Nevertheless, Fulton is a very different bread of champion, I mean he held 2 belts already and defeated a great challenger in Brandon Figueroa. So it will be a big test for him to travel to Japan and challenge their home town hero in Inoue. So expecting to be a great fight between this two great champion.
We know that, but how come he is still the underdog despite his achievements? Perhaps people don't see him as an impressive fighter or at the same level as Inoue. Despite Inoue being the challenger, he remains the heavy favorite to win the fight. If we base it on their records, maybe Fulton is truly competitive. However, once they are in the ring, things can be different.
There's no doubt about Fulton's talent and competitiveness but people do know that they are on a complete different level even if they are on the same weight class. It's not that they are not confident with Fulton, it's just that they have to choose from these two and it will be a hard challenge to stand against the former undisputed at 118. Besides, people do know as well that Inoue is a different breed of monster especially if he is up against competitive boxers as that will make him evolve more into a different monster.