Another great win for Inoue. Kudos to Tapales….absorbed the Monster’s best shots, delivered many of his own and kept fighting till the end…..what a warrior!!
Tapeles is very tough, and a southpaw. Showed a ton of heart and determination, but started running out of gas at the end. The Monster is just too much
Inoue still not at his peak yet. He himself said in recent interview that he has 30% more room to grow. He will probably be at his prime when he moves up to 130 after clearing out 122 and 126
@@rcsnake1 I'd love to see him at 130 and 135 especially if his power carries up. I just don't know how much size he can put on given his age. He might be very close to as big as he can naturally get while maintaining his level of fitness. Either way I can't wait to see it.
@@Yiren666 fit and healthy with a lot of endurance yes.. but a "fast twitch" explosive type athlete has to be born with that trait.. hard work is vital of course but genetics play a huge role.. For example, no amount of training can turn a Nate Diaz into a puncher like Inoue period.
@@Yiren666 I feel you. Good points. But, you splitting hairs. There are those that can level their power up, and their are those who step off the couch drooping bombs. I know, I've sparred smaller guys who hit lik super middleweights
This is fearsome performance from Inoue FOTY2023. He fight on the back foot, ruthless, high level of awareness, break opponent rhythm frequently, granite chin, and never let his opponent show domination in moment for a long period of time. He is a special fighter. Like Shakur said after Fulton fight, “the monster real sharp”
That was insane. Kudos to Tapales, clearly gave his all, and I'd say was the first fighter since Donaire in 2019 to actually give the Monster an actual challenge. But some of those shots that Inoue just fucking ate like they were nothing. And then return with even more power. That must absolutely destroy your spirit, to feel yourself land a great hit but make it look like it did no damage. Fucking scary
He actually leaned back out of the way of a lot of Tapales punches. It took a lot of the power away. Also I feel like Inoue lost respect for Tapales and toyed with him till he finally went for the kill.
@@jordank2028 well, you have to know at Inoue's level it's hard to look for good sparring opponents, so it good to go for few more rounds to gain more experience before going in for the kill
@@AraujoShowtime His name is Kazuki Anaguchi. He had been in a coma after his match on the same day. He had been treated in a hospital, but sadly he passed away on Feb 2.
@@mr.brightside6576 Was thinking the same...The word 'superb should not have been used...The correct word or wording should've been ' Good ' or ' pretty good '.. or ..' pretty decent ' lol
When Tapales was defensive, Inoue picked him apart with the jab and 1-2. When he got aggressive, Inoue pounded him with power shots. Tapales put up a great effort, but honestly, he was outmatched from the start.
Tapares said multiple times in the press conference that he wanted to beat him. You can see that the fighting spirit that came from that was truly extraordinary.
Tapales Said before the fight that he feels no fear for inoue and he stood for toe to toe with him but as a ex local boxer i can say that fighters fear is not always comes before the fight sometimes fear comes during the fight specially if feels the power of your opponent thats what i think what happened to him here
Out of the light divisions he's the best by far, by far. Much better than Tank, Shakur, Haney, Garcia or Teofimo. I know they fight at lightweight or super lightweight but the difference is not that drastic. Inoue just became super bantamweight undisputed ( his second time being undisputed and very easily). I say defend the belts at least twice then vacant and simply move up to featherweight and he ll do the same there. He ll take the wbc belt from Rey Vargas at featherweight like nothing.
@reycorona2670 I don't think so, his power won't be enough. If Cruz Pitbul put Tank on high notice in their fight what do you think Inoue will do? He will absolutely beat Tank.
@reycorona2670 Ofcourse anything can happen in a fight but the fight won't happen anytime soon. Dude, Tank is at 130 and he highly doubts to fight at 135..Haney for example, but Inoue beats them both. Inoue has that Pacquiao in him, power, speed, IQ..a great body shot, even a better body shot. Dude Tank is not even a champion! Dude is almost 30 and has fought no one yet.
@@degualbosav9754 что смешного Тапалес проиграл нокаутом не так ли посмотрим может МЖ тоже будет нокаутирован а самом деле МЖ тоже хоршый боксер как Тапалес они оба хорошы удачи обеим дальнейшего.⏰
A great, very powerful boxer. The lighter weight boxers have usually been better, more entertaining than the heavier weight boxers. They deserve better appreciation.
I remember commenting elsewhere, right after Inoue's fight with Cool Boy, that I had a feeling that Tapalez was worth more than most people were thinking. I just felt that they were vastly underestimating the man, but DAMN, even I was underestimating the man. What a fighter. He had power, precision, defense, patience, and guts. It's not like Tapalez ever knocked Inoue down but, unlike the last fight, there was a moment when I thought to myself that I had no idea who would win.
Lol I'm curious, what moment are you referring to? Like what round did you think tapalez would win or had a chance to win or that inoue would/could lose? From what I saw of the highlights, there didn't seem to be any moment where I was worried for inoue. After the first 2-3 rounds I knew tapalez didn't have the power or ability to KO inoeu. And I knew from the start that Tapalez wasn't going to out box inoeu and win a decision. So yeah. Zero chance for me. Even if tapalez looked like he landed some thudding shots, inoeu didn't really show any real pain or damage. The loud thuds from some tapalez punches was probably due to it hitting the gloves or was more of a slap punch to defended part of the body compared to inoeus punches that land with great accuracy/power and does the damage that everyone expects from the monster by now, whether it's body shot or headshot, or even arm shots where he punches your guard and it still rocks them or makes their guard open up and provide an open line to their head after which the next punch or two from inoue finishes them off.
