[Boxing] Inoue vs Nery For Undisputed 122lbs Title - May

[ultrloa]

Inoue's team mentioned before that they will take 2 to 3 title defenses and then they might consider moving up again to 126. I am also expecting Inoue to move up in weight next year.

The difference though is Haney is still young and he just moved up in his second weight division while Inoue already is 6 divisions above once he enters 126. But it should be doable. However I guess 126 is Inoue's final division as he is already in his early 30s. It will be more risky to continue moving up in weight while fighting bigger and heavier opponents.

As long as the boxer can take his power in the higher weight category that's still fine, it will only be stopped once they can hurt their opponents in their new weight division, like in the case of Canelo against Bivol, so Inoue can challenge himself and go further, until he is stopped by one of the top boxer in that division.

We don't know how far Inoue can go because he is a very disciplined fighter and he has good skills featherweight will be the most challenging division, when Pacquiao was campaigning in the lightweight I thought he could not hold out but he proved that he was an extraordinary until he reaches the super welterweight.

Even if he is so discipline, his body has limitation as how far he can get it to mature and put added poundage. Manny is very different, it was like his genes is build for boxing. I will agree that maybe at 126 lbs, Inoue could have pushed his body already.

But let's see if he moves up in that division and see how his performance is. Maybe there is power still in both hands, but the competition is obviously getting harder and tougher and at 5'5 in height, he could be physically at a disadvantage.

The only thing I doubt about Inoue is what will be his performance outside Japan since he always fight inside his homecourt which give him advantage. Maybe if he can able to fight on US and take those big opponents then maybe we can really compare his greatness to Pacquiao just like what other people say that he is more better than the legend. Many is really built different since he accept those big challenges on his career and we can say that they defeat those big names on the industry that's why he became well known and the only 8 division champ in history of boxing.

But lets try to see on what Inoue could able to do if he can still dominate if he go up. But its undeniable that he is so good, he just need to prove that he's more good by try to get out on his comfort zone and bet those well known guys in this era.

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[Kemarit]

Inoue's team mentioned before that they will take 2 to 3 title defenses and then they might consider moving up again to 126. I am also expecting Inoue to move up in weight next year.

The difference though is Haney is still young and he just moved up in his second weight division while Inoue already is 6 divisions above once he enters 126. But it should be doable. However I guess 126 is Inoue's final division as he is already in his early 30s. It will be more risky to continue moving up in weight while fighting bigger and heavier opponents.

As long as the boxer can take his power in the higher weight category that's still fine, it will only be stopped once they can hurt their opponents in their new weight division, like in the case of Canelo against Bivol, so Inoue can challenge himself and go further, until he is stopped by one of the top boxer in that division.

We don't know how far Inoue can go because he is a very disciplined fighter and he has good skills featherweight will be the most challenging division, when Pacquiao was campaigning in the lightweight I thought he could not hold out but he proved that he was an extraordinary until he reaches the super welterweight.

Even if he is so discipline, his body has limitation as how far he can get it to mature and put added poundage. Manny is very different, it was like his genes is build for boxing. I will agree that maybe at 126 lbs, Inoue could have pushed his body already.

But let's see if he moves up in that division and see how his performance is. Maybe there is power still in both hands, but the competition is obviously getting harder and tougher and at 5'5 in height, he could be physically at a disadvantage.

The only thing I doubt about Inoue is what will be his performance outside Japan since he always fight inside his homecourt which give him advantage. Maybe if he can able to fight on US and take those big opponents then maybe we can really compare his greatness to Pacquiao just like what other people say that he is more better than the legend. Many is really built different since he accept those big challenges on his career and we can say that they defeat those big names on the industry that's why he became well known and the only 8 division champ in history of boxing.

But lets try to see on what Inoue could able to do if he can still dominate if he go up. But its undeniable that he is so good, he just need to prove that he's more good by try to get out on his comfort zone and bet those well known guys in this era.

He fought a few fights outside of Japan, and if I'm not mistaken, including the WBSS. But I do agree that if he really wanted to reach out and become a global superstar like what Manny did, he could fight out of his comfort zone and go to the US and see how boxing fans are going to love him.

