[Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25

[Kelvinid]

This is a big fight for Inoue, and we can assure he will not underestimate Fulton, and he will also assure us an entertaining fight if Fulton will dance with him well in the ring.

In fairness to Naoya Inoue, no such behavior on him taking his fights lightly.

He never underestimates his opponents and in fact, his Knock Out rate is proof that he is serious in his fights regardless of the status of his opponents. Chasing more titles, Inoue is surely the most aggressive fighter here compare to Fulton that has already had several plans in line prior to Inoue moving up so he decided to change plans and choose to fight Inoue first.

Inoue also mentioned in an interview that Fulton so far is the biggest challenge in his career therefore expect the Japanese monster to go all-out on this match.

I would, Inoue will surely make sure he'll be very aggressive and win a KO, so it's very important that Fulton is prepared for that as I have a feeling that this fight will not go to distance. Inoue will have a championship fight, he is not new to this kind of situation, and he still is the better fighter compared to Fulton, so fans are cheering for him to win.

[Distinctin]

The betting odds for this fight.

According to the online sportsbook SportsBetting.ag, The Japanese Monster is a -270 betting favorite to wrest Fulton’s junior featherweight titles. The American is currently listed at +210 odds.

source;

With that kind of odds, I find it justifiable and I will still take Inoue to win.
$270 to win $100, that's still attractive IMO considering we are talking about Inoue here trying to achieve another success.

The american maybe a little slick, but Inoue's power will surely be a big factor of stopping him.

[LUCKMCFLY]

While Inoue, he was really dominating the division he has won being a unified champion, now he move up and will be threatening the champion to take their belts.

It's worth noting that Stephen Fulton is also planning to move up to 126 lbs even prior to this negotiation with Naoya Inoue. Actually, not just a plan for him but Fulton already taking steps to reach and maintain that weight. I do hope that it won't affect his training to keep shape at 122 lbs even already doing training courses to fully shape at 126 lbs.

Even a pound inch or two is struggling to do and can affect the boxer's performance a day before the fight. Although I believed that the several months left before Fulton face Inoue is enough to get physically fit again at 122 lbs. He's a champion after all.

Yeah, he is supposed to fight Fulton in a rematch but it's 126 lbs division.

But it's as total change of heart from Fulton himself, he wanted to test Inoue and probably there are more money offered to him in this fight that's why he elected to defend his belt (maybe for the last time).

So in any case, we should give credit to Fulton for stepping up and not going into full featherweight class. He might have hard time making 122 lbs, but with the help of his team and a good nutritionist, he could make the weight safe.

I'm more with the money that he can gain fighting Inoue. He's ready to move up, but he chose to stay and try defending his title against
Inoue, it's really interesting to see if how both champs will take pride in these fights.

More on how preparation will be for both Inoue and Fulton, fans will surely enjoy watching both fighters as it's another remarkable
fight this year.

Yes, the experience and the money that goes fighting Inoue in his hometown. And maybe his pride as well to test himself against the best that's why he can't get away from this opportunity to fight. As compare to his rematch with Figueroa who he has beaten already, although this time it will be on the contested weight of 126.

So it make sense for Stephen Fulton to just go with Inoue, even if he is the big underdog, at least he will have his time and see if he can pull the biggest upset in this division if ever he can break Inoue.

Well, many speculations about this fight are generated out of nowhere, of course this is why Inoure has been an impeccable boxer, I cannot deny that I like the attitude he has and above all what he can achieve in his fights, he is a boxer who He only speaks what is necessary, he does not offend anyone or idolize himself as many do, so this is something that at least I like, and also the other boxers, no matter how seekers, repeat it and that is something that is very Diff'ciil to achieve in this sport, in my personal opinion based on Inoue's coach and his way of seeing things, I would like him to win.

This is a big fight for Inoue, and we can assure he will not underestimate Fulton, and he will also assure us an entertaining fight if Fulton will dance with him well in the ring.

In fairness to Naoya Inoue, no such behavior on him taking his fights lightly.

He never underestimates his opponents and in fact, his Knock Out rate is proof that he is serious in his fights regardless of the status of his opponents. Chasing more titles, Inoue is surely the most aggressive fighter here compare to Fulton that has already had several plans in line prior to Inoue moving up so he decided to change plans and choose to fight Inoue first.

