Inoue vs Davis, [BOXING]

[mirakal]

I check both of their standings it look like they have the same standing, height and reach are the same except for the weight.
If they are going to fight someday I'm sure it's hard for us to bet which one will win.
This is going to be a 50/50 chance by watching all Davis fight compared to Inoue it looks like Davis have powerful punch and higher KO % than Inoue.

So for me, I'll bet with Davis if this match will happen.

We can wait somehow but can't expect this to happen because I know both of them don't just think about the money they get but also their records. Perhaps I could be wrong, but most players are focused on keeping their records more appealing to see. That is why they prefer to fight boxers who are not a match for them.

They are probably not destined for each other. That's why I don't think Inoue chose to leave his comfort zone just for this fight, so I don't think he or Davis will take the offer.

[coin-investor]

This is a speculative match. Davis is always ready to face anyone when it comes to establishing a legacy, but I don't think Inoue is ready to move up. Inoue should be the one to move, or they meet in a catchweight, but if ever they are going to meet in the ring, Davis has all the advantages because of his vast experience; he has beaten a lot of great names in boxing, and he beat them easily, while Inoue only has Donaire, one fighter who can be considered a Hall of Famer type of fighter.
I hope they meet; its a legacy fight for both of them; its better that they meet their reputation and record intact.

[Sanitough]

This is a speculative match. Davis is always ready to face anyone when it comes to establishing a legacy, but I don't think Inoue is ready to move up. Inoue should be the one to move, or they meet in a catchweight, but if ever they are going to meet in the ring, Davis has all the advantages because of his vast experience; he has beaten a lot of great names in boxing, and he beat them easily, while Inoue only has Donaire, one fighter who can be considered a Hall of Famer type of fighter.
I hope they meet; its a legacy fight for both of them; its better that they meet their reputation and record intact.

Inoue has to take the first step by moving up, so although we really want to see this fight happen, its chance of becoming a reality relies solely on how quickly Inoue decides to make that move. Perhaps if Inoue becomes the undisputed champion in the featherweight division, then that would be the best time for him to challenge Davis, either by moving up or by meeting in a catchweight bout.

[Distinctin]

I'm surprised by the poll result ...  it's 7-7 so far. That means people believe Inoue has a real chance to beat Davis, not just a mismatch but a well-matched fight. If that's the case, we might actually see this fight in the future. Although it seems unlikely now, things can change quickly when big money is on the line.

If the fight does happen, what do you think the betting odds will look like?

Of course, Davis will be the favorite, but does that make Inoue a heavy underdog?

[stadus]

I'm surprised by the poll result ...  it's 7-7 so far. That means people believe Inoue has a real chance to beat Davis, not just a mismatch but a well-matched fight. If that's the case, we might actually see this fight in the future. Although it seems unlikely now, things can change quickly when big money is on the line.

I think since there are a lot of die-hard Filipino fans here, the voting might be a bit biased. But honestly, Inoue definitely has the skills to beat Davis, as long as they meet in a weight class where Inoue feels comfortable.

If the fight does happen, what do you think the betting odds will look like?

Of course, Davis will be the favorite, but does that make Inoue a heavy underdog?

I'm not sure what the exact betting odds are, but I have a feeling Davis will be a heavy favorite since he's a worldwide superstar, while Inoue is mostly popular in Japan.

[TravelMug]

I'm surprised by the poll result ...  it's 7-7 so far. That means people believe Inoue has a real chance to beat Davis, not just a mismatch but a well-matched fight. If that's the case, we might actually see this fight in the future. Although it seems unlikely now, things can change quickly when big money is on the line.

If the fight does happen, what do you think the betting odds will look like?

Of course, Davis will be the favorite, but does that make Inoue a heavy underdog?

I'm still seeing that Tank will be the favorite here, not big but he will still be as he is the bigger guy. Most likely, 1.6x for Tank, and then Inoue at 2.2x.

And yes, I was also surprise to see the voting public see the Inoue has a chance. But I guess they really saw that Inoue might be like Manny and can go as high as 135 lbs and beat the champion.

But for me Tank might be too much for Inoue, just saying. No offense to Inoue's fans, but Tank will be superior here as he is the natural bigger guy and has more power.

[Sanitough]

But for me Tank might be too much for Inoue, just saying. No offense to Inoue's fans, but Tank will be superior here as he is the natural bigger guy and has more power.

