By: Sean Crose
Make no mistake about it: Alan Picasso is a superb fighter. What’s extra, he placed on a wonderful efficiency going through the good Inoue Naoya Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Sadly, for Picasso and all his fellow Inoue opponents, he was up in opposition to a residing legend. Inoue threw mixtures with lightning velocity paying homage to Roberto Duran on his technique to successful a call victory in Riyadh. Shockingly sufficient, Inoue was sad along with his efficiency, going as far as to state: “I’m actually drained. I feel I’ll relaxation for some time. I’m going to be a lot better subsequent time.”
Pity the individual the 32 -year-old can be going through subsequent. The undisputed junior featherweight world titlist appears to be like many different athletic greats, one who is sort of vital of himself. It’s stated that the very best are not often glad with their performances. That appears like it could be the case of Inoue. We could not perceive it, we women and men on the road, however we’re not like the very best athletes amongst us. Inoue is just made in another way. But, regardless of how completely different he could also be, the person continues to be product of flesh and blood. In different phrases, Naoya gained’t stay on prime, nonetheless.
Preventing with managed aggression Inoue can take a person out with a single physique blow or can put on an opponent down like he needed to in opposition to Nonito Donaire a number of years in the past. There’s solely a restricted quantity of very good performances in any profession, although. Inoue appears conscious of this as he heads into the long run. Nonetheless he isn’t considering of issues wrapping up. Fairly he’s considering of how he can preserve successful as he has. That will embody reducing down the variety of fights he has annually. In reality, Inoue is old skool, combating a full 4 instances in 2025.
As issues stand, the fighter generally known as The Monster is now arguably the very best boxer within the recreation. If Terence Crawford is actually retiring as he stated he’s then it’s laborious to argue that there’s somebody on the market higher than Inoue proper now. It’s additionally laborious to think about somebody being extra entertaining. Seeing the person zip alongside as he fought Picasso what’s a factor of magnificence. He hit laborious, clear and precisely time and again.
He could also be removed from the top of his profession, but it surely’s good to look at Inoue when you’ll be able to. Fighters of his expertise come alongside as soon as, perhaps twice a technology.