Inoue also mentioned in an interview that Fulton so far is the biggest challenge in his career therefore expect the Japanese monster to go all-out on this match.

I would, Inoue will surely make sure he'll be very aggressive and win a KO, so it's very important that Fulton is prepared for that as I have a feeling that this fight will not go to distance. Inoue will have a championship fight, he is not new to this kind of situation, and he still is the better fighter compared to Fulton, so fans are cheering for him to win.

I know that many are Inoue's fans, and of course some talk about a possible Knockout, although I say something, if Inoue makes that knockout it would be total madness! because he would be consecrating himself as one of the boxers with the best reputation and that is something that everyone wants, from then on I am sure they will look for him a lot to challenge him, but as he is, I think he can do it, I don't think a category defines him. what a boxer is, I think a boxer fights in the same way being in another category because he simply adjusts to the way and weight that corresponds to him, so I think he won't have any problems.

[Silberman]

The betting odds for this fight.

According to the online sportsbook SportsBetting.ag, The Japanese Monster is a -270 betting favorite to wrest Fulton’s junior featherweight titles. The American is currently listed at +210 odds.

source;

With that kind of odds, I find it justifiable and I will still take Inoue to win.
$270 to win $100, that's still attractive IMO considering we are talking about Inoue here trying to achieve another success.

The american maybe a little slick, but Inoue's power will surely be a big factor of stopping him.

Those are good odds, if a casino is already offering them and you will make a bet on this fight anyway then it could be a good idea to take them, since as the fight gets closer to happening I have the feeling those odds will get much worse as the fans of Inoue begin to make their bets and  casual fans make bets on the favorite which is Inoue, so at the end casinos will have no option but to give worse odds than what they are offering now.

[Lanatsa]

The betting odds for this fight.

According to the online sportsbook SportsBetting.ag, The Japanese Monster is a -270 betting favorite to wrest Fulton’s junior featherweight titles. The American is currently listed at +210 odds.

source;

With that kind of odds, I find it justifiable and I will still take Inoue to win.
$270 to win $100, that's still attractive IMO considering we are talking about Inoue here trying to achieve another success.

The american maybe a little slick, but Inoue's power will surely be a big factor of stopping him.

Those are good odds, if a casino is already offering them and you will make a bet on this fight anyway then it could be a good idea to take them, since as the fight gets closer to happening I have the feeling those odds will get much worse as the fans of Inoue begin to make their bets and  casual fans make bets on the favorite which is Inoue, so at the end casinos will have no option but to give worse odds than what they are offering now.

As long the odds are already that been shown and been offered then it is true that betting now would be the best time and its true that odds is really changing as the fight is fast approaching.

There are really some people who do love to bet on last hour or minute and i dont know on whats their reason.Im not surprised that Inoue is still the favorite on this one considering that
this is already an upper weight division which i would say that it would be a bit challenging if not that tough.

I could also welcome some opposite outcomes too which Fulton odds arent that bad either.

[harizen]

since as the fight gets closer to happening I have the feeling those odds will get much worse as the fans of Inoue begin to make their bets and  casual fans make bets on the favorite which is Inoue, so at the end casinos will have no option but to give worse odds than what they are offering now.

Technically in sports betting, if the Favorite is attracting more money, the odds on the Underdog will increase. On the other hand, if the underdog instead is attracting more money, there should be no such huge movement on the odds of the Favorite. This is called protecting the margin of the sportsbook.

In the situation here, since Inoue is likely to be the Favorite, the change of odds will depend on the flow of the money but I don't know what source bookmarkers or odds providers are relying on to determine the status of money that is currently circulating on that bet on every given day.

[goinmerry]

Those are good odds, if a casino is already offering them and you will make a bet on this fight anyway then it could be a good idea to take them, since as the fight gets closer to happening I have the feeling those odds will get much worse as the fans of Inoue begin to make their bets and  casual fans make bets on the favorite which is Inoue, so at the end casinos will have no option but to give worse odds than what they are offering now.

As far as I know, that's the highest odds so far that Naoya Inoue gets as a Favorite to win the match in his entire career. Sometimes he is always at a minimum of +500 above in the majority of his fights. It means Stephen Fulton is considered by the bookies not that heavily an underdog in this match compared to Inoue's previous opponent although the gap of odds is really distant and huge.

