[Boxing] Inoue vs Goodman December 24th

[TravelMug]

Still depends on Casimero to show us something, I can't remember as well if his Japanese promoter has re-sign him to a new contract or not because of his weight issues as it very unprofessional.

It would definitely be good if he would not be re-signed, as that could open doors to another promoter, hopefully one who can secure him the big fights he deserves. His career hasn’t been heading in the right direction lately, even though his skills are still at a championship level, and he’s been dominating his recent opponents.

That said, with a year-long ban, we won’t be seeing him in action for a while. Hopefully, during this downtime, he stays active in training so that when he comes back, he’s still in peak shape. Another option to consider could be exhibition matches. It would keep him sharp, and even bring in some earnings while he waits out the ban.

But he has history of not making weight in the past and so this could be a negative impression on his image. And reports say that his Japanese manager, was mad and disappointed on John Riel that time, although he won by a knockout. But still, arriving at 127 lbs in Japan, but he was not able to shed that extra 5 lbs of him.

And I can't find news that Masayuki Ito will re-signed him under Treasury Boxing Promotions. So if that is the case then most likely Casimero will have to look for a new one, although as I have said, he might have difficulty in finding because of his records.

[Jating]

Latest image of Naoya Inoue,



https://x.com/ringmagazine/status/1874055910466920574

He is already looks sharp as ever and probably still training very hard in the gym even this New Year. And it takes a lot of discipline to be still in shape and not taking any stones unturn in his preparation against Goodman on the January 24th.

I do hope that Sam Goodman will not have another freak accident so that we can finally see this fight and then Inoue going into the US after this one.

[Yaunfitda]

^^ Inoue is fighting like 3 times a year, so obviously he will be like in the best shape everything and still discipline himself after a fight. And he is not that damage in any of his fight, maybe he was knock down by Nery but he was able to recover and win via knockout himself. So in that picture, he is really shape and ready anytime of the day to fight someone. We can't say that about Sam Goodman though, but as you have said, he could really be healing very well that injury and he should be ready by the 24th. Maybe light sparring for him and wearing head gear to prevent that injury from happening again. There are no movement in the odds, Goodman still a huge underdog in this fight.

[Kemarit]

And it's more likely the discipline of Inoue to really be in shape to the rest of the year and not slacking on diet or even going to the gym. We have greats like Floyd and Manny Pacman Pacquiao having the same attitude when they are still active in boxing. That's why it's really hard to beat those elite boxers during their prime as they know that it's not only important to be in shape when there is a upcoming fight, but being on top all year long.

This fight is just around the corner, and we all know how time flies, right now there's not much of a report regarding this fight. And I can't find any Sam Goodman social media account as well. Was looking if he has some updates with regards to his injuries.

[Natalim]

This fight is just around the corner, and we all know how time flies, right now there's not much of a report regarding this fight. And I can't find any Sam Goodman social media account as well. Was looking if he has some updates with regards to his injuries.

Divisions that aren’t so popular don’t get much attention from fans, and updates can be rare. So maybe let’s just hope the new date doesn’t get postponed again, as it’s reported to be set for January 24, that’s just three weeks away. Speaking of Inoue, we know he is always in top shape, even if we don’t see much of his training. His performance in the ring speaks for itself.

Remember when he came back from being down in his past fight? That alone showed how well-conditioned he always is.

[Sanitough]

Remember when he came back from being down in his past fight? That alone showed how well-conditioned he always is.

That was against Luis Nery, and honestly, I think Nery is a better fighter than Goodman. So, I really doubt we’ll ever see Inoue hitting the canvas again in this matchup. No disrespect to Goodman, he is good base on his record but he doesn’t seem like the kind of boxer who can end Inoue’s winning streak. though I do want to watch this fight, but Im not so excited about it as I feel like it’s going to be another one-sided showcase for Inoue.

[bisdak40]

Remember when he came back from being down in his past fight? That alone showed how well-conditioned he always is.

That was against Luis Nery, and honestly, I think Nery is a better fighter than Goodman. So, I really doubt we’ll ever see Inoue hitting the canvas again in this matchup. No disrespect to Goodman, he is good base on his record but he doesn’t seem like the kind of boxer who can end Inoue’s winning streak. though I do want to watch this fight, but Im not so excited about it as I feel like it’s going to be another one-sided showcase for Inoue.

