The only reason he’s not is others fighter’s egos and the weight category he’s come from. Canelo , Crawford and usyk are bigger names in the west and they are the other fighters that are close to the achievements of inoue but they haven’t achieved more or in such a short timeframe. So YES 😂 imo he’s the pound for pound number 1 He’s also awesome to watch, rarely a boring fight
Nobody at 122. The only one that could challenge him is Robeisy Ramirez at 126, but Inoue would still probably win. The only way he loses is if the size difference is significant if he keeps moving up.