Nonito Donaire Vs Omar Andrés Narváez Countdown.

The best thing Donaire can do to benefit Narvaez is occupy centre ring. That's where Omar's going to have a modicum of success(by which I mean he'll frustrate Donaire), if he can stick to the outside and consistently circle around him, keep Donaire perpetually turning and take advantage of the fact that Donaire often becomes jab-neglectant and relies on leading with his right hand and looking for inch-perfect left hooks, then Nonito's going to have some aggrivating moments in there.

Trying to hit Narvaez can be like looking for a shadow in a pitch black room, his defense is very versatile, his head movement is there for more than simply looking stylish, added to his blocking and adept footwork it's what makes him a difficult stylistic proposition for anyone, even if - like Saturday night - he can't get enough going offensively to win.

There will be a lot of periods where Donaire won't get much going in my opinion. Narvaez pops off counters from awkward angles but I can't envisage many of them landing due to the fact he'll be under a sustained barrage from long range for a large proportion of the bout, so he'll be restricted to staying on the end of Nonito's combinations and trying to prevent anything from penetrating his defense.

If Donaire can force Narvaez into attempting to seize the initiative, then he's wiping the Argentine out in a matter of minutes. But I'm not sure El Huracan will be that receptive.



EDIT: I'm always puzzled by Donaire fighting as a port-sider. He kind of reminds me of Tomas Rojas a bit when he switches stances, not in terms of his style, or his fighting stance, more the fact that he's only good offensively when he's focused solely on it, and only good defensively when he's only focused on that. There's no in between, he can't really do both at once, otherwise he just looks poor. I think it was just a passing fad really, something he was trying out, because he now looks sensational that he seems to have ditched it(in-ring that is, I still see him doing it plenty in camp).

 

Funny like a puppy with Sakio Bika's wife's nose.

 

You'd only like him to lose so nobody would talk about him beating your Korean and Thai mates anymore.

Narvaez and Mijares are the only two that I wouldn't mind him losing to. Though I still wouldn't be fully happy with it, seeing as how much I like/rate Donaire.

Still though, Narvaez in ALL p4p lists, fighter of the year, yielding win of the year, yeah, I can live with that. Where will my props be eh? I'd want the entire Brit forum to give me ****ing royalty if that happens.