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

[Baofeng]

But once the Monster has adjusted and see what Fulton is doing, he might executed his favorite straight right and then jab his way to the body and soften Fulton and take him out in the later part of the round for a TKO/KO victory.

That's what the Monster is capable of, adjusting on the phase of the fight then boom, will dominate his opponent later on. That's how dangerous he is.

Remember when he is struggling against Donaire during their first match, the monster remains calm and tries to keep up with that fight even after suffering already a serious injury in the early rounds. He takes time to adjust then later on, he came back stronger in the later rounds and won.

If Fulton will able to put Inoue in a struggling mode in the early rounds, for sure the Monster will able to bounce back in the later rounds, not unless Fulton will keep that early momentum until the end.

Yep, that's how he evolved after his very first close against Nonito, he has evolved even more after that. He learn how to phase and then read his opponent and even have the mentality to survived a fight eve if he has that injury already.

And we all know after that fight, he beat Donaire by knockout and same with Butler.

So he is still getting stronger and smarter in any fight and keeps on progressing. So for sure he will know a thing or two against Fulton because he is a great fighter. Inoue has that ability to absorb every strengths of his opponents.

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[Japinat]

We would really be seeing here on how Inoue would be able to handle it out specially on this higher weight division.Changes on weight might not be that much but we cant really that deny that speed
might really be that affected as higher weight division do sets in.I wont say that Fulton could be easily be knocked down considering that his a belt or title holder on this divsion
but it seems that Inoue is really that confident that he could snatched it up easily and directly going against Fulton instead the other one.

I don't think that Inoue's speed will be affected because he moves up in weight class.  I think 122 lbs is the normal weight division of Inoue.  Remember, in his last fight against Butler, Inoue was overweight making him do exercises to lose weight. So I think Inoue will be doing fine in this weight category.

So instead of performance deteriorating, I think Inoue will have a better performance this time.

It could be his normal body weight for now, because in 118 lbs, you can clearly see that he is weight drain during weigh-in. So in super bantamweight, he doesn't have to lose that extra poundage and with that, it's easy for him body and so his performance like speed and power will greatly affected positively.

So not be an issue and this is dangerous for Fulton. As he will be fighting a Inoue that has no problems making weight and he will have more power in his hands. On the other hand, it could be Fulton who could see an weight issue here, remember that he is targeting to move up to 126 already and rematch Brandon Figueroa on that weight. But he opted to stay one more time and defend his belt against Inoue.

Exactly and I remember that Inoue had to make a run and do another extensive work out just to make the desired weight to fight Paul Butler. Luckily, he managed to do so and fought with Buter afterwards that made him the undisputed champion at 118. Because of that situation, yes, I think Inoue will be much more comfortable at 122 because his weight now sits perfectly for the division.

The only remaining thing left is to find out what is the outcome of this bout and see how will they dance gracefully together. I reckon that it will be an intense fight as Steph Fulton also wanted this bout before he climbs the next upper division.

[Silberman]

Yep, that's how he evolved after his very first close against Nonito, he has evolved even more after that. He learn how to phase and then read his opponent and even have the mentality to survived a fight eve if he has that injury already.

And we all know after that fight, he beat Donaire by knockout and same with Butler.

So he is still getting stronger and smarter in any fight and keeps on progressing. So for sure he will know a thing or two against Fulton because he is a great fighter. Inoue has that ability to absorb every strengths of his opponents.

Inoue is on his prime and that makes him an incredibly dangerous fighter, not only he has the intelligence and skill to adjust his fighting style, he still has the physical capabilities to absorb a massive amount of damage and do whatever he wants on the ring, so it is not surprising that despite being the challenger the many different boxing fans around the world think of him as the favorite on his fight against Fulton.

[mirakal]

Yep, that's how he evolved after his very first close against Nonito, he has evolved even more after that. He learn how to phase and then read his opponent and even have the mentality to survived a fight eve if he has that injury already.

