By Joe Koizumi
Photos: Naoki Fukuda
WBO bantamweight champion Paul Butler showed a public workout before Japanese press people and greatly impressed them with his speed and skills on Thursday at Ohashi gym in Yokohama, Japan. Paul confidently said, “I have a higher IQ than Inoue, who I admit is an excellent boxer. But I saw some defects on his defense. He may have his fight plan, but I also have my fight plan, too. My asset is a boxing brain, with which I wish to be victorious.”
Butler displayed good form, moved well, and proved he’s a good technician. Inoue’s manager/promoter Hideyuki Ohashi said after his workout, “Joe, Paul Butler is a better boxer than we thought, and he can punch. We must be careful.”
The four-belt unification bout will take place soon.
Speed, skills and high ring-IQ for sure is dearly needed against Naoya Inoue.
The question is if Paul Butler has enough in his tool-box.
Some of the answers might be found in Paul Butlers fights against Emmanuel Rodriguez and Willibaldo Garcia Perez.
More is needed from Paul Butler to manage the phenomenon Naoya Inoue over 12 rounds. But we will soon see what surprises he finally brings to the table.
Looking forward to this fight.
Butler %100 confident which means this should be a good fight maybe or a boring chest match
I have a feeling that Inoue is going to go through him like water. Who does he think he is fighting?
butler will go down with a inoue liver shot
Might be a regular Isaac Newton in terms of IQ but Inoue can fight like hell.
Inoue could have the IQ of a rock but his fists feel like one
Inoue by KO not matter how smart Butler thinks he is
Yeah, commenting on your IQ is odd for boxing. If this were a chess match- a literal one, not rhetorical- that might be a big benefit. IQ might help in a poker game, too. Having seen Inoue a few times, he’s about as complete as a fighter can get. Butler is a legit fighter, but I think Inoue is an all-time great.
There are lots of types of intelligence.
Understanding distance, timing, working out your opponents reactions, so that you can set traps and counter them, noticing if they leave parts of their bodies vulnerable after throwing punches, using the ring to your advantage etc, and doing this in fractions of a second.
It’s an intelligence.
It’s just not the academic intelligence that we typically think of when we hear “IQ.”
I doubt he can out think Inoue in the ring though. Even without his power, he’s a phenomenally talented boxer.
Inoue reportedly is looking to showcase a little more movement, things he’s worded on etc.. at the end of the day, he’ll wreck Butler. IQ will not save him
Ha! Well it’s not like he was gonna claim he has more power!
Inoue is a true boxing monster.
Higher IQ will not help vs The Monster!! Only GOD can help him!
Lol I a pretty sure Butler is talking about his boxing IQ is higher than Inoue not his real world IQ little kids.
I’ve seen Inoue fight in the flesh in Japan. He’s razor sharp and a broad shouldered, tremendously explosive puncher. Butler will be walking a tightrope from the first bell. He’ll do well to make it to the halfway mark.
Inoue is a special talent. Not many come along as good as he is. Butler is also a very good boxer but he is not in that truly elite level like Inoue.
He BUTLER and British Boxing commission disqualify Casimero by telling that Casimero violated the british policy thats is really why He BUTLER SMART THE whole fuckinn British boxing commision for not letting Casimero fight not come on inoue fight Butler for sure 101 percent Inoue will massacre Butler those Butler assistant must bring first aid bed . be ready Butler just do your job as a BUTLER its fitted your surname
Just wait until he gets knocked out in the first round lol