Comments Thread For: Paul Butler: Naoya Inoue is One of The Best I've Seen in 20 or 30 Years

[Dreamking]

he was 36 and 39 years old. and how on earth is he an all time great? dont quote me belts, who did he actually beat. i can give u a list of fighters who beat him easy but u lot will have an excuse as always

Please tell us oh mighty wizard of boxing who would easily beat Inoue.

[JOITATS]

What elite p4p type fighters has inoue beat. best in 30 years do me a favour hype this guy gets is unreal, nah forget about mayweather, pacquiao, roy jones, this guy who just beat a 40 year old is the best theres been oh wait he blasted out jason maloney too

calm down

did he violate your sister?

[NachoMan]

Butler trying to sweeten the Monster in order to reduce damage.

[JOITATS]

i like butler. says it like it is.
once in a lifetime, worth the challenge.

[NachoMan]

Inone hits hard but maybe too easy to hit. His power is àweing people like wilder. Once on our loses or getscstopped he will be seen as overated.

It's not just the raw power though, but the timing and accuracy of almost all of his shots. The guy is efficient and lethal with everything. There are plenty of punchers in the sport but very few of them have the attributes that Inoue displays. That's not to say that he can't be beaten because nobody is unbeatable (especially if they fight the best consistently), but Inoue is about as close as you can get to a sure thing at the present moment.

[NachoMan]

Please tell us oh mighty wizard of boxing who would easily beat Inoue.

Seriously, I want to see that list. I must be missing a lot of fights in the lower classes if there really is a list of fighters who can beat Inoue easily.

[ippo]

Seriously, I want to see that list. I must be missing a lot of fights in the lower classes if there really is a list of fighters who can beat Inoue easily.

There is no one 118 and below that will beat him.

[JOITATS]

lookin forward to that list!

[wildman]

Apparently Madison boxing is our resident know-it-all. Any all time great has had their share of wise guy critics. Inoue will continue to demolish anyone in his path, including the top 122 pounders. Then wise guys like Madison boxing will quietly fade away. These types never admit they were wrong.

[SteveM]

Donaire is ATG you dumb. He beat him twice.

not defending Madison AT ALL but not sure that Donaire has done enough to be an ATG, nor Inoue yet. They are both locks to enter HOF though.

ATG is top 100 in the history of boxing - all weights considered.

Now if you want to say Donaire is ATG bantamweight I'd say that could be likely.

Inoue might become an ATG - he'd probably need to unify 122 and take a belt at featherweight - but he's making strides.