And we all know after that fight, he beat Donaire by knockout and same with Butler.

So he is still getting stronger and smarter in any fight and keeps on progressing. So for sure he will know a thing or two against Fulton because he is a great fighter. Inoue has that ability to absorb every strengths of his opponents.

Inoue is on his prime and that makes him an incredibly dangerous fighter, not only he has the intelligence and skill to adjust his fighting style, he still has the physical capabilities to absorb a massive amount of damage and do whatever he wants on the ring, so it is not surprising that despite being the challenger the many different boxing fans around the world think of him as the favorite on his fight against Fulton.

And despite of Inoue's close encounter with Donaire, the latter still haven't found out Inoue's weaknesses because from what happened on their first encounter, Inoue quickly became adept to Donaire's speed and strength as there's a point that he can already shake of Donaire's vicious punches while the Filipino pride is evidently suffering from the punches that he is receiving.

That same thing will be Fulton's struggle because up to this point, nobody has figured out Inoue's weakness and it will be an expensive effort just to know that as by the time Inoue is hurting, it will be too late for Fulton. Besides, Inoue has proved that he will always level up as long as he will fight strong opponents.

[stadus]

It's Fulton's time now to break that momentum and protect his thrown. We will see who's going to stand tall after the fight.

Although he is the champion, it seems that we are hoping he will be able to survive against Inoue. The fight between Inoue and Donaire was quite different because Donaire was the challenger, while here, it's Inoue who is the challenger, but people view him as the champion.

There is a huge pressure on Foltun because the majority of the fans do not believe he can beat the Monster, but let's see what happens during the fight night

True. All the pressure is on Fulton's side because a monster is approaching towards him to get hold of his two belts and people are already predicting that he won't do nothing to protect it. While it is him who is the champion but it seems that he's more like a challenger because he is the one who will visit Inoue at his own country to protect his belt.

But the champion cannot do anything as it's undeniable that a bout in Japan is more profitable for both parties, so instead of the challenger visiting the champion, it's the opposite. I can't really hide that I'm already excited to see this fight soon.

Yes, but it seems that he is going to be ready, the reports says it's going to be in Japan, so he is also willing to travel there, so he has embrace that pressure and he going to thrived on it.

But then again, he will not be called a Monster for nothing, Fulton is no boogeyman, he has to face him face to face and it will be very difficult task at hand. Although it might also be a good paycheck and so he is willing to put everything in the line here and we expect a good and hard fight for both fighters.

Yup, the bout will happen inside Japan and their paycheck is already laid perfectly waiting to be claimed as this kind of bout will certainly attract a lot of attention to people not just in Japan alone but in other parts of the world as well, especially after the fact that both boxers also have their own fan bases, large fan bases that supports them. This will be good folks, I bet it will!

Have we heard official announcement about this fight or it is under the negotiation table as the Japanese counterpart is doing the negotiations with PBC and Al Haymon?

So if this is still happening in the background so no paycheck is already laid yet, at least until they have announced the date and the venue of the fight, most likely it will be the old and historical Saitama stadium in Japan. But we wanted to see the exact date.

More information about Inoue vs Fulton:

Stephen Fulton and Naoya Inoue have agreed to terms for a unified 122-pound title fight in the spring in Japan, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

The fight for Fulton's WBC and WBO junior featherweights titles is being targeted for May, sources said, though a date has not been set. The bout will be streamed on ESPN+ in the morning stateside, according to sources. Inoue often fights on Tuesdays in Japan.

https://www.espn.ph/boxing/story/_/id/35474707/naoya-inoue-stephen-fulton-agree-122-pound-title-bout

So yes, all they have is a verbal agreement for both boxers and both camps that indeed they will be having a fight in Japan somewhere in May. And from what I read about the other sources, Bob Arum mentioned that all negotiations are being handled by their Japanese counterpart and Arum's role is to oversee about it as he's nothing to worry about what's happening behind the scenes because it's not his first time negotiating with Inoue's main team. But for Al Haymon of the PBC, he's not making any noise and it seems that he's just letting Fulton do what he wanted as long as they have the bigger slice.

