[Boxing] Inoue vs Tapales for Unified Super Bantamweight Title - December 26

[Jating]

And perhaps Arum wanted Inoue to fight not just in the Japan but in the US as well and fought Americans, Mexicans and other great nations in terms of boxing before we can tell if he will come closer to the achievement of Pacman and become a legend of his own generation.

He's still far from that tough but Arum could shape him up close to him or if he'll be able to surpass Pacquiao, we'll see that as there's still a long path for his career.

Maybe Floyd is just giving his advise to Inoue? Everyone of us wanted to see him fight in the US for sure as it is the mecca of boxing.

Money is just talking about money and that's for Inoue. I agree that if Inoue wants more bucks and share for this fight, that's all he need to agree with and that's to fight in Vegas or anywhere in the US where the demand for the tickets will be sold out together with the PPV. I don't see anything wrong with that because with such events in boxing, it's true that it's the center of boxing and too many athletes want to take the spotlight by going there and having a match. As for Inoue, he's the main event and that's normal for him at his level now to be at the center of attraction if he's going to jump to another weigh class.

Yes, maybe Arum has the perfect plan for Inoue, he is known to do that, he has one use case in Manny wherein he turn him into a house hold name and one of the biggest boxers in history and now considered a legend.

As for Floyd, that's just his opinion though, as he is no longer in boxing, maybe just another opinion that does or doesn't matter, depending on who is going to hear that. But let's see if Inoue will realized that he needs Tapales more than any other fighter at 122 lbs for unification fight.

Floyd is advising Inoue to fight in the US, where Floyd himself was hesitant to fight outside the country to ensure that the referees and judges were in his favor. If Inoue chooses to fight in Japan, then they would be no different from Floyd, as both of them would be avoiding risks.

But there are no challengers from Japan during Floyd's reign, the closest we got is Manny Pacman from the Philippines.

However, after Floyd retires, he went to Japan and did a series of exhibitions matches for easy $20 m++ if I'm not mistaken.

The only distinction between the two is that Floyd is known for being a dull fighter, while Inoue is an engaging one. I wouldn't be surprised if Inoue retires undefeated, and people will always value him for being an entertaining fighter. It's safe to say they get their money's worth every time they watch his fights.

Yes, that's their style, Floyd insists on the sweet science of not being hit. But for us fight fans, we love to see to see two boxers throwing everything in a fight and that's why we love the style of Manny Pacquiao.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The question is, is this fight going to happen now?

Anyone can share any news though? it seems that we have gone off-topic with Floyd and other boxers in this thread.

Maybe everyone can see this Tapales fight here to see if he has a good chance to win,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krk0B0OeU8U

[coin-investor]

The question is, is this fight going to happen now?

Anyone can share any news though? it seems that we have gone off-topic with Floyd and other boxers in this thread.

Maybe everyone can see this Tapales fight here to see if he has a good chance to win,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krk0B0OeU8U

Hopefully, it will happen both fighters agreed to fight each other, Inoue wants to conquer territories, Marlon Tapales wants a huge opportunity, Tapales is good but not good enough he tasted huge upsets and wants to do it again against Inoue, and his only chance is he can take Inoue's punch because so far no one can take Inoue's punch, we'll wait for the exact date of the match, and hopefully it will be a good fight that we all going to enjoy.

[Viscore]

The question is, is this fight going to happen now?

Anyone can share any news though? it seems that we have gone off-topic with Floyd and other boxers in this thread.

Maybe everyone can see this Tapales fight here to see if he has a good chance to win,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krk0B0OeU8U

To be honest, I don't see him having a good chance of defeating Inoue. While he's undoubtedly skilled, facing Inoue, who is an exceptional and well-rounded fighter, his aggressive style might only lead to an early knockout. He'd be fortunate if he manages to land the first significant blow on Inoue, because if not, Inoue's power is likely too much to withstand.

Though Tapales is one of our own, I'm not allowing bias to affect my opinion. I'm simply expressing my honest viewpoint.

However, if it were Casimero, I believe the odds would be more evenly split.

[Distinctin]

The question is, is this fight going to happen now?

Anyone can share any news though? it seems that we have gone off-topic with Floyd and other boxers in this thread.

Maybe everyone can see this Tapales fight here to see if he has a good chance to win,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krk0B0OeU8U

To be honest, I don't see him having a good chance of defeating Inoue. While he's undoubtedly skilled, facing Inoue, who is an exceptional and well-rounded fighter, his aggressive style might only lead to an early knockout. He'd be fortunate if he manages to land the first significant blow on Inoue, because if not, Inoue's power is likely too much to withstand.

