[Boxing] Inoue vs Ye Joon Kim January 24th

[bisdak40]

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Inoue will once again defend his unified title against Sam Goodman in Tokyo on Christmas Eve. While this may seem like a one-sided affair on paper, the fight is expected to generate a substantial amount of money, as Japanese fans are eager to spend just to watch their hero in action.

[bisdak40]

I read a report that HE Turki has signed Naoya Inoue to a contract worth 3 billion yen, not for a fight but for a commercial. This could be the beginning of a collaboration between HE Turki and Team Inoue, and who knows, we might see Inoue fighting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next year.

[Baofeng]

Bad news for boxing fans, this fight is officially off as Sam Goodman suffers a cut over his left eye in his last days of sparring.



https://x.com/ben_damon/status/1867727243289800816

So definitely this fight is not going to happen on the scheduled date. So not sure how Inoue will take this one as he said that next year he will be fighting in the US and going up in the next division.

Either they will have to find a replacement for Sam Goodman, or Inoue totally not fighting in December 24.

[robelneo]

So definitely this fight is not going to happen on the scheduled date. So not sure how Inoue will take this one as he said that next year he will be fighting in the US and going up in the next division

Things like this happen, so he will have two options: not to push with the fight or take up a substitute. I remember Pacquiao was a replacement for a fighter when Ledwaba's opponent cancelled the fight, so they ship in Pacquiao, and the rest is history, but I doubt if any fighter will take in Goodman's place; even Casimero will decline the offer. Inoue is too good for a short period of preparation.
Its likely that inoue will just cancel this fight and move on to the next division

[SmartGold01]

Either they will have to find a replacement for Sam Goodman, or Inoue totally not fighting in December 24.

I don't think this would definitely work out again because of cut on his eyes, Sam Goodman has to take good care of himself otherwise that could be used as defensive point and as well as attack point. So the best is to reschedule the fight to suit when both are in a good health than that of one having any injury on them.

[Zed0X]

The latest on this is that there will be no replacement fighters as the original bout was moved to Jan. 24, 2025 in Tokyo. It's the most logical choice for both fighters to settle this to avoid possible drama/complaints in the future. A fight in January won't affect Inoue's plan to fight in the US next year that much.

[0t3p0t]

Bad news for boxing fans, this fight is officially off as Sam Goodman suffers a cut over his left eye in his last days of sparring.



https://x.com/ben_damon/status/1867727243289800816

So definitely this fight is not going to happen on the scheduled date. So not sure how Inoue will take this one as he said that next year he will be fighting in the US and going up in the next division.

Either they will have to find a replacement for Sam Goodman, or Inoue totally not fighting in December 24.

This is not a good sign for the mat h to continue due to that cut. But if that wasn't happened I think Goodman's accuracy, footwork and an aggressive style of boxing will change Inoue's plans of taking down the Ausie guy though they are both power puncher but only one will surely win the only problem is what had happened to Goodman's eye so hopefully we will wait until he can recover that cut and we'll witness how good the match we can get from these two boxers.

[target]

For Goodman I think the cancellation of the bout will be good. I don't think there will be lots of people going to watch on Christmas day.

Some would say Goodman cuts himself for the fight to be rescheduled. They could be right about it but they could pick a better date than on Christmas day. It be reasonable to chose on Feb to allow the wound to heal.

[Baofeng]

For Goodman I think the cancellation of the bout will be good. I don't think there will be lots of people going to watch on Christmas day.

Some would say Goodman cuts himself for the fight to be rescheduled. They could be right about it but they could pick a better date than on Christmas day. It be reasonable to chose on Feb to allow the wound to heal.

There is, at least for the Japanese. They have this tradition every end of the year that they have a good fight and so this year, Inoue is the main headline and he can fill up stadiums very easy.

Nah, I do no buy those kind of excuses saying that a boxer intentionally cut themselves so that the fight is not going to happen. It doesn't matter whether it's Christmas or whatever holiday it is. This is professional athletes and this is their job to bring food in the table for their families.

[bisdak40]

For Goodman I think the cancellation of the bout will be good. I don't think there will be lots of people going to watch on Christmas day.

Some would say Goodman cuts himself for the fight to be rescheduled. They could be right about it but they could pick a better date than on Christmas day. It be reasonable to chose on Feb to allow the wound to heal.