But it seems that Bob Arum can't convince him, and so he let him decide to fight in Japan for now. Instead of losing his prize pupil, and probably the Japanese culture has something to do with it and just remain inside. Hopefully at least one of his bigger fights if he moves to 126 lbs should be in the US.

[AmoreJaz]

Inoue's team mentioned before that they will take 2 to 3 title defenses and then they might consider moving up again to 126. I am also expecting Inoue to move up in weight next year.

While the match hasn't happened yet, they've got plans already. I guess that they're confident that Inoue is going to win easy against Nery but with that confidence, doesn't mean that they're going to go easy with his training.

They could really be very confident here, Inoue has the best record in a championship fight and the odds Nery just like the rest of Inoue's opponent is a huge underdog. I think the camp of Inoue is not going to overlook Nery, we have seen him pushing himself in training to the point that sometimes he got injured and have to postponed the fight.

We will see him at 126 lbs, and possible next year. I think he scan still be as competitive to that weight class.

Just a matter of time before he can adapt adding 4 lbs in his small frame.

That might be his last flight before he retires or else he'll not be contended if there's no thrill to that next weight division that he's moving.

But before we talk about that, let's wait until this match ends as Nery no doubt is the underdog on this match. Or as fans, we're just also confident at all on how this match will end.

With that, we have to wait in less than a month.

As bookies are clearly having Inoue as the heavy favourite, if you do want to bet, find another betting line like what round will it end or how, rather than bet on the major betting line with Inoue as winner at 1.07 odds. Even the betting line of will the fight go the distance is just 1.14 at stake and so with others, so bookies are not expecting this fight to last.

Going up to another weight division is no easy feat. It depends on how Inoue can cope up easily to such weight change without affecting his boxing strengths and skills. He is still far from his retirement I believe, so he may really go up in terms of weight division in the near future.

[Sanitough]

As bookies are clearly having Inoue as the heavy favourite, if you do want to bet, find another betting line like what round will it end and how rather than bet on Inoue with 1.07 odds. Even the betting line of will the fight go the distance is just 1.14 at stake and so with others, so bookies are not expecting this fight to last.

There's a very slim chance that a boxer which Inoue would fight will last in the ring. Last time I saw Inoue had some trouble but was able to make an adjustment was with Donaire, but the rematch was too easy for him as Donaire got knocked out. Inoue just got better and better in every fight, so I think if Nery will remain aggressive, he would also suffer a devastating KO from Inoue, that body shot though. 

Any odds below 1.50 is not attractive to me, so  I would just wait until the fight is very close so all the markets will be available, maybe Inoue winning by KO in just 1-3 rounds, it's sure gonna have a very attractive odds.

[Jating]

As bookies are clearly having Inoue as the heavy favourite, if you do want to bet, find another betting line like what round will it end and how rather than bet on Inoue with 1.07 odds. Even the betting line of will the fight go the distance is just 1.14 at stake and so with others, so bookies are not expecting this fight to last.

There's a very slim chance that a boxer which Inoue would fight will last in the ring. Last time I saw Inoue had some trouble but was able to make an adjustment was with Donaire, but the rematch was too easy for him as Donaire got knocked out. Inoue just got better and better in every fight, so I think if Nery will remain aggressive, he would also suffer a devastating KO from Inoue, that body shot though. 

Any odds below 1.50 is not attractive to me, so  I would just wait until the fight is very close so all the markets will be available, maybe Inoue winning by KO in just 1-3 rounds, it's sure gonna have a very attractive odds.

It's already out,

The over/under round is 6.5, I think that is a good round to begin with, they've at least given Nery 6 rounds to convince us if he will last or not against the power of Inoue. And the odds is 1.85, that is good enough and very appealing already.

But for more risk taker out there, and I know a lot here might go with this,

Nery, Luis By Decision 15.00.

Huge odds if Nery can survived. Tapales almost did it as he gets into 10 rounds. So just a matter how strong Nery and if he can go full 12 rounds against the Monster.

