[Boxing] Naoya Inoue vs Paul Butler - Undisputed Bantamweight Bout - December 13

[Ziskinberg]

Well just seeing the two Naoya Inoue VS Nonito Donaire fight, Naoya Inoue is now at a different level, and I  am not so sure about Paul Butler but in just a short time he is already grown so much for Nonito Donaire to be dominated, by Naoya, he surely has transcends to a new level, now the transition of those punches, and speed if you may that Nonito Donaire hasn't seen, and the likely signature of the Monster, his punching power is really superb, for me, I think Naoya Inoue is still filling up the cup and still not reaching his ceiling to be filled,  for me Naoya Inoue will win over Paul Butler,

If Naoya Inoue has accomplished this fight in such an easy manner then maybe John Riel Casimero will have had a chance with this monster, but that is for the future to unveil because he was stripped of his belt and now he will surely be all starting from below,

He is still vastly improving at this point in his career. As you have said, no one expected him to simply blast Nonito because in their last fight it went full 12 rounds and Nonito broke his orbital bone.

But not this time, Inoue make sure that he will be on top again but this time it will be a clean knock out. So I'm expecting that Inoue will be more hungrier in this fight as this is a unification and most probably his last fight at bantamweight division.

Becoming an undisputed champion is not something that happens every day so I think we will see Inoue doing his absolute best against Butler, which is a shame for Butler because the only realistic chance he had of winning this fight is if Inoue did not took it seriously and did not trained properly, but with the undisputed championship being contested there is almost no chance for this to happen, so the only question is at which round will Inoue win the fight rather than who will win the fight.

Butler is not a real champion because if we still have remembered, it should have been Casimero who will be fighting Inoue if he wasn't disqualified. There's one question that came into my mind, what if Casimero was still the champion, will Inoue still willing to go on a unification fight with him?

[inthelongrun]

I don't see Inoue looking for a knockout against Butler, also that's not Inoue's style, for me he will do other more relevant things, Inoue has a very good reputation, I don't see him going to win like that,

I'm confused by what you said that since Inoue has a very good reputation, probably he's not looking forward to Knocking Out Paul Butler? And that's not Inoue's style to KO his opponent?  Actually, he is just doing his usual style and if one of his punches send his opponent kissing the canvass, then he just did a great job of KOing his opponent.

Anyways, what are those other relevant things you are referring to that Inoue will do instead of looking for a knockout win?

I'm not sure though if I got clearly the picture of your statement so please correct me with that.

Honestly, I don't think Paul Butler will last 5 rounds. I am not sure if it's intentional for Inoue to look for knockouts unless his opponents are hurt already and he just went for the kill. But he knows that he's got power in both hands. Inoue stopped 20 out of 23 opponents which means only 3 were able to survive. Inoue is also not the kind of fighter that jabs a lot, he prefers to throw powerful punches with bad intentions. Butler's 2 previous defeats also indicate that he can get hurt or knocked down. Butler was stopped before and in his last defeat he lost by decision but he was knocked down too.

[mirakal]

I don't see Inoue looking for a knockout against Butler, also that's not Inoue's style, for me he will do other more relevant things, Inoue has a very good reputation, I don't see him going to win like that,

I'm confused by what you said that since Inoue has a very good reputation, probably he's not looking forward to Knocking Out Paul Butler? And that's not Inoue's style to KO his opponent?  Actually, he is just doing his usual style and if one of his punches send his opponent kissing the canvass, then he just did a great job of KOing his opponent.

Anyways, what are those other relevant things you are referring to that Inoue will do instead of looking for a knockout win?

I'm not sure though if I got clearly the picture of your statement so please correct me with that.

Honestly, I don't think Paul Butler will last 5 rounds. I am not sure if it's intentional for Inoue to look for knockouts unless his opponents are hurt already and he just went for the kill. But he knows that he's got power in both hands. Inoue stopped 20 out of 23 opponents which means only 3 were able to survive. Inoue is also not the kind of fighter that jabs a lot, he prefers to throw powerful punches with bad intentions. Butler's 2 previous defeats also indicate that he can get hurt or knocked down. Butler was stopped before and in his last defeat he lost by decision but he was knocked down too.

Butler knows he is not so durable, so if you witness his previous fight, his strategy is more on hit and run, and it works well for him. However, we are talking of Inoue the Beast, he is quick unlike the fighters Butler defeated in the past, so for sure Inoue can hurt Butler and could possibly KO him.