Don't say it's too much, Inoue's fans will be mad at you... just kidding! Actually, I think Inoue will give Davis a good fight because not every bout dominated by Davis is completely one-sided. If you remember his fight with Isaac Cruz, that match was really competitive, even though Davis ended up winning. So, if we compare Isaac Cruz to Inoue, I believe Inoue is even better and has more power, so I guess as long as it's the right weight class, he's got a real chance.

[avp2306]

This is a speculative match. Davis is always ready to face anyone when it comes to establishing a legacy, but I don't think Inoue is ready to move up. Inoue should be the one to move, or they meet in a catchweight, but if ever they are going to meet in the ring, Davis has all the advantages because of his vast experience; he has beaten a lot of great names in boxing, and he beat them easily, while Inoue only has Donaire, one fighter who can be considered a Hall of Famer type of fighter.
I hope they meet; its a legacy fight for both of them; its better that they meet their reputation and record intact.

Inoue has to take the first step by moving up, so although we really want to see this fight happen, its chance of becoming a reality relies solely on how quickly Inoue decides to make that move. Perhaps if Inoue becomes the undisputed champion in the featherweight division, then that would be the best time for him to challenge Davis, either by moving up or by meeting in a catchweight bout.

But does Inoue would really do that? He's well known fighting when he have great advantage. So provably what will happen there is Inoue would request Davis to go down and also go to Japan then fight him. To many request by Inoue to go to US but they turn those things down but rather choose to fight in Japan.

If this time he became more braver and up for huge challenges then accept those conditions well that would be more exciting to watch. For sure many people want to see him go out on his comfort zone and see what Inoue can do in US since many think about that he's only good in Japan but cannot dominate in US boxing scene.

[btc_angela]

But for me Tank might be too much for Inoue, just saying. No offense to Inoue's fans, but Tank will be superior here as he is the natural bigger guy and has more power.

Don't say it's too much, Inoue's fans will be mad at you... just kidding! Actually, I think Inoue will give Davis a good fight because not every bout dominated by Davis is completely one-sided. If you remember his fight with Isaac Cruz, that match was really competitive, even though Davis ended up winning. So, if we compare Isaac Cruz to Inoue, I believe Inoue is even better and has more power, so I guess as long as it's the right weight class, he's got a real chance.

But did you know that Davis has injury already in his hands and it was aggravated during the fight, and he confirmed that Isaac Cruz head is very tough, Lol,

Gervonta Davis didn’t injure his left hand during his fight with Isaac Cruz on Sunday night.

The powerful southpaw aggravated an existing injury sustained during training camp for their lightweight title fight. Davis confirmed what his longtime trainer, Calvin Ford, revealed during their post-fight press conference, that he fought through a hand injury during training camp.

https://www.boxingscene.com/gervonta-davis-confirms-he-injured-left-hand-his-fight-with-isaac-cruz--162568

In any case, it's not a excuse, he clearly won the fight but what if he is not injured he might have scored a knockout win. So I do not think that it will count as Tank not dominating the fight as obviously he is not 100% healthy.

[Japinat]

Gervonta Davis didn’t injure his left hand during his fight with Isaac Cruz on Sunday night.

The powerful southpaw aggravated an existing injury sustained during training camp for their lightweight title fight. Davis confirmed what his longtime trainer, Calvin Ford, revealed during their post-fight press conference, that he fought through a hand injury during training camp.

https://www.boxingscene.com/gervonta-davis-confirms-he-injured-left-hand-his-fight-with-isaac-cruz--162568

In any case, it's not a excuse, he clearly won the fight but what if he is not injured he might have scored a knockout win. So I do not think that it will count as Tank not dominating the fight as obviously he is not 100% healthy.

So Davis wasn't 100% that time. That means Inoue could be in big trouble if they face off, because Tank Davis is way above Inoue's level, even though he once became a pound-for-pound king. Well, all of this is just our speculation since both boxers are really good. We never know when they meet if the one we think will dominate will actually do it. For now, I think the most important thing is to make this fight happen in the near future.

[Distinctin]

who can break the tie breaker here? 

[stadus]

who can break the tie breaker here? 

Let me break the tie for you.. I voted for Davis, so if the voting ends here, then we have a winner. 