Yeah, I agree that we won't be able to see Inoue kissing the canvas again because he will be more cautious as to not repeat the same mistake he made against Luis Nery. He will potshot Sam Goodman until he will be ripe for the picking, i think this will be Inoue's strategy on this coming fight.

[freedomgo]

Yeah, I agree that we won't be able to see Inoue kissing the canvas again because he will be more cautious as to not repeat the same mistake he made against Luis Nery. He will potshot Sam Goodman until he will be ripe for the picking, i think this will be Inoue's strategy on this coming fight.

If that’s going to be his style, we probably won’t see an early knockout because Inoue won’t be reckless in trying to finish his opponent quickly. I think Inoue was lucky that Nery doesn’t have a high KO rate, if he were up against a boxer with serious knockout power, things could’ve been dangerous for him, even if he managed to get up and continue the fight.

[Kemarit]

Yeah, I agree that we won't be able to see Inoue kissing the canvas again because he will be more cautious as to not repeat the same mistake he made against Luis Nery. He will potshot Sam Goodman until he will be ripe for the picking, i think this will be Inoue's strategy on this coming fight.

If that’s going to be his style, we probably won’t see an early knockout because Inoue won’t be reckless in trying to finish his opponent quickly. I think Inoue was lucky that Nery doesn’t have a high KO rate, if he were up against a boxer with serious knockout power, things could’ve been dangerous for him, even if he managed to get up and continue the fight.

He usually doesn't take that route of early knockout, he study his opponent first unless Sam Goodman wants to trade early and that will be a wrong strategy. Just ask Nonito Donaire in the rematch, he thought that he can go toe to toe against Inoue. But Naoya is more willing to do that and so he oblige and gave Donaire the worst beating of his life. So after that, no opponents did try to go, they are all cautious in the beginning.

Against, Nery and his knock down, it was more of Inoue toying and provoking Nery early. But he learn his lessons not to do that and so after that he takes him seriously and then when he saw the opening, he go for a knockout, it was short and crisp right now, very fast as well

[mammusu]

Yeah, I agree that we won't be able to see Inoue kissing the canvas again because he will be more cautious as to not repeat the same mistake he made against Luis Nery. He will potshot Sam Goodman until he will be ripe for the picking, i think this will be Inoue's strategy on this coming fight.

If that’s going to be his style, we probably won’t see an early knockout because Inoue won’t be reckless in trying to finish his opponent quickly. I think Inoue was lucky that Nery doesn’t have a high KO rate, if he were up against a boxer with serious knockout power, things could’ve been dangerous for him, even if he managed to get up and continue the fight.

With his ability and intelligence he certainly won't make mistakes again that could make Sam Goodman dominate him, As you said, Inoue is one of those smart and adaptive boxers, so I think he'll learn from his previous experience when he was knocked down by Luis Nery with a left hook that made him have to kiss the canvas in the first round.



Facing Sam Goodman who is the IBF No. 1 contender is definitely not an easy opponent to face, especially since he looks so savage after recovering from injury, although maybe inoue will be favorites to win the fight, but Sam Goodman who is also a boxer with an impressive record could make inoue fall in the fight later, so I think, inoue needs to play smart and be careful in that the fight.

[Sanitough]

Facing Sam Goodman who is the IBF No. 1 contender is definitely not an easy opponent to face, especially since he looks so savage after recovering from injury, although maybe inoue will be favorites to win the fight, but Sam Goodman who is also a boxer with an impressive record could make inoue fall in the fight later, so I think, inoue needs to play smart and be careful in that the fight.

A good record doesn’t really matter to Inoue because he’s been dominating this division. Of course, Sam Goodman have 19 wins (undefeated), but with only 8 KOs, he’s clearly not a knockout artist. On the other hand, Inoue has an incredible 28 wins, 25 of which are by KO. That’s a huge disparity in both wins and KO rate.

Let’s not forget that Inoue is the undisputed champion. Even though Goodman is the No. 1 contender, it doesn’t change the general belief that this fight is likely to be another easy win for "The Monster" Inoue.

[Black Mbaye]

Latest image of Naoya Inoue,



https://x.com/ringmagazine/status/1874055910466920574

He is already looks sharp as ever and probably still training very hard in the gym even this New Year. And it takes a lot of discipline to be still in shape and not taking any stones unturn in his preparation against Goodman on the January 24th.

