http://philboxing.com/news/story-72896.html he fighters well known promoter Branco Milenkovic who returned to South Africa on Monday from Los Angeles confirmed that Mongoose has been booked to undergo surgery. Branco confirmed We initially thought that it was tooth problem but it is in fact a broken jaw. Milenkovic noted that fighting with a broken jaw against the universally recognised fifth rated pound for pound star makes Mathebulas performance even more heroic especially after highly respected American fighter Victor Ortiz opted to quit in his corner when his jaw was broken during his welterweight clash against Joselito Lopez just a fortnight ago. Milenkovic said he was proud of the gusty display of his fighter in the HBO-televised main bout especially in the wake of his unexpected injury. The promoter revealed that Mathebula could not speak after the fourth round, which underlines the pain he was feeling but he did not let everyone see it because he wanted to fight on like the true soldier he is. Milenkovic said that South African judge Deon Dwarte had Donaire the winner by a shocking 119-108 scorecard while judge Jonathan Davis had Donaire winning 117-110 with Steve Morrow turning in a 118-109 scorecard. However, Ring Magazine, ***********.com and HBO which televised the fight saw a much closer fight t 115-112 even though Donaire scored a fourth round knockdown where Mathebula was saved by the bell.
Nobody believes you. You need more people. Doctor's certificates or stfu. If true though, just goes to show how poor Donaire's performance actually was.
damn. another fighter with more heart than Ortiz. had a feeling it got broke by seeing all that blood come out of his mouth.
hahahha.. in that other thread you were hoping for an upset of Nonito. Imagine Rigo's jaw getting cracked.. just shows you how good Nonito can be, even if he fights averagely.
Every situation is different. Ortiz supposedly broke his jaw in the fourth and continued trading blows with Lopez until he suffered a second break in the ninth. Meanwhile, Mathebula suffered a break in the 11th round and pretty much covered up and ran out the clock until the final bell.
All that blood he was spitting up at the end of the fight looked painful. Glad he had the heart to finish. Plus he could still move his jaw, to what extent, who knows.