[FinneysTrueVision]

Inoue is just simply getting high improvement in his every fight and this one will also held inside Japan this is his comfort zone which will give him a huge advantage and will gonna make him easily win this one.

No doubt that he's improving time after time but with the venues that he's agreeing with where his matches are going to happen, this is what makes other fans off a bit of him. There's a reason why he wants to box at most times inside his territory and country and that's a boost for his career and certainly, it's all about the cheer of the people that he's getting and the confidence that he's getting. I wonder if any match of his goes out Japan, will he able to win it? It's like always the home court advantage that he's getting but that's far from being skilled. Because no doubt that Inoue sure is a skilled and undefeated boxer.

Inoue is fighting in a stadium with 50k capacity. Smaller fighters just don’t draw those kinds of crowds anywhere else in the world. Inoue has fought outside of Japan several times. It is not a matter of not wanting to fight outside of his home, that’s just where it makes the most financial sense to stage his fights. For example, we can see that the Garcia vs. Haney fight is struggling to sell tickets because neither fighter has a large fanbase in New York.

[Yaunfitda]

Inoue is just simply getting high improvement in his every fight and this one will also held inside Japan this is his comfort zone which will give him a huge advantage and will gonna make him easily win this one.

No doubt that he's improving time after time but with the venues that he's agreeing with where his matches are going to happen, this is what makes other fans off a bit of him. There's a reason why he wants to box at most times inside his territory and country and that's a boost for his career and certainly, it's all about the cheer of the people that he's getting and the confidence that he's getting. I wonder if any match of his goes out Japan, will he able to win it? It's like always the home court advantage that he's getting but that's far from being skilled. Because no doubt that Inoue sure is a skilled and undefeated boxer.

Inoue is fighting in a stadium with 50k capacity. Smaller fighters just don’t draw those kinds of crowds anywhere else in the world. Inoue has fought outside of Japan several times. It is not a matter of not wanting to fight outside of his home, that’s just where it makes the most financial sense to stage his fights. For example, we can see that the Garcia vs. Haney fight is struggling to sell tickets because neither fighter has a large fanbase in New York.

Financially, it make sense for Inoue to fight in his own country because he has a big fan based. And we understand that there are a lot of good Japanese fighters not just Inoue in this time, but they all fought in Japan as well. But as this sports is global, as a boxer you have to think of fighting outside your comfort zone and be in the US. Canelo was unknown until he fought in the US vs Floyd and after that he never went back to Mexico until the John Ryder fight. Haney vs Garcia will do good I think, most likely by now his fans has no choice but to travel to New York to watch the fight although Ryan Garcia said that he still wants the price of the ticket to be lower as what is being offered by their sponsors.

[Maslate]

Inoue is just simply getting high improvement in his every fight and this one will also held inside Japan this is his comfort zone which will give him a huge advantage and will gonna make him easily win this one.

No doubt that he's improving time after time but with the venues that he's agreeing with where his matches are going to happen, this is what makes other fans off a bit of him. There's a reason why he wants to box at most times inside his territory and country and that's a boost for his career and certainly, it's all about the cheer of the people that he's getting and the confidence that he's getting. I wonder if any match of his goes out Japan, will he able to win it? It's like always the home court advantage that he's getting but that's far from being skilled. Because no doubt that Inoue sure is a skilled and undefeated boxer.

Inoue is fighting in a stadium with 50k capacity. Smaller fighters just don’t draw those kinds of crowds anywhere else in the world. Inoue has fought outside of Japan several times. It is not a matter of not wanting to fight outside of his home, that’s just where it makes the most financial sense to stage his fights. For example, we can see that the Garcia vs. Haney fight is struggling to sell tickets because neither fighter has a large fanbase in New York.

Financially, it make sense for Inoue to fight in his own country because he has a big fan based. And we understand that there are a lot of good Japanese fighters not just Inoue in this time, but they all fought in Japan as well. But as this sports is global, as a boxer you have to think of fighting outside your comfort zone and be in the US. Canelo was unknown until he fought in the US vs Floyd and after that he never went back to Mexico until the John Ryder fight. Haney vs Garcia will do good I think, most likely by now his fans has no choice but to travel to New York to watch the fight although Ryan Garcia said that he still wants the price of the ticket to be lower as what is being offered by their sponsors.