This speculation isn't new, I've seen it too, and it's something that should be taken seriously since it's what people want to see. I guess for fans to stop calling Inoue afraid to fight Casimero, he should move up in weight and become a champion. Then maybe the next step would be even bigger like fighting Davis.

Didn't we hear before that Davis will be fighting Magsayo as a replacement? And I still think Inoue is way better than Magsayo, so the hype should be high if these two ever meet in the future. Still, Davis will likely come out on top.

[Kemarit]

who can break the tie breaker here? 

Let me break the tie for you.. I voted for Davis, so if the voting ends here, then we have a winner. 

This speculation isn't new, I've seen it too, and it's something that should be taken seriously since it's what people want to see. I guess for fans to stop calling Inoue afraid to fight Casimero, he should move up in weight and become a champion. Then maybe the next step would be even bigger like fighting Davis.

Didn't we hear before that Davis will be fighting Magsayo as a replacement? And I still think Inoue is way better than Magsayo, so the hype should be high if these two ever meet in the future. Still, Davis will likely come out on top.

If I'm not mistaken, it was a fake news that Magsayo is going to fight Davis as a replacement. But I do agree Inoue is way better than Magsayo, although both has power but Inoue has good ring IQ. Maybe there are a lot of fans of Inoue here or it could be that we hate the style of Davis as he is so brandish like Floyd Mayweather. But he can back up all the trash talking as he has the power.

Still this fight might not happen in the future as Inoue will have a lot of good fights if he moves up to 126 lbs. While Davis will have a fight this March against Lamont Roach.

[AmoreJaz]

who can break the tie breaker here? 

Let me break the tie for you.. I voted for Davis, so if the voting ends here, then we have a winner. 

This speculation isn't new, I've seen it too, and it's something that should be taken seriously since it's what people want to see. I guess for fans to stop calling Inoue afraid to fight Casimero, he should move up in weight and become a champion. Then maybe the next step would be even bigger like fighting Davis.

Didn't we hear before that Davis will be fighting Magsayo as a replacement? And I still think Inoue is way better than Magsayo, so the hype should be high if these two ever meet in the future. Still, Davis will likely come out on top.

If I'm not mistaken, it was a fake news that Magsayo is going to fight Davis as a replacement. But I do agree Inoue is way better than Magsayo, although both has power but Inoue has good ring IQ. Maybe there are a lot of fans of Inoue here or it could be that we hate the style of Davis as he is so brandish like Floyd Mayweather. But he can back up all the trash talking as he has the power.

Still this fight might not happen in the future as Inoue will have a lot of good fights if he moves up to 126 lbs. While Davis will have a fight this March against Lamont Roach.

This match if in case it will happen in the future will be a long way to go. Both have like different lineup of their opponents and so meeting with each other will be years in the making. But if in case this match will indeed happen, I will vote for Inoue over Davis. By that time, I think that Inoue already catch up with the new weight division and his skills will likely be more enhanced by the years of experience.

[Yaunfitda]

who can break the tie breaker here? 

Let me break the tie for you.. I voted for Davis, so if the voting ends here, then we have a winner. 

This speculation isn't new, I've seen it too, and it's something that should be taken seriously since it's what people want to see. I guess for fans to stop calling Inoue afraid to fight Casimero, he should move up in weight and become a champion. Then maybe the next step would be even bigger like fighting Davis.

Didn't we hear before that Davis will be fighting Magsayo as a replacement? And I still think Inoue is way better than Magsayo, so the hype should be high if these two ever meet in the future. Still, Davis will likely come out on top.

If I'm not mistaken, it was a fake news that Magsayo is going to fight Davis as a replacement. But I do agree Inoue is way better than Magsayo, although both has power but Inoue has good ring IQ. Maybe there are a lot of fans of Inoue here or it could be that we hate the style of Davis as he is so brandish like Floyd Mayweather. But he can back up all the trash talking as he has the power.

Still this fight might not happen in the future as Inoue will have a lot of good fights if he moves up to 126 lbs. While Davis will have a fight this March against Lamont Roach.

This match if in case it will happen in the future will be a long way to go. Both have like different lineup of their opponents and so meeting with each other will be years in the making. But if in case this match will indeed happen, I will vote for Inoue over Davis. By that time, I think that Inoue already catch up with the new weight division and his skills will likely be more enhanced by the years of experience.

