caleb plant's trainer, coach breadman has interesting breakdown on inoue.

[baconCrunch]

 

[Sinister]

This is going to sound weird but keep in-mind this is Vegas, but yesterday I ran into Inoue at Walmart. Lol He was walking towards where I was and I just acknowledged with a nod and said his name. I didnt bug him for a picture or anything as he was there with his kids and I also dont know how much English he actually understands, and all I can do in Japanese is ask for a taxi, bathroom, hotel, etc. Lol

Anyway point is he was really short. Broadly built for a guy his size, but short AF. I dont think he can carry much weight without it effecting his speed and coordination. Kind of like Joan Guzman. He used to put on muscle between fights as he was just a stocky guy for as short as he was.

 

[baconCrunch]

in the post fight intvw, inoue said 126 is his max.
but as long as he can make 122, he'll stay there.
you gotta imagine he got 5-6 more fights left.

he's pretty straight fwd with what he says.
MJ at 122 in sept, nick ball at 126 end of this yr, and junto at 122 in 2026.

If anyone didn't notice, espinoza wasn't on the card just because he's a good fighter.
he's the other realistic opponent for 2026.

anyways, plenty of interesting fights left at 122-26.

 

[baconCrunch]

Not to mention Bam movin up.

 

[GolovKing]

Inoue is proof that all that shit people talk about growing up poor, rough background all that is way overplayed. He's not from some developing war torn country or some gang infested hood. I don't know what exactly his background was like but I imagine he comes from a middle class or working class home in Japan

 

[Misery Signals]

in the post fight intvw, inoue said 126 is his max.
but as long as he can make 122, he'll stay there.
you gotta imagine he got 5-6 more fights left.

he's pretty straight fwd with what he says.
MJ at 122 in sept, nick ball at 126 end of this yr, and junto at 122 in 2026.

If anyone didn't notice, espinoza wasn't on the card just because he's a good fighter.
he's the other realistic opponent for 2026.

anyways, plenty of interesting fights left at 122-26.

I dont know if I like the idea of him moving up and then back down again.

 

[froggyluv]

Inoue is proof that all that shit people talk about growing up poor, rough background all that is way overplayed. He's not from some developing war torn country or some gang infested hood. I don't know what exactly his background was like but I imagine he comes from a middle class or working class home in Japan

More like proof thats theres always exceptions to a rule

 

[Sinister]

Inoue is proof that all that shit people talk about growing up poor, rough background all that is way overplayed. He's not from some developing war torn country or some gang infested hood. I don't know what exactly his background was like but I imagine he comes from a middle class or working class home in Japan

If you dont know what his background is, why are you speaking on it?

 

[baconCrunch]

I dont know if I like the idea of him moving up and then back down again.

risky and dangerous.

but remember, that's why we like him.

 

[GolovKing]

If you dont know what hos background is, why are you speaking on it?

Because I can make a reasonable assumption based off of his family, the economic situation in Japan and the fighting/athlete culture that exists in Japan, which is different than the way it is in other countries like the US for example

 

[StopDucking]

Because I can make a reasonable assumption based off of his family, the economic situation in Japan and the fighting/athlete culture that exists in Japan, which is different than the way it is in other countries like the US for example

Flawless logic. Dude's Asian so his dad is probably a math professor while his mom's a doctor. Got it.

 

[Sinister]

Because I can make a reasonable assumption based off of his family, the economic situation in Japan and the fighting/athlete culture that exists in Japan, which is different than the way it is in other countries like the US for example

Just seems like a weird time to take this stance. Japan also has a more collectivist approach to their society, which is likely what allowed Shingo to not be your average dirt poor trainer who has to live above the gym like Jose Morales did. I dont think Shingo was particularly financially well-off, he just had direct access to the boxing World because he was a fighter himself. I'm kind of in that same position, my Son has a lot more advantages than I did, and access to the Sport because of me. But we're not particularly well-off.

I do agree, though, that increasingly boxing is becoming more and more of a middle-class Sport as opposed to a poor man's Sport. But that's because of how everything is monetized in the Sport now. I see more and more Dads putting every cent into their kids, Dads who own businesses and can afford to travel and compete. The dirt poor kids are on the verge of being totally priced out with less boxing taking place in rec centers and more in commercial gyms that want $300 for a 6-week program