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

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

On the contrary, I think Inoue has face a lot of great boxers, so not sure what Fulton can offer in this fight that Inoue hasn't seen in my opinion. No doubt that Fulton is good, but the power of Inoue will be too much for him specially that Inoue will added 4 pounds in his frame.

It might be the Fulton be the bigger guy if this is his weight, but Inoue's combination of power and speed will give anyone a problem here.

I wanted to see Fulton vs Figueroa 2 as well because the fight one is really close.

Fulton will regret this fight, none of his opponents of Inoue in the past has not gone down because of his power, so I don't think Fulton will be an exception, especially since Inoue is making his debut in the super bantamweight division, he will make sure that he will again have an impressive win.

For now we will say that he is not regretting, just like what Butler says prior to the fight. But after the fight it was a different tune for Butler as he admitted that Inoue's punches are hard.

So probably the same case with Stephen in the beginning, but when the time comes that they are the only 2 standing in the ring and they began exchanging punches, then maybe at the back of his mind he will says that he sign his death wish for fighter a boxer with Inoue's power.

[freedomgo]

On the contrary, I think Inoue has face a lot of great boxers, so not sure what Fulton can offer in this fight that Inoue hasn't seen in my opinion. No doubt that Fulton is good, but the power of Inoue will be too much for him specially that Inoue will added 4 pounds in his frame.

It might be the Fulton be the bigger guy if this is his weight, but Inoue's combination of power and speed will give anyone a problem here.

I wanted to see Fulton vs Figueroa 2 as well because the fight one is really close.

Fulton will regret this fight, none of his opponents of Inoue in the past has not gone down because of his power, so I don't think Fulton will be an exception, especially since Inoue is making his debut in the super bantamweight division, he will make sure that he will again have an impressive win.

For now we will say that he is not regretting, just like what Butler says prior to the fight. But after the fight it was a different tune for Butler as he admitted that Inoue's punches are hard.

So probably the same case with Stephen in the beginning, but when the time comes that they are the only 2 standing in the ring and they began exchanging punches, then maybe at the back of his mind he will says that he sign his death wish for fighter a boxer with Inoue's power.

Can't really make sure about that as we know that Fulton got some pride as well because he managed to possess two of the 4 belts, WBC and WBO. Besides, I'm more than inclined that he is quite confident enough to fight with Inoue without any worries because he hasn't yet fought someone or any boxer that comes near with Inoue's league. So, this time, it's his turn to taste a punch from a true monster and it will surely be fun watching these two clashing.

[harizen]

Can't really make sure about that as we know that Fulton got some pride as well because he managed to possess two of the 4 belts, WBC and WBO. Besides, I'm more than inclined that he is quite confident enough to fight with Inoue without any worries because he hasn't yet fought someone or any boxer that comes near with Inoue's league. So, this time, it's his turn to taste a punch from a true monster and it will surely be fun watching these two clashing.

Even prior to Naoya Inoue becoming the undisputed bantamweight champion, Stephen Fulton already express his interest that once Inoue finally moved up, he wants a clash against being called the Japanese monster. Actually, Fulton is set to move up at 126 lbs but maybe wants to taste how's the feeling of fighting against the hype Inoue and how strong he really is.

About the odds discussion, oddsmakers favor Inoue as the Favorite to win this match.

This is the first time that Fulton is being an underdog in his professional match.

Naoya Inoue Sizable Favorite in Stephen Fulton Bout

[goinmerry]

Fulton will regret this fight, none of his opponents of Inoue in the past has not gone down because of his power, so I don't think Fulton will be an exception, especially since Inoue is making his debut in the super bantamweight division, he will make sure that he will again have an impressive win.

But if Fulton didn't accept this title defense against Inoue, then it will leave a question on his reputation that he's afraid of facing the Japanese boxer.

He originally set for a rematch with Brandon Figueroa, but in a different weight class, and it's already set for February 26. But instead, he negotiated with Naoya Inoue and Figueroa might face instead the former WBC Featherweight Champion, Mark Magsayo.

Good to see that Fulton decided to stay at 122 lbs and Naoya Inoue itself claimed that Fulton is so far the biggest challenge in his career.

