Donaire had a strong start, then he moved up in weight and competition and got iced. He fizzled out quickly and completely. He is not HOF material.
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Does Nonito Donaire make the Hall of Fame?
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Originally posted by Sadiqkingofko View PostAt one point he was top 5 P4P so if he doesn't make it who will???
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Originally posted by Blu View PostI think he does. He's without a doubt one of the greatest asian fighters ever. Plus he was absolutely destroying his competition during his reign as champ, also he probably has the best left hook of the last 20 years.
He certainly has the accomplishments - 4 weight world champ, multiple time unified champion, 2012 BWAA FOTY etc.
His resume is very good but he probably lacks that truly elite win although Montiel, Darchinyan and Nishioka were all very impressive wins IMO.
His legacy isn’t that strong but I think most fight fans will remember him as an exciting fighter with a lethal left hook but in saying that he hasn’t had the sort of impact on the sport people will reminisce about for years.
Taking all that into account, my personal opinion would be he is a worthy HOF’er, his career obviously hasn’t ended yet but I’d like to think he’s done enough already
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In my opinion he is.
4 division champ at flyweight,
bantamweight (unified), super bantamweight (unified), and featherweight
Scored the knockout of the year against darchinyan (p4p top ten), another knockout out of the year against montiel (p4p top ten) annihilated nishioka (#1 at super bantamweight).
Also had wins over other champs or top ten contenders like:
Tyson Marquez
Sydorenko
Narvaez
Arce
Vazquez jr
Mathebula
Vetyeka
Was the hardest puncher and a top p4p fighter in his prime, and had one of the greatest left hooks ever. Only lost to top rated fighters in higher weight classes and only got dominated by a special fighter in rigondeaux. No shame in that imo
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Originally posted by Sadiqkingofko View PostAt one point he was top 5 P4P so if he doesn't make it who will???
To name some...
Diego Corrales #5
Michael Nunn #3
Meldrick Taylor #5
James McGirt #5
Jermain Taylor #5
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