With Manny Delgado: It was not long ago that Naoya Inoue (29-0.26 kos) was just an upcoming fighter before he was widely recognized as “the monster.” Despite his small Flyweight framework of 108kg, quickly, with very few battles, he won the Recognition in boxing forums for its destructive power.
Many boxing fans would ask themselves, “How can such a small fighter have a monstrous power like this!” It was a spectacle you see, with fists that you could feel through the screen that made his opponents of course gain from pain in the optimal script.
In the worst cases, they end up dealing with the canvas, feels like they were hit by a truck. All this in a category of weight that is not even recognized for the power of its fighters.
The discussion after discussion will run ruthless about who this little Japanese fighter was. It fell to all those who faced a baseball bat for punches as if they had debts to pay. Inoue was there to collect at all costs, but not without causing any serious pain first. They call a sport like boxing “The Hurt Business”, and Naoya Inoue was the incarnation to take this to the heart, so to say it.
Impeccable
However, power was not his only property. Given the various comments made to him by different observers, you could say that he had previously described that he had almost every possible opportunity for a boxer. From the speed of the inflated to its accuracy and its impeccable technique, despite its monstrous power.
Boxing fans in multiple forums will gain poetry about this “superstar in construction” already celebrated by many as “generational talent”. You could say that writing was on the wall for the future of Inoue, taking home the WBC world title in the Flyweight Division as early as his 6th race when he defeated Adrian Hernandez.
Inoue vs donaire
Before his fight with the living legend Nonito Donaire at Bantamweight, Inoue was relatively unknown in the big boxing plan. Lighter gravity classes do not receive as much attention as the other parts of the sport.
In the typical way, when Inoue Vs Donaire was announced, the social media classroom departments came out in Droves with “who? He never heard about this guy,” and frescoes, “Who da Fook is this guy! “The long -standing followers of his career came to his defense, arguing that Inoue had more of the necessary features to beat a faded myth like Donaire, but there were still challengers.
What emerged was an incredible and exciting struggle. Try Inoue in a way that had not been tested before. It was an absolute war of a race where Inoue’s Orbital Bone broke in the second round. The race was awarded Fight of the Year 2019 by Ring magazine.
It was, in the end, against a living legend in Donaire. Even if his best days as a fighter was already behind him, he gave his most competitive race at that time. Inoue surpassed the challenge and insisted on winning a unanimous decision, but not without dealing with adversity and taking some heavy blows.
Story in production
The rest, you could say, it’s a story. History is still in production, as the little Japanese known as “The Monster” continues his undisputed and undefeated kingdom because of his destructive power. So far, winning a total of four weight categories as a world champion and unquestionable in two. He recently defeated the replacement opponent Yee Jong Kim in the fourth round to maintain the undisputed title Super Bantamweight.
It was a relatively easy race where the dark Yee Jong Kim was abused and beaten by Inoue at will for four straight rounds before returning for the final blow that decided to win.
An ‘uncomfortable’ monster
Can “The Monster” ever stop despite the easy victory? Or will he continue to devour his opponents as he thanks? You could say that no man is invincible – after all, Inoue has fallen. And as my mother said, “there will always be someone better than you.” Whether as possible, either in 122 pounds or to what many fans consider its ceiling to 126 pounds. Who will be the man who will eventually win? And end his reign as “the monster” that has not yet been conquered.
Possible battles 2025
The talks are already heating for who Naoya Inoue will fight for the rest of 2025. At a press conference, he announced that he intends to fight four times this year in both the US and Saudi Arabia.
There are already more than some potential candidates than the unbeaten Mexican fighter and the WBC No. 1 Alan Picasso (32-0-1.17 Ko’s) to his colleague Japanese compatriot Junto Nakatani (29-0, 26 Ko’s), who is the #1 ranked Bantamweight in the world and also unbeaten. Among other possible opponents are Murodjon Akhmadaliev (13-1,10 Ko’s) and Nick Ball (21-0-1.12 Ko’s). The year is forced to be full of large matchups for “The Monster”.
