Naoya Inoue vs. Luis Nery | ESPN+ - May 6, 2024

[gregregegg]

This is a decent fight. although i have to admitt in a very unpurist way, i get a bit bored watching 2 highish levle, small guys fight unless im emotionaly invested in one or both, or its an absolute war.

just a stedy class fight is watchble, but dosent excite me.

[skanksta]

116-111 Inoue for me and one judge - other 2 118-109.

Inoue KD in the first, but fairly comfortable after that.
Ishida nicked a few rounds with his length and sheer effort, but Inoue won more and won them more clearly.

[skanksta]

This is a decent fight. although i have to admitt in a very unpurist way, i get a bit bored watching 2 highish levle, small guys fight unless im emotionaly invested in one or both, or its an absolute war.

just a stedy class fight is watchble, but dosent excite me.

Yeah watchable, but lacked drama after R1. Top 2 should be more exciting...

[gregregegg]

at 118 Japan have 6 of the top 10.... all 26-28 years old.

would love to see a world boxing super series type thing but just japan based and the prize is "a x million dollar fight with Naoya inoue"

I mean, i would love to see it for the concept. small japanese boxing i have struggled to be interested by, but theres just so many top lil japanese guys in one division i feel somthing needs to happen..

[margaret thatcher]

very interested in this next fight. takei far more explosive than maloney, but absolutely nowhere close to the boxing experience, esp down the stretch

did no one tell takei how ridiculous that outfit looks btw

[skanksta]

Not much happens R1, but what did was just about Takei.

10-9 Tak.

[Sendo Takeshi]

Bradley is such a pain in the ass.
Unlike the US, japan isn't known for their robberys..

[margaret thatcher]

were those shots really that low, i thought at least the 2nd warning was for an okay shot

[gregregegg]

Very silly of jason to go to tokyo with a toprank show next week in aus. brave, but stupid. probably has to win 8 rounds tonight, probably would have to win 4 rounds to win in aus.... cant give that advantage away for no reason.

[margaret thatcher]

takei already deducted a point ffor low blows in round 2. they dont really look that low to me

[margaret thatcher]

19-18 takei

[gregregegg]

Thats a low blow. tims full of shit. bottom edge of the belt is low. you can hit a bit of belt, but bottom edge of belt is low.

[margaret thatcher]

low blows aside, takei winning the rounds so far

29-27

[margaret thatcher]

a bit more action that round, ring seems slippery as both guys hhave slips

takei looking good, jusst dont get yourself dq'd dude

39-36

[gregregegg]

hard to see how molony wins this. only way i see is relentless forward pressure but he is going to take a beating doing it.... but that could grind him down mabey (never watched this guy).

[margaret thatcher]

keep pressing, hopefully takei with his inexperience over rounds tires, those body shots get sloppy and he gets dq'd

takei looking goo so far though, 4-0-1

[skanksta]

Point off for Tak, but he's doing more.

19-19

[skanksta]

59-54 Moloney can't pull the trigger, looking old and in danger of getting stopped...

[margaret thatcher]

moloney had some momentts that round, but also looked stung a few times. takei hasnt put him down or really seriously staggered him, but it's obvious he feels his power

[gregregegg]

better from moloney. letting his hands go a bit more. walking him down a bit... better but still only making the rounds evenish. not taking the fight back by force or anything.

[Sendo Takeshi]

Takei looks exhausted.

[gregregegg]

thought moloney rocked him start of that round but coms hardly mentioned it....

Moloney is back in it doing what moloney does best. grinding.

bit shades of joyce. not particularly rapid (not joyce slow but also not 280lb), not particularly light out puncher, but dosent let you rest...

[margaret thatcher]

takei hurt moloney with an uppercut right before the bell, not sure if he realized it

[gregregegg]

few times rounds have been close ish and moloney has jut done nothing las 20 seconds. frustrating watch.

[margaret thatcher]

takei looks refreshed the last few rounds after growing a bit raggedy for a couple