**** Kirks Championships 2013 ****

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(how much winners will get for picking it right)

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BONUS (For getting a KO)

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DONAIRE

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Rigondeaux

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* DANS BREAKDOWN *

Since 2010, Nonito Donaire has been one of the most dominating fighters in the sport today. He's been an unstoppable buzz saw dominating the likes of long time champions, such as: Fernando Montiel, Omar Narvaez, Toshiaki Nishioka, and most recently, Jorge Arce. Nonito Donaire was, pretty much, universally regarded as the Fighter of the Year in 2012 and is an established top 5 P4P fighter in the sport. Style wise, he has the combination of skills, speed, and power of Roy Jones Jr. (just at a much lighter weight class). He has superb timing and counter punching skills. When Donaire's opponents throw that orthodox right hand, Donaire's left hook gets there in a heartbeat. You can ask Fernando Montiel, Jeffery Mathebula, and Jorge Arce about that. His right hand isn't too shabby either. Dropping the likes of Volodymyr Sydorenko, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. among many others. Nonito Donaire is pretty much the full package. Everything he does, he does at an elite level.


Now, you might be confused looking at Rigondeaux's professional record. As a professional, Rigondeaux has only fought 11 times, winning all of them. It isn't glossy or impressive. Why is this fight such a hyped, toss up type fight? Most of Rigondeaux's credentials have come from the amateur ranks. As an amateur, Rigondeaux was one of the greatest to ever lace up the gloves. He was a decorated amateur champion winning over 300 matches, including two gold medals in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games.

With all that amateur experience, from a technical stand point, Guillermo Rigondeaux is one of the best boxers you'll ever see. If there is one boxer you want to study, it is Guillermo Rigondeaux. Almost everything he does is flawless. The way he moves, the way he shifts his weight is perfect. He is never out of position and is always in a position to make you pay, if you make a mistake. The way he makes you pay is his left hand from the southpaw stance. His left hand is one of the best in boxing right now. He can throw the straight left to the head and body to knock you out. Or, if you get close enough he'll whip out the left uppercut and knock you out that way.

There's reason to be excited about this fight. Both guys are highly skilled, highly talented, lots of speed, and lots of power. Unfortunately, when you have this much electricity in the ring it tends to cancel itself out. This fight reminds me a bit of the Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye fight from a couple of years back. There was so much hype in that fight. Both fighters possessed the ability of a one punch knockout, that neither fighter took the lead. Both fighters looked for counter opportunities that never came to be.

That's sort of my feeling on this fight. From an entertainment standpoint, it's a can't miss fight, but at the same time, it could lead to a boring fight. From a betting standpoint, it's a pretty tough fight to handicap and predict because of everything said. I do favor Nonito Donaire in this fight, though. I favor him because I believe style wise, it favors him a little bit, but the big difference in this fight is size. Nonito Donaire is the much bigger man and this could spell trouble for Guillermo Rigondeaux. The counter punching opportunities that would usually be there, might not be there against the bigger man.

Going back to the Klitschko-Haye comparison, Haye had trouble landing on Klitschko because Klitschko was the bigger man. Rigondeaux may face the same problem against Donaire. As the bigger man, Donaire should be able to dictate the pace. By doing that, Rigondeaux will probably struggle down the stretch. To be an elite, world class boxer, you need to be able to go 12 rounds. Rigondeaux has struggled in the three fights that have gotten past six rounds. All in all, I like Donaire to win.

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Pretty cool picture I just came across

 

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FIGHT PURSE -

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Rigondeaux

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* DANS BREAKDOWN *

Since 2010, Nonito Donaire has been one of the most dominating fighters in the sport today. He's been an unstoppable buzz saw dominating the likes of long time champions, such as: Fernando Montiel, Omar Narvaez, Toshiaki Nishioka, and most recently, Jorge Arce. Nonito Donaire was, pretty much, universally regarded as the Fighter of the Year in 2012 and is an established top 5 P4P fighter in the sport. Style wise, he has the combination of skills, speed, and power of Roy Jones Jr. (just at a much lighter weight class). He has superb timing and counter punching skills. When Donaire's opponents throw that orthodox right hand, Donaire's left hook gets there in a heartbeat. You can ask Fernando Montiel, Jeffery Mathebula, and Jorge Arce about that. His right hand isn't too shabby either. Dropping the likes of Volodymyr Sydorenko, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. among many others. Nonito Donaire is pretty much the full package. Everything he does, he does at an elite level.


Now, you might be confused looking at Rigondeaux's professional record. As a professional, Rigondeaux has only fought 11 times, winning all of them. It isn't glossy or impressive. Why is this fight such a hyped, toss up type fight? Most of Rigondeaux's credentials have come from the amateur ranks. As an amateur, Rigondeaux was one of the greatest to ever lace up the gloves. He was a decorated amateur champion winning over 300 matches, including two gold medals in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games.

With all that amateur experience, from a technical stand point, Guillermo Rigondeaux is one of the best boxers you'll ever see. If there is one boxer you want to study, it is Guillermo Rigondeaux. Almost everything he does is flawless. The way he moves, the way he shifts his weight is perfect. He is never out of position and is always in a position to make you pay, if you make a mistake. The way he makes you pay is his left hand from the southpaw stance. His left hand is one of the best in boxing right now. He can throw the straight left to the head and body to knock you out. Or, if you get close enough he'll whip out the left uppercut and knock you out that way.

There's reason to be excited about this fight. Both guys are highly skilled, highly talented, lots of speed, and lots of power. Unfortunately, when you have this much electricity in the ring it tends to cancel itself out. This fight reminds me a bit of the Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye fight from a couple of years back. There was so much hype in that fight. Both fighters possessed the ability of a one punch knockout, that neither fighter took the lead. Both fighters looked for counter opportunities that never came to be.

That's sort of my feeling on this fight. From an entertainment standpoint, it's a can't miss fight, but at the same time, it could lead to a boring fight. From a betting standpoint, it's a pretty tough fight to handicap and predict because of everything said. I do favor Nonito Donaire in this fight, though. I favor him because I believe style wise, it favors him a little bit, but the big difference in this fight is size. Nonito Donaire is the much bigger man and this could spell trouble for Guillermo Rigondeaux. The counter punching opportunities that would usually be there, might not be there against the bigger man.

Going back to the Klitschko-Haye comparison, Haye had trouble landing on Klitschko because Klitschko was the bigger man. Rigondeaux may face the same problem against Donaire. As the bigger man, Donaire should be able to dictate the pace. By doing that, Rigondeaux will probably struggle down the stretch. To be an elite, world class boxer, you need to be able to go 12 rounds. Rigondeaux has struggled in the three fights that have gotten past six rounds. All in all, I like Donaire to win.

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wtf.... no more weights on boxrec???????

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Nonito Donaire Jr. 121.6 lbs - Guillermo Rigondeaux 121.6 lbs