Though Tapales is one of our own, I'm not allowing bias to affect my opinion. I'm simply expressing my honest viewpoint.

However, if it were Casimero, I believe the odds would be more evenly split.

I don't believe the odds would be evenly split. During the initial announcement of the Inoue vs. Casimero fight, which was subsequently canceled, bookies heavily favored Inoue to win. I don't expect this to change now, especially given Inoue's continued success and Casimero no longer holding the championship title. What I mean is that bookies might exaggerate Inoue's chances due to his championship accomplishments. This situation actually benefits those of us who support and believe that Casimero is capable of triumphing over Inoue.

Meanwhile, here's some news about Fulton.

Stephen Fulton moving up to 126 To Capture Title, Then Rematch Naoya Inoue.

It would be too easy for Inou then to get another belt, but the question is, can Fulton capture a title at 126?

[Kemarit]

The question is, is this fight going to happen now?

Anyone can share any news though? it seems that we have gone off-topic with Floyd and other boxers in this thread.

Maybe everyone can see this Tapales fight here to see if he has a good chance to win,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krk0B0OeU8U

To be honest, I don't see him having a good chance of defeating Inoue. While he's undoubtedly skilled, facing Inoue, who is an exceptional and well-rounded fighter, his aggressive style might only lead to an early knockout. He'd be fortunate if he manages to land the first significant blow on Inoue, because if not, Inoue's power is likely too much to withstand.

Though Tapales is one of our own, I'm not allowing bias to affect my opinion. I'm simply expressing my honest viewpoint.

However, if it were Casimero, I believe the odds would be more evenly split.

I don't believe the odds would be evenly split. During the initial announcement of the Inoue vs. Casimero fight, which was subsequently canceled, bookies heavily favored Inoue to win. I don't expect this to change now, especially given Inoue's continued success and Casimero no longer holding the championship title. What I mean is that bookies might exaggerate Inoue's chances due to his championship accomplishments. This situation actually benefits those of us who support and believe that Casimero is capable of triumphing over Inoue.

Meanwhile, here's some news about Fulton.

Stephen Fulton moving up to 126 To Capture Title, Then Rematch Naoya Inoue.

It would be too easy for Inou then to get another belt, but the question is, can Fulton capture a title at 126?

Well that was the original plan of Fulton though before fighting Inoue, he supposedly rematch Brandon Figueroa, who become a champion at 126 lbs when he defeated Mark Magsayo.
But for unknown reasons or maybe Fulton chasing greatness, he chooses to stay at 122 lbs and defend his belt against the Monster Inoue. Full of confidence before the fight and think that he can just go to Inoue homecourt and beat his ass.
However, it was a rude awakening for Fulton as he was clearly knockout by the power of Inoue and for the first time tastes defeat. He seems though is arrogant and not acknowledge the power of Inoue and now that he wants a rematch?
No doubt that Fulton might have a good chance to beat any at 126 lbs specially if it will be Figueroa as he already dealt Brandon a L.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The question is, is this fight going to happen now?

Anyone can share any news though? it seems that we have gone off-topic with Floyd and other boxers in this thread.

Maybe everyone can see this Tapales fight here to see if he has a good chance to win,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krk0B0OeU8U

To be honest, I don't see him having a good chance of defeating Inoue. While he's undoubtedly skilled, facing Inoue, who is an exceptional and well-rounded fighter, his aggressive style might only lead to an early knockout. He'd be fortunate if he manages to land the first significant blow on Inoue, because if not, Inoue's power is likely too much to withstand.

Though Tapales is one of our own, I'm not allowing bias to affect my opinion. I'm simply expressing my honest viewpoint.

However, if it were Casimero, I believe the odds would be more evenly split.

Yes, I do understand that it might be Tapales being a huge underdog here, most likely it will be like 3:1 or 4:1 underdog against Naoya Inoue. However, we just wanted to know if this fight is going to materialized as initially it is thought that this is already a done deal.

Until the camp of Tapales recently released a statement that they are not satisfied with the offer, hence there is a slim chance that this fight might not happen. Hopefully, I wanted to see this fight before Inoue jumping in weight classes again. Although Tapales has a small chance, but who knows, some weird things might happen inside the ring.

[Ziskinberg]

The question is, is this fight going to happen now?