[Kasabus]

Can't really make sure about that as we know that Fulton got some pride as well because he managed to possess two of the 4 belts, WBC and WBO. Besides, I'm more than inclined that he is quite confident enough to fight with Inoue without any worries because he hasn't yet fought someone or any boxer that comes near with Inoue's league. So, this time, it's his turn to taste a punch from a true monster and it will surely be fun watching these two clashing.

Even prior to Naoya Inoue becoming the undisputed bantamweight champion, Stephen Fulton already express his interest that once Inoue finally moved up, he wants a clash against being called the Japanese monster. Actually, Fulton is set to move up at 126 lbs but maybe wants to taste how's the feeling of fighting against the hype Inoue and how strong he really is.

About the odds discussion, oddsmakers favor Inoue as the Favorite to win this match.

This is the first time that Fulton is being an underdog in his professional match.

Naoya Inoue Sizable Favorite in Stephen Fulton Bout

Oh yeah? But somehow, I'm already expecting the scenario that the sports bookies will list Naoya Inoue as the favorite here against the 2-belt champion, Stephen Fulton. And it seems that the Japanese monster is even listed as a heavy favorite because I imagine that even if Inoue will be the favorite, their odds won't have some huge gap but I'm wrong. These bookies won't really give the bettors some advantage even if this is a 1st time for Inoue in the super-bantam

[Baofeng]

Fulton will regret this fight, none of his opponents of Inoue in the past has not gone down because of his power, so I don't think Fulton will be an exception, especially since Inoue is making his debut in the super bantamweight division, he will make sure that he will again have an impressive win.

But if Fulton didn't accept this title defense against Inoue, then it will leave a question on his reputation that he's afraid of facing the Japanese boxer.

He originally set for a rematch with Brandon Figueroa, but in a different weight class, and it's already set for February 26. But instead, he negotiated with Naoya Inoue and Figueroa might face instead the former WBC Featherweight Champion, Mark Magsayo.

Good to see that Fulton decided to stay at 122 lbs and Naoya Inoue itself claimed that Fulton is so far the biggest challenge in his career.

To be fair with Stephen Fulton though he has plans to move up to 126 lbs already, but when Inoue says that he will move up to 122 lbs, then their names would have to cross path first because obviously, Fulton is the champion in this division and so he has to defend it against the Monster.

So not that he is afraid of what, but as a champion he has this duty to face anyone, be it might be the Inoue who is making a jump.

We should give credit to him for staying and defending it even though we know that it is going to be a very difficult fight for him.

[serjent05]

On the contrary, I think Inoue has face a lot of great boxers, so not sure what Fulton can offer in this fight that Inoue hasn't seen in my opinion. No doubt that Fulton is good, but the power of Inoue will be too much for him specially that Inoue will added 4 pounds in his frame.

It might be the Fulton be the bigger guy if this is his weight, but Inoue's combination of power and speed will give anyone a problem here.

I wanted to see Fulton vs Figueroa 2 as well because the fight one is really close.

Fulton will regret this fight, none of his opponents of Inoue in the past has not gone down because of his power, so I don't think Fulton will be an exception, especially since Inoue is making his debut in the super bantamweight division, he will make sure that he will again have an impressive win.

Remember this is a heavier-weight category, it is possible that Fulton has high resistance on the powerful punches of Inoue so we can't be sure that Fultonn will regret fighting Inoue for the title defence.  Besides, I believe the fight was sanctioned by the governing body so Fulton can do nothing but agree with the fight deals.  Besides, if ever Fulton wins the match, I am sure it will be a huge accomplishment on his side since Inoue also known as a monster is well respected for his punching power.  If Fulton can be able to last until the last round and manage to win the fight then that would be another boxing upset story.

[btc_angela]

On the contrary, I think Inoue has face a lot of great boxers, so not sure what Fulton can offer in this fight that Inoue hasn't seen in my opinion. No doubt that Fulton is good, but the power of Inoue will be too much for him specially that Inoue will added 4 pounds in his frame.

It might be the Fulton be the bigger guy if this is his weight, but Inoue's combination of power and speed will give anyone a problem here.

I wanted to see Fulton vs Figueroa 2 as well because the fight one is really close.

Fulton will regret this fight, none of his opponents of Inoue in the past has not gone down because of his power, so I don't think Fulton will be an exception, especially since Inoue is making his debut in the super bantamweight division, he will make sure that he will again have an impressive win.

