..DARCHINYAN: The Barrera/Hamed Theory...

[Low Blow Armo]

The best thing about Darchinyan, he doesn't waste time or fights. He's always looking for the best match-up against the best opposition. He doesn't do any tune-up fights in Australia or fight guys with 10 losses. After Arce, he'll start calling out Montiel. And that's another fight that has to be made.

[warp1432]

can u keep biased view out of this. Look between Mijares and Montiel, Mijares has a better chance of winning because Mijares boxes more and is much sliker.......having said that I dont believe Mijares will win a re-match between the two because the beating Mijares received will always be in his mind, and that mental block will bother him. I have always said that if Vic prepares for a fight and is motivated for one......he will be unstoppable. However he is not always motivated and sometimes overlooks opponents which he did with Donaire and I'm hearing he is slacking off a little bit for his upcoming fight. We'll just have to wait for Saturday don't we........

I don't know, Montiel has a pretty mean hook and has decent defense besides straight shots. If Vic doesn't throw those wide looping shots always and continues to mix it up by throwing straight shots down the middle, I think he can beat Montiel. Ultimately though I see Montiel catching Vic and KOing him. Maybe not though.

[THe TRiNiTY]

Definitely, and I was among those who questioned whether he'd be the same fighter after Donaire ****** him out.

Well...he isn't the same fighter. He's actually regrouped, adjusted and gotten better. Weird.

Seeing that evolution, the singleminded will he's exhibited in getting back up on top, has given me a certain amount of extra respect for Vic that I didn't have before. I'm almost...almost...a grudging fan of the guy at this point. Motherfucker proved me wrong, so I almost feel like I owe it to him to eat crow and get on his side.



I always loved Hamed...always...Naz was an idol growing up. But he folded mentally after the Barrera defeat, and there's no denying it. Vic arguably had a lot more to bounce back from and did it in the most definitive manner possible (short of directly avenging the Donaire loss, which he may yet do). The only defence you can really make for Hamed is that his fortune was made and once he swallowed his first defeat and the momentum was derailed there was no getting that hunger back.

Yeah, it's hard to regain something like hunger. Especially for a guy like Hamed. He always felt like he had proven himself. Like he had done what he wanted to. After the Sanchez fight, he seemed content. That's a major problem for a boxer. Darchinyan seems like he's proven himself, except to himself. He still has more to prove to himself and that keeps a fighter going.

I honestly doubted Darchinyan, too. Much like I did with Arthur Abraham. Then he came back and killed Miranda, even though I picked him to win a decision, that surprised the hell out of me. What is it with me doubting Armenian fighters only to be thoroughly proven wrong? Lol.

I agree 100% which is unfortunate because I think Nonito Donaire is very talented and deserves to have more attention coming his way. I think a rematch with Darchinyan would be very exciting and I know Vic wants it. We'll see what happens with Nonito though, I'm hoping he gets more time in the spotlight.

Yeah, you can have all the talent in the world. If your promoters don't try and maximize on it, you just don't stand a chance in the long run.

[THe TRiNiTY]

I don't know, Montiel has a pretty mean hook and has decent defense besides straight shots. If Vic doesn't throw those wide looping shots always and continues to mix it up by throwing straight shots down the middle, I think he can beat Montiel. Ultimately though I see Montiel catching Vic and KOing him. Maybe not though.

Montiel is a guy that I really appreciate watching. Boxing skill when he needs to use it, but power like a mutha****er. Very impressive fighter.

A fight with Darchinyan, to me, it's a pick 'em.

[KingArthur]

Montiel is a guy that I really appreciate watching. Boxing skill when he needs to use it, but power like a mutha****er. Very impressive fighter.

A fight with Darchinyan, to me, it's a pick 'em.

completely agree...............