Montiel says his pride was hurt more than anything from loss to Donaire
February 21st, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: Losing to Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) wounded WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel’s pride more than the pain from having his right cheekbone fractured by Donaire’s powerful left hand that knocked him flat in the 2nd round.
Indeed, Montiel, before his loss to Donaire, had beaten fighters like Hozumi Hasegawa, Martin Castillo, Reynaldo Hurtado and Z Gorres. But it was Montiel’s turn for him to lose. He just didn’t seem ready for the kind of power and speed that Donaire was showing him last Saturday night. Montiel needed more of a game plan because it was painfully obvious in the 1st round that Donaire was too fast for him. Montiel needed to set traps more and not just look to punch with the quicker Donaire.
Montiel is going to meeting with his promoter to see what direction to take. The chances of a rematch with Donaire aren’t very good because of how one-sided the fight was. Montiel says he wants to move up to super bantamweight. He might do well at that weight, but he’s not going to get another chance at Donaire unless he’s willing to keep moving up in weight from division to division to try and get another fight with him. At 5’4″, it’s doubtful that Montiel will have the size to go beyond the super bantamweight division without taking more losses.
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If Montiel was hit in the jaw instead of the temple, he could stand up again or he could stand up but would be wobbly like Darchinyan when he was hit hard by Donaire
Montiel is lucky that the punch from Donaire did not hit him in the jaw.
any one remember how vincent pettaway kod simon brown?…..check it out u all will be surprised
Donaire vs Montiel was 150% better then Bradley vs Axexander, no question about it!!!!
it takes a lot of guts to take a blow like that and still get up to continue….makes me wander whether superman cintron is a girl in a mans body..dam zizy….thumbs up for donaire and montiel……
Montiel did show some heart by trying to continue. That punch was on the button!! I had Donaire by KO/TKO in 5. Not sure a rematch would give us a different result as far as who would win, but you never know.
By the way, this article is not about FMJ!! Why mention him(Gkhan & the good says)? Can we leave him on the sidelines?
He got put asleep he was break dancing on the floor
Montiel doesn’t have nothing to prove anymore. He lost like a great champion he is. Is time to think about what to do after boxing. We all know boxing is a temporary career. So, Montiel, I know what ever you decide to do now. You will do well Since champions always succeed and you are a great champion. You have a great family and friends and your courage makes others to admire you. Wish you all the luck in the world “Champ” .
Montiel doesn’t have nothing to prove anymore. He lost like a great champion he is. Is time to think about what to do after boxing. We all know boxing is a temporary career. So, Montiel, I know what ever you decide to do now. You will do well Since champions always success and you are a great champion. You have a great family and friends and your courage makes others to admire you. Wish you all the luck in the world “Champ” .
Every athlete in any physical sport will have his or her moments of glory and defeat. Some will offer excuses, thrash-talk and out of bitterness,diparages and mocks the one who beat them. Montiel is not one of them – he is a true gentleman warrior that is respected in the Philippines and the rest of the boxing world. I am sure if he fights again he will win again but for me, as one of his fns, he should retire rather than risk further injury. He has absolutely nothing to prove to anyone who has been tracking his career
Montiel is a fighter and mayweather is a ducker.
Kudos to Montiel. He’s a real champion. No excuses but instead admitting he made a mistake and paid for it. That’s noble, Fernando. That’s why we love you here in the Philippines just like we love Erik. We didn’t whine and complain when you came here to win over Z Gorres by a close split decision. That’s how we are here in our country. We give due credit to who must have it.
@ dats rite
Dat’s rite says:
February 22, 2011 at 1:08 am
That fool got puched so hard he was still running when he hit the ground. hahahahaha
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The fact that you make funn of montiel shows your lack of class as a man and as a boxing fann.
Montiel showed the heart of a true warrior by getting up, the fact that his legs were kicking and his arms were punching shows that montiel was still thinking about fighting.
If you took that hook, you would be crying like a little girl, or maybe you would just be out cold sleeping.