Remember this is a heavier-weight category, it is possible that Fulton has high resistance on the powerful punches of Inoue so we can't be sure that Fultonn will regret fighting Inoue for the title defence.  Besides, I believe the fight was sanctioned by the governing body so Fulton can do nothing but agree with the fight deals.  Besides, if ever Fulton wins the match, I am sure it will be a huge accomplishment on his side since Inoue also known as a monster is well respected for his punching power.  If Fulton can be able to last until the last round and manage to win the fight then that would be another boxing upset story.

It could be, but the power though of Inoue thought, I agree that it's not tested at 122 lbs. But Inoue not draining himself to make the weight in this fight and probably just training and polishing his skills against the best of 122 lbs, you could really see that he has a good chance be the favorite in this fight.

Again, if you haven't seen Fulton fight, he doesn't have the same power as Inoue, he wasn't able to bring down Figueroa on his last fight. On the other hand, he could have taken a lot of damages during that fight. Yes he won, but the score is really close. And as I have said, he could have been soften by Figueroa and then Inoue just go for the kill and maybe knock him out, just saying.

[Japinat]

Again, if you haven't seen Fulton fight, he doesn't have the same power as Inoue, he wasn't able to bring down Figueroa on his last fight. On the other hand, he could have taken a lot of damages during that fight. Yes he won, but the score is really close. And as I have said, he could have been soften by Figueroa and then Inoue just go for the kill and maybe knock him out, just saying.

Which makes Inoue different because there's no fighter that he has a close fight, well, the closest was Donaire because he survive the 12 rounds, but the result was still all in favor on Inoue since Inoue won via Unanimous decision. This might be a debut of Inoue but despite that, I'm sure he will not struggle and his confidence is still very high, he likes a real action because he got bored in his last fight where he won the undisputed champion.

[Botnake]

Again, if you haven't seen Fulton fight, he doesn't have the same power as Inoue, he wasn't able to bring down Figueroa on his last fight. On the other hand, he could have taken a lot of damages during that fight. Yes he won, but the score is really close. And as I have said, he could have been soften by Figueroa and then Inoue just go for the kill and maybe knock him out, just saying.

Which makes Inoue different because there's no fighter that he has a close fight, well, the closest was Donaire because he survive the 12 rounds, but the result was still all in favor on Inoue since Inoue won via Unanimous decision. This might be a debut of Inoue but despite that, I'm sure he will not struggle and his confidence is still very high, he likes a real action because he got bored in his last fight where he won the undisputed champion.

There's no need to compare their records, it's very obvious, we already know who is the better fighter here. The thing is, even if Fulton is the champ, if he will be able to defend his title, people will react thinking it was an upset. That's how big their trust to Inoue since Inoue has been knocking down opponents, a monster with no fear, that's who he is.

[Oilacris]

Again, if you haven't seen Fulton fight, he doesn't have the same power as Inoue, he wasn't able to bring down Figueroa on his last fight. On the other hand, he could have taken a lot of damages during that fight. Yes he won, but the score is really close. And as I have said, he could have been soften by Figueroa and then Inoue just go for the kill and maybe knock him out, just saying.

Which makes Inoue different because there's no fighter that he has a close fight, well, the closest was Donaire because he survive the 12 rounds, but the result was still all in favor on Inoue since Inoue won via Unanimous decision. This might be a debut of Inoue but despite that, I'm sure he will not struggle and his confidence is still very high, he likes a real action because he got bored in his last fight where he won the undisputed champion.

There's no need to compare their records, it's very obvious, we already know who is the better fighter here. The thing is, even if Fulton is the champ, if he will be able to defend his title, people will react thinking it was an upset. That's how big their trust to Inoue since Inoue has been knocking down opponents, a monster with no fear, that's who he is.

But when expectations is really just that too much then they would really be just telling to theirselves that it is really just normal to lose since its a higher weight division champ so its a bit of a rush on taking him directly which it would really be a common excuse for those solid Inoue fans out there.Well, it cant really that surprising because if we do see on Inoue's potential which it seems that he could
handle up those fighters on higher division.It cant be that be so sure though and it wont be that easy but we could really be able to see
whether he could make it or not.

