{"id":256281,"date":"2025-11-11T05:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T05:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/256281\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T05:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T05:53:12","slug":"bob-arum-is-convinced-the-greatest-fighter-he-has-ever-seen-is-still-competing-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/256281\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Arum is convinced &#8216;the greatest fighter he has ever seen&#8217; is still competing today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Arum has worked with some of the greatest fighters of all time throughout his illustrious promoting career.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.secondsout.com\/news\/arum-on-biggest-puncher-in-boxing-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The legendary Top Rank founder has been involved in boxing since the 1960s<\/a>, and has gone on to work with some of the biggest names in the history of the sport, including <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/muhammad-ali\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Muhammad Ali<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/mike-tyson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Tyson<\/a>, Floyd Mayweather, <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/manny-pacquiao\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manny Pacquiao<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/oscar-de-la-hoya\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oscar De La Hoya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Arum has spent time guiding the careers of the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/terence-crawford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terence Crawford<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/tyson-fury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyson Fury<\/a>, but it is another current pound-for-pound great that the 93-year-old thinks is the best he\u2019s ever witnessed.<\/p>\n<p>The man in question is <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/boxer\/naoya-inoue\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Naoya Inoue<\/a>, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5rPam91KEbs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">whilst speaking to Jai McAllister<\/a>, Arum heaped praise onto the Japanese superstar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInoue is not only pound-for-pound the best in the world, Inoue is the best fighter I\u2019ve ever seen, no matter what weight category or anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have never ever in the almost 60 years I\u2019ve been in boxing seen anything like Inoue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inoue has claimed world honours in four weight divisions during his career, along with also becoming undisputed at both bantamweight and super-bantamweight.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s defeated fighters such as Nonito Donaire, Stephen Fulton and Luis Nery over the years, <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/news\/inoue-outpoints-akhmadaliev-to-retain-undisputed-title\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and was last in action in September when he retained his undisputed crown with a unanimous decision victory over Murodjon Akhmadaliev.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That saw Inoue extend his unbeaten record to 31-0, and he will make a quick turnaround when he returns to action in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 27 to defend his four world title belts against mandatory challenger Alan Picasso.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bob Arum has worked with some of the greatest fighters of all time throughout his illustrious promoting 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