For others that are not aware of how that mentioned odds above will be shown in our favorite sportsbook as a usual odds we are seeing, it would be:

Naoya Inoue @ 1.4
Stephen Fulton @ 3.1

[serjent05]

This is a big fight for Inoue, and we can assure he will not underestimate Fulton, and he will also assure us an entertaining fight if Fulton will dance with him well in the ring.

In fairness to Naoya Inoue, no such behavior on him taking his fights lightly.

He never underestimates his opponents and in fact, his Knock Out rate is proof that he is serious in his fights regardless of the status of his opponents. Chasing more titles, Inoue is surely the most aggressive fighter here compare to Fulton that has already had several plans in line prior to Inoue moving up so he decided to change plans and choose to fight Inoue first.

Inoue also mentioned in an interview that Fulton so far is the biggest challenge in his career therefore expect the Japanese monster to go all-out on this match.

There is no doubt that Fulton is the biggest challenge so far in his career because Fulton is the biggest among the opponent he fought.  Besides, Fulton is a natural of the super bantamweight division while Inoue just happen to recently go up in weight class. Though Fulton KO victory isn't as impressive as Inoue, it really makes a difference when your opponent is naturally bigger than you.

[goinmerry]

There is no doubt that Fulton is the biggest challenge so far in his career because Fulton is the biggest among the opponent he fought.  Besides, Fulton is a natural of the super bantamweight division while Inoue just happen to recently go up in weight class. Though Fulton KO victory isn't as impressive as Inoue, it really makes a difference when your opponent is naturally bigger than you.

Not a big deal if we are talking about the difference between 118 to 122.

Stephen Fulton maybe looks like a natural fighter in the Super Bantamweight as that's where he fights usually but didn't you know that Naoya Inoue, after every weigh-in in his 118 lbs fights, he is weighing around 122- 125 in the ring, on actual fights. It means Inoue is even overqualified already for Super Bantamweight and not having any disadvantages about weight differences. He is fast, quick, and agile.

And for me, Inoue can even match with those at 126 in a 1-2 years span.

[Maslate]

Those are good odds, if a casino is already offering them and you will make a bet on this fight anyway then it could be a good idea to take them, since as the fight gets closer to happening I have the feeling those odds will get much worse as the fans of Inoue begin to make their bets and  casual fans make bets on the favorite which is Inoue, so at the end casinos will have no option but to give worse odds than what they are offering now.

As far as I know, that's the highest odds so far that Naoya Inoue gets as a Favorite to win the match in his entire career. Sometimes he is always at a minimum of +500 above in the majority of his fights. It means Stephen Fulton is considered by the bookies not that heavily an underdog in this match compared to Inoue's previous opponent although the gap of odds is really distant and huge.

For others that are not aware of how that mentioned odds above will be shown in our favorite sportsbook as a usual odds we are seeing, it would be:

Naoya Inoue @ 1.4
Stephen Fulton @ 3.1

Definitely, I will not skip this fight and will be betting on Inoue @1.40. Although he is a heavy favorite the odds are already a decent one, I mean 40% of your money is for a fight that you are very confident you'll win, this is a go for me.

[carlisle1]

Those are good odds, if a casino is already offering them and you will make a bet on this fight anyway then it could be a good idea to take them, since as the fight gets closer to happening I have the feeling those odds will get much worse as the fans of Inoue begin to make their bets and  casual fans make bets on the favorite which is Inoue, so at the end casinos will have no option but to give worse odds than what they are offering now.

As far as I know, that's the highest odds so far that Naoya Inoue gets as a Favorite to win the match in his entire career. Sometimes he is always at a minimum of +500 above in the majority of his fights. It means Stephen Fulton is considered by the bookies not that heavily an underdog in this match compared to Inoue's previous opponent although the gap of odds is really distant and huge.

For others that are not aware of how that mentioned odds above will be shown in our favorite sportsbook as a usual odds we are seeing, it would be:

Naoya Inoue @ 1.4
Stephen Fulton @ 3.1

Definitely, I will not skip this fight and will be betting on Inoue @1.40. Although he is a heavy favorite the odds are already a decent one, I mean 40% of your money is for a fight that you are very confident you'll win, this is a go for me.

I agree with your statement, if you are comfortable that Inoue can beat Fulton that odd is not bad to take. It can add the enjoyment
while watching the fight.

Fulton is the current champ, but the bookies is giving the favor to Inoue, not bad for the monster and surely those who like you that
believes that Inoue can beat Fulton in this matchup will take that same action.