Inoue should follow now that he is still on his prime. he can make a lot of good fights in the US with better venue. I don't think he can't win in the US as he already had fights before but fighting a championship in Japan only will only limit his opportunity to make good money. Inoue has the potential to reach what Pacman had achieve, it's just that he doesn't take a lot of risk and he value so much his undefeated record.

He is with the top Rank, I'm sure Bob can market him in the US but I guess his camp just want to protect his legacy as having a pound for pound like Inoue is not something they enjoyed most of the time, I mean I haven't known a boxer before from Japan who is as accomplished as Inoue now.

[btc_angela]

Inoue is just simply getting high improvement in his every fight and this one will also held inside Japan this is his comfort zone which will give him a huge advantage and will gonna make him easily win this one.

No doubt that he's improving time after time but with the venues that he's agreeing with where his matches are going to happen, this is what makes other fans off a bit of him. There's a reason why he wants to box at most times inside his territory and country and that's a boost for his career and certainly, it's all about the cheer of the people that he's getting and the confidence that he's getting. I wonder if any match of his goes out Japan, will he able to win it? It's like always the home court advantage that he's getting but that's far from being skilled. Because no doubt that Inoue sure is a skilled and undefeated boxer.

Inoue is fighting in a stadium with 50k capacity. Smaller fighters just don’t draw those kinds of crowds anywhere else in the world. Inoue has fought outside of Japan several times. It is not a matter of not wanting to fight outside of his home, that’s just where it makes the most financial sense to stage his fights. For example, we can see that the Garcia vs. Haney fight is struggling to sell tickets because neither fighter has a large fanbase in New York.

Financially, it make sense for Inoue to fight in his own country because he has a big fan based. And we understand that there are a lot of good Japanese fighters not just Inoue in this time, but they all fought in Japan as well. But as this sports is global, as a boxer you have to think of fighting outside your comfort zone and be in the US. Canelo was unknown until he fought in the US vs Floyd and after that he never went back to Mexico until the John Ryder fight. Haney vs Garcia will do good I think, most likely by now his fans has no choice but to travel to New York to watch the fight although Ryan Garcia said that he still wants the price of the ticket to be lower as what is being offered by their sponsors.

Inoue should follow now that he is still on his prime. he can make a lot of good fights in the US with better venue. I don't think he can't win in the US as he already had fights before but fighting a championship in Japan only will only limit his opportunity to make good money. Inoue has the potential to reach what Pacman had achieve, it's just that he doesn't take a lot of risk and he value so much his undefeated record.

He is with the top Rank, I'm sure Bob can market him in the US but I guess his camp just want to protect his legacy as having a pound for pound like Inoue is not something they enjoyed most of the time, I mean I haven't known a boxer before from Japan who is as accomplished as Inoue now.

He is co-promoted by another Japanese manager, but yes he is with Top Rank but I don't think that Arum are forcing him to go and box in the US unlike Manny Pacquiao. In this stage he could really reach what Manny had done and even more. Tyson himself says that Inoue is better than Manny, but he refuses to fight in the US so we won't see how Americans are going to embrace him.

And most likely why he is not in the top list of pound for pound, although that list could be debatable. But unlike Manny during his prime and winning in the US, he become #1 for years. Maybe the camp of Inoue will go to the US once they go up in weight class at 126 lbs.

[Jating]

Regarding Inoue's debate if he should go to the US and fight

https://twitter.com/ProBox_TV/status/1778842444185948200

This is Porter Jr, point, but just like the rest of you, we could agree on what Porter says here. Inoue needs to get out and be uncomfortable and see how he respond. He has been contented fighting in Japan. So you listen here and share your thoughts.

[Kemarit]

There is no denying that to be a great boxer and cementing his legacy, he will have to cross that border to the US and fight and let's see how he will fair with the Americans. He could beat them all for all we know and what manner.