[Slow death]

Well just seeing the two Naoya Inoue VS Nonito Donaire fight, Naoya Inoue is now at a different level, and I  am not so sure about Paul Butler but in just a short time he is already grown so much for Nonito Donaire to be dominated, by Naoya, he surely has transcends to a new level, now the transition of those punches, and speed if you may that Nonito Donaire hasn't seen, and the likely signature of the Monster, his punching power is really superb, for me, I think Naoya Inoue is still filling up the cup and still not reaching his ceiling to be filled,  for me Naoya Inoue will win over Paul Butler,

If Naoya Inoue has accomplished this fight in such an easy manner then maybe John Riel Casimero will have had a chance with this monster, but that is for the future to unveil because he was stripped of his belt and now he will surely be all starting from below,

He is still vastly improving at this point in his career. As you have said, no one expected him to simply blast Nonito because in their last fight it went full 12 rounds and Nonito broke his orbital bone.

But not this time, Inoue make sure that he will be on top again but this time it will be a clean knock out. So I'm expecting that Inoue will be more hungrier in this fight as this is a unification and most probably his last fight at bantamweight division.

Becoming an undisputed champion is not something that happens every day so I think we will see Inoue doing his absolute best against Butler, which is a shame for Butler because the only realistic chance he had of winning this fight is if Inoue did not took it seriously and did not trained properly, but with the undisputed championship being contested there is almost no chance for this to happen, so the only question is at which round will Inoue win the fight rather than who will win the fight.

Butler is not a real champion because if we still have remembered, it should have been Casimero who will be fighting Inoue if he wasn't disqualified. There's one question that came into my mind, what if Casimero was still the champion, will Inoue still willing to go on a unification fight with him?

I believe that John Riel Casimero would have won the fight, but unfortunately he was very unlucky and cannot fight against Butler, but this Butler will lose against Naoya, in one of the interviews Butler said that he has no illusions about the fight and that no one should underestimate his determination, it looks like the guy is already psychologically beating even before the fight, maybe he keeps listening to negative comments about him, the part where it made me laugh was when he said he's been going to bed dreaming about become the undisputed bantamweight champion, this part made me laugh because it looks like he's under pressure, I could be wrong, anyway when it comes to betting I'll bet on Naoya to win the fight

Butler knows he is not so durable, so if you witness his previous fight, his strategy is more on hit and run, and it works well for him. However, we are talking of Inoue the Beast, he is quick unlike the fighters Butler defeated in the past, so for sure Inoue can hurt Butler and could possibly KO him.

and also Naoya Inoue has a big advantage which is the age factor, at 29 years old he will undoubtedly have more resistance than Paul Butler who is 33 years old, this age issue also counts a lot in these fights

[mirakal]

Butler knows he is not so durable, so if you witness his previous fight, his strategy is more on hit and run, and it works well for him. However, we are talking of Inoue the Beast, he is quick unlike the fighters Butler defeated in the past, so for sure Inoue can hurt Butler and could possibly KO him.

and also Naoya Inoue has a big advantage which is the age factor, at 29 years old he will undoubtedly have more resistance than Paul Butler who is 33 years old, this age issue also counts a lot in these fights

We don't have to discuss the age advantage of Inoue because Butler is not yet old, Errol Spence is already 32 years old and yet he is still one of the best boxers in our generation. The thing is, even if Butler is the younger fighter, I still don't think he can beat the style and talent of Inoue.

[Questat]

Butler knows he is not so durable, so if you witness his previous fight, his strategy is more on hit and run, and it works well for him. However, we are talking of Inoue the Beast, he is quick unlike the fighters Butler defeated in the past, so for sure Inoue can hurt Butler and could possibly KO him.

and also Naoya Inoue has a big advantage which is the age factor, at 29 years old he will undoubtedly have more resistance than Paul Butler who is 33 years old, this age issue also counts a lot in these fights

We don't have to discuss the age advantage of Inoue because Butler is not yet old, Errol Spence is already 32 years old and yet he is still one of the best boxers in our generation. The thing is, even if Butler is the younger fighter, I still don't think he can beat the style and talent of Inoue.

Age is just a number if you are a discipline boxer, and of course a talented one in order to excel in this sport. Errol Spence is a good example, he is already at 30+ and yet he still is the champion, I know Crawford is trying to beat him but if their fight is not gonna happen, we will not know who is better than the two.

