Blue pill or red pill: Naoya inoue future

Naoya inoue is impressive. His speed, his strength, his composure – it makes world champions look normal. Espn announced, even in July 2023,: “Naoya inoue is not simply the best boxer in the world-it’s still great at all adding chapters to his legendary career.”

But history does not bend to highlight the rollers or pounds of pounds. He bends the truth. The truth is that the greatest achievements of Anwi so far is the victory over Nunito Donir-a former legend of beating, beaten decisively before Eno-very good victory over Stephen Volton, a better fighter but not a kind of elite name that determines the ages. These victories are impressive. They are not legendary yet.

Brunner warning

Watch the boxing this movie before. In 2013, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED was a title that says: “Adrien Broner is the next big box in boxing.” The media, promoters and fans surveyed Brunner as the heir to Mayweather, the sport savior, the future of boxing.

Then Marcos Midna came. One night was all that Hala Bruner took to collapse. The noise was real until it was not.

This is the warning to INOUE. Yes, the eye test is better than Bruner at all. Yes, he has discipline and dedication that Brunner lacks. But until the fighter who can truly threaten his aura faces, we will not know whether the noise is real – or if history will present it alongside those who seemed not defeated even they were not.

Shakur puzzle

For inoue, this threat has the name: Shakur Stefenson.

Shakur is the opposite of everyone who fought. It does not give holes. It does not collapse under pressure. It makes the hole missed, then makes them skeptic to themselves. It is tall, long, defensive, sick – the perfect antidote to Einwing aggression and timing.

If INOUE is able to solve this puzzle, then yes, what ESPN has already become: which is absolutely great. But until then, it did not arrive.

The problem “has done enough”

Some fans and writers already argue that INOE does not need 135, and that he has already achieved greatness. But this is not confidence in inoue. This is a protection. It is a low -level evidence they think will lose in front of Shakur and want to stop history before the truth comes out.

It is like asking one of the ruling to bomb Weslon at the end of the first half because your team is in the foreground. You don’t want to play the second half. But bone lives in the second half.

Myth level

Michael Jordan did not stop as soon as all the stars were. He did not settle on “good enough”. He wanted the press. He wanted Celkus. Lakers wanted. He wanted to climb the mountain until nothing left to prove it.

In boxing, bone requires the same. Pacquiao did not stop at the weight of the fly. Mayweather did not stop at the weight of the feather.

Terring Cruford did not stop as soon as he became undisputed in 140. He did not announce himself. He moved up, cleaned the weight of weight, and when the biggest challenge for all appeared – Canilo in 168 – jumped into two parts and took it. Cruford did not settle on “good enough”. He went up until nothing remains, until every doubt was silent.

This is the standard. This is how myth is made.

Naoya inoue should follow the same path. If he really believes in his greatness, he should be keen to face Shakor Stevenson in 135.

Judgment: Great, but it has not yet arrived

Naoya inoue is really great. Nobody denies that. He has statistics, skills, hegemony, and aura. But history will not be dedicated to a myth until he ascends to the light weight and faces the puzzle that awaits him there.

Myths have fans who say: “Who is the next?”

Good fighters have fans who say, “This is enough.”

Greatness inspires confidence.

“Good enough” inspires protection.

Thus, the choice is for you.

If you think that your fighter has reached his roof and you are satisfied with watching him as he collects victories over his current weight until he retires permanently, then this is respectful: take the blue pill.

So, on the other hand, you have no doubt about its ability to overcome 135, then take the red pill – and know the extent of its depth to go to the Rabb Shakur hole.