But the thing is that we don't know how Inoue is when face unfamiliar situations, maybe he had feel this before when he fights in the US and that's why he doesn't want to experience it again.

[FinneysTrueVision]

Financially, it make sense for Inoue to fight in his own country because he has a big fan based. And we understand that there are a lot of good Japanese fighters not just Inoue in this time, but they all fought in Japan as well. But as this sports is global, as a boxer you have to think of fighting outside your comfort zone and be in the US. Canelo was unknown until he fought in the US vs Floyd and after that he never went back to Mexico until the John Ryder fight. Haney vs Garcia will do good I think, most likely by now his fans has no choice but to travel to New York to watch the fight although Ryan Garcia said that he still wants the price of the ticket to be lower as what is being offered by their sponsors.

For Canelo it is easy to become a star in the United States because there is already a huge Mexican population and also he fights is states like Nevada, California and Texas, which are close to the border and have lots of Mexican tourists. Canelo is more popular in the United States than any American boxer, so it is practically a hometown fight when he fights in the US.

Asian fighters don’t have that same demographic advantage, where they can easily become major stars in the US. Pacquiao has been the rare exception, but this was because he was fighting in the same division as Barrera, Morales, and Marquez.

Boxing is also becoming more globalized thanks to the proliferation of streaming services and investments from foreign governments. This is why we see Lomachenko fighting in Australia, Fury and Beterbiev in Saudi Arabia. The US market’s relevance has been in decline and it is no longer obligatory to fight there to prove you are the best.

[Shamm]

Regarding Inoue's debate if he should go to the US and fight

https://twitter.com/ProBox_TV/status/1778842444185948200

This is Porter Jr, point, but just like the rest of you, we could agree on what Porter says here. Inoue needs to get out and be uncomfortable and see how he respond. He has been contented fighting in Japan. So you listen here and share your thoughts.

This is one of the best way to know if inoue can release the monster inside him if he gonna fight outside his country cause Japan is his comfort zone so he can go wild in the ring. But one thing for sure Inoue can handle this fight as we all know that he is one of the best fighter in the world of boxing. So in this moment he can make more things difficult to his opponent he win in this fight . And if this will happened then he will gonna visit other country and fight.

[inthelongrun]

There is no denying that to be a great boxer and cementing his legacy, he will have to cross that border to the US and fight and let's see how he will fair with the Americans. He could beat them all for all we know and what manner.

But the thing is that we don't know how Inoue is when face unfamiliar situations, maybe he had feel this before when he fights in the US and that's why he doesn't want to experience it again.

So far the toughest challenge Inoue experienced was his first fight against the legendary Nonito Donaire and it was also in Japan. Inoue passed that test with flying colors. So it shows he can adjust and handle very tough situations. And he just became better after that. But I expect his body to start diminishing slowly as he age.

All of Inoue's fights outside Japan were dominant victories and ended in knockouts. I think Inoue is willing to travel everywhere as shown in the past. But Bob Arum and ESPN has to give higher purse if they want Inoue to fight outside Japan because the country is also very rich and is capable of bringing big events at home.

[Viscore]

There is no denying that to be a great boxer and cementing his legacy, he will have to cross that border to the US and fight and let's see how he will fair with the Americans. He could beat them all for all we know and what manner.

But the thing is that we don't know how Inoue is when face unfamiliar situations, maybe he had feel this before when he fights in the US and that's why he doesn't want to experience it again.

So far the toughest challenge Inoue experienced was his first fight against the legendary Nonito Donaire and it was also in Japan. Inoue passed that test with flying colors. So it shows he can adjust and handle very tough situations. And he just became better after that. But I expect his body to start diminishing slowly as he age.

All of Inoue's fights outside Japan were dominant victories and ended in knockouts. I think Inoue is willing to travel everywhere as shown in the past. But Bob Arum and ESPN has to give higher purse if they want Inoue to fight outside Japan because the country is also very rich and is capable of bringing big events at home.

There's no problem with money as Inoue is very popular now, he already build himself fighting in his country and has become a top pound for pound fighter I think he is already the number 1 now, so there's no reason his fight won't sell in the USA because he is already popular. If he would move up, I hope he'll start fighting outside in Japan as that's best way to achieve greatness when you have a good record and at the same time the world knows you, just like MP.