[dunfida]

Yep, that's how he evolved after his very first close against Nonito, he has evolved even more after that. He learn how to phase and then read his opponent and even have the mentality to survived a fight eve if he has that injury already.

And we all know after that fight, he beat Donaire by knockout and same with Butler.

So he is still getting stronger and smarter in any fight and keeps on progressing. So for sure he will know a thing or two against Fulton because he is a great fighter. Inoue has that ability to absorb every strengths of his opponents.

Inoue is on his prime and that makes him an incredibly dangerous fighter, not only he has the intelligence and skill to adjust his fighting style, he still has the physical capabilities to absorb a massive amount of damage and do whatever he wants on the ring, so it is not surprising that despite being the challenger the many different boxing fans around the world think of him as the favorite on his fight against Fulton.

On the time that he's still climbing up the ladder which people around been seeing this young man does have a brittle chin but as we do go along into this fights then he had proved out that we were wrong.

Yes, we've seen on his recent fights that he had some tough time on knocking out opponent like Donaire and Butler which it didnt go as planned on having that early KO but still ending up on a win.

I agree on what you have said about being the favorite.I cant blame out the boxing fans on sticking out on what Inoue is trying out to achieve.This dude does really have the potential
when it comes to boxing career.

[Baofeng]

Yep, that's how he evolved after his very first close against Nonito, he has evolved even more after that. He learn how to phase and then read his opponent and even have the mentality to survived a fight eve if he has that injury already.

And we all know after that fight, he beat Donaire by knockout and same with Butler.

So he is still getting stronger and smarter in any fight and keeps on progressing. So for sure he will know a thing or two against Fulton because he is a great fighter. Inoue has that ability to absorb every strengths of his opponents.

Inoue is on his prime and that makes him an incredibly dangerous fighter, not only he has the intelligence and skill to adjust his fighting style, he still has the physical capabilities to absorb a massive amount of damage and do whatever he wants on the ring, so it is not surprising that despite being the challenger the many different boxing fans around the world think of him as the favorite on his fight against Fulton.

On the time that he's still climbing up the ladder which people around been seeing this young man does have a brittle chin but as we do go along into this fights then he had proved out that we were wrong.

Yes, but we haven't seen his chin tested early though, it was just Donaire who really broke the barriers literally when he fought Inoue the first time. He broke his orbital bone on that fight, but still Inoue tapping on his mentality to even become stronger in the later rounds even if he has suffered that.

Yes, we've seen on his recent fights that he had some tough time on knocking out opponent like Donaire and Butler which it didnt go as planned on having that early KO but still ending up on a win.

And then he get that experience, put it in his shoulders that's why the next time he fights Donaire it was a different result or any other boxer that he fought after that ended in a knock out win for him.

[bisdak40]

Yes, but we haven't seen his chin tested early though, it was just Donaire who really broke the barriers literally when he fought Inoue the first time. He broke his orbital bone on that fight, but still Inoue tapping on his mentality to even become stronger in the later rounds even if he has suffered that.

Yup, that was one hell of a punch that Inoue took and yet he survived that one. If only it was not Inoue on the receiver's end of that hook, that fight is over. I agree that Inoue got a granite chin that he couldn't be knockout with a single punch, should be volume if you wanna knock out this monster which is a very tough hill to climb because opponents have to take some punches also before they can hit him hehe.

The only question I have here is if Inoue is capable of bringing his power to the heavier division, this is an acid test for him, and his lucky because passing this test also means winning a title at 122lbs, his first one.

[Yatsan]

Yep, that's how he evolved after his very first close against Nonito, he has evolved even more after that. He learn how to phase and then read his opponent and even have the mentality to survived a fight eve if he has that injury already.

And we all know after that fight, he beat Donaire by knockout and same with Butler.