I do hope that Sam Goodman will not have another freak accident so that we can finally see this fight and then Inoue going into the US after this one.

Inoue is older but a more experienced boxer in my opinion. 25 of his 28 fights were knockouts. We know that Sam Goodman won all the fights he played professionally. The best boxers in the world are in their own class. It will be fun to watch this fight. I hope there will be no problems again.

[Baofeng]

This fight is just around the corner, and we all know how time flies, right now there's not much of a report regarding this fight. And I can't find any Sam Goodman social media account as well. Was looking if he has some updates with regards to his injuries.

Divisions that aren’t so popular don’t get much attention from fans, and updates can be rare. So maybe let’s just hope the new date doesn’t get postponed again, as it’s reported to be set for January 24, that’s just three weeks away. Speaking of Inoue, we know he is always in top shape, even if we don’t see much of his training. His performance in the ring speaks for itself.

Right, smaller weight class are not that popular so there's not much attention for the casual fans except here in our community wherein there are a lot of knowledgeable fans and follow boxing religiously. Obviously from the Japanese side, there are a lot on Inoue as he is their top boxers right now. And usually in his fights, as we gets closer we might see some promotions from Top Rank.

Remember when he came back from being down in his past fight? That alone showed how well-conditioned he always is.

It was really huge as we haven't seen him getting knockdown, but he has this another ability that is rare for boxers, that is to be able to recover quickly. And he just shake that out and in just next couple of rounds he himself delivered a knockout against Nery.

[Jating]

^^ Inoue is fighting like 3 times a year, so obviously he will be like in the best shape everything and still discipline himself after a fight. And he is not that damage in any of his fight, maybe he was knock down by Nery but he was able to recover and win via knockout himself. So in that picture, he is really shape and ready anytime of the day to fight someone. We can't say that about Sam Goodman though, but as you have said, he could really be healing very well that injury and he should be ready by the 24th. Maybe light sparring for him and wearing head gear to prevent that injury from happening again. There are no movement in the odds, Goodman still a huge underdog in this fight.

Yes, I forgot that he fought 3x a year that's why he is still in the best shape here. Although I will also say that he keeps going to the gym to train so that he can maintain that physique of him that makes him of the best fighter in this generation.

And I saw some images of him as well training with the like of Moloney's, Jason and Andrew. Those two are former world champion as well so if he is sparring against them, he could still learn a thing or two from their experiences.

[bisdak40]

Yes, I forgot that he fought 3x a year that's why he is still in the best shape here. Although I will also say that he keeps going to the gym to train so that he can maintain that physique of him that makes him of the best fighter in this generation.

And I saw some images of him as well training with the like of Moloney's, Jason and Andrew. Those two are former world champion as well so if he is sparring against them, he could still learn a thing or two from their experiences.

Not only that Inoue is in game shape but he also remains fresh, i mean he wasn't hurt in all of his fights, though he got knockdown by Luis Nery but he wasn't hurt on that one. Inoue is the Canelo version in the smaller weight category, all of those he faced last year were cherry picked i would say as the common denominator of all his opponent is they were popular in Japan.

[Ziskinberg]

Not only that Inoue is in game shape but he also remains fresh, i mean he wasn't hurt in all of his fights, though he got knockdown by Luis Nery but he wasn't hurt on that one. Inoue is the Canelo version in the smaller weight category, all of those he faced last year were cherry picked i would say as the common denominator of all his opponent is they were popular in Japan.

Inoue was only truly challenged in his first fight with Donaire. After that, everything seemed easy for him, likely because he learned a lot from that experience. Calling him the "Canelo of the lower divisions" might be fair, but I actually think he's better than Canelo because of his higher KO rate. And, Canelo isn't as dominant as Inoue. The main similarity between them might be their calculated approach, they don't take too many risks, unlike other fighters who aggressively chase big challenges and the toughest opponents.

[Kemarit]

Not only that Inoue is in game shape but he also remains fresh, i mean he wasn't hurt in all of his fights, though he got knockdown by Luis Nery but he wasn't hurt on that one. Inoue is the Canelo version in the smaller weight category, all of those he faced last year were cherry picked i would say as the common denominator of all his opponent is they were popular in Japan.

