Have we been underrating Inoue on our P4P lists?
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Where do you rank Naoya Inoue P4P?
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Saw 3 of his fight and I can't put him on the list. He's too raw or maybe he just isn't skilled enough. Normally smaller guys move better but he looks like he got terrible footwork and he doesn't jab enough. I just don't see what everyone sees in him.
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He has defeated "top contenders" -- in 2 divisions. At 108 he beat Adrian Hernandez, who was a solid paper titlest -- at least equivalent to a top contender. And at 115 he beat Omar Narvaez, who was getting very old, but had still managed to hold on to his title through more than a dozen defenses (and some home-cooking) and also Kohei Kono, who was also getting old, but was still a top 10 contender.
True, besides those, his resume doesn't have much, and doesn't have truly elite fighters
That resume you could compare to Loma -- except without a loss. No, he doesn't look as great as Loma. He looksraw at times, but since hes ususally going through dudes, I don't hold it against him much.
I've got him at #9 p4p.
Not everyone cares about lower weight fighters, or Asian fighters. That's cool, just means your boxing knowledge is limited.
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