Naoya Inoue Vs. Ramon Cardenas

[Spicoli]

Fuq it, long live the underdogs. We got a fight. Right of Inoue finding a home 4th and Cardenas taking a breath. Inoue does look heavy on his front foot, the leaning. Cardenas all about the counter but now eats a 4 punch combo by Inoue, some blocked. Damn hard right hand counter by Inoue! Has Cardenas in trouble end of 4th in corner. 2-2 in rounds. Fun stuff.

[Spicoli]

Did not realize Cardenas had this whip on some of his punches. Mid 5th Inoue opening up, puts them together well and starting to flow. Cardenas loading up more but looking dangerous still. Double body shot from Inoue, right hand from Cardenas. Inoue 5th. This is still a very competitive scrap. 3-2 Inoue

[Spicoli]

Inoue beating the snot out of a very very tough Cardenas in 6th but also got caught. Big shift here. Just a firefight in 6th, great action. 4-2 Inoue

[Spicoli]

Cardenas hurt to the body double hook early 7th. Inou giving up his defense and mashing the gas throwing combinations. Shoulder to shoulder late 7th exchanging hooks ohh Cardenas dropped hard in corner! Up and throwing back but clearly hurting. Awesome fight.

[Spicoli]

Inoue opens up two fisted piston style, double hook and backs Cardenas hard to corner. Cardenas never once stopped throwing return but bowed over and under serious fire. Cardenas eats right left and ref waves it off in 8th! Great close from Inoue

[TitoFan]

Sorry I was late to the party. Couldn't post earlier. A very entertaining couple of fights tonight.

Espinoza-Vazquez was action-packed, if basically one-sided. Kudos to Vazquez for giving it his all tonight. There was just no way he was going to beat a 6'-1" featherweight (record height for a champ, I read), especially when he hasn't got the power to bother Espinoza. I like Espinoza. Evidently the announcers did too, because they were comparing his punch output to Canelo's the night before (heh-heh-heh). That instantly made me smile. In fact, that was but the first of several digs at the lousy fights that preceded the ones tonight. Had Vazquez had some power, it would've been a very different fight, because Espinoza's face was there to be hit. Man, was Espinoza using the hell out of that right uppercut. It was just a matter of time before he broke Vazquez up. Good scrap, but one-sided. It's kind of unfair in a way to have a 6'-1" featherweight champion. Who the hell can beat him? But I like him. He's humble, and a good champion.

Then came the main event. I was as surprised as everyone else when Cardenas dropped Inoue. Kind of reminds you that Naoya is human after all. Makes me rethink Inoue's possibilities at featherweight, if he ever chose to go there. Before it seemed he could just walk through any opposition. That aura of invincibility is gone, and it's fair to reconsider how he'd do at 126. One thing's for sure, though. I think everyone enjoyed seeing him fight in the States... and hopefully there will be more of that in the future. Cardenas was more than game while he was in there, and that was a nice surprise.

All in all, a good antidote to the crap fights in the last couple of days. I smiled every time they mentioned Canelo's fight. Hell... even when interviewing Inoue after his victory, the interviewer couldn't help throwing another dig at Ginger.

Loved it.

[Master]

That was a brilliant contest, way better than Eubank Jnr v Conor Benn in terms of level and quality.

Cardenas fought very well and gave Inoue a lot of problems. These are difficult challenges for Inoue and are not formalities. Inoue adjusted as all good champions and eventually broke down Ramon who just covered up and waited too long to throw back.

Inoue saves the boring contest that have happened over the last few days.

[TIC]

naoya always brings the action. ramon came to fight & was swinging those hooks. that naoya knockdpwn was uncannily similar to the luis nery one. he's got to keep those defensive lapses in check. by the fifth i thought naoya was in control & was starting to take over the contest. japanese featherweight prospect mikito nakano looked destructive, one to keep an eye on. emiliano is nice, needs to step up. rafael is brutal. he does leave gaps & holes open but his bodywork & those uppercuts are nasty. edward is a tough guy & he's never been defeated like that before. that's a very good win for rafael. i'd like to see him get a unification against angelo leo, i think top rank has some options on angelo after the luis alberto lopez fight so it's doable, they might also try to move rafael up to one thirty to face emanuel navarrete for the wbo belt there

art berrera jr v juan carlos guerra jr
http://ok.ru/video/8904465975909

mikito nakano v pedro marquez
http://ok.ru/video/8904241449573

rohan polanco v fabian maidana
http://ok.ru/video/8904227097189

emiliano vargas v juan leon
http://ok.ru/video/8904469252709

ra’eese aleem v rudy garcia
http://ok.ru/video/8904340015717

rafael espinoza v edward vazquez
http://ok.ru/video/8904167656037

naoya inoue v ramon cardenas
http://ok.ru/video/8904139213413

[Denilson3.0]

Before the fight, I thought maybe Cardenas was about to cause an upset and put that King Kong down on Godzilla the bum killer, but as usual the manlet nippon god claimed another body.

