Is Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire the greatest Bantamweight of all time?

[Zopilote]

Originally Posted by GTSK

Good to see the mexicans opinions. They ve had a lot of great champions at BW and I respect their answers. Who's the guy they called Mi bida loca? I heard he was a monster as well

Johnny Tapia, he was a beast at 115lbs and at 118lbs as wellbut more so at SuperFly. That would be a hell of a fight in either weight.

[GTSK]

Nonitos about to stamp his ticket to Canastota this saturday Narvaez is a great legendary champion but its Nonitos time.

[El Bujia]

Originally Posted by Relentless

montiel overrated?

Yes. Very much so. That's not to say that Donaire's win over him was unimpressive or anything, but in the grand scheme of things Montiel was a pretty mediocre champion, decent at best by all time standards. Still, Donaire defeated him in a way that proves his class, same with his victory over Darchinyan. That's the way potential greats tend to look against fighters of that ilk.

Still, Donaire is nowhere near proven enough at Bantam to hold him up against the true greats of the sport. We'll see where he goes from here.

[GTSK]

Originally Posted by El Bujia

Yes. Very much so. That's not to say that Donaire's win over him was unimpressive or anything, but in the grand scheme of things Montiel was a pretty mediocre champion, decent at best by all time standards. Still, Donaire defeated him in a way that proves his class, same with his victory over Darchinyan. That's the way potential greats tend to look against fighters of that ilk.

Still, Donaire is nowhere near proven enough at Bantam to hold him up against the true greats of the sport. We'll see where he goes from here.

Hey I googled that girl on your avatar and I felt guilty after finding out who she was.

[El Bujia]

Originally Posted by GTSK

Hey I googled that girl on your avatar and I felt guilty after finding out who she was.

She's 18 now, brah. No worries.

[GTSK]

Originally Posted by El Bujia

She's 18 now, brah. No worries.

[hmi]

Originally Posted by El Bujia

Yes. Very much so. That's not to say that Donaire's win over him was unimpressive or anything, but in the grand scheme of things Montiel was a pretty mediocre champion, decent at best by all time standards. Still, Donaire defeated him in a way that proves his class, same with his victory over Darchinyan. That's the way potential greats tend to look against fighters of that ilk.

Still, Donaire is nowhere near proven enough at Bantam to hold him up against the true greats of the sport. We'll see where he goes from here.

Donaire wants to follow the footstep of Pac and hence he will not stay long in the BW division. He can be great in that division but there are no more challenges for him in that division. Unfortunately.

[El Bujia]

Originally Posted by hmi

Donaire wants to follow the footstep of Pac and hence he will not stay long in the BW division. He can be great in that division but there are no more challenges for him in that division. Unfortunately.

I'm aware. He doesn't need to get carried away, though. Winning titles in multiple weight classes is only truly impressive if you're beating the best in those divisions. It's not about winning the most titles on paper, it's about taking on the best fighters, period. That looks like the route he wants to go down, so I wish him the best.

[Stiltskin]

Yeah he's really closing in on Olivares, Zarate, and Jofre with his 2 meaningful wins.... come on now.

[evalistinho]

I believe that title goes to Eder Jofre.

[Drew101]

Originally Posted by evalistinho

I believe that title goes to Eder Jofre.

You could make a case for Carlos Zarate, Manuel Ortiz, or Ruben Olivares, too.

[El Bujia]

Originally Posted by Drew101

You could make a case for Carlos Zarate, Manuel Ortiz, or Ruben Olivares, too.

Or, depending on whether or not you choose to rate them at Bantam or Feather, George Dixon and Terry McGovern.

[garfios]

Just to end this nonsense, Panama Al Brown would had kick Donaire's from the USA all the way back to the Philippines making stops at Panama and San Francisco, he is not the GOAT at any weight, he is a good boxer that happens to b bigger than his foes, Montiel, Vic and the other guy were smallest, good wins but not to elevate him to an GOAT status, you want an AG I give you Brown, won 132 (KO 61) + lost 19 (KO 0) + drawn 12 = 164

[jordan1]

To soon to tell yet but if he keeps fighting top guys and doing what he has been he sure could.

[liljp361]

Ever heard of Orlando Canizales? Ruben Olivares? Carlos Zarate? Rafael Marquez?