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Former Naoya Inoue knockout victim TJ Doheny says Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis would be too much for the Japanese star if the two fought at 135.
Boxing fans have been pushing for Inoue to move up to super featherweight (130) or lightweight (135) to face Tank Davis in a big fight to prove who is the #1 pound-for-pound in the sport.
Inoue hasn’t gone along with the program, choosing to remain entrenched in the 122 spot, reveling in the opposition in this dead and lifeless division. He’s shown zero motivation to move up to 126 to fight the dangerous featherweights, and obviously moving up to 130 or 135 isn’t happening either.
Naoya needs a suit head transplant putting one of the brains of a brave warrior of the past into his body to give him the risky daring we saw from greats like Muhammad Ali. It would be interesting to see Inoue move up two weight classes to 130 to meet Tank Davis halfway at Super Featherweight as a catchweight for him to prove who is the top dog in the sport.
Doheny believes there is too much weight and size separating Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) and Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) for ‘Monster’ to have a chance. Irish native Doheny believes 126 is Naoya’s upper “ceiling” for what he is capable of in the sport.
Inoue’s ceiling
“Tank is an absolute dog, but if they were in the same weight class, it would be a fight. But there’s too much of a gap. I think 126 is Inoue’s ceiling, I really do,” said TJ Doheny Professional boxing fans when asked if Naoya Inoue would have a chance against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis if he moved up to 135 to fight him.
It’s a shame Inoue never went for that idea because it would be fun to see him and Tank battle it out for the top spot in the sport. Fans are not interested in seeing Inoue beat fighters like Ye Joon Kim, Doheny, Sam Goodman and Luis Nery.