It's suppose to be great to watch two undisputed championships, but I think this one will only push and not the Spence vs Crawford.

[Jawhead999]

Age is just a number if you are a discipline boxer, and of course a talented one in order to excel in this sport. Errol Spence is a good example, he is already at 30+ and yet he still is the champion, I know Crawford is trying to beat him but if their fight is not gonna happen, we will not know who is better than the two.

It's suppose to be great to watch two undisputed championships, but I think this one will only push and not the Spence vs Crawford.

Actually 30+ years old are considered a prime age in boxing, I'd say 25-36 years old is a prime age... while few boxer can still maintain his stamina and power until they reach 40 years old. After 40+ years old it's really hard for boxer to fight a tough boxer which is make sense since your body are quite different when you was still 30+ years old.

and also Naoya Inoue has a big advantage which is the age factor, at 29 years old he will undoubtedly have more resistance than Paul Butler who is 33 years old, this age issue also counts a lot in these fights

I'd say both of them are in prime age, either Butler or Inoue losing in this fight isn't because of the age, but a skills issues.

[virasisog]

Age is just a number if you are a discipline boxer, and of course a talented one in order to excel in this sport. Errol Spence is a good example, he is already at 30+ and yet he still is the champion, I know Crawford is trying to beat him but if their fight is not gonna happen, we will not know who is better than the two.

It's suppose to be great to watch two undisputed championships, but I think this one will only push and not the Spence vs Crawford.

Actually 30+ years old is considered a prime age in boxing, I'd say 25-36 years old is a prime age... while few boxers can still maintain their stamina and power until they reach 40 years old. After 40+ years old it's really hard for a boxer to fight a tough boxer which makes sense since your body is quite different from when you were still 30+ years old.

and also Naoya Inoue has a big advantage which is the age factor, at 29 years old he will undoubtedly have more resistance than Paul Butler who is 33 years old, this age issue also counts a lot in these fights

I'd say both of them are in prime age, either Butler or Inoue losing in this fight isn't because of the age, but a skills issue.

Some boxers could still maintain their strength and stamina despite their age. They were still able to use their experience as an edge against new boxers while there are also a few boxers that gets weaker due to their age and weren't able to deal with the strength of younger boxers. Things will depend on skills as for me because age wouldn't be a problem if a boxer is skilled enough to counter his opponent's movements.

[Pamadar]

I don't see Inoue looking for a knockout against Butler, also that's not Inoue's style, for me he will do other more relevant things, Inoue has a very good reputation, I don't see him going to win like that,

I'm confused by what you said that since Inoue has a very good reputation, probably he's not looking forward to Knocking Out Paul Butler? And that's not Inoue's style to KO his opponent?  Actually, he is just doing his usual style and if one of his punches send his opponent kissing the canvass, then he just did a great job of KOing his opponent.

Anyways, what are those other relevant things you are referring to that Inoue will do instead of looking for a knockout win?

I'm not sure though if I got clearly the picture of your statement so please correct me with that.

Personally, I base my sentiment on how Inoue finished his fight against Donaire,

Knowing that he can risk his belt by facing Donaire in a toe-to-toe exchange of punches, but the outcome favored him as
he KO Donaire on their 2nd match.

Not sure if he will change that strategy or he will continue where he knows he is best at, KO is one of the anticipated outcome
especially he's playing in front of his own crowd.

[AmoreJaz]

Butler knows he is not so durable, so if you witness his previous fight, his strategy is more on hit and run, and it works well for him. However, we are talking of Inoue the Beast, he is quick unlike the fighters Butler defeated in the past, so for sure Inoue can hurt Butler and could possibly KO him.

and also Naoya Inoue has a big advantage which is the age factor, at 29 years old he will undoubtedly have more resistance than Paul Butler who is 33 years old, this age issue also counts a lot in these fights

We don't have to discuss the age advantage of Inoue because Butler is not yet old, Errol Spence is already 32 years old and yet he is still one of the best boxers in our generation. The thing is, even if Butler is the younger fighter, I still don't think he can beat the style and talent of Inoue.

i also have the same sentiments here. age is not a big factor in this fight as they are both considered at their prime. it is the skills and talent that will matter most on this match. and inoue has pretty good advantage on this. december is still a long way to go so more then likely, there will be long discussions here before this fight. lol now, we wait for other betting lines to open as i feel that this will not go the distance.

