LUKE THOMAS: How NAOYA INOUE DESTROYED TJ Doheny With Body Shots

[@lilbullet158]

The very first fight I remember seeing was Muhammad Ali Vs Henry Cooper 2 ; way back in 1966 Since then I've completely lost count of how many fighters and fights I've seen, but it's a Lot of fighters, a Lot of Champions in a Lot of eras. But in my opinion, Naoya Inoue is The Best All Round Fighter I have EVER seen.

[@jasonhikida7731]

Inoue put on a masterclass. His feints are never really talked about, but he the king of feints

[@mountainman077]

He feints? I dont even notice it

[@jasonhikida7731]

@@mountainman077 watch inoue v donair II

[@tetskog]

@@mountainman077 you can see it in this video. when he level changes, he does this small head and eye movement head goes down, (somtimes does it with his whole body, sometimes with a slight head~eye movement) looks at the stomach, boom, he goes to the head. and offcourse the opposite.

[@melodyy0129]

​@@mountainman077you don't notice it because that's how good he is at feinting...he does the small things so effective that it eventually plays a huge part in his skills on setting up his combos/ko's. That's why in his fights people are saying "his opponents need to let their hands go" but how can you let your hands go when the dude is always 1 step ahead of you 👍

[@whydopeoplealwayssayuhm]

@@mountainman077I'm just here to lyk that ALL elite boxers and mma fighters feint.

[@YNWMachy]

As a boxing fan I appreciate the consistent Inoue coverage🤙🏽🔥

[@MustAfaalik]

Luke also covers MMA. Thanks Luke.🙏

[@Budsport_TV]

Sweet video Luke. You’re one of the unspoken heroes in the combat sports world. It’s been cool to see your rise on KZbin! Can’t wait to see what’s next.

[@IOSARBX]

Luke Thomas, nice video keep it up dude

[@monumentofwonders]

Your breakdowns are the best.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

(Inoue's depth of skill always impresses me. It didn't even seem like he got out of 1st gear in this fight) *I really appreciate these Breakdown videos. It's my favorite way to learn about Combat Sports in general. Analyzing tactics & techniques like this really helps my mind visualize & comprehend things in a way my mind really can grasp. Where as just talking about something isn't anywhere as effective for me personally at least at first, but once i do grasp something all this changes.

[@MustAfaalik]

Yes, me too and we have Luke to thank!

[@SuperKendoman]

Naoya is not happy this time. Post -fight interview at the gym says he wanted to enjoy more of the fight before the disappointing stoppage

[@benmcreynolds8581]

@@SuperKendoman I really could sense that. I could see how unsatisfied he was with how the fight ended. I'm sure he definitely thought it was going to go on longer than that

[@nameless2637]

Naoya iq is unmatched......he perfected it at a very young age. possibly from 6 yo now...still same boxer just super evolved...this dude is incredible!

[@hustleman1112]

I think Inoue is one of the only fighters that keeps his foot on the inside of southpaw fighters & still be able to be in position to land punches

[@romii715]

he did it against Payano

[@lncarpenter3]

Yeah, because of the position of his other foot establishes the angle of his line. It works because he expects the other fighter to be moving out and away. If he fought someone more willing to go to war, he'd have to eat shots or make an adjustment. I think he wants to entertain fans, and fighting southpaw boxers who only engage with a lead foot advantage, take sniper shots, then get back on their horse is boring for the average fan. It is also frustrating for inoue, who counts on engagements and exchanges to beat guys up. So, in a sense, granting Doheny the "victory" or lead foot position is an encouragement to engage and/or exchange, rather than reset and move out or away.

[@PartyCrasher04]

Pacquiao did that as well

[@PartyCrasher04]

But also his front foot was DEFINITELY on the outside a lot this fight, he knows how to fight southpaws very well.

[@LarryOohLaLa]

❤❤❤ Great Explanation of Naoya Inoue 🎉🎉🎉 he is very smart boxer

[@jimmychin9666]

Breaking somebody's spine is more impressive than simply knocking a dude out in my opinion.