Honestly i would not mind seeing a rematch, i think montiel deserves atleast that much, we all saw what happened with pacquiao vs marquez. Now i dont think montiel would win, but i think for his pride and his dedication to the sport he deserves a second chance to prove the world wrong, its the only thing that will heal his pride.
like any other sport, boxing is not just about winning. A boxer may win but the bout might be ugly; For example, The Bradley-Alexander bout. Man, nobody remembers those two, if fans do, those boxers did not gain any following.
If you lose, but lost valiantly, fans will remember and will follow a boxers next bout.
Montiel keep your chin up. you’re valiant boxer.
life is full of ups and downs, but what makes an individual great is its ability to learn from failures and not dwell on it.
sometimes you win.. sometimes you lost.. that’s life.. we always want to win, so win again montiel (im a filipino)
Montiel is always a Champion but it is the time to give to other who was also dreamed like montiel as boxer. The fight is between the best of the best in bantamweight.
donaire said he was surprised that montiel looked worried and scared when the bell rang in the first round.
That fool got puched so hard he was still running when he hit the ground. hahahahaha
He got up, and I’ll give him that, but he’s not on the same level as Donaire. You could tell as soon as the bell rang. But I’ll give him credit for getting up, thats all I can say.
I salute to the gallant fighter Fernando Montiel for his big heart. Good Luck Champ!!!
Imagine if you meet an accident, you fall on the ground and you’re in the middle of a mall of street, your face flat on the ground? You wouldn’t know how to get up and face the crowd. So imagine the amount of courage Montiel had to muster to get himself up from the canvass…ohhh, such bravery. He didn’t just eat dirt on the canvass, he ate his words, he ate his pride.
Did you also hear the two sounds of thuds just 2 seconds apart? The first was the sound of the right hook from Montiel on Donaire’s left face; but the second louder thud was the sound of the killer left hook from Donaire on Montiel’s right face. What a reflex!!!!
montiel has a lion heart that floyd none even mouse heart.
@Carlos O
Montiel did make a good effort to stand and we see what kind of a fighter he’s made off. a heart of a warrior and we admire that.
hope montiel’s career will not end there
That punch could have happened to any fighter any time…….Montiel has nothing to be ashamed og ………Nanieto is for real but a rematch would not come out the same i think
Toall the fans that jump on the wagon and all of a sudden are Donaire’s fan and talk sh..!!!!! Montiel showed that he has COJONES to get up from the type of punch shows that he has a warrior´s heart…….and no one can take that away…..so talk all you want….
Two Thumbs Up for Donaire.. What a punch!… Donaire should prepare for Juanma if he decide to move up..
That would be a better fight for him…
Also a great challenge for his skills..
Can he take the power punches of Juanma? Well see in the near future..
Gudluck Mr. Donaire the future P4P King.
Sometimes it’s difficult to swallow defeat. But, Montiel should recall he had his share of the limelight. Everyone falls, unless one is clever enough to follow Floyd’s example. Well, we still don’t know what history will say about that in the future.
Hey montiel ,How about all the guys you knocked out,/I am sure they had to eat some pride too.thats the risk of fighting prize fights.donaire is good at this low wieght but looks like frame wise he should be at least fighting light wieghts.I would bet he puts on 15 lbs in between fights,or he could and still be in good shape.Look at paquiao,he looks now like a natural welterwieght.,He too was fighting real skinny in his beginning,healthy but skinny.raw you might say no fat and limited muscle bulk,just raw.Yes monteil was smaller.
LMFAO! montiel is done! stik a fork in em!
Thumbs up for both fighters. They fought each other at their best.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall
I love donaire to win, however after that devastating left hook Montiel took from donate after seeing them in all angles in slow motion, it made me wonder how he still was able to stand up, the first impression that came into my mind is Montiel has a big heart you see fans see boxer’s skills but what really is impressive is how they cope with, anyway all of us we’ll get old and weak and what will count most is our big heart.
I give full respect to montiel. he was a great fighter w/ a warriors heart. no one in the lower weights would have stand a chance to rise in that devastating punch. it was his pride as a champion, his mind and heart wants to continue but his body cannot. to donaire it was a spectacular win.