Former Naoya Inoue knockout victim TJ Doheny says Gervonta 'Tank' Davis would be too much for the Japanese star if the two fight at 135.
Boxing fans have been clamoring for Inoue to move up to super featherweight (130) or lightweight (135) to face Tank Davis in a mega-fight that will prove who is the pound-for-pound No. 1 in the sport.
Inoue disagreed with the program, choosing to remain entrenched at 122, enjoying the opposition in this dead, lifeless division. He has shown zero motivation to move up to 126 to fight the dangerous featherweights, and apparently going to 130 or 135 isn't happening either.
Naoya needs complete head transplant to put one of the brains of a brave warrior from the past into his body to give him the kind of bold risk-taking we've seen from greats like Muhammad Ali. It would be interesting to see Inoue move up two weight classes to 130 to meet Tank Davis halfway in the Super Featherweight division as a fighter for them to prove who is the top dog in the sport.
Doheny believes there is too much weight and size separating Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) and Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) for 'Monster' to have a chance. Ireland's Doheny thinks 126 is Naoy's upper “ceiling” for what he is capable of doing in the sport.
Inoue's ceiling
“Tank is an absolute dog, but if they were in the same weight class, it would be a fierce fight. But there is too big a gap. I think 126 is Inoue's ceiling, I really do,” TJ Doheny told the Professional boxing fans when asked if Naoya Inoue would have a chance against Gervonta 'Tank' Davis if he went up to 135 to fight him.
It's a shame Inoue would never go for this idea because it would be fun to see him and Tank go at it in a battle for the top spot in the sport. Fans are not interested in seeing Inoue beat fighters like Ye Joon Kim, Doheny, Sam Goodman and Luis Nery.