@@ex0duzz It wasn't that there was a specific moment where I thought he was going to lose, it was Tapalez strategy as a whole. As far as I'm aware, no one is going to outbox Inoue. So although the commentators say "you can't just stay in front of him" that's exactly the one thing you can do against the Monster. Stand your ground with a solid defense and strike with accuracy enough to hit and power enough to force Inoue to respect him. The vast majority of fighters would get too anxious and get their asses countered, or stay too timid and become a punching bag for multiple rounds. There are two ways I can imagine the Monster losing. The first is against someone who can outdog him, trade shots, attack fast and be too tough for Inoue's power to break down even in a counter. I can't think of anyone in the nearby weight classes that can do that. The second scenario was exactly what Tapalez was doing. No. Tapalez's thuds weren't just from the slapping gloves, otherwise Inoue would have demolished him really early. The fight took as long as it did because Inoue would've just trampled any boxer that didn't have enough firepower to force him to pick his shots. He's done it before. It wasn't the thuds that tipped me off. It started by the fact that Inoue was getting hit more often than I've ever seen. Meanwhile, Tapalez was not only accurately blocking Inoue's shots but also dodging him, pressuring him against the ropes, not falling for easy baits. Yes, granted, Inoue was on top pretty much 100% of the fight, but this WAS a fight. Ever since his first bout with Donaire, Inoue had become a different beast and once he demolished Donaire in their second fight, I couldn't fathom him losing against anyone. To me, all the other fights he since then didn't feel like "fights", but public executions. Not this one, though. This felt like a real duel.
@marv6455 another dumb asss comment... you really think japan is corrupt like USA, that saying like floyd never fighting outside of the US .. from casual.. inoue fought few times in the US
@@redguy2215 pacquiao was already fighting at welterweight or maybe 140 when he was 30 years old. Inoue has already said he doesn’t plan on moving up that drastically, if we’re lucky we’ll see him fight at 130-135 MAX, if we’re lucky… either way one he’s one of my favorite boxers ever
Inoue is so damn good with his footwork, and the angles he uses he's capable of, making everything count when he lands. He seems to be able to take a shot.
agreed with you at first but didn’t 💀 mayweather actually threw punches on the backfoot 🤷 you don’t know boxing if you think brawling is all that matters
After rewatching this fight, you could see that Inoue game plan changed after the 5th round. Instead of being more elusive and picking his shot placement, you could see Inoue was allowing himself to take the big shots from Tapales. It was like showing the world that he could endure big power shots but throw some back even bigger. Inoue was definitely showing to Tapales that he wanted that big power knockout. The fight ended up being who is the stronger puncher. An absolute brawl.
@@_Elon.Musk_ u must be talking about the fulton fight or either ur blind. the video is literally right here u can see tapales standing and exchanging in front of inoue most of the time
Fulton ducked/sneaked/covered/running around to last 8 rounds. Tapales stood in front of Inoue ad traded for 10 rounds. Tamales could knock out Fulton too.
Actually it’s nothing to do with real competition or not as he already the champion across four different weight/class from 108 to 122 pounds. To be honest it’s only his own challenge himself to other weight/class level ! It is not about the abilities it’s all about size/weight that something you can’t control or to be ! There are limitations of human body/size. Simply he never can be even middleweight class, just like Mike Tyson never can compete in middle weight class. Anyway Inoue already a legend in boxing history
Lol..so nothing he accomplished means nothing to You until he moves up to 126? Like nothing? 😂that's like saying you just able to afford a nice home in a good neighborhood but your family/ friends say hey your neighbors have a better looking house than yours but meanwhile your hater is still in the projects?😂
I'm also here to say I'm impressed by Marlon Tapales. First time seeing him and he put up so much more of a fight than I was expecting. Fast, strong, powerful, skillful, good chin and heart. And man, Inoue seems invincible. Even when you hit him, nothing happens. How demoralizing to work so hard to hit cleanly and get no reward for it.
Inoue needed this he’s been walking through most of his guys respect to taperes he made inoue uncomfortable but it also looked like he sparked somthing inside him
What i like about this fight is that they don't clinch. It's all about timing and exchange. The clinch move in boxing stops the intensity of the fight and makes any fights boring.
Inoue is also quite skilled, becoming a top amateur boxer at the age of 18. A fighter who had never beaten Inoue became a gold medalist in the world boxing championships. No other boxer in the history of Japanese boxing has possessed everything necessary for boxing as Inoue does.
The Monster is truly a force of nature. Still, congratulations to Tapales for giving Inoue a ten-round slug-out - most couldn't go two rounds with him.
palag palag din pala si Tapales dito Kudos pa rin kay Tapales ang ganda ng depensa nya maimprove pa sana pero mag babalik pa to si Idol Tapales keep it up
Monster FOR REAL 💯 1 OF TOP 3 P4P FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD RN.. FROM. 🇺🇸 . WE LOVE N RESPECTUR FIGHTER, AND IOKA, AND JUNTO NAKATANI, THAT KO VS MALONNEY!!! HOLY SHIT!!! PERFECT KO PUNCH, WALKED HIM RIGHT INTO A BIG, MASSIVE, HUGE LEFT. JAPAN GOT FIGHTERS RIGHT NOW..
Inoue ...once more proved to all his talent and his power of strength by making clear his mark on the other hand tapales put up a good fight but was unable to find his way out and punch his opponent at the critical right precise moment there after collapse d only to go in defeated ,good clean fight for all lovers of boxing all around the globe .
Inoue's speed and power doesn't belong in bantamweight or super bantam anymore. That's why he destroys anyone in that divisions. He's the strongest fighter in his division, no contest. You can see his punches are fast and strong, and have power compared to any bantamweight fighter.