I don't know if Inoue will still learn new tricks as he is on his way of his prime years, so his power and fighting style is already there, similar to Davis. And most likely in the next couple of years, we will see who has taken more damage in fights as this is already very important as it might have soften them up leading to this fantasy fights. But it's a long way to go, there are things that can happen so it's a 50/50 chance that this could happen. Only thing that I might see that could hinder here is Davis is not yet on-board with HE Turki while Inoue already sign with the powerful broker. I know that Davis and his team or his promoters doesn't want to join yet, but if he is game and wanted more money in the future, then he should also jump on Turki here and if that happens then fight is very possible in the future.

[Yucky]

But I do agree Inoue is way better than Magsayo, although both has power but Inoue has good ring IQ.

For me, Inoue would win because he has more hit experience and his weight is also very good. Even though Davis has his wins too and doesn't have bad ring IQ, there are certain experiences you learn over time by encountering different players. So I feel Inoue has more potential to win, and I will bet on him over Davis because of his strength, weight, and level of experience.

[bisdak40]

But I do agree Inoue is way better than Magsayo, although both has power but Inoue has good ring IQ.

For me, Inoue would win because he has more hit experience and his weight is also very good. Even though Davis has his wins too and doesn't have bad ring IQ, there are certain experiences you learn over time by encountering different players. So I feel Inoue has more potential to win, and I will bet on him over Davis because of his strength, weight, and level of experience.

I disagree with you, mate. While Naoya Inoue might have a chance to beat Tank Davis, that chance is quite slim if Inoue decides to move up to the 135-pound division. It’s uncertain whether he could maintain his speed and power in the division where Davis currently fights. Perhaps a catchweight would be a good compromise for both boxers if they agree to meet this year or next.

[bittraffic]

But I do agree Inoue is way better than Magsayo, although both has power but Inoue has good ring IQ.

For me, Inoue would win because he has more hit experience and his weight is also very good. Even though Davis has his wins too and doesn't have bad ring IQ, there are certain experiences you learn over time by encountering different players. So I feel Inoue has more potential to win, and I will bet on him over Davis because of his strength, weight, and level of experience.

I disagree with you, mate. While Naoya Inoue might have a chance to beat Tank Davis, that chance is quite slim if Inoue decides to move up to the 135-pound division. It’s uncertain whether he could maintain his speed and power in the division where Davis currently fights. Perhaps a catchweight would be a good compromise for both boxers if they agree to meet this year or next.

If Nery did knock down Inoue with just a left, Davis may be able to do it too. I don't see Davis gets stun by a shot from someone, even though Ryan hit him Davis seem not feeling it. Which I think Ryan's left is as powerful as Inoue's left. One disadvantage is that Inoue is not comfortable fighting in a close distance which a counter from Davis is likely a strategy.

If the odds are worth it I might just chose Inoue just to see if I can triple a small amount.

[FinneysTrueVision]

Inoue is far superior to Davis on almost every level. Inoue has been undisputed in two weight classes while Davis was getting his world titles emailed to him. Davis should be fighting the best guys in his division like Shakur Stevenson and Keyshawn Davis. He is instead fighting a smaller guy in Roach.

It is absurd that people want Inoue to go up three weight classes so Tank can finally have a really high caliber win on his record. Inoue is already giving up the size advantage in most of his super bantamweight fights, so it is unlikely he would ever go up to lightweight for a Tank fight. If they did fight though, I still don’t think it’s an easy win for Tank. Any decent fighter is capable of winning a decision if they can manage to stay away from Tank’s power.

[serjent05]

Inoue vs Davis is a very interesting match up.  I also love to see this happen.  This would be a huge challenge for Inoue since Davis aside from being one of the best boxers in his weight category has also the advantage of having to fight at his natural weight division.  But there are something that might give Inoue an advantage and that is setting the fight in a catch-weight match where the bigger/heavier boxer needs to trim down.

If the boxer needs to lose weight in a fight, he will not fully maximize his strength due to dehydration, and the sudden rehydration and gaining of weight during the fight will make his movement stiff since the body need some times to adjust.  The catchweight fight of Manny Pacquiao is the best example where his heavier opponent cannot exert their maximum potential due to "exhaustion" even before the fight started.

There is no doubt that Davis will have an advantage fighting in his natural weight division but dragging the fight to a catch-weight will render Inoue to have the advantage.