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Is this only hype? I ask because Filipino fighters are not known to hype themselves or their fellow fighters.
The statement favoring Tapales over Inoue is from a Filipino sparmate, what would you expect to hear?
He probably is telling the truth but might be bias, maybe we can evaluate his statement if he had also spar with Inoue as he can tell the difference on who is the better fighter between the two.
Regarding the "hype"... maybe on some but not on most fans as Tapales is not relatively popular, even in PH.