{"id":2123,"date":"2026-08-09T11:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2026-08-09T11:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:43:48","slug":"terence-crawford-delivers-verdict-on-naoya-inoue-vs-bam-rodriguez-hes-showed-what-level-hes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=2123","title":{"rendered":"Terence Crawford delivers verdict on Naoya Inoue vs Bam Rodriguez: &#8220;He&#8217;s showed what level he&#8217;s on&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-img.boxingnewsonline.net\/uploads\/content\/1786272059190573352\/Naoya-Inoue-and-Jesse-Bam-Rodriguez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Terence Crawford delivers verdict on Naoya Inoue vs Bam Rodriguez: &#8220;He&#8217;s showed what level he&#8217;s on&#8221;\" title=\"Terence Crawford delivers verdict on Naoya Inoue vs Bam Rodriguez: &#8220;He&#8217;s showed what level he&#8217;s on&#8221;\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div>\n                        <!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/terence-crawford\/\">Terence Crawford<\/a> has weighed in with his view on the proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/naoya-inoue\/\">Naoya Inoue<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/jesse-rodriguez\/\">Jesse Rodriguez<\/a> showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Pound-for-pound stars Inoue and Rodriguez have been linked to a fight over the past year, with that speculation only increasing after the pair both extended their respective unbeaten records recently.<\/p>\n<p>Inoue retained his undisputed super-bantamweight crown with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/48654828\/naoya-inoue-beats-junto-nakatani-remain-undisputed-undefeated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a unanimous decision victory over Junto Nakatani at the Tokyo Dome in Japan in May<\/a>, while \u2018Bam\u2019 won the WBA bantamweight title with a sixth round stoppage triumph against Antonio Vargas in Glendale, Arizona the following month.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford is now the latest big name to have spoken out about the potential super-fight, as whilst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RxWimH_3HgQ&amp;t=393s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talking to Ring Champs With Ak &amp; Barak<\/a>, he used Inoue\u2019s clash with Nakatani to break down how a meeting with Rodriguez could unfold.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough [for Rodriguez]. [Inoue] does a lot of smart things in that ring, I just watched his last fight. If Nakatani didn\u2019t get headbutted, that was a close fight. His eye got messed up, but Nakatani ain\u2019t no joke. He showed what level he\u2019s on in that fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBam is bigger [than Nakatani] but Nakatani is taller and longer, he was [throwing] punches in bunches, we\u2019ve just got to see how the fight plays out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It seems as though the fight will have to happen sooner rather than later if it is to take place, <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/news\/inoue-sets-deadline-for-fight-with-bam\">after it was revealed that Inoue has set a deadline of March 2027 for the bout before he will turn his attention elsewhere.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <!-- Article End --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terence Crawford has weighed in with his view on the proposed Naoya Inoue vs Jesse Rodriguez showdown. Pound-for-pound stars Inoue and Rodriguez have been linked to a fight over the past year, with that speculation only increasing after the pair both extended their respective unbeaten records recently. 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