[goinmerry]

what if Casimero was still the champion, will Inoue still willing to go on a unification fight with him?

Of course, that's what a unification fight should be. And besides, there will be a massive demand for that unification fight. To become an undisputed champion, a boxer must defeat all those champions in that division.

I just wonder why you questioned the willingness of Inoue if will fight Casimero. Do you think Inoue is scared of Casimero? Hmm. Don't hype Casimero as Inoue will surely win even though Casimero is the one fighting here at the unification fight.

[chaser15]

i also have the same sentiments here. age is not a big factor in this fight as they are both considered at their prime. it is the skills and talent that will matter most on this match. and inoue has pretty good advantage on this. december is still a long way to go so more then likely, there will be long discussions here before this fight. lol now, we wait for other betting lines to open as i feel that this will not go the distance.

Age should not be the issue here. Even Butler is 10 years younger than Inoue, Butler still don't have a chance to win.

There's no advantage that I can really see how Butler will win against Inoue.

Sorry but Inoue is a sure win here, period.

[agustina2]

Honestly, I don't think Paul Butler will last 5 rounds. I am not sure if it's intentional for Inoue to look for knockouts unless his opponents are hurt already and he just went for the kill. But he knows that he's got power in both hands.

That will lead to low odds of Inoue winning within 5 rounds as he is known to finish his opponent in the early rounds.

We can only expect high odds on Inoue winning in late rounds but as a bettor, I would not place any bet in later rounds. It's hard to make money in this fight where the battle is between a Giant and a Small fry (Please don't take personally the word I used).

Can't wait to see the other betting options.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I particularly know that many people go for Inoue, his category and way of fighting shows that he is a boxer who manages to do many things accurately and efficiently, I think these things are good to take into account, but Butler has many good things and characteristics special ones that can make you give a big surprise.

It is actually good to see that there is a division of thoughts on who ia going to win and who is your bet.

Both has good stats but it seems that many are for Inoue based on how he has beaten Donaire two times and as well as his past opponents.

Butler has a good stats as well but it is like many will not change their minds on how impressed they are with Inoue's past fights.

Yes, I agree that both fighters are preparing to the best of their abilities to get the win. There is too much at stake here. The winner becomes the undisputed champion and the first ever bantamweight undisputed champion since the 4-belt era.

But I cannot deny that I am one of those that belittle Butler's ability to win here. It's just that the credentials and stats probably all belong to Inoue. The fight venue alone will make Inoue feel at home and will further boost his morale. Inoue has every reason to win here. But I have so much respect for Butler for taking this suicidal fight. At least he never hides his belt in England and tries to defend it against contenders. This is history in the making and may the best man wins.

You are not the only one who thinks this way, more than 90% of the opinions of many experts in the forum give Butler the winner, obviously for a person who has doubts and wants good last-minute advice and reads here they will realize that the best option that many will say is that they go in favor of Inoue, and yes, the boxer is very complete, he has a very good victory rate, he is very successful and nothing, his technique is very good and has made many fall I think the most important thing is that he manages to move the emoines in his favor, he has earned respect and above all the people love him, because I have also noticed that in boxing.

i also have the same sentiments here. age is not a big factor in this fight as they are both considered at their prime. it is the skills and talent that will matter most on this match. and inoue has pretty good advantage on this. december is still a long way to go so more then likely, there will be long discussions here before this fight. lol now, we wait for other betting lines to open as i feel that this will not go the distance.

Age should not be the issue here. Even Butler is 10 years younger than Inoue, Butler still don't have a chance to win.

There's no advantage that I can really see how Butler will win against Inoue.

Sorry but Inoue is a sure win here, period.

It is a bit difficult to refute that, however not everything is written, for me a good surprise can happen if and only if Butler does a training of another level, where every day he has something very intense in mind to repair his body and strength. much more his muscles, make them more resistant, with more strength, increase his speed and his resistance, everything is in that he can do everything possible to focus only on that fight, yes, we know that Inoue is a genius of the boxing, which apart from his skill and talent has a big reinforcement when he trains, the Japanese will dominate very well any strategy that is imposed and makes his work.