Anyone can share any news though? it seems that we have gone off-topic with Floyd and other boxers in this thread.

Maybe everyone can see this Tapales fight here to see if he has a good chance to win,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krk0B0OeU8U

To be honest, I don't see him having a good chance of defeating Inoue. While he's undoubtedly skilled, facing Inoue, who is an exceptional and well-rounded fighter, his aggressive style might only lead to an early knockout. He'd be fortunate if he manages to land the first significant blow on Inoue, because if not, Inoue's power is likely too much to withstand.

Though Tapales is one of our own, I'm not allowing bias to affect my opinion. I'm simply expressing my honest viewpoint.

However, if it were Casimero, I believe the odds would be more evenly split.

Yes, I do understand that it might be Tapales being a huge underdog here, most likely it will be like 3:1 or 4:1 underdog against Naoya Inoue. However, we just wanted to know if this fight is going to materialized as initially it is thought that this is already a done deal.

Until the camp of Tapales recently released a statement that they are not satisfied with the offer, hence there is a slim chance that this fight might not happen. Hopefully, I wanted to see this fight before Inoue jumping in weight classes again. Although Tapales has a small chance, but who knows, some weird things might happen inside the ring.

I believe the most recent ranking from BoxRec should be taken into consideration. Currently, John Riel Casimero holds the top position, with Marlon Tapales following in second place. This situation indicates that Inoue has a significant challenge ahead – facing Casimero – to demonstrate that he truly deserves the title of the best, rather than just relying on his record and not giving what the fans what they want to see.



https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?country=PH&division=Super%20Bantamweight&offset=0&role=box-pro&sex=M

[dothebeats]

I believe the most recent ranking from BoxRec should be taken into consideration. Currently, John Riel Casimero holds the top position, with Marlon Tapales following in second place. This situation indicates that Inoue has a significant challenge ahead – facing Casimero – to demonstrate that he truly deserves the title of the best, rather than just relying on his record and not giving what the fans what they want to see.



https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?country=PH&division=Super%20Bantamweight&offset=0&role=box-pro&sex=M

This is already a locked bout so I guess it's too late to hope for a Casimero - Inoue any time soon. Tapales is an OK fighter, but may receive a beating from the Japanese boxer known for his speed and powerful lefts. Also, BoxRec isn't an 'official' organization that boxing orgs should reference to.  There's just a lot of possible angles that both camps can use in order to set the fight or avoid it.

[avp2306]

I believe the most recent ranking from BoxRec should be taken into consideration. Currently, John Riel Casimero holds the top position, with Marlon Tapales following in second place. This situation indicates that Inoue has a significant challenge ahead – facing Casimero – to demonstrate that he truly deserves the title of the best, rather than just relying on his record and not giving what the fans what they want to see.



https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?country=PH&division=Super%20Bantamweight&offset=0&role=box-pro&sex=M

This is already a locked bout so I guess it's too late to hope for a Casimero - Inoue any time soon. Tapales is an OK fighter, but may receive a beating from the Japanese boxer known for his speed and powerful lefts. Also, BoxRec isn't an 'official' organization that boxing orgs should reference to.  There's just a lot of possible angles that both camps can use in order to set the fight or avoid it.

Maybe Casimero is erased on the list that Inoue want to fight so maybe its better for the fans to move on in that match up. For now people need to focus on upcoming match of Tapales and Inoue since this is more near to come. Also eventhough that Tapales is so behind but still we cannot say that he will be an easy match for Inoue since we know how that guy work in the ring and if Inoue will relax on him maybe Tapales can take advantage on that and he win on that fight.

[Maslate]

I believe the most recent ranking from BoxRec should be taken into consideration. Currently, John Riel Casimero holds the top position, with Marlon Tapales following in second place. This situation indicates that Inoue has a significant challenge ahead – facing Casimero – to demonstrate that he truly deserves the title of the best, rather than just relying on his record and not giving what the fans what they want to see.



https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?country=PH&division=Super%20Bantamweight&offset=0&role=box-pro&sex=M

This is already a locked bout so I guess it's too late to hope for a Casimero - Inoue any time soon. Tapales is an OK fighter, but may receive a beating from the Japanese boxer known for his speed and powerful lefts. Also, BoxRec isn't an 'official' organization that boxing orgs should reference to.  There's just a lot of possible angles that both camps can use in order to set the fight or avoid it.

