By Chris Williams: If you wonder why it has taken WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (31-1, 20 KO’s) so long to get around to fighting unbeaten WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (11-0, 8 KO’s), you only have to look at Rigondeaux’s amazing hand speed, counter-punching ability, defensive prowess and power as four pretty good reasons why Donaire hasn’t been in a hurry to fight Rigondeaux.
Donaire and Rigondeaux will be meeting up on HBO on April 13th at the Radio City Music Hall, in New York, New York, USA. For the 30-year-old Donaire, this must be something like going to the dentist to have a mouth full of fillings put in without Novocain because Rigondeaux has the potential of creating a lot of pain, and a lot of problems for Donaire unlike no one else he’s ever faced in his 12 year pro career.
If you thought Donaire had problems in his fights against Rafael Concepcion, Jeffrey Mathebula and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., just wait until you see what Rigondeaux does with Donaire. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a one-punch knockout win for Rigondeaux in this fight because he’s so different from anyone Donaire has ever faced before.
Donaire has never been in with a body puncher or a counter puncher like Rigondeaux, and it’s going to be a while new experience for the Filipino when he suddenly starts getting his liver stabbed by Rigondeaux’s knife-like left hands and right hooks when Donaire is attempting to throw a wild power shot.
Rigondeaux is like one of those types of fighters turn your aggression against you by taking advantage of every punch you attempt to throw. For a fighter like Donaire who loads up with everything he throws, he’s going to be in for a rude awakening on April 13th when Rigondeaux hits him in the midsection with shots he doesn’t see coming.
This isn’t a shot Toshiaki Nishioka or Jorge Arce Donaire will be fighting. More power to him that his promoter Bob Arum put him in with those aging fighters, but this is real this time because Rigondeaux isn’t over the hill and he’s a lot better than those guys could ever hope to be in their primes.
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