The Greatest Fighter You've Never Heard Of...

in #steemsports7 years ago


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Naoya 'Monster' Inoue:
This Japanese born pugilist only made his entrance to the boxing scene in late 2012, since then he has accrued 13 wins, 12 by stoppage. He is undefeated, and has never been hurt in a fight let alone touched. He has impeccable footwork and power through his form of driving the hips through his punches, nobody in his weight class has the win to knockout ratio he possesses.
He has hurt men through their 16oz. glove guard, and he has fell many an opponent with his ruthless body shots. He has a devastating lead left uppercut which he drives into the liver at will. His constant in an out movement with an elongated reach for that division allows hi to divvy out spontaneous blows and confuse the opponent at will. His lanky demeanor allows him to land shots without taking them, and he has shows impeccable form in his punching prowess which is where his power truly comes from. Nicknamed the 'monster', he has truly lived up to his moniker. He is a feared prospect at super-flyweight, and he is finally making his North American debut!

In 5 days from now, September 9th, the boxing world will have a new superstar. Rarely has a fighter of Asian decent climbed the ranks of boxing so quickly, Inoue represents a new milestone for the sport and can be the big name boxing needs! Not too long ago you may have read my breakdown of Roman Gonzales, and his return to the ring. In fact Roman had moved up to super flyweight in his last bout, and now in his upcoming rematch, and this is the same weight class as Inoue. Roman seemed a bit under sized in that bout, and it seems that a once sought after super fight between these two men won't likely happen.
Inoue at 24 years old seems almost indomitable at this point; he showed how special he truly is late last year in his 6th round stoppage of former WBA champion Kohei Kono. If Kohei hadn't lost his WBA super flyweight belt in his previous matchup, Naoya would be the WBA and WBO champion with mandated opponents in all parts of the world.... Organizations and managers do not want that matchup, they fear the monster that lurks below...

I will witness this great fighter in 5 days at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. He will be taking on the 17-1 Antonio Nieves, a very sturdy and dangerous fighter whom only lost his last bout (by split decision). It is arguable Antonio is still undefeated, and he possesses a more than 50% ko rate which is quite good for his weight class. Nieves is still going up against a true unknown, a champion of the depths... #FeedTheBeast
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Saw him move in the ring. He has got powerful punches. Japan is producing good sportsmen lately. He reminds me of Tenshin Nasukawa, a Japanese Kick Boxer. He too is performing very well. I am a fan of him too. Very skillful kick boxer, just a bit of training in wrestling and he can become one of the best MMA. Nice post.

Ahh a man who knows the craft! Tenshin is incredible, Rizin is building him well. Thank you for a real, and awesome comment!

im very happy for him. Its always very interesting to have those kind of athletes that come from nowhere and get to the top. Im sure he will do even better.
Also im sure he is a very hard working man and loves boxing.
Im very excited for the match!

Ooh, this will be a good fight. Two great fighters, neither one has been definitively shut down yet... But now, one must fall.

This is the first I am hearing of Naoya - looking forward to seeing him in USA for the american debut.

It'd be interesting to see him take the winner of Lomachenko/Rigondeaux if he could make the weight

Hey @steemsports if you ever heard about Donnie Nietes who's a world flyweight champ for over 10 years and not that popular it would be a great matchup!

Congratulations to him and good luck for his better future.

@brandonk what is here to downvote?

You don't think what? Or is this another spam comment?

I believe so, if its self voted it would most likely be a spam comment.

Upvoted. I'll be resteeming this now :]

@brandonk Why did you flag me? What's wrong with you? I upvote and resteem your post and you flag me? Is this even your post?

Don't spam and you won't get flagged.

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