As you can see, all those names are Filipino, so we can somehow say that those rankings are just based on power and recent fights which is believable because Casimero indeed holds a tough position over Tapales, it's just that the latter is the champion right now that is why he is the one who will be facing Naoya Inoue for the undisputed fight that could put Inoue towards history for being the second boxer next to Crawford to achieve two undisputed titles, considering that the Japanese monster pull this off successfully.

[Pamadar]

I believe the most recent ranking from BoxRec should be taken into consideration. Currently, John Riel Casimero holds the top position, with Marlon Tapales following in second place. This situation indicates that Inoue has a significant challenge ahead – facing Casimero – to demonstrate that he truly deserves the title of the best, rather than just relying on his record and not giving what the fans what they want to see.



https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?country=PH&division=Super%20Bantamweight&offset=0&role=box-pro&sex=M

This is already a locked bout so I guess it's too late to hope for a Casimero - Inoue any time soon. Tapales is an OK fighter, but may receive a beating from the Japanese boxer known for his speed and powerful lefts. Also, BoxRec isn't an 'official' organization that boxing orgs should reference to.  There's just a lot of possible angles that both camps can use in order to set the fight or avoid it.

As you can see, all those names are Filipino, so we can somehow say that those rankings are just based on power and recent fights which is believable because Casimero indeed holds a tough position over Tapales, it's just that the latter is the champion right now that is why he is the one who will be facing Naoya Inoue for the undisputed fight that could put Inoue towards history for being the second boxer next to Crawford to achieve two undisputed titles, considering that the Japanese monster pull this off successfully.

We will know that if Tapales camp will accept that unification match, as there's still negotiation about it and for sure Inoue is really eager
to take it and grab the possible unified belts.

In this sport, where business is more valuable than pride, it can change the direction of this possible
upcoming match as Tapales have his own take if ever he doesn't get or the negotiation won't take place.

[bisdak40]

I believe the most recent ranking from BoxRec should be taken into consideration. Currently, John Riel Casimero holds the top position, with Marlon Tapales following in second place. This situation indicates that Inoue has a significant challenge ahead – facing Casimero – to demonstrate that he truly deserves the title of the best, rather than just relying on his record and not giving what the fans what they want to see.

I truly agree with the ranking, Casimero hasn't lost in a title fight yet since he hold that WBO bantamweight title, he was robbed (many might disagree) on the supposed to be fight with Butler and a chance to face the Japanese Monster in a once in a lifetime unification showdown which might be interesting that the Fulton fight.

BTW, Casimero is now busy making a boxing stable of his own, we might see one of his wards might fight in his undercard in the future.

[Kemarit]

I believe the most recent ranking from BoxRec should be taken into consideration. Currently, John Riel Casimero holds the top position, with Marlon Tapales following in second place. This situation indicates that Inoue has a significant challenge ahead – facing Casimero – to demonstrate that he truly deserves the title of the best, rather than just relying on his record and not giving what the fans what they want to see.



https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?country=PH&division=Super%20Bantamweight&offset=0&role=box-pro&sex=M

This is already a locked bout so I guess it's too late to hope for a Casimero - Inoue any time soon. Tapales is an OK fighter, but may receive a beating from the Japanese boxer known for his speed and powerful lefts. Also, BoxRec isn't an 'official' organization that boxing orgs should reference to.  There's just a lot of possible angles that both camps can use in order to set the fight or avoid it.

As you can see, all those names are Filipino, so we can somehow say that those rankings are just based on power and recent fights which is believable because Casimero indeed holds a tough position over Tapales, it's just that the latter is the champion right now that is why he is the one who will be facing Naoya Inoue for the undisputed fight that could put Inoue towards history for being the second boxer next to Crawford to achieve two undisputed titles, considering that the Japanese monster pull this off successfully.

Yeah, but I disagree though, I mean Tapales is a world champ right now, and so how come Casimero is the top rank Filipino when he doesn't have any belt at 122 lbs and just have like 2 fights, one in a controversial win, and the other fight that he should have won in a knockout but he wasn't about to?
While Tapales is also on winner streak and then won over against a tough Akhmadaliev?
And so it's misleading at least for me to see Casimero on top of the super bantamweight for Flipinos, it should be Marlon Tapales hands down, no hate to John Riel as I'm a fan but that's not right to put him on top of the rankings there.

