Nonito Fighting this Saturday at 42 years old...

[ELPacman]

Not getting as much attention as Pacquiao but it's very similar. You can factor in just how old 42 is when Nonito is fighting at the lower weight class where even more reflex and timing is needed. So I think that kind of adds to the age. 42 might as well be 46 at Bantamweight.

What is up with these dudes? lol

[IceTrayDaGang]

donaire could have been a lot better had he got with a real trainer early on. his pops was cool, but his pops aint a real trainer. plus, i never seen donaire in great shape. dude was never ripped or even close to it. kinda makes you wonder if he even does any s/c training. donaire rely too much on his power. he just walks forward and throw some looping wide shots.

[famicommander]

Not getting as much attention as Pacquiao but it's very similar. You can factor in just how old 42 is when Nonito is fighting at the lower weight class where even more reflex and timing is needed. So I think that kind of adds to the age. 42 might as well be 46 at Bantamweight.

What is up with these dudes? lol

Nonito should probably hang it up but it's a way different situation than Pacquiao.

Pacquiao last fought 4 years ago and last won 6 years ago, and is 46.
Donaire last fought 3 years ago and last won 4 years ago, and is 42.

[famicommander]

donaire could have been a lot better had he got with a real trainer early on. his pops was cool, but his pops aint a real trainer. plus, i never seen donaire in great shape. dude was never ripped or even close to it. kinda makes you wonder if he even does any s/c training. donaire rely too much on his power. he just walks forward and throw some looping wide shots.

Donaire is always in shape. His wife is his strength and conditioning coach and she was a US collegiate and US military taekwondo champion.

Donaire sleeps like 14 hours a day, eats healthy, doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, and cuts very little weight. He was also one of the first to sign up for all the expanded voluntary/random testing drug programs.

If he loses it won't be because he didn't train or didn't take care of himself. It will just be age.

[paulf]

Nonito was a world champion until two fights ago. He fought for a world title in his last night - he came up short but landed plenty of bombs of his own.

If he can still hang at the world-championship level, calling on him to retire is silly.

Hell, this is the first non-title fight for Donaire in fifteen years. If he looks bad against this tuneup opponent, sure, maybe think about retiring. But if he blasts this dude out in a couple rounds, I say keep on keeping on.

[Boxing 112]

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[IceTrayDaGang]

Donaire is always in shape. His wife is his strength and conditioning coach and she was a US collegiate and US military taekwondo champion.

Donaire sleeps like 14 hours a day, eats healthy, doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, and cuts very little weight. He was also one of the first to sign up for all the expanded voluntary/random testing drug programs.

If he loses it won't be because he didn't train or didn't take care of himself. It will just be age.

lmao!! thanks for the laugh. just like how his wife was his boxing trainer in the later half of his career.

i am not saying if he loses then it's because he didnt train or didnt take care of himself.... i was making an observation that thru out his whole career, i never saw donaire ripped or anything close to it. he always has a "dad bod" lol.. he always has slightly body fat especially his stomach and waist area.

[ELPacman]

lmao!! thanks for the laugh. just like how his wife was his boxing trainer in the later half of his career.

i am not saying if he loses then it's because he didnt train or didnt take care of himself.... i was making an observation that thru out his whole career, i never saw donaire ripped or anything close to it. he always has a "dad bod" lol.. he always has slightly body fat especially his stomach and waist area.

Yeah, but that could just be genetics. Not everyone is meant to be ripped. Remember Baby Bull Juan Diaz? That dude had crazy stamina but had one of the softest bodies at 130lbs. I think some people are just blessed to lose the fat in areas where others retain it.

That or they're so gifted that even not training to their absolute fullest allows them to have that type of stamina, but then the body will not look better. It's possible, but considering how effective both, Donaire and Juan Diaz were while not having bodies that looked 100% in shape makes me think it's just genetics working against them.

[IceTrayDaGang]

Yeah, but that could just be genetics. Not everyone is meant to be ripped. Remember Baby Bull Juan Diaz? That dude had crazy stamina but had one of the softest bodies at 130lbs. I think some people are just blessed to lose the fat in areas where others retain it.

That or they're so gifted that even not training to their absolute fullest allows them to have that type of stamina, but then the body will not look better. It's possible, but considering how effective both, Donaire and Juan Diaz were while not having bodies that looked 100% in shape makes me think it's just genetics working against them.

nah, especially at this level, where you have a s/c coach and to not have a ripped body is weird. I believe it's just that the s/c work he does, he's not concentrating on getting ripped, he probably train more on cardio, etc.. and that's fine. Like if you look at donaire, he doesnt have any muscle definition at all.

[ThunderFists]

nah, especially at this level, where you have a s/c coach and to not have a ripped body is weird. I believe it's just that the s/c work he does, he's not concentrating on getting ripped, he probably train more on cardio, etc.. and that's fine. Like if you look at donaire, he doesn't have any muscle definition at all.

you are speaking so confidently out of ignorance, his body type is endomorph, he is physically unable to have a six pack. what a joke, keyboard nutritionist telling a 1st ballot hofer and arguably the hardest hitter ever at the lowest weights who essentially was a world champion into his 40s that he needs to work on his strength and conditioning