So he is still getting stronger and smarter in any fight and keeps on progressing. So for sure he will know a thing or two against Fulton because he is a great fighter. Inoue has that ability to absorb every strengths of his opponents.

Inoue is on his prime and that makes him an incredibly dangerous fighter, not only he has the intelligence and skill to adjust his fighting style, he still has the physical capabilities to absorb a massive amount of damage and do whatever he wants on the ring, so it is not surprising that despite being the challenger the many different boxing fans around the world think of him as the favorite on his fight against Fulton.

And just like what everyone is saying, he managed to differ his fighting style after his fight with Nonito. Definitely a good characteristic for a boxer to have but this won't men an edge to others with a consistent fighting form such as with Ryan Garcia who instill that classic style of him to all of his fights, but that is a different story. In this fight, it is quite obvious that Inoue is having his edge over Fulton. But as we all know, things may still happen inside the square and for sure both boxers are aware of it which pushes them to be more ready before the bell rings.

Yes, but we haven't seen his chin tested early though, it was just Donaire who really broke the barriers literally when he fought Inoue the first time. He broke his orbital bone on that fight, but still Inoue tapping on his mentality to even become stronger in the later rounds even if he has suffered that.

Yup, that was one hell of a punch that Inoue took and yet he survived that one. If only it was not Inoue on the receiver's end of that hook, that fight is over. I agree that Inoue got a granite chin that he couldn't be knockout with a single punch, should be volume if you wanna knock out this monster which is a very tough hill to climb because opponents have to take some punches also before they can hit him hehe.

The only question I have here is if Inoue is capable of bringing his power to the heavier division, this is an acid test for him, and his lucky because passing this test also means winning a title at 122lbs, his first one.

Would be an obvious adjustment to make; weight class is a core category in boxing and other fighting sports. We've seen it with many boxers who either moved up or down on weight class but most of them struggled at first simply because of weight management and heavier punches to be taken perhaps on higher weight class.

[harizen]

So yes, all they have is a verbal agreement for both boxers and both camps that indeed they will be having a fight in Japan somewhere in May. And from what I read about the other sources, Bob Arum mentioned that all negotiations are being handled by their Japanese counterpart and Arum's role is to oversee about it as he's nothing to worry about what's happening behind the scenes because it's not his first time negotiating with Inoue's main team. But for Al Haymon of the PBC, he's not making any noise and it seems that he's just letting Fulton do what he wanted as long as they have the bigger slice.

Yes. this is the recent update and just waiting for the final date.

But looking at some other bookies, there's already a date established which is May.

Not until there will be final announcement right straight at the Top Rank's camp, I will just update the thread later on.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I believe that even if it's already official, the odds will not be available at this early. Usually, the odds are available 1 week before the fight, while on some fights it's a day before the fight, so sorry guys, we cannot bet early on this game.

It's not the most cases. Sometimes there are big matches that are listed early even several months before the fight.

Take the example of the Bantamweight Unification bout between Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler. It was announced if I'm not mistaken around October but bookies, even crypto-sportsbook already listed the fight right away.

If you also look at some listed future boxing matches in some sportsbook, there are matches that are just 1-2 months to go and so. I don't know how's the system behind it but not all fights are only available for betting within a 1 week timeframe or less.

Trying out to accumulate more bets with that having a huge time frame or gap? This is the only thing that i do have in mind if we do speak about those betting lines are already that available.
We could obviously see up these things specially on known or popular boxers or simply with those huge main event or known ones which it would be understandable that it would be getting that so much attention.
So making those odds and bets to be available could neither be seen on 1-2 months before the fight which its not something new anymore.We've seen several fights on having
this kind of set-up.

Well, the odds of this fight is something I'm not worried about right now, what I'm looking into is more details about what kind of training Inoue and Fulton have, because that can determine the outcome of the fight. To make a decision when betting, it is not advisable to get carried away by emotions, I know that Inoue has great potential and favoritism to win this fight, his reputation speaks for itself, in fact, in my personal opinion Inoue will win .

