“Who? Give me a break”

[dannnnn]

but arce beat vasquez more convincingly than donaire.

I don't know how you came to that conclusion. Arce/Vasquez was fought tooth and nail. Arce got dropped, yet rallied late to force a stoppage at the very end of a fight which was dead even on two of the judge's scorecards. Donaire wobbled Vasquez early, dropped him in the middle rounds and won comfortably on points. It wasn't an emphatic KO like we've seen from him in the past, but it was far more convincing than Arce's win because Vasquez never looked to be in with a chance of actually winning the fight.

[ny123]

If I'm Donaires promoter I would make the Arce fight because the fight would be more exciting and Donaire would look great. Also more people know who Arce is and the fight would generate more money especially if its held in Cali.

[dannnnn]

If I'm Donaires promoter I would make the Arce fight because the fight would be more exciting and Donaire would look great. Also more people know who Arce is and the fight would generate more money especially if its held in Cali.

Yes absolutely. From a business perspective the fight makes perfect sense, it's low risk/high reward. However, from a neutral boxing fan's standpoint, it just means we're gonna have to wait longer to see Donaire tested against the genuine challenges in the 122lb division.

[r3robinson]

People Let's not forget rigo won 2 gold medals. the kid has been doing this for a long time (2000-2004) and had over 400 amateur fight.

It's not about about tryn to beat the best at this point in donaires career it's about making that money. I would much rather watch the kid (rigo) with 9 fight fight donaire but we all know arce is next due to the risk.


If you want the best fight the best.

Donaire wants no part of Rigo trust dat.

[ИATAS]

Great to see HBO commentators are still boxing promoters

You'd expect a comment like that from a Bob Arum or a Lou DiBella not a commentator. A commentator should recognize it would be the #2 fighter fighting the #3 fighter and it's is a very interesting matchup.

[tesla_power]

Great to see HBO commentators are still boxing promoters

You'd expect a comment like that from a Bob Arum or a Lou DiBella not a commentator. A commentator should recognize it would be the #2 fighter fighting the #3 fighter and it's is a very interesting matchup.

Lolz. True that. But I guess he can argue that it is better to be a commentator to a fight that would likely end in a KO rather than a "boring" points win. .

[ИATAS]

Lolz. True that. But I guess he can argue that it is better to be a commentator to a fight that would likely end in a KO rather than a "boring" points win. .

yeah and that's one of the reasons it's time for larry to move on imo. He's very negative towards boxers and only really hypes up the big punchers & brawlers. It's annoying when someone is masterfully boxing a guys ears off and larry makes comments like "wake me up when something happens" as if he's some casual fan that can't appreciate boxing skills.

[Kagami Taiga]

yeah and that's one of the reasons it's time for larry to move on imo. He's very negative towards boxers and only really hypes up the big punchers & brawlers. It's annoying when someone is masterfully boxing a guys ears off and larry makes comments like "wake me up when something happens" as if he's some casual fan that can't appreciate boxing skills.

agreed. and that always been my main gripe about larry. in most other sports u would rarely if ever get an announcer on live tv talking about how a fight/match/game is boring because a certain team/player doesnt play the game your way. but larry gets away with it.

[Chups]

id rather see Donaire-rigo than Donaire-Arce

Yeah as long as you pay the cost of lost money.

[Hougigo]

Donaire-Arce for me... seems to be more entertaining.
If I wanted to see who the best at 122 was then the Rigo fight... but I feel like getting entertained