Prime Rank boss Bob Arum reviews that Naoya Inoue vs. Sam Goodman is being finalized for Christmas Eve on December twenty fourth in Tokyo, Japan.
That is one other protection for undisputed tremendous bantamweight champion Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs), who will tackle #1 IBF and WBO contender Goodman (19-0, 8 KOs). It’s a match that Aussie and Inoue’s followers in Japan shall be eager about.
No phrases describe how poor a match-up that is, however from Inoue’s perspective, it’s simple cash for him. Goodman has zero energy and has no notable wins on his resume, which means that he’ll be aggressive in opposition to Naoya.
Goodman doesn’t have a lot to supply Inoue when it comes to energy, and this ought to be a one-sided affair just like the Japanese star’s latest ones at 122 and 118. The 25-year-old Goodman is a finesse-level fighter within the Stephen Fulton and Paul Butler mildew. He’s inferior to Fulton, which implies this one ought to finish early on Christmas Eve.
Arum advised Dan Rafael that the 31-year-old Inoue ha a “Main struggle” being deliberate for April 2025 in Las Vegas.
Inoue Hated By U.S Followers
Inoue has turn into hated by many U.S. followers, who dislike watching him play it protected at Tremendous Bantamweight, combating the mediocre opposition that division is stuffed with. There are not any gifted fighters in that weight class.
Plenty of U.S. followers view Inoue as a pretend, a fighter who has confronted weak opposition all through his profession, nearly shedding to 40-year-old Nonito Donaire and unwilling to maneuver as much as 126 or 135 to take dangerous fights that will expose him.
American followers consider Inoue is staying there and utilizing it as a foxhole to cover from the harmful predatory sharks that will feast on him if he confirmed braveness by shifting as much as featherweight. That division is stacked with expertise from prime to backside, and there are at the least 11 fighters at 126 that will have a good chance of defeating Inoue.
U.S followers need Inoue to run the gauntlet at 126:
Nick Ball
Rafael Espinoza
Rey Vargas
Brandon Figueroa
Otabek Kholmatov
Robeisy Ramirez
Raymond Ford
Angelo Leo
Bruce Carrington