As what Baofeng have said, there are a lot of Japanese fight fans who are waiting for their ido Inoue to fight this Christmas eve and Japanese fans are willing to spend money just to enjoy watching this fight. Sam Goodman was their choice because he is a bit popular in Japan as he has a couple of fight over there and have defeated Japanese fighters too. I don't know if this will be reschedule to a latter date because Team Inoue has their timeline and next year they are going to fight in US soil so this means that Goodman won't be in the list as an opponent in Vegas.

[Baofeng]

For Goodman I think the cancellation of the bout will be good. I don't think there will be lots of people going to watch on Christmas day.

Some would say Goodman cuts himself for the fight to be rescheduled. They could be right about it but they could pick a better date than on Christmas day. It be reasonable to chose on Feb to allow the wound to heal.

As what Baofeng have said, there are a lot of Japanese fight fans who are waiting for their ido Inoue to fight this Christmas eve and Japanese fans are willing to spend money just to enjoy watching this fight. Sam Goodman was their choice because he is a bit popular in Japan as he has a couple of fight over there and have defeated Japanese fighters too. I don't know if this will be reschedule to a latter date because Team Inoue has their timeline and next year they are going to fight in US soil so this means that Goodman won't be in the list as an opponent in Vegas.

And if you check the date of the fight in sports bookies, it says January 24. So it could be a hint that this fight has been moved, and there will be no substitute fighter for Inoue as he will just wait for Sam Goodman to heal 100%.

Perhaps Inoue is more disappointed though as he wanted to show his fans a good fight as again, this is a tradition for them to have great fights to close the year.

[bisdak40]

For Goodman I think the cancellation of the bout will be good. I don't think there will be lots of people going to watch on Christmas day.

Some would say Goodman cuts himself for the fight to be rescheduled. They could be right about it but they could pick a better date than on Christmas day. It be reasonable to chose on Feb to allow the wound to heal.

As what Baofeng have said, there are a lot of Japanese fight fans who are waiting for their ido Inoue to fight this Christmas eve and Japanese fans are willing to spend money just to enjoy watching this fight. Sam Goodman was their choice because he is a bit popular in Japan as he has a couple of fight over there and have defeated Japanese fighters too. I don't know if this will be reschedule to a latter date because Team Inoue has their timeline and next year they are going to fight in US soil so this means that Goodman won't be in the list as an opponent in Vegas.

And if you check the date of the fight in sports bookies, it says January 24. So it could be a hint that this fight has been moved, and there will be no substitute fighter for Inoue as he will just wait for Sam Goodman to heal 100%.

Perhaps Inoue is more disappointed though as he wanted to show his fans a good fight as again, this is a tradition for them to have great fights to close the year.

Absolutely because Christmas eve and New Years Eve are the times of the year where they held big fights in Japan and Inoue is very eager to perform on that night but suddenly it was postponed, not a good news for him. There is no news yet for the postponement, maybe they are looking for a replacement fighter so that Inoue could fight on that date, we will wait for that news.

[Baofeng]

It's official that the fight is going to be moved on January 24, 2025,



https://www.instagram.com/p/DDqJpKyuqmb/?img_index=1

So crypto based gambling sites got it right as they have change the schedule to January 24 already. So Sam Goodman will take a rest and have that healed, and maybe Inoue taking a break so that not to overtrained.

[robelneo]

So crypto based gambling sites got it right as they have change the schedule to January 24 already. So Sam Goodman will take a rest and have that healed, and maybe Inoue taking a break so that not to overtrained.

Inoue is in a better position now; he can lie low with his training, while Goodman should see to it that his cut will not worsen. One month is not that long for a cut to fully heal, and Inoue will target that spot because he knows the time is not enough for the cut to fully heal.
Inoue will likely win on this one and he needs to step up to another division as there is a lack of opponents, and the only opponent who can give him a real opposition is someone he avoid fighting.

[Baofeng]

So crypto based gambling sites got it right as they have change the schedule to January 24 already. So Sam Goodman will take a rest and have that healed, and maybe Inoue taking a break so that not to overtrained.

Inoue is in a better position now; he can lie low with his training, while Goodman should see to it that his cut will not worsen. One month is not that long for a cut to fully heal, and Inoue will target that spot because he knows the time is not enough for the cut to fully heal.
Inoue will likely win on this one and he needs to step up to another division as there is a lack of opponents, and the only opponent who can give him a real opposition is someone he avoid fighting.

So this fight is coming, so for sure Inoue has intensified his training already after the new year. And there are images of him showing how he is ready and looks sharp.

I do agree, that this could be just formality and then he will go up in weight and then fight is the US because thats what we have been asking from him. So at least this year, he might debut again in the US at 126 lbs.