[@ryu-ken]

Wtf. He broke dude's spine???

[@gavingreenhorn]

​@@ryu-kennot clear, probably busted a nerve or a muscle. Brutal stuff nonetheless.

[@socks_cat356]

Doheny turned away to avoid a body shot.

[@sci-fiknight8084]

Doheny tried to avoid another body shot but if you watch the end of the fight you can hear a rib or his spine fracture in the second to last punch ​@ryu-ken

[@socks_cat356]

The southpaw stance, with his center of gravity shifted back to avoid blows to the face, inevitably exposed Doheny to right body shots, which landed multiple times, suggesting damage was accumulating. His body was too wide to guard against.

[@nraughmoobyaj8088]

After watching this analysis and other analysis of INOUE’s boxing skills and Ring IQ, he is truly a GENIUS.

[@logosinghi6574]

Naoya Inoue God gifted talented honesty handsham gentilman Boxing fighter in the world super

[@Laxalis77]

Excellent explanation of how Inoue technique are so superior dominant every style opponents boxers who’s step in the ring with him

[@wanazami7667]

Thanks for the slow mo which clearly shows how much bigger TJ is. Which possibly indicate lnoue can beat much bigger guys in a higher weight class. Nice analysis but it is also about his crazy speed and power. The thuds resonate from my surround speakers like thunder during the fight.

[@jamesodwyer4181]

It's nice to know that, after watching an excellent boxing match, I will then be treated to an excellent breakdown. Cheers!

[@painkration]

Love the boxing breakdowns, Luke

[@foudgeta]

Mr. Thomas's analysis style is so precise, constructed on such a few fundamental elements, and effectively combined to illustrate such a vast extensive development of the fight. It is just like Inoue's fight construction. I'm very impressed with that.

[@ItsTheAtomicGamer]

for the algorithm, love what you do Luke

[@derrick_v]

Doesn't help when you acknowledge the algo. Just say you love what he does. Crazy concept...

[@バリオ-t8h]

Naoya Inoue's skills are still underrated. Your commentary is PFP. I subscribed to your channel.

[@LukeThomas]

Thanks for the sub!

[@arzelaascoli6765]

Great analysis. I never would have noticed this on my own, ever after watching the fight multiple times.

[@heysmilebomb]

Luke thank you so much for the breakdown on this Inoue fight too ! Love the breakdowns and ESPECIALLY the boxing content 😭

[@kyul9357]

Luke your boxing takes are superb. Excellent breakdown and analysis.

[@jasonespinoza3645]

man naoya is a destroyer

[@burningknuckle26]

"I broke my back...Thpinal" - TJ Doheny Inoue is too dynamic man. Such an Elite boxer. His footwork is crazy and the balance he possesses is top tier. The way he shoots out his shots, its unreal. Love his vision to find these openings.

[@theoptimusdime]

Incredible break down Luke. Subbed!

[@reyniercampher3815]

No one does a fight breakdown, especially on inoue (I've watched a lot of them), than Luke Thomas. Always great insights delivered.

[@datruth9607]

Inoue the only fighter I know that can get out of a head lock and punch his opponent back, he did that a few times against doheney lol

[@euto-kun256]

Ahahaha

[@sexbuffet]

they're looking for the usual head to head exchange in the pocket, but usually people don't usually do that with doheny and they're scared to let their hands go because inoue counters so well, so basically inoue got to throw for free

[@ThaBudCrawfordEra]

As if doheny was a killa 😅

[@iTek14]

I really enjoyed your analysis of this fight and the last one, too.

