You are not p4p #1 if you get dropped and almost stopped by an Uber driver

This is why I sometimes troll usyk (who I really rate), because other fighters don't get credit

To your credit, you are fair in this aspect. We don't always agree, especially with Wlad, but you give others a fair shake

Like what the **** does inoue have to do? Go back in a time machine and beat morales and barerra?

It could be argued that getting floored, then going on to dominate his opponents, shows he can handle adversity

Inoue is a brilliant boxer and one of the best of this era. I admit right now usyk should be number 1, but inoue is certainly either 2 or 3 and has time to climb

 

My favorite ATGs fighters got dropped more than once (hell, it seemed like Joe Louis was being dropped in every other fight!) so I just don't understand what the fuss is about.

 

The so-called "Chin Checkers" from a decade ago really made just getting dropped automatically having a glass jaw.

 

Hell, even DeMarcus Corley hurt Floyd worse than what happened to Inouye

 

What exactly does Inoue need to do to make that #1 claim legitimate in your view? Going by your logic does that mean that Inoue has no chance at all to make that #1 claim in the future for the rest of his career because one simple unexpected knockdown happened by someone that wasn't supposed to do that? Even if Inoue beats all the best fighters put in front of him years from now he still shouldn't be called the best boxer in the world because that lone knockdown would forever linger throughout till the day he retires? He can be the #2 best fighter in the world but that would be the highest he will get since he'll forever be disqualified of making that #1 spot from that brief moment of weakness.

I'm sure you understand just how ridiculous that sounds. I personally don't have Inoue as the #1 P4P best right now but there's absolutely nothing wrong with other people putting him in that spot. One lone knockdown from an underdog isn't going to change his P4P status.

 

Nobody is going to be expecting any of the other top P4P fighters like Crawford or Usyk to be fighting a huge underdog, let alone possibly look vulnerable, because they don't fight as often as Inoue does, who at least makes an effort to keep himself busy. P4P rankings are rated based on most recent performances, wins and losses. Many people expected Inoue to beat Cardenas prior and surprisingly Cardenas fought better than expected. Inoue had one brief scare but still won big in the end. That fight still doesn't affect Inoue's P4P standing, it says more about Cardenas being a very good fighter that didn't just show up for a paycheck.

If people had Inoue as the #1 guy before the Cardenas fight and still have him there right now then that's totally fine. At the end of the day Inoue still impressed the fans with a great performance against a game underdog in a fight that saved the entire weekend that was disappointing 2 days prior. The point that people are trying to tell you on this thread that you continue ignoring is that any fighter, even the very best, can show vulnerability at any given moment no matter who the opponent is. One brief moment of weakness against an underdog is not enough to make a huge criticism on his P4P ranking period.

 

Why do you keep harping on about the guy being 100/1? Bookmakers get it wrong all the time.

Tyson was KO’d by a 42/1 guy. Lewis was beaten up by Rahman who must have been big odds too.

You are carrying on as though Inoue got dropped by a guy they found in a local pub. That’s simply not the case.

And as for your “almost stopped” comment, well I am sorry man, you’re an idiot. Inoue got caught by a great shot but had recovered almost before he hit the canvas. That punch had almost no impact other than the flash knockdown, which can happen to literally any fighter.

And stop pretending that you are arguing in good faith. The thread title is evidence enough that you are baiting people.