Haha, yeah, I don’t think Goodman would get too many votes in that poll! It does feel like this fight is more of a formality before Inoue moves on to bigger challenges. I get the frustration too everyone’s eager for that Casimero fight, and it’s hard to see why it’s still not happening, especially with Casimero back in the mix after his win.
If Casimero hadn’t missed weight during the weigh-in, we could definitely say he’s back in the mix. But yes, he had some issues--came in overweight, and even though he won the fight, it doesn’t seem to have done much for his ranking. Probably because the organization didn’t see it as a big achievement, especially considering Sanchez wasn’t even a top-5 guy, if I’m not mistaken.
That being said, Goodman is undefeated, and even he is the underdog here. But sometimes unexpected matches surprise us. Although unlikely But there is always the chance that we see something interesting. Although it's hard to imagine Inoue not having the upper hand. Hopefully it will be a fun battle. Even if the outcome is inevitable.
Not in Japan--unless Goodman somehow manages to knock out Inoue, but given his KO rate, that’s pretty unlikely.
And yeah, the betting odds definitely line up with what most of us are thinking about this fight.
https://www.proboxingodds.com/fighters/Sam-Goodman-4177Matchup Open Closing range
Sam Goodman +1420 +1420
Naoya Inoue -2500 -2500