[Jating]

Again, if you haven't seen Fulton fight, he doesn't have the same power as Inoue, he wasn't able to bring down Figueroa on his last fight. On the other hand, he could have taken a lot of damages during that fight. Yes he won, but the score is really close. And as I have said, he could have been soften by Figueroa and then Inoue just go for the kill and maybe knock him out, just saying.

Which makes Inoue different because there's no fighter that he has a close fight, well, the closest was Donaire because he survive the 12 rounds, but the result was still all in favor on Inoue since Inoue won via Unanimous decision. This might be a debut of Inoue but despite that, I'm sure he will not struggle and his confidence is still very high, he likes a real action because he got bored in his last fight where he won the undisputed champion.

There's no need to compare their records, it's very obvious, we already know who is the better fighter here. The thing is, even if Fulton is the champ, if he will be able to defend his title, people will react thinking it was an upset. That's how big their trust to Inoue since Inoue has been knocking down opponents, a monster with no fear, that's who he is.

Well if the odds favor Inoue (most likely), and then Fulton is the underdog then we can call it an upset if he wins because of that. Yes, I also see him not struggling, it's just 4 pounds of weight and he could easily make it without any struggle and could make him big and feeling powerful as well.

Yes, the record of Inoue says it all, so we can't really discount that, he is knocking everyone in the 118 lbs, including Donaire and against his last fight in Butler. So in terms it will be an upset technically even if Fulton is the champion and Inoue is the challenger.

[Baofeng]

Again, if you haven't seen Fulton fight, he doesn't have the same power as Inoue, he wasn't able to bring down Figueroa on his last fight. On the other hand, he could have taken a lot of damages during that fight. Yes he won, but the score is really close. And as I have said, he could have been soften by Figueroa and then Inoue just go for the kill and maybe knock him out, just saying.

Which makes Inoue different because there's no fighter that he has a close fight, well, the closest was Donaire because he survive the 12 rounds, but the result was still all in favor on Inoue since Inoue won via Unanimous decision. This might be a debut of Inoue but despite that, I'm sure he will not struggle and his confidence is still very high, he likes a real action because he got bored in his last fight where he won the undisputed champion.

There's no need to compare their records, it's very obvious, we already know who is the better fighter here. The thing is, even if Fulton is the champ, if he will be able to defend his title, people will react thinking it was an upset. That's how big their trust to Inoue since Inoue has been knocking down opponents, a monster with no fear, that's who he is.

But when expectations is really just that too much then they would really be just telling to theirselves that it is really just normal to lose since its a higher weight division champ so its a bit of a rush on taking him directly which it would really be a common excuse for those solid Inoue fans out there.Well, it cant really that surprising because if we do see on Inoue's potential which it seems that he could
handle up those fighters on higher division.It cant be that be so sure though and it wont be that easy but we could really be able to see
whether he could make it or not.

I wouldn't say that will be the excuse if ever they lost the fight against Fulton, for sure Inoue's camp will give respect to Stephen because after all he was the champion that they are challenging and this is his division, so no excuses for them. On the other hand, Inoue will not be called a the monster for nothing. And one thing about him is that even at the face of his most difficult fight against Donaire in the first fight, with broken orbital bone, he still manage to overcome Nonito and win that fight. And now the experience he got from that will bring him to the next level, whether another hard fight against Fulton or what will be next for him in this division, win or lose.

[YOSHIE]

In my opinion, the boxing between Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton deserves to be watched and praised, both of them are professional boxers in this one sports match, I'm sure the two of them will do well without a hitch to defend the WBC/WBO super belts in the future.

I believe boxer Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton, is positive on the radar in this boxing fight for 2023, I'm sure to see them both betting professionally in the ring to defend their bantamweight titles.

No official date yet but it will be in the month of May. The venue is in Japan and it's the first time that Fulton will fight outside the USA.

Hopefully as soon as possible all of us who are here can see the date/day/month of boxing between Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Again, if you haven't seen Fulton fight, he doesn't have the same power as Inoue, he wasn't able to bring down Figueroa on his last fight. On the other hand, he could have taken a lot of damages during that fight. Yes he won, but the score is really close. And as I have said, he could have been soften by Figueroa and then Inoue just go for the kill and maybe knock him out, just saying.

