Donaire vs Walters is a very interesting fight

Donaire has earned my respect over a long period of time
and he was a monster at the lower weight classes and still is good at 126. He is a really exciting (sometimes fighter) with all the respect in the world from me. Someone earlier brought up a good point. Rigo’s P4P status sorely relies on his win over Nonito Donaire — and that is saying something.
Donaire is just about 32 years of age, has been hit, is 5’5 approx., and is above his natural weight limit. He is obviously declining and not what he once was. I think it might have something to do with Rigo and definitely getting up there in age. Also, unlike let’s say Pacquiao, he has not really adjusted his style as he has gotten older. He is still the same fighter with the same strategy — and at his age (and probably more importantly at this weight class) it is not a smart thing.
Walters is an interesting match up. Boxing is all about opportunities. No names getting one break and making the most of it. For ex: Ruslan vs. Bradley, Ruslan vs. Algieri. Pacquiao vs. Ledwaba. Mayweather vs. Hernandez, Rigo vs. Donaire …. and even when a boxer is at the top: Mayweather against ODLH, Pacquiao against ODLH. Donaire made all of his opportunity in 2007 — at about 24 — against Vic. And in 2013, Rigo made all of his opportunity against Donaire. It is the cycle of boxing. I see Walters being a hungry fighter, with some decent wins. For what it is worth, he KO’d an aged Vic. In the three fights before that, he looked sharp and won by stoppage in all of his fights. This is a hungry fighter on the rise with some major power. He also has a ‘73 reach, 5 in. longer than Donaire’s, and about a two inch height advantage. Donaire will need to fighter better than he has recently — but witha guy like Donaire — I can’t say he won’t. He’ll have plenty oppurunties to counter — the question is, can he land, and can Walter take that left hook? Naturally, his hook is not quite as powerful as he has moved up in weight.
I see this as a fight that could be a blow out for Walters, marking himself as an exciting fighter who has potential to take over the division. Or, Donaire could be that old dog who proves he still has it — it really could go either way.

 

Walters has a real good shot to win this


I was really impressed with Walters’ performance against Darchinyan. He was able to force Darchinyan to fight off his back foot for pretty much the entire fight, and utilized great ring generalship to achieve this, building his attack around an accurate jab, and then feinting to great effect once he established the jab. When Darchinyan would bull rush, Walters tore him apart with accurate power shots. Donaire is a completely different kind of fighter, and his counterpunching style may prove effective against Walters, but Walters has size, strength and impressive boxing ability and is going to be a tough out. Walters just looks like a very solid, well-rounded fighter to me, a guy that does many things well.

 

Ever heard of Rigondeaux dumb dumb? Far superior to anyone Floyds ever faced