By: Sean Crose
Twenty-three wins. Zero losses. All however three victories coming by the use of knockout. Naota Inoue is most definitely in possession of a terrify resume. But that is no padded document. In a profession that has lasted for ten years, the person often called “The Monster” has taken on a whose who of distinguished figures in among the sport’s decrease weight divisions, subsequently profitable world titles at junior flyweight, tremendous flyweight and bantamweight. Now, as he closes in on the age of thirty, Inoue will face the thirty-four and two Paul Butler in his Japanese homeland Tuesday.
Paul, proprietor of the WBO bantamweight title, is not any slouch. The Englishman is an successfully affected person boxer in addition to a superb counter puncher. Still, Inoue is the prohibitive favourite strolling in on Tuesday – and with good cause. For it’s exhausting to not see the person in motion with out being impressed. The IBF, WBA, and WBC bantamweight champion clearly has great foundational expertise, however what’s notable about Inoue is that he doesn’t a lot suppose within the ring as he does carry out, seemingly on autopilot.
That’s not a criticism. To the opposite, it’s a testomony to the person’s pure expertise, which he has clearly honed right into a razor sharp talent set via huge quantities of exhausting work. There’s a cause Inoue seems at or close to the highest on so many pound for pound lists – as a result of he belongs there. With that in thoughts, stunning issues occur in boxing with what nearly looks like regularity. Should Butler play Buster Douglas to Inoue’s Mike Tyson in Japan (the place Tyson-Douglas went down) on Tuesday, he’ll find yourself having a reputation effectively regarded all through the combat world. To obtain such a surprising upset, nonetheless, Butler must put in nothing lower than a monster effort in opposition to Inoue.