Honestly, I don't think Paul Butler will last 5 rounds. I am not sure if it's intentional for Inoue to look for knockouts unless his opponents are hurt already and he just went for the kill. But he knows that he's got power in both hands.

That will lead to low odds of Inoue winning within 5 rounds as he is known to finish his opponent in the early rounds.

We can only expect high odds on Inoue winning in late rounds but as a bettor, I would not place any bet in later rounds. It's hard to make money in this fight where the battle is between a Giant and a Small fry (Please don't take personally the word I used).

Can't wait to see the other betting options.

Yes, you are right, however, despite all the good things that Inoue can offer, I would not know if he is capable of resolving the fight in a short time or if it will last to solve the best, what I think is that the fight will last the 12 round, I don't think Butler will go to that fight so softly, on the contrary, for me he will prepare very well and will be able to show that he has quite a level and although the odds do not smile on him, we could talk about a good time for him to show what is done, this fight is not the same that is so in Inoue's favor, the main thing that defines a boxer is his self-esteem and this is something that Butler does not want to let go and I think there could be the possibility that there will be a surprise.


Well this is simply a preview of what can be given and what is to come:

Inoue vs Butler serves to unify bantamweight division

Naoya Inoue will attempt to become the undisputed bantamweight world champion when he takes on Paul Butler at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, December 13.

WBC, IBF, and WBA bantamweight champion Inoue, one of the most sensational  fighters in the world, wants to  up a weight division, but first he`s determined  to win the WBO belt from Butler.

Source: https://wbcboxing.com/en/inoue-vs-butler-serves-to-unify-bantamweight-division/

[inthelongrun]

Honestly, I don't think Paul Butler will last 5 rounds. I am not sure if it's intentional for Inoue to look for knockouts unless his opponents are hurt already and he just went for the kill. But he knows that he's got power in both hands.

That will lead to low odds of Inoue winning within 5 rounds as he is known to finish his opponent in the early rounds.

We can only expect high odds on Inoue winning in late rounds but as a bettor, I would not place any bet in later rounds. It's hard to make money in this fight where the battle is between a Giant and a Small fry (Please don't take personally the word I used).

Can't wait to see the other betting options.

I checked Inoue's knockout record. 60% of his KO victories are inside 5 rounds and 75% of his KOs are inside 6 rounds. That's some crazy stats. I'd been looking as well for more markets about the fight but I still can't find any.

Anyways, I cannot wait for this fight to happen even if we see it as too one-sided. I have huge respect for Butler taking this unification fight, he is here because he is a champion and we will see what he brings.       

I just realized that Top Rank and ESPN continue to have the best fighters in boxing. Naoya Inoue, Shakur Stevenson, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor, Artur Beterbiev, and Tyson Fury. Just when I thought earlier that Bob Arum is getting older, that he is losing his touch and he failed to get a hold of Crawford and Zurdo. So I thought Top Rank will die slowly. I was wrong.

[freedomgo]

That's a good point, 4-6 rounds maybe the rounds where Butler could go down because Inoue will surely not gonna stop chasing him to finish the fight early. Inoue knows Butler is not a heavy puncher, so he might continue to be aggressive until he will catch Butler and hurt him.

Well, hopefully that range will give a very attractive odds so we will be entice to place our bet.

I would bet for 1-3 rounds since Inoue is just too strong for Butler and Butler doesn't have an iron chin, so I expect Butler can't do anything here. I think the fight would either end by knock out for early rounds or Inoue will win via decision since Butler will ran away in order to not get punched by Inoue.

Currently there's no odds for other betting option, maybe it's still 2 months more before the fight will happen. Maybe all betting option will available when less than 1 week, I'm just interested to see which betting option is more worthy to bet.

Actually, a knockout is totally possible to happen within that range and to put it on perspective, all of the four range options have 25% chances of win and it's really hard to predict where will Inoue finish the fight. Anyway, my point is that Butler totally knows that he can't do much in this fight to give Inoue some hard time and having said that, he might try to survive as long as he can because engaging a toe-to-toe fight won't benefit him. That is why for me, round 4-6 is the best option.