[@kaosaechao4049]

I noticed that he’s very good at body snatching. I saw few fighters went down for taking a body shot from Inoue. Very impressive

[@waltermanfred826]

There's something really remarkable about this fight. Upon its first viewing, it is rather underwhelming. But on scrutiny and repeated viewing to break it down, you being to see the sheer artistry involved. From "data collection" in the initial rounds, to the fury of the sixth round which actually set the TKO of the seven, you will find a methodic and ruthless and a purveyor of boxing science in the bout. This amazing video actually captures very well the process what I was talking about. In time, I guess more people will see the bout as a artistry in the fine art of boxing!

[@bogdandruga633]

Inoue is preparing himself for 126 division. I think he picked Doheny on purpose because he knew Doheny rehydrates massively, close to the guys at 126. Inoue also rehydrated more than usual just to see how his speed transitions with that weight.

[@harrisonom]

3 weight unanimous incoming....

[@JaySosPWA94]

Sam Goodman started his career at featherweight and this supposed to be Inoue's next fight, Naoya is smart as hell

[@4theLoveofMusic2024]

Luke you've earn my sub love your video analysis thank you

[@User_not_found_403]

great breakdown...damn the things an average fan does not realize about this game

[@alstonxq]

Clean work my man

[@lysambodia]

Clear and concise, bravo!

[@Kamekitu2]

This fight reminded me "Nonito Donaire vs Ryan Burnett" at WBSS.I think same thing happened.Donaire is bigger and powerful than Ryan.However,Inoue is smaller and lighter than Doheny.That indicates how powerful and destructive Inoue is....

[@burningknuckle26]

i remember that fight and yup

[@JeffPenaify]

Inoue is already one of the all time great knockout artists in the sport.

[@HoboGardenerBen]

I appreciate how deep you go into stuff in your post-fight analysis videos. Naoya's style vould translate well to mma. He has such mastery of range and strike accuracy, he could base his style on that.

[@babypanda8423]

Luke I luv your break down on fighters itz actually true

[@blakewilliams6613]

luke, , you do good work in your observations. . . like. . . keep up good work. . / / / / / / / / / /

[@00tntprice]

Inoue is fast has great power and destroys the body like few fighters in the past 30 years. He will become one of the best pound for pound fighters very soon

[@reptilexcq2]

I never seen a boxer that punch so hard it causes the other boxer to limp lol.

[@bencera6067]

Nayoa is the friggin truth man.

[@jasonhikida7731]

Luke is blessed with the great hair genetics. Ever consider growing out the mane??

[@kenxinhxc1635]

Thanks for this I knew it Inoue body work ia the cause of that injury

[@fearandsmoking]

You're the best Luke

[@stevenzeluck]

I love your channel. Thanks!

[@johndowling656]

It’s all about the feet. Watch how quickly he can position his left foot in tandem with his left hand. Being light footed enables the upper tools to work the body.

[@tongkhufrancois8011]

That FOOT WORKS !!!! OMG! Placements ect ect.....

[@AdobadoFantastico]

Body Snatcher is a great nickname.

[@CHutch-w2u]

How do boxers beat inoue? Inoue is super tough

[@BentleyVB]

They don’t - they haven’t . And I don’t think there’s a style that can . But it’s boxing who knows

[@romii715]

impossible. If someone has the skills of Mayweather or Rigondeaux in his prime, it might be possible. no power, no chance

[@ChengYang-p7e]

@wuaini-c4uand you are looser

[@babixillo]

prob someone with ko power and catching him in early rounds like nery, just not on this weight class. the longer the fight goes the worse because inoue will eventually find something even of dudes with the best defense. he just have so many arsenals and all of them are devastating, and its hard to outsmart him.

[@undertheglassmoon2239]

​@wuaini-c4u U call world champion like tapales,fulton,as a barber?? Lol.. Go wash your feet and go sleep kid

[@submissions72]

Nakatani vs inuoe won't be close. I like nakatani but like bam bam said they're not ready for inuoe right now

[@justinoheat2]

Comparing Inoue’s fight IQ to his opponents is like putting a modern MacBook up against a Pentium III.

[@michaelburbank2276]

I got his rookie card! Only 3000 made, used 2 have 6 but sold 5 kept the nicest one

[@joshnoi1804]

I never knew boxing sports cards existed. Cool find!