I'm sure most people will bet on Inoue, of course this is a clear understatement towards Fulton but surprises can happen and anything can happen in this fight.

Big by Inoue:

Inoue, Fighter of the Year in Japan

The Japan Boxing Commission held its annual ceremony to award the best of this country during 2022 and among the awards stood out Naoya Inoue, as the Fighter of the Year.

Other awards were also presented at the ceremony, including the Ryota Murata-Gennady Golovkin fight as the best of the year, as well as Mizuki Hiruta as fighter of the year and Kenshiro Teraji as best technique.

Inoue had a great 2022 when he defeated Nonito Donaire with a spectacular knockout in June and then defeated Paul Butler in December to become undisputed bantamweight champion, and at the beginning of 2023, he announced that he will move up in class and vacate his belts.

Source: https://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/inoue-fighter-of-the-year-in-japan

[Kemarit]

Yes, but we haven't seen his chin tested early though, it was just Donaire who really broke the barriers literally when he fought Inoue the first time. He broke his orbital bone on that fight, but still Inoue tapping on his mentality to even become stronger in the later rounds even if he has suffered that.

Yup, that was one hell of a punch that Inoue took and yet he survived that one. If only it was not Inoue on the receiver's end of that hook, that fight is over. I agree that Inoue got a granite chin that he couldn't be knockout with a single punch, should be volume if you wanna knock out this monster which is a very tough hill to climb because opponents have to take some punches also before they can hit him hehe.

The only question I have here is if Inoue is capable of bringing his power to the heavier division, this is an acid test for him, and his lucky because passing this test also means winning a title at 122lbs, his first one.

Good question, but if he is weight drain at 118 but still has the punching power to beat everyone, what else if he is fully hydrated at 122 lbs and not going to drain himself up?

I guess the answer is that he is more powerful at 122 lbs than 118 lbs in my opinion.

This could be his natural weight for all we know, again no need to diet and not to eat calories because of the weight limit. Now he can eat everything he want without bothering himself and watching what food to eat and what's not.

[Fundamentals Of]

Yes, but we haven't seen his chin tested early though, it was just Donaire who really broke the barriers literally when he fought Inoue the first time. He broke his orbital bone on that fight, but still Inoue tapping on his mentality to even become stronger in the later rounds even if he has suffered that.

Yup, that was one hell of a punch that Inoue took and yet he survived that one. If only it was not Inoue on the receiver's end of that hook, that fight is over. I agree that Inoue got a granite chin that he couldn't be knockout with a single punch, should be volume if you wanna knock out this monster which is a very tough hill to climb because opponents have to take some punches also before they can hit him hehe.

Donaire got him already with that hook. It was already the sign that Inoue could be hurt and made dizzy and wobbly. Speaking of volume, it was what Donaire lacked after that hook caught Inoue. Donaire should have jumped right into him and release a barrage of solid punches. Such move is risky of course because Inoue could counter with a strong one but it was also a risk worth taking because letting Inoue recover is definitely a worse move. And it was proven with the decision of that fight.

[Yaunfitda]

Yes, but we haven't seen his chin tested early though, it was just Donaire who really broke the barriers literally when he fought Inoue the first time. He broke his orbital bone on that fight, but still Inoue tapping on his mentality to even become stronger in the later rounds even if he has suffered that.

Yup, that was one hell of a punch that Inoue took and yet he survived that one. If only it was not Inoue on the receiver's end of that hook, that fight is over. I agree that Inoue got a granite chin that he couldn't be knockout with a single punch, should be volume if you wanna knock out this monster which is a very tough hill to climb because opponents have to take some punches also before they can hit him hehe.