[coin-investor]

So far the toughest challenge Inoue experienced was his first fight against the legendary Nonito Donaire and it was also in Japan. Inoue passed that test with flying colors. So it shows he can adjust and handle very tough situations. And he just became better after that. But I expect his body to start diminishing slowly as he age.

All of Inoue's fights outside Japan were dominant victories and ended in knockouts. I think Inoue is willing to travel everywhere as shown in the past. But Bob Arum and ESPN has to give higher purse if they want Inoue to fight outside Japan because the country is also very rich and is capable of bringing big events at home.

For Inoue to become a star boxer he needs to come to the US, that's what former World Champion Shawn Porter in an interview and in response to that Inoue has this to say.

"In response to the comment saying he should come to America and play a match??? The home of the lightweight division is now here in Japan. If you want to see the game, come to Japan. If there is something better than what is available in the Japanese market in America, I would be happy to go. That's all worth it here in Japan.

Does Naoya Inoue need to fight in the US? Pound-for-pound boxing star is unconvinced

The same article also posted that Inoue already fought in the US three times, for me, Inoue is already a superstar and he need not go to the US to prove something his records and the names he has on his records speak for himself.

And besides it is not only in America where you can make a lot of money, UK, Japan and now Saudi Arabia can offer the same like what the US promotions can to aspiring and fully established boxers.

[Kemarit]

There is no denying that to be a great boxer and cementing his legacy, he will have to cross that border to the US and fight and let's see how he will fair with the Americans. He could beat them all for all we know and what manner.

But the thing is that we don't know how Inoue is when face unfamiliar situations, maybe he had feel this before when he fights in the US and that's why he doesn't want to experience it again.

So far the toughest challenge Inoue experienced was his first fight against the legendary Nonito Donaire and it was also in Japan. Inoue passed that test with flying colors. So it shows he can adjust and handle very tough situations. And he just became better after that. But I expect his body to start diminishing slowly as he age.

All of Inoue's fights outside Japan were dominant victories and ended in knockouts. I think Inoue is willing to travel everywhere as shown in the past. But Bob Arum and ESPN has to give higher purse if they want Inoue to fight outside Japan because the country is also very rich and is capable of bringing big events at home.

I would agree that money could be what holding Inoue's to fight outside Japan. But maybe what fans and other former boxer want for him is to be expose with different audience. Again, we don't want him to be compare to again Asian great, Manny Pacquiao. But Manny took the hard road and make a name for himself by fighting bigger names in the US.

And now that he is in the peak of his career, he should expose himself to the US boxing fans. Yes, there are Saudi and other nations that he can fight, but there is no denying that US is still the home of boxing.

[inthelongrun]

There's no problem with money as Inoue is very popular now, he already build himself fighting in his country and has become a top pound for pound fighter I think he is already the number 1 now, so there's no reason his fight won't sell in the USA because he is already popular. If he would move up, I hope he'll start fighting outside in Japan as that's best way to achieve greatness when you have a good record and at the same time the world knows you, just like MP.

There is no problem with money but if Inoue is offered $5 million by Top Rank and $7 million by Ohashi then obviously we know which offer we pick. IIRC, Inoue's fights aren't PPVs so there is no leverage fighting in the US with a lesser purse. Bob and ESPN has to beat the Japanese sponsors' offer if they want Inoue's next fight to happen on American soil.

Does Naoya Inoue need to fight in the US? Pound-for-pound boxing star is unconvinced

The same article also posted that Inoue already fought in the US three times, for me, Inoue is already a superstar and he need not go to the US to prove something his records and the names he has on his records speak for himself.

And besides it is not only in America where you can make a lot of money, UK, Japan and now Saudi Arabia can offer the same like what the US promotions can to aspiring and fully established boxers.

Exactly. Same reason why Anthony Joshua does not need to go to the US because he is already filling stadiums in the UK. Rich countries that are also fond of boxing like UK, Japan, Saudi, etc, are capable of outbidding American promoters and networks.

