Per Manny Delgado: It wasn’t too long ago that Naoya Inoue (29-0.26 COs) was just an upcoming fighter before he was widely recognized as ‘the monster’. “Despite his small flight of 108 pounds, he quickly, with very few fights, received recognition on Bokforums for his devastating power.
Many fans on boxing forums will ask themselves: “How can such a small fighter have a monstrous force like this!?” It was a sight to watch, with dropping bumps that could feel through the screen that physically made his opponents disappear from the pain in the best case.
In the worst cases, they end up with their face up on the canvas and feel as if they were only hit by a freight train. All this in a weight class that is not even recognized for the power of its fighters.
Discussion after the discussion would be inundated with who this little Japanese fighter was. He struck everyone who he faced with a baseball bat for fists as if they were in debt to pay. Inoue was to raise at all costs, but not without even causing severe pain. They call a sport like Boxing ‘The Hurt Business’, and Naoya Inoue was the personification to take it to heart.
Impeccable technical
However, power was not his only feature. Considering the various remarks made by different observers about him, you can say that he was previously described as almost every feature possible for a boxer. From his blowing velocity to its freak-of-nature accuracy and its impeccable technique, despite his monstrous power.
Boxing fans over various forums would have poetry about this ‘superstar in the make’ that has been celebrated by many as a ‘generation talent’. You could say that the letter was on the wall for the future of Inoue, and the WBC world title in the flyweight division took home in his 6th fight when he beat Adrian Hernandez.
Inoue vs. Donaire
Before his battle with the living legend nonito Donaire at Bantamweight, inoue was relatively unknown in the big scheme of boxing. The lighter weight classes do not receive as much attention as the other divisions in the sport.
In a typical way, when Inoue Vs Donaire was announced, the comments on social media came out in large numbers with ‘Who? Never heard of this man, “and more ridiculous,” Who Da Fook is this man!? ‘Long -term followers of his career came out in his defense, claiming that inoue had more than enough of the necessary qualities to beat a faded legend like Donaire, but there were still doubters.
What led was an incredible and exciting struggle. It tested inoue in a way he had not been tested before. It was an absolute war of a fight, where Inoue’s orbits were broken in the second round. The battle was awarded the Ring Magazine in 2019.
After all, he was against a living legend in Donaire. Even though his best days as a fighter have been behind him, he gave his most competitive battle at the time. Inoue overcame the challenge and persevere to win with unanimous decision, but not without adversity and getting some heavy blows.
History in the make
The rest, you could say, is history. History is still busy, as the little Japanese man known as “the monster” continues his undisputed and undefeated rule because of his devastating power. So far, he has won a total of four weight classes as a world champion and in two undisputed. He recently defeated replacement opponent Yee Young Kim in the fourth round to retain the undisputed Super Bantamweight title.
It was a relatively easy battle where the obscure Yee young Kim was beaten and beaten for four straight rounds by Inheue at random before he had the final that decided the victory.
A ‘invincible’ sample
Can ‘the monster’ ever be discontinued despite this easy victory? Or will he continue to devour his opponents as he pleases? You could say that no one is invincible – in everything inoue was dropped. And as my mother said earlier, “There will always be someone better than you.” Either way, whether at 122 pounds or at which many fans view his upper limit at 126 pounds. Who will be the man to finally beat inoues? And ends his reign as “the monster” that should not be conquered yet.
Potential 2025 battles
Conversations are already heating up who will fight Naoya Inoue for the rest of 2025. At a press conference, he announced that he plans to fight this year and in the US and Saudi Arabia.
There are more than a few candidates, from the unbeaten Mexican fighter and WBC no. 1 Alan Picasso (32-0-1.17 COs) to his fellow Japanese compatriot Junto Nakatani (29-0, 26 COs), who arranged the #1 a Bantam weight in the world and also unbeaten. Murodjon Akhmadaliev (13-1.10 COs) and Nick Ball (21-0-1.12 COs) are, among other things, potential opponents. The year is likely to be full of wonderful matches for “The Monster.”
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