Comments Thread For: Juanma Still Wants Donaire, Surprised Rigo Beat Him

[CubanGuyNYC]

in chronological order
against montiel, donaire was 126 to montiels 134
against mathebula, donaire was 132 to mathebula's 136
against arce, donaire was 129 to arce's 135

note: montiel's height = 5'4
note: arce's height = 5'4

but vs rigondeaux he came in at 142....right
in chronological order
vs kennedy, rigondeaux came in at 127
vs marroquin, rigondeaux came in at 128
vs donaire(where they were suppossed to put on more muscle, and we had the rigo brigade going on about how he looks noticebally bigger) he supposedly came in at 125

although not that i can't believe rigo coming in at 125, but donaire at 142? it's either bullsht or he really did come unprepared, blowing up like that, i guess he didn't train the weight off but actually drained himself, and being the first time ever reported in his career, the negative affect in his performance likely outweighed the awesome size advantage

lol

P.S
when you talk like this:
"There may have been a couple of times when a Nonito opponent weighed a little more on fight night, but it's common knowledge that Donaire has often enjoyed a size advantage over his opponents."

it sure does sound like your going on about the weight, basically just lieing to yourself and others when he has never shown a history for it

yea he's tall, but from what i've seen he's basically mathebula without the weight advantage/blow up

I clearly stated in my post that 142 was Donaire's rumored fight night weight. I've heard and read more than once that Nonito weighed around 140 the night of the Rigo fight. (It's said that the New York Athletic Commission won't publicize fight night weights.) It doesn't take a rocket scientist to surmise that the taller, softer looking Donaire might weigh considerably more than Rigondeaux, with his paper-thin skin and well-defined physique.

As for Nonito's other fights, I concede that I don't have definite numbers to back my statements on weight. I'm effectively relying on my eye and the reasonable expectation that the taller fighter (usually Donaire) will tend to weigh more. Also, Nonito tends to look soft, which indicates high body-fat levels, while his smaller opponents tend to look leaner. The fights you chose to cite show Donaire weighing less on fight night. Where did you get those figures? They're not shown on Boxrec, which I consulted.

Here's an excerpt from an article (July 7, 2012) on bleacherreport .com, by boxing analyst Leo Reyes: "According to Donaire, he wants to take the challenge against taller and bigger opponents as he moves up to higher weight classes. Most of Donaire's past opponents were either shorter or smaller as he attempts to face a much taller and bigger opponent on fight night." (Here's the link: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...frey-mathebula)

I found the above article after making my previous posts. It would seem that a professional boxing writer agrees with my view. Or is he "lying" to himself and to his readership as well?