Which makes Inoue different because there's no fighter that he has a close fight, well, the closest was Donaire because he survive the 12 rounds, but the result was still all in favor on Inoue since Inoue won via Unanimous decision. This might be a debut of Inoue but despite that, I'm sure he will not struggle and his confidence is still very high, he likes a real action because he got bored in his last fight where he won the undisputed champion.

There's no need to compare their records, it's very obvious, we already know who is the better fighter here. The thing is, even if Fulton is the champ, if he will be able to defend his title, people will react thinking it was an upset. That's how big their trust to Inoue since Inoue has been knocking down opponents, a monster with no fear, that's who he is.

Well if the odds favor Inoue (most likely), and then Fulton is the underdog then we can call it an upset if he wins because of that. Yes, I also see him not struggling, it's just 4 pounds of weight and he could easily make it without any struggle and could make him big and feeling powerful as well.

Yes, the record of Inoue says it all, so we can't really discount that, he is knocking everyone in the 118 lbs, including Donaire and against his last fight in Butler. So in terms it will be an upset technically even if Fulton is the champion and Inoue is the challenger.

Well the expectations are high, Inoue is a boxer who has a lot of potential, so if we start to see when Inoue has a fight he is the great favorite, I am not saying that Fulton is going to lose easily, no, but rather due to his great record that the Japanese has is very obvious that most of the people who have always followed his fights and many more can draw conclusions, but in part we as good fans and connoisseurs of the sport know that most of the time the odds are enormous According to the statistics that may be available, I personally believe and know that Inoue can win, and I believe that what helps the Japanese the most is his discipline.

Daily Bread Mailbag: Inoue-Fulton, Haney-Loma, Spence-Crawford, More

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Naoya Inoue moving up to face Stephen Fulton, Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde, Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford, and more.

Hey Mr Edwards,

Greetings and allow me to just pick your colossal boxing brain this time. Ken Porter is comfortable to have his son fight a pitched battle with Errol Spence Jr for 12 rounds but rescues him from serious harm against Terrence Crawford. Yet, in his opinion, Jaron "Boots" Ennis beats Crawford but not Spence. Well, Porter deserves respect for guiding his son's boxing career and for the work he does as trainer of US Olympic hopefuls, but what he suggests herein is plain ridiculous, in my view. What do you think? What has Terrence Crawford ever done to these guys whose sole ambition in life appears to be to undermine his ability and legacy?

Source: https://www.boxingscene.com/daily-bread-mailbag-inoue-fulton-haney-loma-spence-crawford-more--171943

[mirakal]

No official date yet but it will be in the month of May. The venue is in Japan and it's the first time that Fulton will fight outside the USA.

Hopefully as soon as possible all of us who are here can see the date/day/month of boxing between Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton.

Fulton has to be convincing if he wants to win this fight, I mean, it will be held in Japan, so the judges might favor Inoue if this will go to the judges scorecards. Inoue is known for knocking out his opponent early, so it's not expected to reach the judges scorecards, but just in case though.

[Botnake]

Again, if you haven't seen Fulton fight, he doesn't have the same power as Inoue, he wasn't able to bring down Figueroa on his last fight. On the other hand, he could have taken a lot of damages during that fight. Yes he won, but the score is really close. And as I have said, he could have been soften by Figueroa and then Inoue just go for the kill and maybe knock him out, just saying.

Which makes Inoue different because there's no fighter that he has a close fight, well, the closest was Donaire because he survive the 12 rounds, but the result was still all in favor on Inoue since Inoue won via Unanimous decision. This might be a debut of Inoue but despite that, I'm sure he will not struggle and his confidence is still very high, he likes a real action because he got bored in his last fight where he won the undisputed champion.

There's no need to compare their records, it's very obvious, we already know who is the better fighter here. The thing is, even if Fulton is the champ, if he will be able to defend his title, people will react thinking it was an upset. That's how big their trust to Inoue since Inoue has been knocking down opponents, a monster with no fear, that's who he is.

Well if the odds favor Inoue (most likely), and then Fulton is the underdog then we can call it an upset if he wins because of that. Yes, I also see him not struggling, it's just 4 pounds of weight and he could easily make it without any struggle and could make him big and feeling powerful as well.

