Nonito Donaire vs Fernando Montiel Feb 19th

[2-0-Sixx]

Pound 4 Pound #5 Donaire vs pound 4 pound #7 Montiel.
Two of the best Bantamweights going at it. Another great fight for the start of 2011. This will be on HBO BAD. I believe Mike Jones vs Jesus Soto Karass rematch will be on the undercard.




Nonito Donaire
25 - 1 (17 KO's)
Philippines via San Leandro, CA
28 years old
5′ 6″
68″ reach
orthodox
Last 5 fights: Volodymyr Sydorenko KO 4, Hernan Marquez TKO 8, Manuel Vargas KO 3, Rafael Concepcion UD, Raul Martinez TKO 4

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Fernando Montiel
44 - 2 (34 KO's)
Mexico
31 years old
5′ 4″
66½″ reach
orthodox
Last 5 fights: Jovanny Soto KO 2, Rafael Concepcion KO 3, Hozumi Hasegawa TKO 4, Ciso Morales TKO 1, Alejandro Valdez Draw

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Las Vegas, Nevada --- Two-time world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire(R) and WBC/WBO Bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel pose during a press conference for their upcoming world title fight to be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 19, live on HBO Boxing After Dark. Top Rank promotes this event in association with Zanfer Promotions. --- Photo Credit : Chris Farina of Top Rank

 

[bigface]

It's about time Donaire fight someone other then the bums he's been fighting for the last two years. I want to see if he's really P4P #5.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

In Donaire's defense a lot of the top guys ducked him.

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

What a height differential though.

Nonito -220
Fernando +180

Still a hard call on my end...
I really don't know what to play here.
So much value on Montiel.

 

[WYNO707X4]

In Donaire's defense a lot of the top guys ducked him.

he didnt want to give vic a rematch......MONTIEL!!!!! going to take this....MEXICO!

 

[2-0-Sixx]

yeah actually he did. Gary Shaw was the problem. And how you gonna duck a guy that he DESTROYED so bad that vic didn't even remember he was KO'd? lmao

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Shaw said there was no reason for one. They wanted to move onto bigger and better things.

The way it's turned out so far, the end result of their rematch would have probably been the same.

 

[MOREBASS]

I have Nonito via late stoppage.


This is a great fight. Between these two guys' last 20 fights, 17 have ended via KO. Both guys are on a tear. Can't wait for this one.

 

[SLRider510]

he didnt want to give vic a rematch......MONTIEL!!!!! going to take this....MEXICO!

LOL @ this guy.... why give vic a rematch? bc he didnt kill him? LOL

 

[bigface]

I'm sorry but the big difference is the fact that Vic has been still fighting the best in multiple weight classes, while Nonito been fighting nothing but cab drivers and bums.. This fight will let me see just how good Nonito is. I want to see if dude worth being #5 P4P with only one big win on his resume against Vic.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I wouldn't exactly call Sydorenko a bum and donaire absolutely destroyed him, made him look like a bum in his last fight.

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

with the common opponents they've fought, Montiel usually knocked them out sooner but i still think Donaire is an amazing talent. I wouldn't be surprised to see the fight go either way and i feel like a traitor for saying this but i'm pulling for Donaire

 

[N$$J RYDA 408]

Donaire gonna win it.

 

[WYNO707X4]

montiel is more expiriance and smarter than donito.he kinda like marquez he'll make adjustments during the fight and donito wont know wat to do and he going to get reckless and careless and pow! montiel going to make him pay.montiel will win this fight

 

[2-0-Sixx]

montiel is more expiriance and smarter than donito.he kinda like marquez he'll make adjustments during the fight and donito wont know wat to do and he going to get reckless and careless and pow! montiel going to make him pay.montiel will win this fight

Look how smart Montiel is here (from 2009):



Look at how Montiel is just getting FUCKED up like a rag doll, by a guy who looks like donaire. Is about the same size, kinda fights like donaire but not nearly as fast or as skilled. Man, this is going to be all bad for montiel. The proof is in that video!

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

i got montiel by tko

 

[Tragedy]

is this gonna be free on hbo? donair and montiel are coo cats but i can't see myself paying ppv for these dudes just yet? last one was almost 60 bucks come on?

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

free on HBO

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

man, I can't get over how small Montiel is. He looks like a flyweight at best, even on tv.

 

[naner12]

Am I the only one that thinks that Montiel gets completely wiped out here? A better version of Montiel fought Gonzalez a few years back and couldn't seem to figure out how to attack a taller man until way later in the fight then you have his fight with Valdez another much taller man and Montiel just doesn't look the same..

I just don't see it working out that great for him.