Donaire has acquired ATG status over night?

So much is made of these P4P lists. One would only have to watch Montiel or Darchinyan for 3 minutes to conclude that they aren't on the same level as a Hopkins or a Toney.

One poster suggested that this victory over Montiel is more impressive than Manny's first win over Marco Antonio Barrera. That is nuts. Ludicrous. Fans are quick to bring up Montiels achievements, spanning a number of different weights, but becoming a multi-divisional champion is far easier at Flyweight-SuperFly than it is at the likes of Featherweight and upwards. The talent pool is typically larger. For example, Cristian Mijares is currently the IBF Champion. He hasn't even been considered relevant since losing to Darchinyan and yet he's a world champion? About sums it up. Montiel is a very good fighter....he was never a great Bantamweight, though.

 

Likewise, I've never been sold on the idea that Pavlik is a world level operator, but Williams is very, very difficult to beat. I certainly think he's harder to beat at Middleweight than Montiel was at Bantamweight. Martinez devastated a P4P rated opponent who held significant physical advantages in only two rounds at arguably his best weight. Neither man was heavily favored going in. On the other hand, Donaire devastated a P4P rated opponent who HE held significant physical advantages over in two rounds. Donaire was heavily favored going in. One man got up, the other wouldn't have survived a 50 count. One man was known for having a good chin, the other had been down numerous times before in his career. Just sayin'.

 

Agreed. :good

I know fighters usually get hyped up after a big win, but I think the whole deal with Martinez was almost justified. Of course, Williams was never the most avoided man on Planet Earth and he's always had limitations, but the climax of their rematch was genuinely shocking, genuinely impressive.

This case is much different. Everyone had already predicted that Donaire would have a relatively easy night. The best thing that ever happened to Montiel was getting starched by Donaire in two rounds, because this has seemingly gave him more credit, has seemingly upped his stock in more ways than a victory ever could. Somehow...I don't know. Madness.

:huh