[freedomgo]

Top Rank and Bob Arum should convince his handlers to at least go to US and explore their options there. Maybe there could be more money in the US market for them and they really need to break in the current market. Inoue is amongst the p4p right now, the US audience needs to see him fight live in their soil just like what Manny did during his prime. Asian fighter conquering US and making jump in weight classes.

That's the only criticism leveled at Inoue, despite him being a great boxer. I read an article stating that Floyd wants to see Inoue fight in the US. This country offers better opportunities for boxers like him, and he could also find better challengers in a larger market. I suppose he needs to accept that challenge to silence those who believe Inoue's victories are due to his fights being mainly in Japan.

Why does Floyd's statement matters? He said himself that he's just an ordinary fans now, just like us, because his time with the industry was already over and he certainly don't have any say whether the boxer chose to fight in his own country or not. But I get what's he trying to say because since Inoue's name grew bigger, he doesn't fight anymore outside Japan because they say that they can also get that much profit in their own country.

I've also come across rumors about Inoue potentially fighting Tank Davis at a catch weight. I think that could be lucrative for both fighters. However, the question remains, do both of them see this as an opportunity?

I hear that one too but both camps aren't saying something towards each other to make the flame grew bigger. Maybe that will happen soon if Inoue will climb another ladder again because right now, they are divisions apart each other.

Maybe Floyd is just giving his advise to Inoue? Everyone of us wanted to see him fight in the US for sure as it is the mecca of boxing.

As for the rumours of Davis and Inoue, yeah, it was Stephen Espinoza, President of Showtime (SHO) who throws that idea to the public that it could be great if we will see this 2 pound pound fighter face off in the ring.

But for now it's a fantasy fight, even at a catchweight, I don't see it happening. Maybe if we see Inoue going as high as 130 lbs in the next couple of years then yeah maybe we can entertain it. But so far, Davis can go as high as 140-147 lbs.

Huge chance that both players will not meet each other in a same category because they are divisions away, I know that it's becoming a trend nowadays that a boxer will climb that much but as of the reality between Inoue and Davis, I don't see it happening specially that I know Davis wouldn't settle for less as he always like to be in the advantage. Just like the his fight against Garcia where different clauses are included in the contract just to secure his safety and to increase his chances, and it did happen.

[Vaculin]

I believe the most recent ranking from BoxRec should be taken into consideration. Currently, John Riel Casimero holds the top position, with Marlon Tapales following in second place. This situation indicates that Inoue has a significant challenge ahead – facing Casimero – to demonstrate that he truly deserves the title of the best, rather than just relying on his record and not giving what the fans what they want to see.



https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?country=PH&division=Super%20Bantamweight&offset=0&role=box-pro&sex=M

This is already a locked bout so I guess it's too late to hope for a Casimero - Inoue any time soon. Tapales is an OK fighter, but may receive a beating from the Japanese boxer known for his speed and powerful lefts. Also, BoxRec isn't an 'official' organization that boxing orgs should reference to.  There's just a lot of possible angles that both camps can use in order to set the fight or avoid it.

As you can see, all those names are Filipino, so we can somehow say that those rankings are just based on power and recent fights which is believable because Casimero indeed holds a tough position over Tapales, it's just that the latter is the champion right now that is why he is the one who will be facing Naoya Inoue for the undisputed fight that could put Inoue towards history for being the second boxer next to Crawford to achieve two undisputed titles, considering that the Japanese monster pull this off successfully.

Yeah, but I disagree though, I mean Tapales is a world champ right now, and so how come Casimero is the top rank Filipino when he doesn't have any belt at 122 lbs and just have like 2 fights, one in a controversial win, and the other fight that he should have won in a knockout but he wasn't about to?
While Tapales is also on winner streak and then won over against a tough Akhmadaliev?
And so it's misleading at least for me to see Casimero on top of the super bantamweight for Flipinos, it should be Marlon Tapales hands down, no hate to John Riel as I'm a fan but that's not right to put him on top of the rankings there.

It's quite confusing because the rankings doesn't really make any sense to me, but if you look at it closely, you can see that their record and their last couple of fights were the main factors why and it's the only factor I can see why John Riel Casimero is on the top spot and not Marlon Tapales when in-fact it's the latter who made a successful run on their present weight class and not the other way around.

Nevertheless, this shouldn't be a big deal to us because it doesn't represent anything and if you're that someone who is truly a boxing fan, you might've know already that boxrec is not an organization who holds the official tally's of rankings per division.

