Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani

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  1. Neil

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    Nakatani beating his ass r10
     
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    First half of the fight was pretty dull but the second half is finally more exciting.
     
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    This only reinforces my prediction that Bam will absolutely thrash Inoue if that fights ever comes off.

    Inoue is clearly past his prime. When a KO machine suddenly start being unable to hurt each and everyone of his opponents, it's never a good sign. Reek of late career Pacquiao. Doesnt means that he's still not a top fighter, but at the highest level, it will shows
     
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    Lol, stop it. This was far from a classic
     
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    Same style fight. Holmes Norton had 2 good rounds, 1 great round at the end. Wasn't any classic either
     
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    Inoue just beat an undefeated fighter with dangerous power. If anything it shows that he’s still more of a threat to Bam right now.
     
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    I think it’s safe to say that Inoue is without a doubt P4P#1 right now.
     
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    But he hasn't fought anyone
     
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    I think Usyk is clearly #1, but after that, i dont see anyone else that has a case. I feel that shakur might end up being greaterz but hes not nearly accomplished enough at the moment
     
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    Started out a bit more of a chess match and a lot of respectful to each others power in the first half with Inoue winning the majority of the rounds based on activity. Second half was much better the moment Nakatani started to feel more confident in himself by letting his hands go more and catching Inoue clean but didn’t do enough to win it.

    Underwhelming fight at first but finally started to live up the hype in the second half. Wouldn’t mind seeing a rematch down the road. If Naktani just let his hands go more early he might have had a better shot but was too cautious of Inoue’s speed and power.
     
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    He’s only been fighting once a year though and he’s fighting a kickboxer. Whereas Inoue just beat a guy that most perceived as his most formidable opponent. Inoue’s activity plus a big win over Nakatani puts him to the top.
     
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    Yeah, Usyk is dissapointing lately. Still, I think he has a much better resume. But Inoue certainly has an argument, and he still seems driven, while Usyk doenst
     
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    Felt like Canelo Crawford. Some good moment, but otherwise pretty forgettable and dissapointing
     
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    Is the undercard worth watching? Without disclosing outcomes?
     
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    The Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani fight has broken the all-time domestic PPV record across all combat sports in Japan‼️

    “I can’t disclose the exact numbers, but it became the top PPV-selling event across all boxing and combat sports promotions." - Promoter Hideyuki Ohashi

    Via (@nikkansports)
     
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    A Godzilla appearance would have cleared that crowd of 55k very quickly.
     
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    So thats only the 4th highest boxing gate ever, worldwide. clearly that fuckin midget needs to forget japan and fight here
     
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    You watched the fight yet?
     
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    Yeah, I just watched it live Sunday morning. Good, solid fight. Nothing epic.
     
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