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By Jake Donovan - The fact that a major title - a title he used to hold, no less - is now at stake matters little to Nonito Donaire ahead of his upcoming battle with Cesar Juarez. The focus was never solely on winning a world title, but simply winning every fight from here on out.
"Every fight is a must-win at this point," he says of the current state of his career.
Specific to present day business, Donaire (35-3, 23KOs) knows there is no margin for error ahead of tonight’s super bantamweight clash with Juarez. The bout takes place at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, airing live on truTV.
The writing has been on the wall for a while, but it took a lot for the former four-division champion to come around. It wasn’t the fact that - having celebrated his 33rd birthday in November - he’s simply on the wrong side of his physical prime. All fighters’ skills deteriorate at some point, but it’s the adjustments you are willing to make that determine whether you can remain relevant or just become a name for the next generation of fighters hungry to take your place. [Click Here To Read More]
"Every fight is a must-win at this point," he says of the current state of his career.
Specific to present day business, Donaire (35-3, 23KOs) knows there is no margin for error ahead of tonight’s super bantamweight clash with Juarez. The bout takes place at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, airing live on truTV.
The writing has been on the wall for a while, but it took a lot for the former four-division champion to come around. It wasn’t the fact that - having celebrated his 33rd birthday in November - he’s simply on the wrong side of his physical prime. All fighters’ skills deteriorate at some point, but it’s the adjustments you are willing to make that determine whether you can remain relevant or just become a name for the next generation of fighters hungry to take your place. [Click Here To Read More]