Yes, the record of Inoue says it all, so we can't really discount that, he is knocking everyone in the 118 lbs, including Donaire and against his last fight in Butler. So in terms it will be an upset technically even if Fulton is the champion and Inoue is the challenger.

But he did not fight Casimero, I would be so impressed with his achievement if he gave Casimero a chance. Now that he is fighting a champion now, and if he wins the fight, then I'm afraid that he will not give Casimero a chance to fight unless the organization will make it mandatory for Inoue to fight Casimero, which I think will not happen anytime soon.

[inthelongrun]

No official date yet but it will be in the month of May. The venue is in Japan and it's the first time that Fulton will fight outside the USA.

Hopefully as soon as possible all of us who are here can see the date/day/month of boxing between Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton.

Fulton has to be convincing if he wants to win this fight, I mean, it will be held in Japan, so the judges might favor Inoue if this will go to the judges scorecards. Inoue is known for knocking out his opponent early, so it's not expected to reach the judges scorecards, but just in case though.

Well, there were many robberies and controversial decisions as well in the US which favors their own fighters. And I haven't heard of a robbery decision in Japan that's regularly hosting many world title fights yearly.

I have nothing but respect for Stephen Fulton for taking the fight in Japan. Inoue even if he is the challenger is the A-side since he is a 3-division and was a former undisputed champion. So Inoue deserves the homecourt advantage. The officiating in Japan should be fine unlike in South Africa and Thailand where the visitor needs a KO to win.

[TimeTeller]

No official date yet but it will be in the month of May. The venue is in Japan and it's the first time that Fulton will fight outside the USA.

Hopefully as soon as possible all of us who are here can see the date/day/month of boxing between Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton.

Fulton has to be convincing if he wants to win this fight, I mean, it will be held in Japan, so the judges might favor Inoue if this will go to the judges scorecards. Inoue is known for knocking out his opponent early, so it's not expected to reach the judges scorecards, but just in case though.

Well, there were many robberies and controversial decisions as well in the US which favors their own fighters. And I haven't heard of a robbery decision in Japan that's regularly hosting many world title fights yearly.

I have nothing but respect for Stephen Fulton for taking the fight in Japan. Inoue even if he is the challenger is the A-side since he is a 3-division and was a former undisputed champion. So Inoue deserves the homecourt advantage. The officiating in Japan should be fine unlike in South Africa and Thailand where the visitor needs a KO to win.

The judges are not Japanese so it is fine to hold this match in Japan.
Also, I don't think Japanese people will favor cheating as they are one of the honest people on this planet.
We will see if Inoue is ready for this moving up of weight division.
But I can understand if bookies will favor Inoue over Fulton, even if Inoue is the challenger here.
So we will expect that Inoue will be the aggressive one on this match.

[Silberman]

On the contrary, I think Inoue has face a lot of great boxers, so not sure what Fulton can offer in this fight that Inoue hasn't seen in my opinion. No doubt that Fulton is good, but the power of Inoue will be too much for him specially that Inoue will added 4 pounds in his frame.

It might be the Fulton be the bigger guy if this is his weight, but Inoue's combination of power and speed will give anyone a problem here.

I wanted to see Fulton vs Figueroa 2 as well because the fight one is really close.

Fulton will regret this fight, none of his opponents of Inoue in the past has not gone down because of his power, so I don't think Fulton will be an exception, especially since Inoue is making his debut in the super bantamweight division, he will make sure that he will again have an impressive win.

Remember this is a heavier-weight category, it is possible that Fulton has high resistance on the powerful punches of Inoue so we can't be sure that Fultonn will regret fighting Inoue for the title defence.  Besides, I believe the fight was sanctioned by the governing body so Fulton can do nothing but agree with the fight deals.  Besides, if ever Fulton wins the match, I am sure it will be a huge accomplishment on his side since Inoue also known as a monster is well respected for his punching power.  If Fulton can be able to last until the last round and manage to win the fight then that would be another boxing upset story.

This is what I was thinking as well, not only Fulton should have a higher resistance to the punching power of Inoue, but it can also be difficult for a fighter to gain the weight to enter a heavier division and still keep their previous speed and power, so while I expect Inoue to still be the heavy favorite for this fight, Fulton should offer a bigger resistance and be more threatening to Inoue, which is a good thing otherwise this fight could be as boring as the one against Butler.