How Did Nonito Donaire Defeat Ryan Burnett?

[IceTrayDaGang]

when i first saw this fight, i was saying that donaire got lucky that his opponent got injured.. i didnt think it was because of donaire but now looking at this video it proved me wrong. donaire actually landed a shot to the body that injured his opponent. you can see burnett in pain right when that shot landed.

[RetroSpeed05]

Honesty fight was picking up before injury. Nonito imo eventually would have gotten to him he started to walk him down.

[TheBigLug]

when i first saw this fight, i was saying that donaire got lucky that his opponent got injured.. i didnt think it was because of donaire but now looking at this video it proved me wrong. donaire actually landed a shot to the body that injured his opponent. you can see burnett in pain right when that shot landed.

The shot didn't injure him.

The problem was a disc in his back, not caused by any shot. He isn't even holding his hip when he's injured, he's got his hand where you would have it with a slipped disc. The fact a shot hurt his hip is just coincidental.

I actually thought the fight was about to get really good. Donaire was starting to have his own success after Burnett controlling the first couple of rounds. I think it would've turned into a very competitive fight but the injury was a freak injury, not anything Donaire did.

Let's not rewrite history and distort the truth. Donaire may or may not have gone on to win, we'll ever know but he has a W on his record because of an unfortunate injury, not because he earned the win.

[Eff Pandas]

Sure Donaire had some moments in the fight in general & was in the fight for sure & the injury may well of originated because of that punch to the body, but that doesn't make the injury any less of a freak occurence in my book & the freakness of said injury due to the punch is still the most obvious reason the fight ended. Donaire could've hit Burnett 1000x like he did & the freakness of the injury wouldn't have likely had things go down as they did.

I wouldn't mind seeing a rematch between these two post-WBSS either way doe. I think it was a competitive looking fight that ended kinda f#cked up-ish due to the injury.

[Blue54]

I think its still to unclear a rematch is deserved.

[OCPancho]

I think its still to unclear a rematch is deserved.

Burnett can get in line then.
ND is still in the tournament.

Burnett probably want's NOTHING to do with ND again.

[Rocky Rode]

I don't know off the top of my head what's Donaires record at Bantamweight but he looks really good in that weight

[Thraxox]

Donaire was walking Burnett down, while Burnett was countering and landing, it wasn't really doing much damage compared to what Donaire's work was, but a rematch should be ordered after the tournament.

[paulf]

Its still unclear and will remain that way.

He said himself in the corner that the shot is what triggered the injury.

It's like Lewis-Klitschko... you can explore the coulda woulda shoulda's all day long... but the guy who got the W is the guy who got the W.

[Sid-Knee]

It wasn't any shot that did the damage. Burnett had a back injury leading up to the fight. It just went when in the ring. But this is boxing so it's not a surprise to see bullshlt of the highest order and trying to turn it into something it very much isn't.