We believe the Winner takes P4P claim in all of professional boxing this weekend in Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani. Here’s why.
Usyk the current no.1 is taking on a kickboxer that no one in professional boxing has heard of next up in his next boxing match.
That’s why.
And because Inoue vs Nakatani represents a coming together of multi-weight world champions in their primes.
That’s why.
And more notes on that here.
Winner takes P4P claim In Inoue vs Nakatani
- Current ranks: Inoue #2, Nakatani #6/#7 Ring.
- Stakes: Winner claims Japan’s #1 P4P and boosts global claim.
- Inoue view: “No matter what, I can’t lose”.
- Nakatani view: “I will win by decision after I overcome everything”.
- Odds: Inoue -450 favorite, Nakatani +300 underdog.
- Analyst take: Top Rank VP: “51-49 fight in favor of Inoue”.
- Unanimous #1: Beating both Nakatani and Bam could make Inoue unanimous #1.
- Judges: Style clash could decide P4P perception if it goes 12.
- ESPN: Both top-10, winner solidifies elite status.
- Ring poll: Fans split on who wins.
It is a fight that no one will exactly call right.
That’s the brilliance of it and in fact the genius in boxing — why people love boxing worldwide.
Fights like this.
Here’s a further look at the all Japanese p4p showdown in terms of some other great name Japanese boxers in history as well.