Inoue was only truly challenged in his first fight with Donaire. After that, everything seemed easy for him, likely because he learned a lot from that experience. Calling him the "Canelo of the lower divisions" might be fair, but I actually think he's better than Canelo because of his higher KO rate. And, Canelo isn't as dominant as Inoue. The main similarity between them might be their calculated approach, they don't take too many risks, unlike other fighters who aggressively chase big challenges and the toughest opponents.

Inoue is much better than Canelo in my opinion, if they are in the same weight class. Canelo has lost to Bivol but so far we haven't seen Inoue getting that L. And Inoue has face a lot of former champions and just blew them off. While Canelo has controversial fights against Lara and Triple-G. So Inoue is very different as he really dominated his weight class and not afraid to face any challenges although one thing that we want Inoue is to go to the US and show his talent in the US fans. But he will be doing that this 2025, it might be delayed because of the Sam Goodman injury. Nevertheless, we don't see anything that can derail that goal of Inoue of going up in weight in his next fight and then Bob Arum bringing him in the US against top opponents at 126 lbs.

[Ziskinberg]

Inoue is much better than Canelo in my opinion, if they are in the same weight class. Canelo has lost to Bivol but so far we haven't seen Inoue getting that L. And Inoue has face a lot of former champions and just blew them off. While Canelo has controversial fights against Lara and Triple-G. So Inoue is very different as he really dominated his weight class and not afraid to face any challenges although one thing that we want Inoue is to go to the US and show his talent in the US fans. But he will be doing that this 2025, it might be delayed because of the Sam Goodman injury. Nevertheless, we don't see anything that can derail that goal of Inoue of going up in weight in his next fight and then Bob Arum bringing him in the US against top opponents at 126 lbs.

I think Inoue should challenge himself to move up a division and truly test his greatness, maybe after this.
He’s incredibly dominant (everyone knows), but what I don’t like is that he’s staying in a division where there’s no real competition for him. It’s been a year since he beat Tapales and became undisputed, so I don’t get why he’s still fighting in the same division, especially when his wins have been so easy.

What’s he trying to do - play it safe?

[btc_angela]

Inoue is much better than Canelo in my opinion, if they are in the same weight class. Canelo has lost to Bivol but so far we haven't seen Inoue getting that L. And Inoue has face a lot of former champions and just blew them off. While Canelo has controversial fights against Lara and Triple-G. So Inoue is very different as he really dominated his weight class and not afraid to face any challenges although one thing that we want Inoue is to go to the US and show his talent in the US fans. But he will be doing that this 2025, it might be delayed because of the Sam Goodman injury. Nevertheless, we don't see anything that can derail that goal of Inoue of going up in weight in his next fight and then Bob Arum bringing him in the US against top opponents at 126 lbs.

I think Inoue should challenge himself to move up a division and truly test his greatness, maybe after this.
He’s incredibly dominant (everyone knows), but what I don’t like is that he’s staying in a division where there’s no real competition for him. It’s been a year since he beat Tapales and became undisputed, so I don’t get why he’s still fighting in the same division, especially when his wins have been so easy.

What’s he trying to do - play it safe?

He still has some challenges, as you can see he was almost upset by Nery in their fight. So he still has something to proved in this division before going up to 126 lbs. So it's not like he is playing safe, there are mandatory fighters that he has to face because he is undisputed.

So IBF and WBO has Sam Goodman as their number 1 rank fighter. So Inoue will have to fight him otherwise he will be strip of the belt. And even after he beat Sam Goodman, there could still be someone who says that he should stick in this division and fight Murodjon Akhmadaliev or Casimero.

[stadus]

So IBF and WBO has Sam Goodman as their number 1 rank fighter. So Inoue will have to fight him otherwise he will be strip of the belt.

Consider that as a fight that will be finish early if Sam Goodman is not a type of boxer who focus on surviving than winning.

And even after he beat Sam Goodman, there could still be someone who says that he should stick in this division and fight Murodjon Akhmadaliev or Casimero.

I think Akhmadaliev would be a mismatch for Inoue as tapales had already beaten him, its still the power of Inoue would beat Akhmadaliev even if this guy is a olympic medalist IIRC. About Casimero, we have been waiting for Inoue to fight him but it seems he is docking him using the excuse of not worthy opponent.

Maybe Junto Nakatani if Inoue could wait for him until he moves up.