Hope they got a fight made, I'd hate to see Donaire lose his sharpness due to inactivity. BTW is the issue with Top Rank already resolved?
To be fair the fight was even 1 a piece.1 st rnd Donaire 2nd Montiel.I believe in what Donaire said, "giving that round" to see where Montiel punches and body will be. He himself admitted he allowed Montiel to win. SO..your theory is in correct.
IMO Montiel deserves one, but definitely not an immediate rematch. I say, Montiel should fight the other top dogs at the weight first and maybe give Donaire to collect more belts or maybe even unify. If Montiel beats the others, then it makes for nice superfight at the lower weights.