Stephen Fulton is one of the elite boxers in the world, one of nine unified champions in the sport. As good as he is, though, he fights in a weight class that makes him all but anonymous in the U.S.
Boxing fans in the U.S. gravitate toward the bigger fighters and 122-pound super bantamweights such as Fulton, the IBF-WBC champion, often get overlooked despite frequently possessing prodigious talent.
He was swarmed by media, photographers and fans, who all wanted a word, a picture or a pat on the back. The scene was like it might be if American fans caught a glimpse of Patrick Mahomes in an airport. He's known as"The Monster," and is one of the best punchers in the sport. His body attacks are particularly brutal, and he's scored 21 knockouts while racking up a 24-0 record. Fulton, though, is a different animal altogether, as Inoue admits.
There are stylistic similarities between the 2015 superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao and Tuesday's bout between Fulton and Inoue. Fulton has the boxing ability and sharp punches that Mayweather possessed, while Inoue is the smaller guy moving up and showing incredible one-punch power at each stop.
"But yes, I do see myself as a great defensive fighter when I want to be, and I said that because I can really do anything I want to do in the ring. I can do any style. It comes down to how do I feel when I wake up that morning [how I'll fight]."
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