[@LNGD_46]

@LukeThomas Do a Beterbiev breakdown pls

[@turklurk]

Very best technical fighter in boxing.

[@kwow1828]

井上が忠実に戦術を実行するのは凄いですが、それと同じくらい戦術を授けた父親やチームも凄いと感じます。 対ドヘニー戦では父親の考えたプラン通りにじっくり獲物を弱らせて仕留めました。インタビューでそのように答えてました。 井上がモンスターだとしたら、父親はフランケンシュタイン博士だと思います。

[@gageboy14]

I don't think it was easy for Inoue at all. Every round was competitive. The body shots are what took Doheny out. Inoue's body shot is what injured Doheny.

[@DeJaVu804]

Why do some people say the end was not climatic. Nayao broke this man down end 6th round with body shot. Then he went right back to the body beginning of 7th bc he smelled blood. He hit him so hard guy quit or else he would been put to sleep.

[@bigmonmatt]

I really wish you'd breakdown the inoue vs fulton fight

[@turklurk]

Demolished a 145-147 pounder on fight night. 😂

[@cornpopwasabaddude4729]

...Forget the film study, I know exactly how Naoya Inoue beat the Sh.. out of TJ Doheny. It's was very simple. Here it is. Now listen. Remember during the weigh in? Remember when Naoya Inoue being yanked & pulled so hard that his arm almost ripped off by TJ Doheny at the moment of handshake? That's right. Right after that incident, TJ Doheny knew he would be F* ked up & Inoue would end his career & he would never be the same...

[@二本延長]

注意深かったけど、距離は近かったよね。右ジャブに右ストレート合わせたり、左ストレートに左フック合わせたり出来ていた。サウスポーとオーソドックスの試合では、背中に当たるのはよくある事。サウスポーはレバーを守ろうとするから。

[@submissions72]

Thanks Luke!

[@benchua8460]

Monster Inoue p4p No1 The Best of The Best fighter in the world 🌍 today second Usyk third Crawford well done 💯🌎👍😁✅😄🎯🌍🌍🎯✅😁👍👍🌎💯🤣

[@chiefawesomeness]

“The Body Snatcher” is on par with “The Monster”

[@nbforever1]

Doheny still believe he lose because he hurt himself by movement. Hahah. He paralyze by body shot in the very end on 5th round

[@Ricky_09]

Dohany is huge compared to Inoue.

[@jonghoonpark5497]

An orthodox fighter's right cross to the liver of a southpaw is a money punch, because the southpaw's liver side is at the forefront. If you follow it up that cross with a left hook to the flank of the liver, it's double the devastation in less than half a second. That's exactly what Inoue did to Doheny.

[@submissions72]

TECHNICALLY INUOE, BIVOL AND USYK. That's it.

[@jesus8046]

5:58 that size difference thoo

[@MrC8025]

wait, why does Inoue look so much smaller than doheny? Because he is?

[@AlessandroUlcigrai]

TJ was very smart...bored fight for many people,not for me..

[@inquisitvem6723]

So does TJ need back surgery to fix his back? Or will it heal on its own?

[@nraughmoobyaj8088]

INOUE in boxing is like Michael Jordan in basketball, Tom Brady in NFL, Shohei Ohtani in baseball, Lionel Messi in soccer, Bill Gates in microsoft, Jeff Bezos in Amazon.

[@ShadowMonarchOfficial]

Inoue's level is too high for doheny and among other boxers..

[@nyansen973]

Gerakan inoue sangat lincah bagai kucing..dia menjaga wajah nya 1inchi dr tinju lawan tidak lebih..maju mundur ..gerakan yg sangat mengintimidasi lawan.