I would agree that money could be what holding Inoue's to fight outside Japan. But maybe what fans and other former boxer want for him is to be expose with different audience. Again, we don't want him to be compare to again Asian great, Manny Pacquiao. But Manny took the hard road and make a name for himself by fighting bigger names in the US.

And now that he is in the peak of his career, he should expose himself to the US boxing fans. Yes, there are Saudi and other nations that he can fight, but there is no denying that US is still the home of boxing.

Honestly, I like how Bob Arum hates PPVs. No PPVs means ordinary fans around the world can watch big fights for free or with less fees. This is probably the same reason why ESPN and Bob can seldom beat Inoue's local promoter although I don't think his fights are even PPVs in Japan. It's more on giant companies in Japan willing to sponsor and fight fans willing to buy expensive tickets for their local hero.

The US is just the biggest economy and the biggest boxing market in the world which is why most big fights happens or should be televised in the US. Pacman, Loma, Canelo, Usyk, etc. came from developing countries which is why they need to travel outside of their countries.

[mirakal]

There's no problem with money as Inoue is very popular now, he already build himself fighting in his country and has become a top pound for pound fighter I think he is already the number 1 now, so there's no reason his fight won't sell in the USA because he is already popular. If he would move up, I hope he'll start fighting outside in Japan as that's best way to achieve greatness when you have a good record and at the same time the world knows you, just like MP.

There is no problem with money but if Inoue is offered $5 million by Top Rank and $7 million by Ohashi then obviously we know which offer we pick. IIRC, Inoue's fights aren't PPVs so there is no leverage fighting in the US with a lesser purse. Bob and ESPN has to beat the Japanese sponsors' offer if they want Inoue's next fight to happen on American soil.

If Bob believe that Inoue could be better than Pacman and migh become a 9 division champion, then he should be paying him high and bring the fight to the US. We are talking of less than $10 million here, I think that is too low because Inoue is an exciting boxer, so he can easily attract fans to buy for PPV subscription.

Just take the Pacman vs Mayweather fight, ...

The fight grossed more than $600 million, with the television networks taking in more than $400 million and Pacquiao grossing more than $160 million.[52]

Inoue is worth $100 million i think. As long as he could get a big fight then that will happen but it will nto happen if he stays in Japan.

[Viscore]

There's no problem with money as Inoue is very popular now, he already build himself fighting in his country and has become a top pound for pound fighter I think he is already the number 1 now, so there's no reason his fight won't sell in the USA because he is already popular. If he would move up, I hope he'll start fighting outside in Japan as that's best way to achieve greatness when you have a good record and at the same time the world knows you, just like MP.

There is no problem with money but if Inoue is offered $5 million by Top Rank and $7 million by Ohashi then obviously we know which offer we pick. IIRC, Inoue's fights aren't PPVs so there is no leverage fighting in the US with a lesser purse. Bob and ESPN has to beat the Japanese sponsors' offer if they want Inoue's next fight to happen on American soil.

If Bob believe that Inoue could be better than Pacman and migh become a 9 division champion, then he should be paying him high and bring the fight to the US. We are talking of less than $10 million here, I think that is too low because Inoue is an exciting boxer, so he can easily attract fans to buy for PPV subscription.

Just take the Pacman vs Mayweather fight, ...

The fight grossed more than $600 million, with the television networks taking in more than $400 million and Pacquiao grossing more than $160 million.[52]

Inoue is worth $100 million i think. As long as he could get a big fight then that will happen but it will nto happen if he stays in Japan.

Definitely Inoue could make that amount of money if he continues to move, but with the current amount he is making, I think he is already satisfied since at the current weight where he is a champion, there's not much money here. Maybe if Inoue will try to move up in weight again, that's the time that he'll have more fights in the USA, but they need to make it faster to take advantage on Inoue's prime, otherwise, they won't be able to break their goal which is to be the 9th division champion to break what Pacman has achieve.

But seriously, does anyone here believe on Bob Arum's comment? Can Inoue be better than Pacman in terms of achievement in boxing?