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Philippine boxer Nonito Donaire connects with a left to Omar Narvaez of Argentina in the WBC, WBO World Bantamweight Titles bout at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 22, 2011. CHRIS TROTMAN/AFP
‘Boring’ can be spelled as N-A-R-V-A-E-Z
If there is one thing I love about Filipino boxing aside from Filipino heavyweights Pacquiao, Elorde, Velasco, Donaire, and other world-class fighters, it would be the viewers, the ordinary Juan.
An ordinary Juan watching the fight on his humble TV set can turn into an instant boxing analyst. After each fight, one can easily discuss how the fight went through or what a fighter should have done to knock the enemy out. An ordinary Juan does not need to be a Ronnie Nathanielsz, Ed Tolentino, Dyan Castillejo, or a Chino Trinidad to give a well-delivered analysis on the fight. Being a boxing aficionado nation, we are expert on that.
But one does not need to be a huge boxing fan to conclude yesterday’s much-anticipated Donaire-Narvaez fight is nothing but a boring show.
It was so boring I just decided to watch the fight of our Cebuano fighters televised on the rival network. And they proved to be more exciting and action-filled compared to this well-promoted match. So much for the hype.
Donaire is dubbed as an heir-apparent to Manny Pacquiao (though Bob Arum refuted that). Narvaez has a clean record and is undefeated. So I thought it will be an interesting punch fest.
But the challenger Omar Narvaez did a Joshua Clottey by just keeping his defensive stance and throwing an average 24 punches per round (An average bantamweight fighter throws 60 punches per round, according to ESPN’s Michael Woods) much to the disappointment of the Filipino Flash.
And the thousands of boxing fans who watched the fight at the Madison Square Gardenin New York. The crowd went wild in frustration and shouted “This is bullshit! This is bullshit!” and some of them left the theater even after the winner was declared.
Ryan Songolia of the Boxing Writers Asscoiation of America said that Donaire must have felt the pressure to perform an impressive fight having a good record of knockouts from his previous fight. On the other hand, Narvaez came only to survive and knowing that the Filipino Flash may knock him out.
But as in all boxing matches, win or lose, you still have the purse. And Narvaez may have survived the wrath of Donaire but the latter has stained his clean record. And we must still celebrate the victory of our Kababayan. this is another honor for our country.
Congratulations Nonito! See you on your next fight!
And I hope the upcoming Pacquiao-Marquez fight will be a good one and not just for “survival for the purse”.
Mabuhay ang mga Pilipinong boksingero!
Read more here:
- Donaire wins via unanimous decision versus Narvaez.
- Donaire apologizes to boxing fans after victory
- It was the fight with Clottey all over again
Source: juanrepublic
The Might of the Filipino Flash
We’ve seen this one coming. But it came sooner than we expected.
In fact, some of us are just warming up on our seats during the second round of the fight.
Once again, the Filipinos have another reason to celebrate and to be proud of our ancestry. And another Mexican fighter was knocked out inside the boxing ring.
This time, it came from the powerful left hook of the Filipino Flash, Nonito Donaire.
Nonito Donaire (top) of the Philippines celebrates in a neutral corner as referee Russell Mora checks on WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel of Mexico at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 19, 2011.
Photo courtesy of allvoices.com
I was enjoying my sinigang na liempo earlier during our lunch when I saw Fernando Montiel being knocked out like a zombie on Plants Vs. Zombies by the Filipino Flash.
And I tell you my friend, that was one of the best punch and knockdown that I have ever seen. And I guess that would mark as one of the best in boxing history.
The punch was so powerful that Fernando Montiel’s legs was clearly seen to undergo involuntary convulsion.
In Filipino, “nangisay si Montiel”. Okay, that would be a better description.
So what are my thoughts on this fight?
- Montiel has more experience than Donaire. Boxing is indeed an unpredictable sport.
- Donaire said that the left hook that landed on Montiel was the hardest punch he ever threw. I wonder who would have survived that killer punch.
- Nonito Donaire is seen by boxing analysts as the heir-apparent to pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. It may be a distant dream to catch up Manny’s record but this guy is getting there. He’s still young.
- Donaire gave us a reason to celebrate, even just for a while, during this hard times for our country - 3 of our fellow countrymen set to be executed in China for drug trafficking charges, the continuing investigation on the alleged corruption at the Armed Forces, and many more shits for our Patria Adorada.
Congratulations Nonito Donaire! You made us proud once again. Padayon!
Photo courtesy of Daylife.com. Click the photo to go to the site.
Source: juanrepublic
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