[@MustAfaalik]

Just my opinion that Inoue is not as sharp as usual. Maybe lack of motivation in fighting TJ instead of Sam Goodman, who is saving his win career for later.🤔

[@user-mf2pm5sl6z]

スピードよりパワーに重点を置き、色々と試しながら戦ってる様に見えました。

[@fulnaz3164]

Probably testing stuffs for next year

[@il.baffetto]

He usually rehydrates 3-4 kg but for this fight he went 7kg. Probably due to doheny’s weight (he rehydrates 10+kg) but perhaps he was testing out how he would move compared to usual

[@radiolike1888]

Exactly, from the interview after the match.

[@blakewilliams6613]

commentators on tv say that doheny twisted his ankle. . . i wonder how the commentators keep their job with fantasy and ridiculous comments . / / / every one saw doheny get broken in TWO pieces . . by VIOLENT power . . . . . . / / / / / / / / ... . those commentators are sickening . . . / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

[@AbouTto_]

Destroyed him by taking the fight,

[@blakewilliams6613]

. . . . inoue broke doheny in two. . . .there was no injury.. . . it was numerous side power-punches and doheny borke in two. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .commentators declared the narrative as the knockout not being fight related . . . if the commentator who said that was in the rev=ceiving end of devastating power. . . he would know. . . . . . those commentators need to be replaced. . . . . . . . ..

[@laodrofotic7713]

real goat material, its not everyone that can defeat a 37 yo 26-5 rec low to middle of the stack tier fighter, not by KO, but by going to the body. Amazing!

[@burningknuckle26]

hes amazing and made it look easy!

[@FureSherpa-m8w]

I’m not agree with you inoue know on cupple round weakness of openness and he will target because he dose all kinds of nock out and technique

[@ThaBudCrawfordEra]

As if doheny was sum undefeated killa 🤣 😅

[@dav4685]

❗️❗️❗️look at 20:23 and 20:44 Inoue hit twice in Doheny’s back (probably spine) twice, so that makes Doheny paralysed. I saw clear in different video

[@adrianho8805]

In all of the fights I've seen, Inoue does not play dirty. He definitely was not aiming for the back. Doheny turned his back (a bit like Philly shell, Ryan Garcia) to avoid a direct straight to his chin or solar plexus body. At the same time Inoue swung his left hook to aim the liver but hit Doheny's back instead because of his avoiding twist. Whatever the case, the rule of thumb in boxing is "protect yourself at all times". To put it straight, Doheny's body had taken so many body shots throughout the rounds that it was a matter of time, he would have collapsed from one of those shots.

[@佐藤亮介-l6t]

ドヘニーの腰の不調は、計量パス後にコールドドリンクをガブ飲みしたことが考えられるがこれは推測の域を出ない。なんにせよ、井上の6ラウンド終了時の速射砲が効いたのだ。

[@tankerock]

Literally Paralyzed -Luke Thomas

[@povayaj]

You break down inoue’s film how he bait his opponent for his target or force his opponent off position. But you haven’t mentioned anything about him track himself at the corner or rope for his opponent.😂

[@joshnoi1804]

Why can no one pronounce Nay-Oh-Yah

[@jomariejoms4631]

Can he dominate Casimero? As long as he don't fight Casimero, he will be always a Japanese Turtle 😂😂

[@hydewizard]

Who tf is Casimero? Filipino chicken? 😂

[@Kash_Vang]

Casimero can’t even look good against his last 4 C level fighters 😂

[@ChengYang-p7e]

Who the hell is cashmere.😂😂😂😂😂

[@funonvancouverisland]

Why do you do this Luke..

[@Maikel-y4n]

Only American boxers are salty about inoue 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@HerrPoopenstein]

Why doesn't Doheny tag Inouye with that left uppercut on his way in to the body though? Like, I've seen at least 3x in this video where he could've tagged him with it. Oh well.

[@nraughmoobyaj8088]

INOUE in boxing is like Michael Jordan in basketball, Tom Brady in NFL, Shohei Ohtani in baseball, Lionel Messi in soccer, Bill Gates in microsoft, Jeff Bezos in Amazon.