Donaire-Nishioka

By Chris Williams: First it was Manny Pacquiao wanting to turn back the clock and now it’s IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) in wanting to back to the early stages of his boxing form for his fight this Saturday night against former WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California, USA.

Donaire said to Yahoo Sports News “Watching Andre [Ward], that made me realize that’s how I fight and that I needed to go back to the roots of who I am and how I fight.”

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By Chris Williams: IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) has an old lion in front of him this Saturday night in facing 36-year-old Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) on HBO at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California, USA. Donaire claims that Nishioka is the best fighter in the super bantamweight division, but Donaire seems to be the only one that believes this because the general consensus around the internet boxing forums is that Nishioka has picked old gray lion and is trying to make more of the fight than there actually is.

The real tests for Donaire at super bantamweight are champions Abner Mares and Guillermo Rigondeaux, but Donaire has been going in different directions than them for some reason despite these guys wanting to fight him. We’re seeing Donaire vs. Jeffrey Mathebula, Donaire vs. Omar Narvaez and now Donaire vs. Nishioka.

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By Chris Williams: It’s difficult to really get an accurate gauge on the October 13th fight between IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) and former WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The reason why it’s so difficult to get a handle on this fight is because the 36-year-old Nishioka is so highly ranked by Ring Magazine and the sanctioning bodies despite the fact that he looked absolutely horrible in his last fight and many of his fights during his career.

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By Chris Williams: IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting former WBC 122 pound champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) in a fight for the vacant WBC Diamond super bantamweight title on October 13th at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. Donaire, 29, is looking to bag the WBC Diamond strap, while at the same time moving up from #3 to #1 in the Ring ratings by moving ahead of #2 Guillermo Rigondeaux.

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(Photo: Naoki Fakuda) By Chris Williams: IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) has been saying a lot of nice things about his 36-year-old opponent Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) lately as the two fighters slowly get ready for their October 13th clash at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.

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By Chris Williams: IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) seems to be trying to build up his 36-year-old opponent Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) by slathering on the compliments nice and thick ahead of their October 13th HBO televised fight at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.

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By Chris Williams: IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) may be getting former WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) at the right time in his career now that he’s 36-years-old and coming off of one of his more less than impressive performances last October in struggling to beat Rafael Marquez.

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by Chris Williams: Former WBC super bantamweight chanmpion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) is missing the main ingredient for him to have a good chance of beating IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) on October 13th this year at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.

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