Donaire vs. Montiel

By Dave Lahr: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) believes that he’s got the same speed and talent that challenger Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) has going for him in their fight on February 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Dave Lahr: It goes without saying that Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) has never been in with a power puncher like WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s). We don’t know how Donaire is going to react when the bombs start flying from Montiel, but I’m hoping Donaire doesn’t elect to run like [...]

By Dave Lahr: On February 19th, WBC.WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) defends is titles against the younger challenger Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 28-yer-old Donaire comes into the fight the favorite. However, when you have the kind of huge power [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (February 4, 2011) – As they prepare for their own world title battles, multi-division world champions MIGUEL COTTO, NONITO DONAIRE, RICARDO MAYORGA and FERNANDO MONTIEL spoke from their training camps to give their predictions on Sunday’s Super Bowl XLV.

By Francisco Hernandez: Photo credit: Zanfer Boxing – Most casual boxing fans only have a superficial awareness of boxing and boxers. They gobble up anything told to them by the boxing commentators of major networks like it was the gospel, and then they repeat the same statements like parrots. It is no wonder that many [...]

By Dave Lahr: Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) is coming into his February 19th fight against WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) as the favorite to win when they battle at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Chris Williams: You have to wonder why former IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire’s fights aren’t routinely being put on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s big mega fights. I don’t understand how Donaire, who is supposed to be the next Pacquiao, isn’t have his fights being put on Pacquiao’s undercards. Both of them fight for [...]

By Dave Lahr: Things aren’t looking good for challenger Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) as he tries to get ready for his fight against WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 24 KO’s) on February 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donaire, 28, has reportedly been suffering from bad leg [...]

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, [...]

By Dave Lahr: If you look at Nonito Donaire’s fight with Rafael Concepcion in 2009, you’ll see Donaire showing signs of pain on his face frequently when Concepcion was landing body and head shots against him in the fight. It looked almost like Concepcion was a school bully beating up on a skinny new kid. [...]

By Dave Lahr: Nonito Donaire’s fans are foaming at the mouth about Donaire’s hand speed, seemingly tripping over themselves in giving praise to him for this one small asset. Unfortunately, fighters with good hand speed are a dime a doze, and it doesn’t translate into these fighters being actually any good. It takes a lot [...]

By Dave Lahr: Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) is talking about being ready to fight for the titles against WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) right now. The problem is the fight doesn’t take place until next month on February 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The [...]

By Dave Lahr: Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) is one of those types of fighters that looks great when he’s doing the throwing and when he’s not getting hit back. But you put hands on him, he doesn’t look nearly as good. Donaire is blessed that his promoter is Bob Arum, who does a great [...]

By Dave Lahr: Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) has been all smiles in the recent press conferences with WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) to help promote their February 19th fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donaire, 28, almost looks cocky as if he thinks he’s got [...]

By Chris Williams: When you look at poor Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s), all you can think of is how truly sheltered the guy has been for most of his career. It’s like having a pet that you never let out of the yard to see the world. Donaire has been almost totally sheltered by [...]

By Dave Lahr: Much has been made of Nonito Donaire’s slight height and reach advantage he’ll have in his fight against WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) on February 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donaire, 5’6″, will have a two inch height advantage of Montiel and [...]

By Dave Lahr: Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) is about to meet the biggest puncher he’s ever seen when he takes on WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) on February 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Up until now, Donaire has just been playing around in the [...]

By Dave Lahr: Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) has got it in his head that he can stop WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s_ when they meet up on February 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Somebody has obviously been putting crazy ideas onto Donaire’s head, because [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEV (January 10, 2011) – The fuse has been lit for “Dynamite” – pitting two Top-10 pound for pound fighters in an explosive showdown! Las Vegas’ first world title fight of 2011 will feature World Bantamweight Champion FERNANDO “Cochulito” MONTIEL defending his title against two-division world champion NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE in [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) is currently at the number #5 spot for The Ring’s pound-for-pound rankings, whereas his February 19th opponent WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) is at the number #7 spot. I expect those rankings to be changed dramatically after they face each [...]

By Chris Williams: Former three time world champion Fernando Montiel (43-2-2, 33 KO’s) goes into his February 19th bout against former IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) with a huge power advantage for their fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donaire, 28, has decent power of his [...]

By Dave Lahr: On February 19th, I see a lot of fans of Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) in mourning for their hero after he gets pounded by WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) in their fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is going to be [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) is supposed to be the next Manny Pacquiao in the minds of many of Donaire’s loyal fans. I don’t see it. Donaire will be moving up in weight to take on WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2, 34 KO’s) on February 19th at [...]

By Francisco Hernandez: Nonito Donaire may be regretting having finally decided to sign the fight with Fernando Montiel. When Fernando Montiel fought champion Hozumi Hasegawa, the Japanese press considered this to be one of the most important fights in Japanese boxing history, if Hasegawa was victorious against Montiel, Hasegawa they said would be considered the [...]

By Francisco Hernandez: Asked about the outcome of the his upcoming fight with Nonito Donaire, Fernando Montiel explained: “I expect Donaire to stand and fight me in the initial rounds of the fight, but as soon as he feels my power, Donaire will start running. I am going to have to chase him around the [...]

By Francisco Hernandez: Freddie Roach recently made comments warning Nonito Donaire about Montiel, not to take the fight so lightly because Montiel knows how to win. Roach gave Nonito a 50/50 chance of winning the fight. Freddie Roach’s warning probably didn’t go far enough; Donaire should be warned that he is at high risk of [...]

By Chris Williams: Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) is good at dishing out punishment with left hooks and right hands to the head, but he’s a lot different fighter when he starts getting hit hard. This was the case when he took on Rafael Concepcion in August 2009. Concepcion figured out how to batter Donaire [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum doesn’t see any reason why the February 19th bout between WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (43-2-2, 33 KO’s) and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16 KO’s) can’t go ahead anyway despite the huge gash in Montiel’s right leg from a motorcycle accident [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (42-2-2, 33 KOs) injured his right leg in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, and his fight with Nonito Donaire is now in doubt. The leg injury consists of mostly cuts and scrapes.

By Chris Williams: Former Manny Pacquiao trainer Rick Stehely feels that super flyweight Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16 KO’s) can eventually win six world titles in separate weight divisions, according to Ronnie Nathanielsz at Philboxing.com Given that Donaire is 27-years-old now and has only won one title, the International Boxing Federation flyweight belt, I’d say there’s [...]