Nonito Donaire question

[Sam Donald]

Ok, i dont follow boxing as much as i used to...

i recently heard of this guy but i dont know much about him

is he legit? skill wise, record { only 1 defeat - 2nd fight }

is he the top dog in the division?

[led]

Ok, i dont follow boxing as much as i used to...

i recently heard of this guy but i dont know much about him

is he legit? skill wise, record { only 1 defeat - 2nd fight }

is he the top dog in the division?

skill wise, yes donaire has it.

problem is, his skill isnt tested yet for a boxer of his caliber.

let us wait for his fight against montiel to legitimize how if his skills are overrated or for real.

[Irish Hitman]

He is one of the top money attractions in his division

[MaD RoBoT]

probably the best skilled pinoy fighter out there besides gerry penalosa

[Willy Wanker]

hes good, but he only has one really good win against darchinyan. after that win, he hasn't done much.

he's looked great so far, but hasn't had top comp besides darchinyan. he's legit skillwise, he's not top his division. but he will be if he beats montiel.

[Willy Wanker]

probably the best skilled pinoy fighter out there besides gerry penalosa

better skilled than pac?

[Pacdbest]

I know him since 2006. I met him in a Party. I predicted he;ll beat Dachinyan and even predicted the punch that will KO him. He'll Carry the PinoY Flag when Pac retires.

Here's the original predictions from esb:

07-03-2007, 07:41 AM #1
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vCash: 1000 Darchinyan VS Donaire, I smell an Upset...

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I like Darchinyan, I like KO artist, I like fighters who fights anybody. I've seen a Bunch of Darchinyan fights. Even rate him top of the 112 & top 15 P4P.

I've seen only about 3 fights of Nonito in youtube. But I met the guy & his Brother Glen personally twice at a Party & we talk a lot about Boxing. He said he beat Jason Litzau in the Amateur. Also they thought that they we're robbed by the Judges when he fought Viloria in the Olympic trials. He is supposed to be lined up against Arce but Arce lost to mijares. That's why I'm not surprised when I heard he got This title shot.

Based on my observation Donaire is very skillfull, quick with his hands & feet, has some Power, full of confidence, very smart, in short he's the Filipino version of PBF. Personality wise this guy are way different than his Brother Glen who is the Shy or low key guy. Nonito, in the Parties that we've been in, is the light of the dancefloor. He dances all night long proves he has an endless stamina. Good dancer too means he has good Hand, eye & feet coordination.

The only question is... can he handle Vic's Power?? I ask his cornermen if he has a good chin, they say he was woobled once but recovered & KO the opponent shortly.

I've seen replay of the dachinyan-Pacheco fight, in this fight Pacheco was outboxing Vic, Then the fireworks interrupt the fight, Vic recovered & KOed Pacheco shortly. Pacheco is one of the tallest fighter Vic has fought.

The reason I smell upset is because Nonito is a Legit 5'6" & a half. he's quicker & he can move. Vic will have a hardtime finding him. Nonito has a lethal left hook & I see them landing everytime Vic tries to attack. I don't think Darchinyan can be KOed, but I see Donaire outboxing him in a lopsided fashion. Kinda like what Mijares did to ARce.

[talip bin osman]

he is blessed with a great set of potential foes in and around his division...

hasegawa-donaire will be a great technical fight...

[Silencers]

He's a very good fighter, speed, skills power and he's very big for his weight class. He normally walks around in the 130s and manages to get himself down to 115, but his level of competition since he beat Vic Darchinyan has been somewhat disappointing. Maldonado, Mthalane, Martinez and Concepcion are OK fighters but not really on the same level as Donaire is.

He probably isn't the top guy at 115 right now, I think most people would have Darchinyan as the top guy with Donaire as number 2, for whatever reason they have never been able to agree to a rematch, he's more than likely moving up to 118 for his next fight since the rematch with Darchinyan isn't happening, which would make him a very good addition to one of the best weight classes in boxing right now, a fight between him and the man most people think is the best at 118, Fernando Montiel would be one of the best fights that can be made in boxing.

Anyways, Donaire is a guy with plenty of skills and talent but he needs to fight the opponents that can really add to his resume and to prove that he can beat top level guys on a consistent basis.

[bojangles1987]

We'll find out just how good he is after Montiel. Too bad that tourney won't happen, that would have been great.