Donaire’s trainer is worried about Montiel’s left hand – Boxing News
January 25th, 2011
By Dave Lahr: Robert Garcia, the trainer for Nonito Doniare (25-1, 17 KO’s), is a wise owl in spotting the danger in the left hand of WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernado Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) ahead of Donaire’s fight with Monitel on February 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donaire, 28, is entering the fight with Montiel not having faced a serious puncher since he fought Rafael Concepcion two years ago in 2009.
In an article at the examiner.com, Garcia said this about Montiel:”One thing I love about him is his left hand. He’s knocked people out with that uppercut, that hook first and that uppercut. We definitely have to be in the best shape and on top of our games for this fight.”
Donaire is a 2-1 favorite for some reason. The only way I can see it is that the bettors saw Donaire’s fights with over-matched opponents like Wladimir Sidorenko, Raul Martinez, Manuel Varas and Herman Marquez and decided there and then that he could beat Montiel. Instead of watching those fights, they should have watched Donaire’s fight with Concepcion and rightly made Montiel the favorite instead. That’s who’s going to win this fight, not Donaire. He’s the one that’s going to get knocked out and ruined.
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Dave how do you feel about Donaire now?? All your hating on Nonito just shows how much you really don’t know…
Montiel never fights scared and has boxing abilities which are underrated. Montiel is a two fisted assasin. Donaire is good too, but Montiel has proven more.
Montiel is nothing like Vic, only thing in common is that he hits just as hard a Vic with both hands. Montiel also now how to fight and can take a punch and he is the champ.
Donaire has some physical tools, but can he use them again the experienced and battle tested Montiel. And even if Donaire uses all those advantages Montiel will still catch him and take the later rounds.
Montiel has a lot more to worry about Donaire’s left. Ask Darchinyan and Sdirenko!!
Whatever, but IMO this fight will be a run over by Donaire. I agree Montiel has a great left but so has Donaire. Donaire has never been down but you’ve seen how Montiel was on all fours against Valdez. While Hasegawa and Conception went down after a barrage from Montiel, Darchinyan was KO’d silly by a single left from Donaire. Donaire will KO Montiel inside eight rounds. But I hope it will come sooner than that if we want Montiel to keep his good looks.
How was Concepcion then when he fought Donaire? He weighed-in 4 lbs overweight and came into the fight at featherweight fighting a flyweight. How was that for a fair play. Donaire could have simply step aside and refuse that fight but he went on like a true warrior knowing the weight advantage his opponent had..Nevertheless, this fight with Montiel is pretty even. Montiel being the champion and the stronger fighter and Donaire being more technical and a more complete boxer.
Man I really like montiel. But Lahr had to put his prediction jinx on him. Hope it’s not to bad of a lost.
Dave you are the best writer ever, Excellent article, keep the good work, we need writers like you Dave, finally someone who knows about boxing