in his prime is a beast. But Inoue, he is a monster.
     
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  5. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I enjoyed Mayweather's fights in his younger days, he had plenty of entertaining fights like Chavez, Ndou, Augustus, Corley, etc. But Inoue has that crushing power and produces more stoppages, KO's, so it has to be Inoue.
     
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  6. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    Inoue and it’s not even close
     
  7. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Lmfao. Thanks for posting a video of Gatti begging a ref to bail him out and dropping his guard. An entire fight happened after this by the way, and it was a slaughter the likes of which we will probably never see again
     
  8. VBOX

    VBOX JOURNEYMAN Full Member

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    Draw at best. I guess Floyd edges it because I made plans to watch some of his fights. Ino who?
     
  9. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    This guy was pretty damn exciting especially at 130 given that hes widely known for being a defensive genius. Pretty Boy Floyd was a baddddddd mann!


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  10. VBOX

    VBOX JOURNEYMAN Full Member

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    To be fair he didn’t have lights out scary power, but his opponents respected his punching no doubt. Blitz you with hand speed.
     
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  11. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fighters like Inoue will remain in fans memories way longer then someone like Mayweather. Newspaper journalists no doubt will write about Mayweather way longer than they will about fighters like Inoue!
     
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  12. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    I think Inoues KO percentage will decrease when he starts fighting the best guys at 122. Id love to see him fight Aleem right out the gate, someone who might be able to give him a different look, know what i mean verne?