The mind of a monster: Inoue’s reaction to abandonment reveals the spirit and desire of a champion

Again, the monster was delivered. After two nights of world-class superficials with world-class boxers who refused to get involved, a visibly tense naoya naoya (30-0, 27 ko) headed to the ring through a stage full of fans eager to see the Japanese sensation demonstrating his dominion over the first time in the American floor in four years.

Inoue was, of course, a great favorite against the Ramon Cardenas (26-2), but on Sunday evening we were reminded that anything is possible when two trainers trained would fix each other. After a typical Inoue opening round in which he launched a variety of hard features from uncomfortable angles, Inoue was fallen strong by a left hook in the second. Immediately after being sent to the canvas, Inoue got up on his knees, looked at his team, assured them that he was OK, and then saw that the Ref gave him an eight count. His eyes were clear and his behavior was calm, but while he got up and the bell to finish the round sounded, his arm fell slightly with frustration, as if indicated, “cursed, not again.”

In his corner, his father/coach gave some frantic advice before sending his son again to another round.

Throughout the weekend, there was a pattern of fighters who are shaping up to try to launch all the attacks that are touched, and then they refused to participate. In fact, when Ryan Garcia was abandoned in the second round of his glamorous struggle in Times Square on Friday night, he arose from the canvas shell and unwittingly firing. Devin Haney, despite having a clear advantage in the speed of his hand and, a little shocking, in power, refused to leave side by side to hurt his man. Canelo never decided to press and possibly eat a few shots to get his much larger punch against his opponent to end the fight.

Needless to say, this was not and has never been the case with Inoue. Monster lovers love to see him because he does not worry about dropping, taking challenges in a new class of weight or to fight a perfect struggle. He has stated before he could choose to be a fighter. To paste and move. To win in points. Only consciously declines this option.

The third round started and, despite being demolished in the last seconds of the previous round, Inoue did not run. Did not endure or refused to participate. He did what he did when he was demolished against Luis Nerry and when he was injured against Nonito Donaire. He fought like hell. Fire with fire. When many modern fighters would have chosen to completely change their play plan when they realized that the type against it could be sat on the canvas with a single shot, Inoue chose himself through the moment in the old manner.

He re -entered, the weapons shining, aware of the shot that dropped him. Cardenas initially rejoined him in a battle of Haymakers, and even landed some heavy features, but as always, Inoue began to improve the exchanges. Finally, Inoue was able to leave Cardenas in the seventh round, and then to end it on the 8th. Although some online were stating that the struggle was finished prematurely, it was clear that Inoue began to pass its opponent, and all the following moments would only lead to more serious and unnecessary damage. In addition, Cardenas’s corner had already threatened to stop the fight, so the referee’s intervention only slightly subjected to his imminent actions.

Seeing the online reactions, some lessons were immediately evident. First of all, most fans would prefer to see that a high -level fighter was dropped into a route to annihilate their opponent that a wrestler who wins as safe as possible. Canelo could have made some shots to enter. Haney could have combined some combinations. Ryan could have fought. Teo could even have returned to showboating and went after a boy who clearly had more fire power than. Inoue does not live under a rock. He was probably aware of the performances of the previous two nights and has stated again and again that he is more interested in giving a good show than to win a perfect struggle. And after last weekend, even the most important “boxing is that they do not get” the faithful begin to present -with such juxtaposed events with a real exciting performance over the same weekend. We like it or not, boxing is a show business, and the best way to do a good show is to be in an exciting struggle. There are certainly some people who die in Inoue for being sent to the canvas, but they are noticeably less among those that have been in recent years, which may be because combatants like Inoue show that there are more in boxing than uninvocal or ruined feathers on social media. People are attracted to the timeless battle of Wills and the unforeseen events that occur when two fighters with the same limitations are placed in a confined space and allow what they are best.

The second is that ridiculous money is a good motivator for the fighters to enter the ring, but if they simply get the focus, the fans will continue to drop. Party promoters and manufacturers need to understand that good names do not always produce good fights. Perhaps the fighters are accepting to step on the ropes because there is an unprecedented amount of box that flows to the sport right now and they try to charge -while the fact is good, regardless of where they are mentally and motivationally. But how can we make fighters more attractive? If there is an advantage of this, it is that the unbeaten fighters are taking more risks these days, which we hope will have a decreased approach to the preservation of an unbeaten record. Inoue struggles for the legacy, that is clear. You will always put someone in the ass or you will direct yourself. In any way, it will be entertaining. Has there ever been a talented as a fighter with this kind of mentality?

Finally, to drive home a previous point, boxing is a show business. The boxing tested the theater of the undefeated for a while after the departure of Floyd Mayweather Jr., but it is clear that careful parties with almost certain result are not what promotes the interest of the fans. See Inoue take from the canvas and bite in the mouth of the mouth to get excited by workers as boxing fans. Discovering a game opponent who contributed more to the table than expected, created the night type you take with you to work the next day. In the end, this is what the legends of the past did that found the lasting love for sport in the heart of those who follow it. Great fighters have great records, but legends cut a space in your memories.

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