Either Donaire's got unheard of pain threshold, or he's full of sh*t. If he did break it that early in the fight, he would have been in cringe-worthy pain every time he landed it, which he did a lot, and it would only get worse. Adrenaline and all that aside, he didn't really look bothered. And Nonito's not an idiot, he would have known that it could potentially end his career if he carried on adding damage to it. Garcia would have also been wary of it, especially after failing to stop the beating Margarito was getting at the hands of Pacquiao, and would have hopefully had more sense this time around and not let Donaire continue at the risk of permanent disability.
Let's not forget his brother Glen Donaire, who quit against Vic Darchinyan because of a "broken nose."
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