Bet now or wait during the live event, some gamblers will take it now and add more if there's adjustment that will take when the
fight is already ongoing.

[Jawhead999]

I agree with your statement, if you are comfortable that Inoue can beat Fulton that odd is not bad to take. It can add the enjoyment
while watching the fight.

Bet now or wait during the live event, some gamblers will take it now and add more if there's adjustment that will take when the
fight is already ongoing.

The fight will happen on the next 3 months, I would predict the odds for Inoue would be smaller around ~1.25x because the hype is really favor on Inoue's side. Not to mention shit might happen when the fight get closer and closer, there's a chance Fulton might be replaced with the other weak boxer.

I actually wonder why people are betting during early odds? in the end there's no benefit for the bettors since the odds will keep adjusted.

[Shamm]

While Inoue, he was really dominating the division he has won being a unified champion, now he move up and will be threatening the champion to take their belts.

It's worth noting that Stephen Fulton is also planning to move up to 126 lbs even prior to this negotiation with Naoya Inoue. Actually, not just a plan for him but Fulton already taking steps to reach and maintain that weight. I do hope that it won't affect his training to keep shape at 122 lbs even already doing training courses to fully shape at 126 lbs.

Even a pound inch or two is struggling to do and can affect the boxer's performance a day before the fight. Although I believed that the several months left before Fulton face Inoue is enough to get physically fit again at 122 lbs. He's a champion after all.

Of course, we know that he is a champion but Inoue does not care, he will be continuing with his mission in defeating his opponents in a dominant passion. I would not even be surprise if Inoue winning via KO will have a lower odds than him winning via decision. This is a big fight for Inoue, and we can assure he will not underestimate Fulton, and he will also assure us an entertaining fight if Fulton will dance with him well in the ring.

yes you are right that mate once a challenger want to challenge A champion then he must be prepared at all times what ever the outcomes. But still he must do his duties and focus on his goal to defeat the champion and steal the belt. for sure this is what's inoue will do in his upcoming fight for me even if inoue can not knocking down Stephen Fulton at least he can defeat then that's okay but one thing I sure is that. Inoue will make a way to knock down fulton.

[goldkingcoiner]

The fact that this match has not been given an actual official date but said to be in may is not something I believe to be true. Its likely the fight will be postponed to a later date. Because every time we get such a flip-floppy answer when asking for the date, we very often see them changing the date in the future.

I am all in for Naoya Inoue. Fulton stands absolutely no chance.

Although it is quite curious why Inoue is rushing things here. I did not think he would challenge Stephan Fulton this early on. He should be building up his wins with other opponents before taking on Fulton. It just seems like he is impatient.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The fact that this match has not been given an actual official date but said to be in may is not something I believe to be true. Its likely the fight will be postponed to a later date. Because every time we get such a flip-floppy answer when asking for the date, we very often see them changing the date in the future.

I am all in for Naoya Inoue. Fulton stands absolutely no chance.

Although it is quite curious why Inoue is rushing things here. I did not think he would challenge Stephan Fulton this early on. He should be building up his wins with other opponents before taking on Fulton. It just seems like he is impatient.

I will tend to agree, but hopefully this fight will happen in Japan around that time. Fulton supposed to be have a rematch fight with Brandon if I'm not mistaken, but it's not going to happen because he decided to stay at 122 lbs and face Inoue.

However, I disagree that Inoue is rushing things here, he has no challenge in bantamweight, he needs to move up to super bantam. And as a unified champion, he has been giving that kind of special treatment to face the champion in 122 lbs and that is Fulton.

[freedomgo]

I agree with your statement, if you are comfortable that Inoue can beat Fulton that odd is not bad to take. It can add the enjoyment
while watching the fight.

Bet now or wait during the live event, some gamblers will take it now and add more if there's adjustment that will take when the
fight is already ongoing.

The fight will happen on the next 3 months, I would predict the odds for Inoue would be smaller around ~1.25x because the hype is really favor on Inoue's side. Not to mention shit might happen when the fight get closer and closer, there's a chance Fulton might be replaced with the other weak boxer.

I actually wonder why people are betting during early odds? in the end there's no benefit for the bettors since the odds will keep adjusted.