[Japinat]

Top Rank and Bob Arum should convince his handlers to at least go to US and explore their options there. Maybe there could be more money in the US market for them and they really need to break in the current market. Inoue is amongst the p4p right now, the US audience needs to see him fight live in their soil just like what Manny did during his prime. Asian fighter conquering US and making jump in weight classes.

That's the only criticism leveled at Inoue, despite him being a great boxer. I read an article stating that Floyd wants to see Inoue fight in the US. This country offers better opportunities for boxers like him, and he could also find better challengers in a larger market. I suppose he needs to accept that challenge to silence those who believe Inoue's victories are due to his fights being mainly in Japan.

Why does Floyd's statement matters? He said himself that he's just an ordinary fans now, just like us, because his time with the industry was already over and he certainly don't have any say whether the boxer chose to fight in his own country or not. But I get what's he trying to say because since Inoue's name grew bigger, he doesn't fight anymore outside Japan because they say that they can also get that much profit in their own country.

I've also come across rumors about Inoue potentially fighting Tank Davis at a catch weight. I think that could be lucrative for both fighters. However, the question remains, do both of them see this as an opportunity?

I hear that one too but both camps aren't saying something towards each other to make the flame grew bigger. Maybe that will happen soon if Inoue will climb another ladder again because right now, they are divisions apart each other.

Maybe Floyd is just giving his advise to Inoue? Everyone of us wanted to see him fight in the US for sure as it is the mecca of boxing.

As for the rumours of Davis and Inoue, yeah, it was Stephen Espinoza, President of Showtime (SHO) who throws that idea to the public that it could be great if we will see this 2 pound pound fighter face off in the ring.

But for now it's a fantasy fight, even at a catchweight, I don't see it happening. Maybe if we see Inoue going as high as 130 lbs in the next couple of years then yeah maybe we can entertain it. But so far, Davis can go as high as 140-147 lbs.

Huge chance that both players will not meet each other in a same category because they are divisions away, I know that it's becoming a trend nowadays that a boxer will climb that much but as of the reality between Inoue and Davis, I don't see it happening specially that I know Davis wouldn't settle for less as he always like to be in the advantage. Just like the his fight against Garcia where different clauses are included in the contract just to secure his safety and to increase his chances, and it did happen.

That's about right. Inoue is still approaching to be the undisputed champion at 122 and it might take a year or two before he can accomplish that including his mandatory title defense if he chose to have some before moving up towards another weight class again. While Tank Davis, I don't know what are his plans but considering his weight and age, he might jump towards another weight class as well in a year or two.

[Kelvinid]

Inoue is still approaching to be the undisputed champion at 122 and it might take a year or two before he can accomplish that including his mandatory title defense if he chose to have some before moving up towards another weight class again. While Tank Davis, I don't know what are his plans but considering his weight and age, he might jump towards another weight class as well in a year or two.

Inoue vs Davis is a dream match, but I have a feeling that Inoue will be listed as the underdog, which I like as a fan. Inoue hasn't had a lot of fights in the US, so I think he needs to introduce himself first in the US to become more popular. Although we can say that he is already popular now, as he is in the top 3 of the pound-for-pound rankings, it would be great if American fans could see Inoue in a big fight in the US.

[btc_angela]

And speaking of this fight, I read that the two camps are back in negotiation tables right now? So it's good for Tapales though, perhaps it was a mistake on the side of Inoue and maybe they realized that they really need Tapales as he has the 2 other belts as well.

As for the rankings in PH, yeah, most likely Casimero and Tapales will be the best 2 fighters for them. So regardless of who is going to be the #1 or second rank contender, still valid as Tapales has the belt while Casimero is just racking up wins in his new division.

[Maslate]

And speaking of this fight, I read that the two camps are back in negotiation tables right now? So it's good for Tapales though, perhaps it was a mistake on the side of Inoue and maybe they realized that they really need Tapales as he has the 2 other belts as well.

As for the rankings in PH, yeah, most likely Casimero and Tapales will be the best 2 fighters for them. So regardless of who is going to be the #1 or second rank contender, still valid as Tapales has the belt while Casimero is just racking up wins in his new division.

Inoue knows he needs Tapales to achieve greatness, and obviously the camp of Tapales knows how t negotiate well. Now, if this fight is going to happen, for sure Tapales' demands have already been given. I'm not underestimating Tapales, but his decision of unifying the belts against Inoue is very risky. Based on people's perception, the chances of Tapales winning are very slim. So, after this, Tapales will become just an ordinary boxer again.