Donaire vs Mares...

[Rome-By-Ko]

Who do you have in this classic right here..I for one believe this should be both fighters next fight..In a perfect world this would be next...

[bojangles1987]

Donaire always looks his best in the biggest fights. He wins.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Mares Ko's Donaire.

Nah,Mares is not what ya would call a power puncher..Mares is more of a high work rate kinda of fighter..Not a ko kinda fighter...

[Elotero]

Bantamweight Montiel was better than Mares is now, you won't beat Donaire with that style if he's at his best. Mares too wild and easy to hit, he gets knocked out.

Montiel was not better than Mares is now.

Old Montiel was on his way out, Hasegawa win was his last hurrah.

Abner is on a streak better than any streak Montiel has ever had.

Donaire is on a streak fighting guys coming off losses (Marquez, WV2) and midgets (Marquez, Sydorenko, Narvaez, Vargas, Montiel etc).

WV2 has a brawling style, less RING IQ and amateur/pro experience than Mares and he didnt get knocked out and he was coming off a loss.

But somehow Nonito is going to knock out Abner Mares?

Don't think so.

[ny123]

Donaire by ko in a very fan friendly exciting fight. Mares has heart so it should be a war.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Montiel was not better than Mares is now.

Old Montiel was on his way out, Hasegawa win was his last hurrah.

Abner is on a streak better than any streak Montiel has ever had.

Donaire is on a streak fighting guys coming off losses (Marquez, WV2) and midgets (Marquez, Sydorenko, Narvaez, Vargas, Montiel etc).

WV2 has a brawling style, less RING IQ and amateur/pro experience than Mares and he didnt get knocked out and he was coming off a loss.

But somehow Nonito is going to knock out Abner Mares?

Don't think so.

So you don't believe(based on Mares active style)Donaire can knock Mares out??

[brick wall]

mares is not defensive enough to make donaire uncomfortable. he's too macho to shy away from slugging it out with donaire and that will be his downfall. donaire has more power and handspeed to overwhelm mares. his counterpunching is superior too.

[Elotero]

So you don't believe(based on Mares active style)Donaire can knock Mares out??

Well, im not saying he cant be knocked out. Its boxing and anyone can get knocked out but I am saying the likelihood of that happening is low IMO and the odds of that happening get lower the more I think of it.

Nonito didnt knock out his last opponent who is a face first fighter and much less skilled than Mares. I say if he couldn't do it to WV2, I dont see him doing it to someone more polished like Mares.

[bose]

Montiel fought Donaire all wrong. Don't think he believed Donaire hit that hard and payed the price for not boxing him. He was landing on Donaire but stayed too close to him. This may be the downfall of Mares, but Mares has better defense than Montiel but am not sure he has the one power ko that Montiel has. It would be good, but Mares will have to keep his defense tight. From what i seen of Donaire he's a very good fighter but i don't think working with Garcia works for him but i just started following his fights.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Well, im not saying he cant be knocked out. Its boxing and anyone can get knocked out but I am saying the likelihood of that happening is low IMO and the odds of that happening get lower the more I think of it.

Nonito didnt knock out his last opponent who is a face first fighter and much less skilled than Mares. I say if he couldn't do it to WV2, I dont see him doing it to someone more polished like Mares.

I thought WV2 fought very defensively in that fight,and was a big reason he heard the final bell tbh...