Shame on Ryan, Shame on Haney, Shame on Lopez, Shame on Canelo.
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I came into the Inoue Vs Cardenas fight like this



My prayers were answered. So thanks for saving us Naoya, you were our last hope for the weekend.​

Inoue truly is boxing's Yokozuna. He's like Pac-Man with less Christianity.

“Hajime no Ippo” and “Ashita no Joe" are two of Japan's biggest selling mangas





Inoue is almost as big as both of them in Japan. For those who don't know these manga series sell about 60 million copies each. To put that into perspective you probably have to sell 15 thousand book copies to get on the Amazon best sellers list. Manga's sell by the truckload in Asia and as I say Inoue is close to as big as them

I didn't realize Baseball is the national sport in Japan, I didn't know and they're the best in the world at it. I thought it was America but American ain't are barely even in the top five

Anyway four belts on the line, and Inoue was out here fighting like a madman — all aggression, risk, and skill. Pure insanity. What a show. A true entertainer. Hat's off to Cardenas too man he's a DAWG. Warrior vs Warrior.. no running no dancing no hugging just fighting till the end..real boxing
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I loved how Inoue handled being knocked down - he didn't rush to his feet and try to pretend it didn't hurt, he took his time, gathered himself, stood up and went straight back to work. That's champion stuff.
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And even though Inoue is responsible for more liver damage than alcoholism.​ He's also the cleanest fighter out there. No elbows, low blows, headbutts, just clean shots and straight heart.

[iwng100]

Before the fight, I thought maybe Cardenas was about to cause an upset and put that King Kong down on Godzilla the bum killer, but as usual the manlet nippon god claimed another body.

Shame on Ryan, Shame on Haney, Shame on Lopez, Shame on Canelo.
​
I came into the Inoue Vs Cardenas fight like this



My prayers were answered. So thanks for saving us Naoya, you were our last hope for the weekend.​

Inoue truly is boxing Yokozuna. He's like Pac-Man with less Christianity.

“Hajime no Ippo” and “Ashita no Joe" are two of Japan's biggest selling mangas





Inoue is almost as big as both of them in Japan. For those who don't know these manga series sell about 60 million copies each. To put that into perspective you probably have to sell 15 thousand book copies to get on the Amazon best sellers list. Manga's sell by the truckload in Asia and as I say Inoue is close to as big as them

I didn't realize Baseball is the national sport in Japan, I didn't know and they're the best in the world at it. I thought it was America but American ain't are barely even in the top five

Anyway four belts on the line, and Inoue was out here fighting like a madman — all aggression, risk, and skill. Pure insanity. What a show. A true entertainer. Hat's off to Cardenas too man he's a DAWG. Warrior vs Warrior.. no running no dancing no hugging just fighting till the end..real boxing
​
I loved how Inoue handled being knocked down - he didn't rush to his feet and try to pretend it didn't hurt, he just went straight to business, took his time, gathered himself, stood up and went back to work. That's champion stuff. Too many fakes who jump straight up and pretend like it was nothing then get KO'd
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And even though Inoue is responsible for more liver damage than alcoholism.​ He is also the cleanest fighter out there. No elbows, low blows, headbutts, just clean shots and straight heart

Very good and informative post. The only thing I could add is that "The Monster" is one of the busiest champions, if not the busiest, of the new era. He became one of my favorite fighters long time ago, and like Tito, I have had him no. 1 p4p for a very long time since Ginger was wrongfully crowned.

[Master]

Inoue has certainly been active, 6 fights in 2 years is worthy of p4p best.

[TitoFan]

Very good and informative post. The only thing I could add is that "The Monster" is one of the busiest champions, if not the busiest, of the new era. He became one of my favorite fighters long time ago, and like Tito, I have had him no. 1 p4p for a very long time since Ginger was wrongfully crowned.

Obviously his fighting in the States plays heavily into his recognition outside of Japan, and beyond us hardcore boxing fans. He's the type of champion people gladly pay to see. He said so himself... he likes to brawl. Although he's a legend in his native Japan, I hope he enjoyed his reception in the States enough to want to continue fighting there. He seems to want to fight Murodjon Akhmadaliev next.

https://www.secondsout.com/news/naoy...-p4p-number-1/

Assuming he dispatches Murodjon, it'd be interesting to see whether he would set his sights on featherweight. There are some tough cookies up there.