By Chris Williams: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire is reportedly likely to fight undefeated Argentinian Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) in his next fight in November.

This is the guy that Top Rank appears to be most interested in among the fighters in the bantamweight division. They were hoping to put Donaire in a unification bout against WBC bantamweight champion Anselmo Moreno, but he declined the offer.

The other guys that Donaire has been considering aren’t all that appealing due to a lack of name recognition and recent losses. What makes Narvaez so appealing is he’s unbeaten, can take a punch and has excellent power. He’s also got an exciting fighting style which includes a lot of action.

This is what Donaire needs is someone that won’t fold immediately when the going gets tough like Donaire’s last opponent Fernando Montiel, who Donaire destroyed in the 2nd round last February.

However, there’s a danger in choosing Narvaez. He can punch and he can take a shot. If Narvaez can stay on his feet, he could potentially beat Donaire. As we saw in Donaire’s fight against Rafael Concepcion in 2009, Donaire has problems with guys that hit hard and put a lot of pressure on him.

Concepcion had no problems blocking or taking Donaire’s left hooks, and was able to get in close and really punish Donaire. Finally, Donaire had to run for his life to survive that fight, and looked really poor in that fight. We could see the same with Narvaez if he can take Donaire’s shots.

Donaire is good at punching someone but very vulnerable when they’re slugging him back. That has to be a concern here for Donaire and his management team, because they’ve got a good fighter that they want to make into a big star. Narvaez can spoil things for them by destroying Donaire and ruining his management’s plans.