Was Donaire Weight Drained Against Rigondeaux?

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  1. Mountain

    Mountain Active Member Full Member

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    Looking back at the fight, Donaire's body didn't seem defined and it looked like he was weight drained. Fighters that are weight drained have a supreme disadvantage come fight night. Canelo was weight drained against Mayweather, Chavez against Vera, and Alvarado against Provodnikov are some recent ones. I hope they can make Donaire vs Rigondeaux at 126 for next year so we can have a better understanding of how these two rank.
     
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  2. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    no, Donaire has never been defined
     
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  3. Mountain

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    In the last fight he just looked puffy and bloated.
     
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  4. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He always looks weight drained but with a bloated face. Guys who have to cut a lot of weight tend to swell up around the face as they rehydrate. Oscar in the Forbes and Pac fight also was puffy.
     
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  5. MetalLicker

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    He always looks like that.

    He had the wrong gameplan. He was trying to counter a superior boxer and let the fight slip away. Basically fought a similar fight Guerrero fought against Mayweather. You can't beat a superior boxer that way.

    He should have pressured from the opening bell. That would have improved his chances.
     
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  6. bballchump11

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  7. bballchump11

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    plus Donaire is a whiny little *****. He made every excuse in the book after the Rigondeaux fight. If he was weight drained, he would have mentioned it more than once
     
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  8. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He wasn't weight drained but he was brain drained, just like Canelo was against Mayweather.
     
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  9. Stylez G.

    Stylez G. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pretty much every fighter is at least a bit weight drained. That's what happens if you want to cut weight in order to fight below your normal size.
     
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  10. Mountain

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    Which is why I think he's going to be even better at 126. If Donaire beats Darchinyan and Rigondeaux beats Agbeko, then Donaire and Rigondeaux at 126 has to be made by Arum.
     
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  11. Cormega

    Cormega Quadruple OG Full Member

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    :deal
     
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  12. vast

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    I thought Donaire would KTFO Rigo, but Riigo schooled him like a b-level fighter.
     
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  13. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nah, Rungundeaux won fair and square. Just a hard style to beat. The kid is slick!!
     
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  14. Scar

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    No he just fought a better opponent.
     
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  15. LaidOut

    LaidOut Whaaaaat? Full Member

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    He wasn't weight drained, more like Win-Drained or Right-Eye-Drained after the fight. Best he can do is move on and hope people forget the schooling he took against a much better opponent.
     
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