[mirakal]

Butler knows he is not so durable, so if you witness his previous fight, his strategy is more on hit and run, and it works well for him. However, we are talking of Inoue the Beast, he is quick unlike the fighters Butler defeated in the past, so for sure Inoue can hurt Butler and could possibly KO him.

and also Naoya Inoue has a big advantage which is the age factor, at 29 years old he will undoubtedly have more resistance than Paul Butler who is 33 years old, this age issue also counts a lot in these fights

We don't have to discuss the age advantage of Inoue because Butler is not yet old, Errol Spence is already 32 years old and yet he is still one of the best boxers in our generation. The thing is, even if Butler is the younger fighter, I still don't think he can beat the style and talent of Inoue.

Age is just a number if you are a discipline boxer, and of course a talented one in order to excel in this sport. Errol Spence is a good example, he is already at 30+ and yet he still is the champion, I know Crawford is trying to beat him but if their fight is not gonna happen, we will not know who is better than the two.

But Butler's case is different, age is not the issue for him and he might got the right discipline but he ain't got the right skill set to defeat the monster of Japan who is still improving as years goes by. Not sure who will give him a hard time, maybe he got one in the next division but I'm quite sure that Butler is not the one.

And for that Spence-Crawford unification fight, one of them is stalling for sure that is why we can't witness it this year.

[Japinat]

Well just seeing the two Naoya Inoue VS Nonito Donaire fight, Naoya Inoue is now at a different level, and I  am not so sure about Paul Butler but in just a short time he is already grown so much for Nonito Donaire to be dominated, by Naoya, he surely has transcends to a new level, now the transition of those punches, and speed if you may that Nonito Donaire hasn't seen, and the likely signature of the Monster, his punching power is really superb, for me, I think Naoya Inoue is still filling up the cup and still not reaching his ceiling to be filled,  for me Naoya Inoue will win over Paul Butler,

If Naoya Inoue has accomplished this fight in such an easy manner then maybe John Riel Casimero will have had a chance with this monster, but that is for the future to unveil because he was stripped of his belt and now he will surely be all starting from below,

He is still vastly improving at this point in his career. As you have said, no one expected him to simply blast Nonito because in their last fight it went full 12 rounds and Nonito broke his orbital bone.

But not this time, Inoue make sure that he will be on top again but this time it will be a clean knock out. So I'm expecting that Inoue will be more hungrier in this fight as this is a unification and most probably his last fight at bantamweight division.

Becoming an undisputed champion is not something that happens every day so I think we will see Inoue doing his absolute best against Butler, which is a shame for Butler because the only realistic chance he had of winning this fight is if Inoue did not took it seriously and did not trained properly, but with the undisputed championship being contested there is almost no chance for this to happen, so the only question is at which round will Inoue win the fight rather than who will win the fight.

Butler is not a real champion because if we still have remembered, it should have been Casimero who will be fighting Inoue if he wasn't disqualified. There's one question that came into my mind, what if Casimero was still the champion, will Inoue still willing to go on a unification fight with him?

I guess their unification fight will still happen and it's inevitable because both of them are looking forward to make their own respective legacy, although I think there will be some stalling first  and knowing Casimero, he might bark to lift the hype until their fight is official. It might be delayed but it won't last long.

[Questat]

I guess their unification fight will still happen and it's inevitable because both of them are looking forward to make their own respective legacy, although I think there will be some stalling first  and knowing Casimero, he might bark to lift the hype until their fight is official. It might be delayed but it won't last long.

If Inoue will move up, there are champions that he has to beat, Casimero is not a champ so he also needs to win more fights like Inoue's gonna do. I hope to see them fight together because Casimero has been challenging Inoue when he was still a champion, but Inoue just ignore the challenge and fight an old Donaire, I don't know if he is just playing safe or what.

[Dave1]

I guess their unification fight will still happen and it's inevitable because both of them are looking forward to make their own respective legacy, although I think there will be some stalling first  and knowing Casimero, he might bark to lift the hype until their fight is official. It might be delayed but it won't last long.

If Inoue will move up, there are champions that he has to beat, Casimero is not a champ so he also needs to win more fights like Inoue's gonna do. I hope to see them fight together because Casimero has been challenging Inoue when he was still a champion, but Inoue just ignore the challenge and fight an old Donaire, I don't know if he is just playing safe or what.

They will have to make way up before fighting the champion. Although Inoue might have the easiest way because he organizations might give him a freeway since he is a champion after all. So maybe Inoue will have 1 fight in 122 lbs, just to test the weight and fighters at this natural weight and after that, he will be set up against the current champion in this division. As compare to Casimero which might have to work very hard just to get a rank in the super bantamweight.