Donaire is why fighters duck

[MikeEhrmantraut]

That idiot Arum matched him up with Walters - who is a nobody and has developed into nothing special since then. Matching a lightweight against a bantamweight

Terrible matchmaking and the equivalent of boxing harakiri.

[The Big Dunn]

That idiot Arum matched him up with Walters - who is a nobody and has developed into nothing special since then. Matching a lightweight against a bantamweight

Terrible matchmaking and the equivalent of boxing harakiri.

Thats because arum will not match him against anyone good without trying to screw him with an extension. Maybe he shouldn't keep punishing the guys that beat Donaire but reward them for winning.

[sicko]

Went from 112 to 126 fighting the best along the way and loses to Rigo and Walters and can't get on American TV at 33 anymore. Boxing has turned losing into death.

That is actually a good point! Even fans did not give respect for it, instead he was labeled a "Hype Job" and was thrown away. Boxing has never been a sport that has been Loyal to its fighters and I'm not talking about just Promoters and Networks either, fans don't give a **** about fighters either

[Mitchell Kane]

That idiot Arum matched him up with Walters - who is a nobody and has developed into nothing special since then. Matching a lightweight against a bantamweight

Terrible matchmaking and the equivalent of boxing harakiri.

A bantamweight?

Donaire moved up to 126 after the Rigondeaux loss.

It was Donaire who wanted the Darchinyan rematch at 126 and then fought Vetyeka for the title at that weight.

Donaire was the one talking about how comfortable it was to make that weight, and before the Walters loss he was talking about moving up in weight above 126.

That changed after the Walters knockout, but don't play revisionist history with this bantamweight talk.

Thats because arum will not match him against anyone good without trying to screw him with an extension. Maybe he shouldn't keep punishing the guys that beat Donaire but reward them for winning.

The extension was signed before the Vetyeka fight.

[soul_survivor]

Went from 112 to 126 fighting the best along the way and loses to Rigo and Walters and can't get on American TV at 33 anymore. Boxing has turned losing into death.

It's the modern media age. You're only as good as your last moment, not even fight, just moment. After the Rigo loss, people have been talking about Donaire like he's ab um but he was once a p4p entrant and one of the very best in the lower divisions we've seen in a long time. Sadly, everything now is created in the form of hype. That hype is killed if you lose.

Fans are as bad as the networks and journalists in that regard.

[TOBYLEE1]

Always been a Donaire fan. I never understood why he use to get so much hate and once he lost is like he got evicted from the premium showings.

[nacho daddy]

Went from 112 to 126 fighting the best along the way and loses to Rigo and Walters and can't get on American TV at 33 anymore. Boxing has turned losing into death.

I do not see that . look at cotto the more he got beaten bludgeoned into a gargoyle by Manny and margarita he became MORE popular. I think politics payoffs has something to do with donaire

[nacho daddy]

That idiot Arum matched him up with Walters - who is a nobody and has developed into nothing special since then. Matching a lightweight against a bantamweight

Terrible matchmaking and the equivalent of boxing harakiri.

that is the only way spence and walters get wins beating up little guys

[TSS]

True, Donaire is a perfect example of why GGG ducked Ward. If GGG took the Ward fight like Donaire took the Rigo fight, then GGG would have been exposed and the entire hype job that HBO set up would be for naught.

[PivotandRoll]

It was a massive arse kicking. The fact he didn't get put to sleep doesn't change that. Donaire got beat up badly.

No...He didn't you moron. Go rewatch the fight. He got hit with a big shot to the back of the head in a firefight against an oversized guy. Please take your agenda and get the **** outta my life.