Donaire got him already with that hook. It was already the sign that Inoue could be hurt and made dizzy and wobbly. Speaking of volume, it was what Donaire lacked after that hook caught Inoue. Donaire should have jumped right into him and release a barrage of solid punches. Such move is risky of course because Inoue could counter with a strong one but it was also a risk worth taking because letting Inoue recover is definitely a worse move. And it was proven with the decision of that fight.

That was the first fight wherein Donaire really hurt Inoue and it was the first time that we saw Inoue got wobbly and dizzy because he was hit by a solid punch, nevertheless he didn't go down but instead continue to go on.

And most likely Donaire see that weakness of Inoue that's why in the rematch it was a different approach by him. He try to go toe to toe and hoping that he can get another opportunity for the left hook. But Inoue is too smart to be hit again and so that strategy back fired on Donaire.

[Hypnosis00]

That was the first fight wherein Donaire really hurt Inoue and it was the first time that we saw Inoue got wobbly and dizzy because he was hit by a solid punch, nevertheless he didn't go down but instead continue to go on.

"Donaire just couldn't knock out Inoue, and Inoue was smart to make the right adjustments, even though he was hurt in the fight. In the next fight, although Donaire was still confident, Inoue had already made the right plans to knock him out early.

And most likely Donaire see that weakness of Inoue that's why in the rematch it was a different approach by him. He try to go toe to toe and hoping that he can get another opportunity for the left hook. But Inoue is too smart to be hit again and so that strategy back fired on Donaire.

Exactly, and it cannot happen in this fight anymore, as Donaire needs to win the championship to fulfill his goal of retiring as a champion.

[Finestream]

Here, it's different. Inoue needs this fight because he is aiming for a new belt. He has to remember that, although he is the more popular fighter, he is the challenger here.

He's the challenger, and he needs this belt to add more hypes to his legacy,

after completing that unification from his previous division, now he's moving up to extend his legacy.
Fighter like him who care about winning are not afraid to take the risk. It will be nice since there's no news or any update that one of
the fighter is backing out, both are willing to take that shot from one another.
Inoue wants to prove that he can win and take Fulton's belt while the current champ will be tested. He needs to prove his worth as the
current title holder.

It's only right that his name is hyped because he's really good, so I hope he doesn't disappoint the fans who admire him greatly.

I hope he wins and gets the belt, because it's not just Inoue's fight but Asia's fight against Fulton. I'm not worried for Inoue in this fight. I think this champion is still too green to match up against the Japanese monster who could possibly become a Hall of Famer in the future.

With Inoue’s timing, punching power and body shots, it’s not surprising if he will beat Fulton in this fight and get the belt he deserves. Though Fulton has also its impressive performances inside the ring, but I must say Inoue is different. He’s the monster in the ring, that could possibly defeat the performance of Tulfon. I just hope Inoue will become more aggressive in this fight as he’s the challenger and hopefully the new champion after this match.

[carlisle1]

Here, it's different. Inoue needs this fight because he is aiming for a new belt. He has to remember that, although he is the more popular fighter, he is the challenger here.

He's the challenger, and he needs this belt to add more hypes to his legacy,

after completing that unification from his previous division, now he's moving up to extend his legacy.
Fighter like him who care about winning are not afraid to take the risk. It will be nice since there's no news or any update that one of
the fighter is backing out, both are willing to take that shot from one another.
Inoue wants to prove that he can win and take Fulton's belt while the current champ will be tested. He needs to prove his worth as the
current title holder.

It's only right that his name is hyped because he's really good, so I hope he doesn't disappoint the fans who admire him greatly.

I hope he wins and gets the belt, because it's not just Inoue's fight but Asia's fight against Fulton. I'm not worried for Inoue in this fight. I think this champion is still too green to match up against the Japanese monster who could possibly become a Hall of Famer in the future.

With Inoue’s timing, punching power and body shots, it’s not surprising if he will beat Fulton in this fight and get the belt he deserves. Though Fulton has also its impressive performances inside the ring, but I must say Inoue is different. He’s the monster in the ring, that could possibly defeat the performance of Tulfon. I just hope Inoue will become more aggressive in this fight as he’s the challenger and hopefully the new champion after this match.

