It was meant to feel like a moment. Instead, it felt like paperwork. The kind of weighing in that ends before you’ve even finished watching. No pressure in the room. No heat in the eyes. Just functioning professionalism.
When composure becomes a problem
Boxing does not live to order. It lives on the idea that something can go wrong. That’s the hook. The risk. The reason people pay instead of waiting for YouTube or X clips.
This week had none of that. Inoue looked composed to the verge of emotionless. Picasso looked poised, not dangerous. Everything was efficient, professional, safe. It felt like two men checking in, not two men trying to take something from each other.
No friction. No pulse. No look that it can turn ugly quickly. And when it’s missing, the price tag feels heavier. Not because the fight won’t be sharp – it will – but because sharp doesn’t sell. Threat though.
The problem is not that they are too good. It is that nothing around them screams risk.
Now, me? I will pay it. I love this stuff – the rhythm, patience, small risk management. I see art where most see nothing. For real boxing heads, this card is worth every penny.
But random ones? They need chaos. They want shoves, curses, veins popping, faces red. They need the noise that says something might crack. Without it, calmness reads as safe. And safe never sells.
It wasn’t a bad weigh-in. The printer wasn’t bad either.
It was worse. Uneventful.
Calm does not sell. DAZN needs to think about this for future cards.
RING V Details
Weights: Inoue Inoue 121.5 vs
Junto Nakatani 121.6 vs Sebastian Hernandez Reyes 120.
Willibaldo Garcia Perez 113.9 vs. Kenshiro Teraji 114.5
Taiga Imanaga 134.6 vs Eridson Garcia 134.5
Reito Tsutsumi 129.7 vs Leobardo Quintana 129.5
Date: Saturday 27 December 2025
Start time: 18:00 ET / 23:00 UK
Streaming platform: Live on DAZN
Bundle: DAZN Ultimate Tier – about $44.99 monthly, includes most PPVs
Venue: Mohammed Abdu Arena, Boulevard City, Riyadh
Single PPV Price: £19.99 (UK) / $69.99 (US & Canada)
