Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has made some current noise for his criticism of Naoya Inoue and his standing among the many high pound-for-pound finest fighters on the planet contemplating the form of competitors he’s been dealing with currently. Right here on this interview with iFL TV Hearn tries to elucidate his place whereas not utterly discrediting Inoue.
“I mentioned his yr that he has had is just not the yr of a pound-for-pound star’s resume and what it ought to seem like, Hearn mentioned. “There’s no argument about that…What I’m saying is you possibly can’t battle TJ Doheny and the geezer from final week and say that may be a good yr of a #3 pound-for-pound star. It’s not.
“Everybody’s on their knees for Naoya Inoue. Who has he fought, proper — inform me the standout victories to make him a pound-for-pound #3…Fulton was an excellent win however he arguably obtained beat in his final battle. Nery was — you’re speaking about #3 pound-for-pound. You’re speaking about Oleksandr Usyk who beat each champion at cruiserweight, then moved up and beat Dubois, AJ, and Fury. That’s a pound-for-pound resume.
“Terence Crawford, undisputed at 140, undisputed at 147, 135 world champion, 154 world champion. Even Terence’s resume doesn’t stand out like an Usyk however whenever you go for Naoya Inoue, I’m not saying he’s not an good fighter, he’s unbelievable, however I simply really feel prefer it shouldn’t be a move to simply battle these individuals within the yr.”
