Y'all must've forgot about the 118lb Monster in the room...Naoya Inoue knocking on the p4p door.

How ya like me now?

 

Just because the poll isn't set to close until later today, here is where the results stood before my bump (directly after McDonnell was iced)

Members who voted for 'A) No, he would still need to face Zolani Tete. (WBO champ)'

• Robney
• Bensub
• Banana-Rama
• TigerDariusz
  
  

Members who voted for 'A) No, he would still need to face Ryan Burnett. (WBA super champ)'

• velagod
• MrTombourineMan
  
  

Members who voted for 'A) No, he would still need to face two names or more from above or someone not listed.'

• The Akbar One
• Draperys
• Dfaulds
  
  
  

Members who voted for 'A) No, he would be more than a couple of wins from being the man at bantamweight.'

• spawnTHEgod
  
  

Members who voted for 'A) Yes, he'd automatically be the man at bantamweight following his debut in the weight class.'

• IntentionalButt
• Sugar 88
• RogerFromDallas23
• S.K

Members who voted for 'B) No, he would still be outside the p4p top 15.'

• S.K
  
  

Members who voted for 'B) Yes, he would be in the 11-15 range.'

• Sugar 88
• TigerDariusz
• JordanK2406
• Dfaulds

Members who voted for 'B) Yes, he would be in the 6-10 range.'

• Robney
• Ukansodoff
• grutsch
• nurological
• CST80
• aaalbert
• MrTombourineMan
• RogerFromDallas23
  
  
  

Members who voted for 'B) Yes, he would be top 5 p4p.'

• IntentionalButt
• Old boxer

...just in case any Johnny-Come-Lately types wanna stroll in acting slick.

 

I see you sneaking in, @Tomato(e) Can !!!

 

Biggest threats in the division:

Tete, Butler, Rodríguez, Burnett, Yap (in that exact order, perhaps?)

...and that is really it, and I strongly favor Naoya over the lot of them.

 

Wait, how were those views not encompassed in the poll options?

 

They can jump on up to bantam and get that work if they want.

Besides, other than each other, any comparable paydays at super fly have dried up for them.

 

Well that's just it, probably both of those qualities would dip slightly coming up in weight. I think Inoue would just have waaaaaaaay too much speed for Wangek. (that's his name, btw - not "the Thai", nor "Srisaket Sor Rungvisai". His name is Wisaksil Wangek )

 

Ah, semantics then, so you don't consider being #1 and being the man synonymous? I suppose you're right, they aren't necessarily.