Because there's a very big chance that the odds will become smaller like for example, if you bet now, the odds is 1.20x and if you'll bet inside the 24-48 hours mark before the fight, then the odds might be 1.15x or even 1.15x and that's the reason why most of the gamblers are going for the early bet especially in this case that it's almost impossible that Inoue's odds will be favorable to the bettors.

[Lanatsa]

I agree with your statement, if you are comfortable that Inoue can beat Fulton that odd is not bad to take. It can add the enjoyment
while watching the fight.

Bet now or wait during the live event, some gamblers will take it now and add more if there's adjustment that will take when the
fight is already ongoing.

The fight will happen on the next 3 months, I would predict the odds for Inoue would be smaller around ~1.25x because the hype is really favor on Inoue's side. Not to mention shit might happen when the fight get closer and closer, there's a chance Fulton might be replaced with the other weak boxer.

I actually wonder why people are betting during early odds? in the end there's no benefit for the bettors since the odds will keep adjusted.

Because there's a very big chance that the odds will become smaller like for example, if you bet now, the odds is 1.20x and if you'll bet inside the 24-48 hours mark before the fight, then the odds might be 1.15x or even 1.15x and that's the reason why most of the gamblers are going for the early bet especially in this case that it's almost impossible that Inoue's odds will be favorable to the bettors.

Yes and this is why its better to bet earlier once there already bookies had opened their lines for gamblers to make out some bet and its true that majority would really be keeping on eye on the time that it would really be available and make out some bets right away which they would really be cherishing and utilizing the odds as early as possible which it would really be that a very common approach.
I dont have any doubts that Inoue would be the favorite and odds would really become even more lower as the fight date is approaching so better to take up the position
on the time that you do see that its already available.

[Ziskinberg]

Inoue's fans, what can you say about this?

https://www.ringtv.com/649277-exclusive-stephen-fulton-and-trainer-say-beating-naoya-inoue-in-japan-is-key-to-respect-in-america/

They really think that it's a big war and they need to win so their country will be respected.
Looks like they are the ones thinking that way, it's not the battle of USA vs JAPAN, this is a sport, it's boxing and entertainment.
Well, if they think that way, good for them as that means they'll have to work hard to find a way to beat Inoue.

[inthelongrun]

Inoue's fans, what can you say about this?

https://www.ringtv.com/649277-exclusive-stephen-fulton-and-trainer-say-beating-naoya-inoue-in-japan-is-key-to-respect-in-america/

They really think that it's a big war and they need to win so their country will be respected.
Looks like they are the ones thinking that way, it's not the battle of USA vs JAPAN, this is a sport, it's boxing and entertainment.
Well, if they think that way, good for them as that means they'll have to work hard to find a way to beat Inoue.

What a weird article posted on Ring's website. I think the point is about Fulton not getting the attention and big respect in the US even if he owns 2 belts while Inoue is glorified not just in Japan but in the whole world. Inoue is ranked 2nd best pound for pound in the world and beating him would make Fulton very popular and probably get ranked in the top 10 p4p by The Ring.

I hope everything is finalized soon since this is a great fight. Fulton might think that Inoue's punches are just the same or even lesser than those of Brandon Figueroa whom he survived and won a very close fight.

[Yamifoud]

Inoue's fans, what can you say about this?

https://www.ringtv.com/649277-exclusive-stephen-fulton-and-trainer-say-beating-naoya-inoue-in-japan-is-key-to-respect-in-america/

They really think that it's a big war and they need to win so their country will be respected.
Looks like they are the ones thinking that way, it's not the battle of USA vs JAPAN, this is a sport, it's boxing and entertainment.
Well, if they think that way, good for them as that means they'll have to work hard to find a way to beat Inoue.

What a weird article posted on Ring's website. I think the point is about Fulton not getting the attention and big respect in the US even if he owns 2 belts while Inoue is glorified not just in Japan but in the whole world. Inoue is ranked 2nd best pound for pound in the world and beating him would make Fulton very popular and probably get ranked in the top 10 p4p by The Ring.

I hope everything is finalized soon since this is a great fight. Fulton might think that Inoue's punches are just the same or even lesser than those of Brandon Figueroa whom he survived and won a very close fight.

Fulton should really take this as the biggest fight of his career. Though he is the defending champion Inoue is still the more popular boxer, not only in Japan but in the whole world. The thing is, Inoue is the heavy favorite here, so Fulton being the champion might felt he was not respected, so he will try everything to upset Inoue and he'll enjoy the popularity that he never had before.