Surprise, surprise, Donaire continues to duck Rigo. .

[deejd]

people already complain that donaire is too big for 122 despite the fact that he just got to the division and makes weight quite easily.

Do people not realize how much bigger Doanire is to Rigo?

I could never understand how a top 5 p4p fighter, 4 division champion with two knockout of the years vs two top 10 p4p fighter could be ducking a 11 win fighter whose best wins are cordoba and marroquin.

People have lost their ****ing minds.

Naturally smaller fighters have never been able to outbox naturally bigger opponents, right?

[daggum]

he's clearly ducking him. just because you don't think rigo is a threat doesn't mean donaire thinks the same way.

[BG_Knocc_Out]

Yes... because HBO reallllllly cares about Japan....

You clearly don't know how it works. Japanese sports-casts cover the event. It's not HBO alone here; they partner. There's always more than one telecast in fights featured on HBO. If there was no money, Nishioka wouldn't have head over to the US to challenge on a network that wouldn't know who he is if it wasn't connected internationally. Nishioka's fights take precedence over all other popular fighters from Japan, seeing as how he would normally headline cards where he is fighting along side Hasegawa, Aoh, Shimoda, and the Kameda brothers. That tells you something.

[The Tase]

Naturally smaller fighters have never been able to outbox naturally bigger opponents, right?

of course if the smaller fighter is fighting plodding, face first come forward fighters. Nonito is not that. Nonito is a bigger version of Rigondeaux except with a better resume.

If both fighter are great boxers, the bigger fighter will win.

[CHOWWOKKA]

Until Rigo becomes a walking Viagra, Nonito will never fight him

[boxingfan_123]

I don't get why if Rigo is so awful, Nonito keeps avoiding that fight.

Because he knows he might lose. rigondeaux is too good

[HanzGruber]

How? by coming into the ring 9lb heavier than him and wobbling him? Do we need to make a list of fighters that have been wobbled?

Pacquiao, Floyd, Martinez, Ward, Hopkins, Broner, Bradley... actually... it would probably be easier to make a list of fighters who haven't been wobbled...

if i had decent reps or points or whatever the *** matters on this site, id give some to you. the bigger they come in at lower weights makes a difference compared to WW MW ect. Marroquin catching rigo twice shows how you beat him? Fact is Donaire is ducking plain and simple, I would like to know if donaire fans serious believe mathebula and nishi arent bums

[Bermuda]

donaire should just get it over with and shatter rigo's china chin..after that he can move up to 126 because i doubt bob would work with gbp to make a moreno or mares fight happen.

[!! Shawn]

You clearly don't know how it works. Japanese sports-casts cover the event. It's not HBO alone here; they partner. There's always more than one telecast in fights featured on HBO. If there was no money, Nishioka wouldn't have head over to the US to challenge on a network that wouldn't know who he is if it wasn't connected internationally. Nishioka's fights take precedence over all other popular fighters from Japan, seeing as how he would normally headline cards where he is fighting along side Hasegawa, Aoh, Shimoda, and the Kameda brothers. That tells you something.

HBO controls what fights they buy. If they refused to buy the Nishioka fight, it wouldn't have happened.

[deejd]

I'm confused... Is Rigo not an exciting fight? Did he price himself out? Does he need to fight more? Is somebody afraid of needles or something?