Inoue Points Scathing Problem to Ball: ‘Two Fists Are Sufficient,’ Calls for Worth Enhance After Controversial Doheny Victory Marred by Unlawful Kick and Wrestling Techniques

Naoya Inoue posted a message to WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball after his win over TJ Doheny, telling him that they each must “improve” their “worth” earlier than they meet for a battle.

The Unlawful Kick

The Japanese celebrity ‘Monster’ Inoue 29-0, 26 KOs) added that he solely wants “two fists” for him to defeat Ball (22-0-1, 13 KOs). This was doubtless a jab on the 5’2″ mini-cannon Ball’s determination to kick the 38-year-old TJ Doheny (26-6, 20 to the canvas within the first spherical after he briefly had him in a headlock.

The referee ought to have instantly disqualified Ball for kicking TJ Doheny as a result of that’s uncalled for in boxing. What made it worse is Doheny went down on the canvas and was clearly damage. He stayed down for a very long time earlier than getting again up.

Wrestling Techniques

The kicking was simply a part of the roughhouse ways that Nick Ball used within the battle. He additionally threw Doheny to the canvas twice, utilizing skilled wrestling strikes that might have made any WWE wrestler proud.

The referee lastly took a degree off from Ball for the primary physique slam, however he ought to have DQ’d him as a result of that was method overboard.

Ball claims that he kicked TJ as a result of he saved holding him in a headlock after the referee referred to as for them to interrupt, but it surely didn’t look that method. Doheny’s headlock was only a momentary factor. It appeared that the TRUE cause Ball kicked him as a result of the previous man was education him all through the primary spherical, and continued to take action in rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Doheny’s Dominance 

Nick appeared annoyed and offended that he was consuming straight lefts from Doheny and being dominated by a man that was presupposed to be over-the-hill. The talents that he confirmed within the battle have been far above what Ball had, and one may inform that if TJ have been youthful, he’d have been an excessive amount of for him. Ball was uncovered by the previous man, and made to look overrated.

Two fists are sufficient for me 👊🏽👊🏽 https://t.co/s8HNLmSZYE

— 井上尚弥 Naoya Inoue (@naoyainoue_410) March 16, 2025

till that day comes, let’s improve one another’s worth https://t.co/iCJdtec7fD

— 井上尚弥 Naoya Inoue (@naoyainoue_410) March 16, 2025

“I did what I needed to do to get the job carried out,” stated Nick Ball to iFL TV about his win over the 38-year-old TJ Doheny final Saturday evening in Liverpool. “After the bell, he had me in a headlock and he saved holding me after the ref stated ‘break,’ and he saved holding me. I kneed him within the leg. I most likely shouldn’t have carried out it as a result of it may have been worse. It’s one thing to be taught from and never get entangled in.

“I’m not simply going to attend round for him [Naoya Inoue] to return up and battle me. I need to preserve doing what I do, which is combating, staying busy and getting the titles. I really feel I ought to have the WBC, inexperienced and gold belt [held by featherweight champion Stephen Fulton]. That’s the one I’d prefer to battle for within the meantime. If he does transfer up, I’ll be ready for him,” stated Ball about Inoue.