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margaret thatcher wrote: ↑14 Sep 2025, 08:09 mj seemed a bit spooked. inoue played around with him and coasted and won pretty easy, kinda disappointing fight tbh

Yh wasn’t the most exciting Monster fight.

MJ landed a nice shot in the closing seconds though.

Junto next for Naoya?

catching up with this now, doesn't sound as exciting as some of his fights but he was on an 11-fight KO streak so will forgive him 1!

Routine win for Inoue, disappointed in Akhmadaliev I thought he could at least give Inoue some problems but he was far too passive, looked like he shat the bed tbh, didn't let the combinations go, didn't quicken the feet and didn't change things up, Inoue kept it simple and outboxed him with zero frills, a lot of feinting from both men but no devil

Amazing to see Bob Arum there front and centre, he’s nearly 94!!!!

I'm only surprised Inoue didn't stop him late. Looking forward to the Monster versus Nakatani. Espinoza would knock both of them out if they go to 126 in my opinion.

goose 5 wrote: ↑14 Sep 2025, 13:10 I'm only surprised Inoue didn't stop him late. Looking forward to the Monster versus Nakatani. Espinoza would knock both of them out if they go to 126 in my opinion.

He’s fighting Picasso next in December

Cruise control win for Inoue.

If Akhmadaliev wanted a fire-fight with Inoue it was there in the offering, but he was too limited and lacking in willingness to chance his arm.

Inoue continues to dominate the super bantamweight division and long may it continue with such an outstanding champion.

SeanBrennan wrote: ↑14 Sep 2025, 11:41 Amazing to see Bob Arum there front and centre, he’s nearly 94!!!!

bob is a straight up OG gangster, still easily one of the very top promoters in the world

goose 5 wrote: ↑14 Sep 2025, 13:10 I'm only surprised Inoue didn't stop him late. Looking forward to the Monster versus Nakatani. Espinoza would knock both of them out if they go to 126 in my opinion.

i want to see espinoza vs ball, 6'1 vs 5'2 , maybe the biggest height difference ever in a unification? at least outside hw

That would be a wild look. I doubt Ball last 2 rounds.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑14 Sep 2025, 20:17

SeanBrennan wrote: ↑14 Sep 2025, 11:41 Amazing to see Bob Arum there front and centre, he’s nearly 94!!!!

bob is a straight up OG gangster, still easily one of the very top promoters in the world

He bloody loves it still doesnt he. He spans so many generations of boxing. Genuinely not bothered when he pied Kinahan off too, possibly the only untouchable in the sport

Yhh… Inoue was ducking MJ

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑15 Sep 2025, 07:53

Yhh… Inoue was ducking MJ

Eddie was hustling for his fighter. Got MJ's name out there a little more and managed to convince me he had a chance against the Monster.

MURODJON AKHMADALIEV BLAMES HIS APPROACH FOR LOSS TO NAOYA INOUE

Naoya Inoue? The best fighter in the world? Murodjon Akhmadaliev needed to see it to believe it.

For years, he called out the Japanese star, poking and prodding him to no end until he finally got his wish. The two officially got it on this past weekend at IG Arena in Nagoya, Japan, with Inoue (31-0, 27 KOs) placing his Ring, IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO junior featherweight titles on the line.

Akhmadaliev had plenty of success against everyone he had faced. But vs. Inoue, he was thoroughly outclassed and soundly beaten.

After losing a lopsided decision, all Akhmadaliev (14-2, 11 KOs) could do was extend his arm and shake Inoue’s hand. When it comes to excuses, the former unified 122-pound champ doesn’t have any. He believes he fought sloppily on the biggest stage of his life.

“I respect him and his achievements,” Akhmadaliev told several reporters. “He’s a good boxer, but I could have done better."

Becoming an undisputed champion has always been Akhmadaliev’s dream. That's why he’s kicking himself over how things played out. From Inoue’s power to his ring IQ to his ability to adapt on the fly, he had an answer for everything Akhmadaliev threw in his direction.

Now, he’ll attempt to figure out what went wrong. Akhmadaliev believes his game plan and overall approach could have been sharper. But more than anything, he blames his shortcomings on the time.

“I could have done better, but there wasn’t enough time,” Akhmadaliev said of the 12-round bout. "I wish I had more time."