Naoya Inoue v TJ Doheny

[Alpha]

I can't tell you the exact reason Inoue fights on a Tuesday but if he's fighting in Japan at Ariake Arena he seems to prefer to fight on Tuesday.

In some cases and countries a mid week fight can be due to clashes with other sports or events.

Doheny is 4-0 (3 KOs) in Japan, the 2nd of those being a KO1 over Inoue's friend and sparring partner Japhethlee Llamido. Everything is stacked against him but Doheny has some buzz around him in Japan off his recent form and he's a former champion. There have been worse stay busy opponents. Not to disparage Doheny but I expect Inoue to score a spectacular KO!

[TIC]

[Master]

This is a tough cagey contest for Inoue but he is hurting Doheny now after the 6th round.

[Master]

Doheny has retired in the 7th round with an injured back. His old body has given way.

[TIC]

a workman like showing from inoue. he warmed up & was about to finish things off when i think tj thought better of continuing & pulled an injury

[Denilson3.0]

Inoue literally breaking dudes backs.

Lemme repeat that in another way

Inoue hit Doheny with a body shot and smashed his spine



Just another day for The Monster

I'm also coming round to the Japanese boxing crowd. I do enjoy the times when boxing matches had whores with cigarettes, crooks, and misfits hiding in the half-light surrounding the ring, but the modern boxing scene filled with trophy wives, You Tubers, pseudo-stars, and mandatory show-up bored neophites doesn't do it for me.

The silence and occassional applause of the Japan folks who at the very least attempt to show respect to those gods of war is something to see. It makes them shout for Inoue to fight harder all the more special.

[TitoFan]

Inoue's part of what's good about boxing. He's got several strikes going against him. He fights at the lighter weights... so casuals don't care. He fights mostly in Japan, so again casuals don't care. He's not fluent in English, so again casuals don't care. He doesn't engage in diva bullshit, so Instagrammers and casuals don't care.

He's just a no-nonsense "hunt-and-destroy" machine, who will fight ANYBODY without so much as a peep.

How fukking refreshing.