Meanwhile, Steve Kim talked to Bob Arum and it's said that the fight is looking forward this December 26 in Japan once again. So it seems like American money is once again beaten by the Japanese sponsors in trying to bring this undisputed fight to Inoue's home. But at least things are clearer now that this fight will happen. But it's not too late yet for ESPN and its partners to bid more money in order to bring this fight to America.
This venue's a bit of a snoozer, right? Hehe, sorry for being blunt. I think this whole thing should go down on neutral ground. I mean, we're talking about two champions here, it's an undisputed fight, so there shouldn't be any home court advantage. Bringing it over to the US would be a win for boxing – big money's up for grabs there. Not only will the arena be packed, but their PPV subscriptions would shoot through the roof. Let's hope they see the potential in that.
Yeah, we even don't know if we can watch the fight live or it someone from Japan will stream the fight live so that we can all watch it happen. Again, Inoue doesn't want to get out of his comfort zone and just choices to play in Japan. Wherein he had generated the buzz already, Mike Tyson is talking about him, there are boxing fans says that he can go as high as 135 lbs and fight Tank Davis.
So there's already a lot of hype on him. But if he keep on fighting in his hometown, then he will not make enough money though. Still the mecca of boxing is in the US and he could easily generation millions there, as he will be the A-side so he could dictate the terms and then there is PPV numbers or even the live gates. It will be enough for him to just go out and fight one time in the US and making a lot of money.
They never really spilled the beans on how much they raked in from those fights in Japan, so we're left in the dark about their earnings. But I'm guessing it's nowhere near what those fighters in the US, especially the big-name ones, pull in. Speaking of a big payday, the last fight that comes to mind is Tank Davis versus Ryan Garcia. So, if Inoue's thinking ahead, he might want to set his sights on that, because a bout with Tank Davis would definitely bring in some serious cash. Plus, it could be the payday of a lifetime for Inoue. And let's not forget, he'd also have a shot at claiming a championship title and showing the world he's got the upper hand over Tank.
This is quite sensational fight and of course with fight that brings together two world champion fighters it can generate interest for everyone to come to the arena to watch it live whether in the US or in Japan all the same there will be huge flow of money from even from sales tickets to enter the arena will definitely be filled long before the match actually takes place.
But it true that if the fight takes place in Japan then Inoue will be given more significant advantage but it doesn't seem fair to Tapales if uses Japan for the next fight.
Let's keep it real here—although they're both champions, it's Inoue who's the big name. Tapales isn't even well-known worldwide, while Inoue is currently sitting at the top 2 spot in the pound-for-pound list. We can't say for sure if they'll set the fight in Japan, but if that's the case, we're pretty much at their mercy. However, I'm willing to bet that once Inoue moves up, his journey won't be a walk in the park, and he might even be pushed into fighting in the US.