Inoue reportedly wants to fight Butler for the undisputed bantamweight championship. What round do you think Inoue knocks Butler out? Butler will be lucky to make it out of the 1st round.
He's probably aware that Butler isn't someone who can pose much of a threat to him. I can see Inoue just experimenting and using different offensive variety before going for the kill. I would say around 6 rounds.
Round one. Huge mismatch. Inoue shouldnt even bother going to a training camp for this. Just make weight get the belt and move on.
Butler won't go at Inoue like Donaire so he'll probably survive a bit longer but it will probably be over inside 5 rounds.
I recently rewatched Butler-Sultan and he did very good work. Stuck to the game plan and showed veteran composure and ringcraft at the very minimum. I thought Sultan would blast him out easily. Not saying Butler's going to win, but he could very well make it competitive until the inevitable finish. But Inoue KO7 or thereabouts.
Butler finally comes good & then goes into one against Inoue.. i admire his balls but wont have the belt for long then, be surprised if it goes past 6
If I was Butler I wouldn't train and maximise profits. He's getting KOd at some point regardless he might as well just stay in shape, don't go all out with buying the goods for a training camp, just collect the cheque and go home (as Billy Joe Sounders so eloquently once put)
Whenever Inoue wants him out of there. If he takes his time Butler could possibly last 3-6 rounds if he can avoid getting clipped too much which is a big if, but if Inoue decides to end it before then he can.
