Comments Thread For: Donaire Replaces Rigondeaux, To Face Casimero In 118-Pound Unification Fight August 14

[Santa_]

Sorry, my mistake. I carefully re-read your post. I thought you were claiming this fight was the greatest current Filipino fighter today vs the greatest Filipino fighter of all time. Totally my bad. Sorry.

If there's been a better Filipino vs Filipino fight, I can't remember it.

No prob mate.

Donaire's last fight was so recent that the magnitude of this fight hasn't really sunk in yet.

Can't wait till August comes around! They should name this one Bombs Away.

[just the facts]

No prob mate.

Donaire's last fight was so recent that the magnitude of this fight hasn't really sunk in yet.

Can't wait till August comes around! They should name this one Bombs Away.

Should be a good fight. I expect Donaires experience at this level and for his power to tell the story. Casimero is pretty aggressive and I think that leads to his undoing. Donaire by stoppage between the 5th and the 8th.

[BadMedicin3]

Wow, they should be easy to promote

[Ray*]

Wow, don't know what happened with Rigo but sign me up for this! Then the winner can take on Inoue for the undisputed title in early 2022.

Donaire going back to back with Oubaali and Casimero is awesome. All timer at 118 and below!

Do you really think PBC would do that fight? They are in the process of freezing Inoue out like they did with Crawford.

[aboutfkntime]

Eight years after Nonito Donaire's loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux, "The Filipino Flash" has replaced Rigondeaux in a big fight. BoxingScene.com has learned Donaire will face fellow Filipino champion John Riel Casimero in a bantamweight title unification fight August 14 at a site to be determined. Showtime will televise the 12-round bout between Donaire (41-6, 27 KOs), the WBC 118-pound champ, and Casimero (30-4, 21 KOs), the WBO titleholder, as the main event of a tripleheader.
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GREAT fight !!

Nito is chasing genuine greatness at this point

dude is a phenom








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[Hammer08]

All the smoke....

[Brother Mouzone]

This gun B good ...
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[DFM]

Excellent replacement! I'd like to see the winner against Inoue, not against Rigondeaux.

[lopetego]

I don't like the shot-to-bits Nonitos' chances against Casimero

but a rematch with Rigo would be helluva interesting to watch.

Nonito would be pumped as hell for that rematch

this is the midget cuban that derailed Donaire' brilliant career, only to do jack **** with his own career himself

that's even more grievous for the losing side

[RuleOfTheSpear]

I don't like the shot-to-bits Nonitos' chances against Casimero

but a rematch with Rigo would be helluva interesting to watch.

Nonito would be pumped as hell for that rematch

this is the midget cuban that derailed Donaire' brilliant career, only to do jack **** with his own career himself

that's even more grievous for the losing side

Every single one who defeated Donaire failed to capitalize their win.
Even Inoue.
After Donaire, he's supposed to fight big fights, but Inoue is fighting non-champions like moloney and dasmarinas who are relatively unknown and weak.

IF and IF Casimero beats Donaire, I think he is in a great position to capitalize on that win from Donaire since he'll end up fighting either Inoue or Rigo. Big fights.
To be fair to Rigo, everyone ducked him after Donaire at that time and he ends up fighting Loma. But he still didn't win. He should've stayed in his division and fought all the up-comers and he might've been formidable.

Casimero is in a great position. All these fights are coming to him and he can pick and choose and he wants all the smoke. It's sad tho cos Rigo doesn't have the same clout as a Donaire name especially Donaire's last win.

EDIT: Cheers! They already sized up each other!