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Before the questionable strength of Naoya Inoue, the legendary Floyd Mayweather challenged the puncher dubbed ‘Japanese Monster’

Boxing — 08/16/2023

Floyd Mayweather challenged the puncher known as the “Japanese Monster” before the dubious strength of Naoya Inoue.Naoya Inoue defeated Stephen Fulton to win the WBC and WBO super bantamweight championship belts, putting him halfway toward becoming a two-weight absolute champion.

With his most recent victory, Inoue is now on level with the world’s top boxers, including Terence Crawford, who recently unified all welterweight titles and became the first boxer to win the great championship while competing in two weight divisions.

However, the American crowd, including the illustrious Floyd Mayweather, was still unconvinced by Inoue’s performance.

“I wouldn’t argue that Terence Crawford is ahead of Inoue. I always put my own needs first. Mayweather was adamant. “The boxing community will tell you that Inoue is capable of doing this and that, but I need Inoue to carry out those tasks here in the US. He needs to come play in the US, have his blood tested randomly, and have his pee examined.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. can make reference to the Asian boxers’ doping issue, which is regarded as the “low-lying” of the globe in terms of drug testing. Inoue received criticism for employing a hand wrap that was different from the norm in the US and Europe prior to the match against Fulton.

Naoya Inoue should undergo the tests in the US, according to Floyd Mayweather Jr. In addition to the topic of illegal substances, Mayweather also put forward a challenger for Inoue to face in order to demonstrate his mettle.

I don’t intend to minimize him, but I think he’s a fantastic fighter because he stole a lot from my fighters’ team. However, it’s alright because a boxer must through these trials in order to compete against the best opponents. The ultimate test would be whether he could compete against Gervonta Davis without regard to weight.

Stephen Espinoza, president of Showtime, suggested the battle between Naoya Inoue and Gervonta Davis after seeing both athletes’ recent outstanding performances.

If Inoue genuinely wants to accept the challenge, a catchweight match might be considered because the weight classes in which they are competing are more than 6 kg apart.