Arum claims Inoue’s career ‘more legendary’ than Pacquiao
Bob Arum claims Naoya Inoue’s career is “more legendary” than Manny Pacquiao due to his multiple titles and an undefeated record so far.
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ARUM CLAIMS INOUE’S CAREER ‘MORE LEGENDARY’ DUE TO UNDEFEATED RECORD
Arum claims Inoue’s career is “more legendary” due to the Japanese fighter winning undisputed titles with an undefeated record (28-0, 25 KOs).
Furthermore, the Top Rank promoter praised Inoue for being a “disciplined fighter” after he won undisputed titles in two weight divisions.
Moreover, Arum said Inoue achieved this without losing a fight.
While the promoter described Hall-of-Famer Pacquiao as a “great champion,” he noted that Inoue might be slightly ahead.
“Boxers are unique. Manny (Pacquiao) was a great, great champion, was great for boxing. His career is legendary,” Arum told Sky Sports.
“Naoya Inoue’s career is even more legendary because unlike Manny, he has gone through one division after another without losing a fight,” he added.
PACQUIAO A ‘RECKLESS’ FIGHTER THAT COST HIM LAST MARQUEZ FIGHT, SAYS ARUM
Pacquiao was a “reckless” fighter, Arum said, that cost him his last fight against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez.
Moreover, the Top Rank executive recalled Pacquiao was on attack mode against Marquez.
However, the Mexican knocked him out in the sixth round of their fight on December 8, 2012.
“Manny was reckless in a lot of fights and that’s why he got knocked out in the last fight that he had with (Juan Manuel) Marquez,” Arum said.
“Because he went in on the attack and didn’t look out for an answering punch,” he added.
Arum was Pacquiao’s promoter under Top Rank from 2005 to 2017, while he currently serves as Inoue’s co-promoter.
INOUE FOCUSED ON KIM FIGHT, SAYS POSTPONEMENT, CHANGE OF CHALLENGER ‘HELPFUL’
Furthermore, Inoue is focused on his upcoming title defense against South Korean Kim Ye-joon.
Kim was a replacement fighter for injured Australian Sam Goodman.
Moreover, the Japanese boxing superstar also known as “Monster” insisted that th postponements and delays of his upcoming fight could help him for future fights.
Inoue stakes his undisputed super bantamweight titles against Kim at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Friday.
“As I changed my schedule, I felt that taking this long to prepare my body was a big plus,” Inoue said at a news conference on Wednesday.
“I think it will be best to make these kinds of adjustments before big matches in the future. So I think the two postponements and the one-month delay were helpful,” he added.
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