For all the people that have Inoue at #1 P4P

[Richard Richardson]

He is overrated the guys he's fighting aren't much good , that's not his fault cause the weight classes are weak but the one time he fought a fighter anyone had seen around p4p rankings at some point in their career he struggled, and that fighter was around 10 years past his prime... I'm sorry you can throw all the rankings at me you want but these guys he has been fighting are not very good

[The Big Dunn]

When was a P4P #1 ever downed by a part time Doordash driver ?

Doesn’t the fact he got up off the canvas to win in a dominant way against a guy that came to win, not just get paid, show how great he is?

Try not to be that kind of poster where you judge a boxer on 30 -60 seconds of a fight, rather than the majority of the fight.

[HisExcellency]

Now do you realise how truly GREAT Pacquiao was? Just half an inch taller and both started their careers at Light Flyweight. However, Pacquiao captured world titles all the way up to Welterweight whereas Inoue probably doesn't have the CHIN to go further than Super Bantamweight. Don't forget that Nery dropped him too.

[mlac]

When was a P4P #1 ever downed by a part time Doordash driver ?

Andre Ward was dropped by Darnell Boone.

[ijudge]

I assume P4P is marketing for casuals so they can quickly discover the fighters worth paying attention to, but then P4P becomes one big popularity contest. I've never cultivated my own list because it seems time-consuming and I don't think I watch enough boxing to make a legit one. No P4P list adheres to the same rubric, so arguing over P4P seems senseless.

The Ring p4p rankings


Wikipedia displays the past timeline of ring p4p rankings as well

[hugh grant]

It does betray a lack of sense of distance against the cab driver by getting embarrased like that as opposed to dissecting the cab driver skillfully without getting hit. I agree Inoue is a good fighter but especially in those smaller divisions were the talent pool isn't as deep it is a bit farfetched to to make such outrageous claims. It is more of a canary in the coalmine kind of thing for having these kinds of claims.

Inoue got countered when he gets dropped. Which shows if your offensive you can get dropped.
Bud was dropped by over right by kavaliauskas and bud was in defence mode

[JakeTheBoxer]

What should I tell you? Usyk is N.1. p4p, but he beat 0 p4p fighters, because his divisions all suck.

So I would say Inoue can be p4p N.1.

[Haka]

Inoue got countered when he gets dropped. Which shows if your offensive you can get dropped.
Bud was dropped by over right by kavaliauskas and bud was in defence mode

I've seen Inoue recklessy get caught multiple times with the same shot but you can't expect a doordash driver to take full advantage.

[dan_cov]

I don't think he is #1 but I watched Cardenas in the build up and it was extremely obvious real fast how much of a deceptive record he had. I had a real feeling he'd drop or have Inoue in big trouble catching him in an exchange.

His 50% K.O ratio is extremely deceptive that guy can really punch and has a beautiful left hook.

As much as I don't think Inoues resume is great and think the praise is too much given the level of opposition he's faced I don't think this exposes Inoue in anyway, Cardenas is limited and isn't a great fighter but he's a dangerous s.o.b and you're really best served not trading with him or exchanging left hooks.

[ijudge]

What should I tell you? Usyk is N.1. p4p, but he beat 0 p4p fighters, because his divisions all suck.
So I would say Inoue can be p4p N.1.

Usyk beat Fury.

And Usyk and Crawford have never even fought a HOF.
Whats your point?

I'm talking about p4p fighters not HOF.

I think Fury was in the p4p rankings circa around 2021 and he beat a hall of famer in Klitschko.


Spence has been in the p4p rankings from 2017-2024 so I think eventually he'll get inducted into HOF.