He's in a mission to win more titles,

After unifying all the belts, now he's aiming for another but in a different division, if basing on the past performances,
Inoue is really capable of snatching the belt from Fulton, it will be an interesting match between these two champs both
are great inside the ring but proving it against one another, might excite the fans.

[mirakal]

Yes, but we haven't seen his chin tested early though, it was just Donaire who really broke the barriers literally when he fought Inoue the first time. He broke his orbital bone on that fight, but still Inoue tapping on his mentality to even become stronger in the later rounds even if he has suffered that.

Yup, that was one hell of a punch that Inoue took and yet he survived that one. If only it was not Inoue on the receiver's end of that hook, that fight is over. I agree that Inoue got a granite chin that he couldn't be knockout with a single punch, should be volume if you wanna knock out this monster which is a very tough hill to climb because opponents have to take some punches also before they can hit him hehe.

The only question I have here is if Inoue is capable of bringing his power to the heavier division, this is an acid test for him, and his lucky because passing this test also means winning a title at 122lbs, his first one.

Good question, but if he is weight drain at 118 but still has the punching power to beat everyone, what else if he is fully hydrated at 122 lbs and not going to drain himself up?

I guess the answer is that he is more powerful at 122 lbs than 118 lbs in my opinion.

This could be his natural weight for all we know, again no need to diet and not to eat calories because of the weight limit. Now he can eat everything he want without bothering himself and watching what food to eat and what's not.

I agree with that sentiment. Inoue got a good chance that he is a much more dangerous monster at 122 compared when he was at 118 because it wasn't his natural weight. This time, we will see him more buffed up than he was in the 118 that is so drain just to make the weight and make the fight happen.

That's just a speculation for now because not all boxers can bring their power once they climb the upper division, but let's see what will be the case of Inoue on his climb.

[stadus]

That was the first fight wherein Donaire really hurt Inoue and it was the first time that we saw Inoue got wobbly and dizzy because he was hit by a solid punch, nevertheless he didn't go down but instead continue to go on.

"Donaire just couldn't knock out Inoue, and Inoue was smart to make the right adjustments, even though he was hurt in the fight. In the next fight, although Donaire was still confident, Inoue had already made the right plans to knock him out early.

Yes and that is the actual simple truth behind why Donaire failed on his campaign to avenge his loss against Inoue on their first encounter, eventually, that latter got a 2-0 standing against Donaire because he came much more prepared which gave Donaire an unexpected early knockout. Donaire didn't made an excuse for that matter because what happened explained it all, the monster was just too much for him.

[serjent05]

That was the first fight wherein Donaire really hurt Inoue and it was the first time that we saw Inoue got wobbly and dizzy because he was hit by a solid punch, nevertheless he didn't go down but instead continue to go on.

"Donaire just couldn't knock out Inoue, and Inoue was smart to make the right adjustments, even though he was hurt in the fight. In the next fight, although Donaire was still confident, Inoue had already made the right plans to knock him out early.

Yes and that is the actual simple truth behind why Donaire failed on his campaign to avenge his loss against Inoue on their first encounter, eventually, that latter got a 2-0 standing against Donaire because he came much more prepared which gave Donaire an unexpected early knockout. Donaire didn't made an excuse for that matter because what happened explained it all, the monster was just too much for him.

Donaire is too old to catch up with the speed of Inoue, if Donaire is in his prime probably he can dance with Inoue and may even make the monster kiss the canvas.  But well, boxer got old and a new generation will dominate the ring.  It was a great fight when they fight the first time, but it was brutal when they got a rematch.  But there are some excuses like the gloves Donaire is using isn't his, and never had used that kind of gloves, so probably during the match Donaire is somehow distracted by the different gloves he is using.  But well, I do not think that the result will be different even if he is using the same gloves he (Donaire) regularly use.