He may be not be as hard of a puncher but Nonito will land more and faster. Lopez goes in with one massive left while Donaire delivers a three or four punch combination.
Have you ever watched Lopez fight??? His power actually comes from his southpaw RIGHT HOOK. I think key here is Rafa fighting behind the jab and not taking too many risks until later in the fight. Also this fight will more than likely be at 122 where Rafa has shown to be very effective while Donaire will just be moving up. I think fight night Rafa would actually be the heavier fighter which never seems to be the case when he fights. If he goes in and trades with Donaire without softening him up for 4-5 rounds he gets TKOd. Probably caught in the middle of one of his punches.
Donaire is light years more skilled than JML.:deal Donaire would damn near shutout Rafa at this point.
Yes he is more skilled but im thinking the fight gets made at 122. Donaire only weighed 126 on fight night in his last fight which tells me he is not a big super bantam. JML was going into that ring at 140 against Rafa along with already having concussive power. Donaire will be about 126-130 on fight night with Rafa being there or maybe even higher than him. Shut out is such a strong word when talking about Rafa.
I would love to see the fight don't get me wrong but I think Donaire is all wrong for Rafa at trhis point. Too many wars I'm afraid.