So, who wins a Darchinyan-Montiel fight

Thoughts?

I tend to think Montiel, for one while he can box he's got the power to hurt Vic that Mijares was lacking. But I tended to think Mijares and that didn't work out too well. Montiel has flaked out before and gone too conservative and timid (Mark Johnson, Jhonny Gonzalez) and who knows maybe Vic could force him into that.

Lately he has been more of the type of fighter that goes after you and tries to get you out of there and obviously Vic is that way to an extreme so this could be good.

I didn't leave a poll, I get bored with people who vote and don't explain why.

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Thoughts?

I tend to think Montiel, for one while he can box he's got the power to hurt Vic that Mijares was lacking. But I tended to think Mijares and that didn't work out too well. Montiel has flaked out before and gone too conservative and timid (Mark Johnson, Jhonny Gonzalez) and who knows maybe Vic could force him into that.

Lately he has been more of the type of fighter that goes after you and tries to get you out of there and obviously Vic is that way to an extreme so this could be good.

I didn't leave a poll, I get bored with people who vote and don't explain why.

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It could be a close fight. They both did about the same v Gorres.

Montiel wouldn't mess around with Vic, Montiel would give Darchinyan something to think about at the front door, try to beat him to the punch which Montiel could almost certainly do and Montiel punches in volume. He can get in a combination the then leave, give you hell at the front door and once you get inside leave out the side door. It wasn't the best showing for Montiel tonight to say the least but I think he would win.

Of course he isn't exactly impossible to hit and we'd have to see how he reacted but I think he would have loads more success offensively then Mijares.

what'd he look like tonight, forgot he was even fighting

Um well the guy just wouldn't lay off of him he was never really able to get his feet set and it cost him in terms of his early accuracy and overall level of crispness but he got it together over the last rounds to get a decision. TV and judges had it a shutout but it probably wasn't and there were multiple close rounds.

Hell I might favor Vic, I don't know, as good as Montiel looked against Castillo I'm not sure how much that really meant as I'm not sure Castillo had much to offer at that point, and he looked shoddy when he fought on Versus that time.

Watching Vic fight is horrible IMO, up there with Raheem but he's effective in his own way.

It might be the one who will land first and I think Vic will be the first one to do damage... This fight might end in the earlier rounds (inside 6)...

Montiel likes to go toe-to-toe and it's pretty dangerous to do this with a puncher like Vic...
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Hell I might favor Vic, I don't know, as good as Montiel looked against Castillo I'm not sure how much that really meant as I'm not sure Castillo had much to offer at that point, and he looked shoddy when he fought on Versus that time.

Watching Vic fight is horrible IMO, up there with Raheem but he's effective in his own way.

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The Vic of last night was not near as bad as he's been in the past I hadn't seen him for a while. He wasn't half as stupidly goofy as he usually is.

Yeah he was better, I still don't like watching him fight but he was better.

There are a bunch of guys I don't like that fight unconventionally like that like Roman Karmazin he has always annoyed me same with Froch. People say Froch is the 168 pound Darchinyan well thats an insult to Darchinyan haha. Well that's no longer a fair comparision.

I don't really mind Karmazin, I pretty much agree about Froch

Billy Dib sucks, now I'm coming off as anti-Australian ;D Oh well, he sucks, its not Australia's fault.

Just as I like Montiel over Mijaras,I like him over Vic as well.I think his handspeed and power can find Vic.Mijares was reduced too a KO hunt,Montiel will want that also and able to bring it,double to the body.

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I don't really mind Karmazin, I pretty much agree about Froch

Billy Dib sucks, now I'm coming off as anti-Australian ;D Oh well, he sucks, its not Australia's fault.

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Billy dibb does suck though ;D

I'd love to see this fight!!!

Like Spicoli I was picking Montiel over Mijares but this would be a fight between 2 of my favorite little guys.

Both have question marks over their chins & both can whack.

I would want to see this more than a Donaire rematch. Let Nonito get active & deal to the business at 112 (Sakata, Narvaez, Kameda or Naito) then come looking for the winner of Darchinyan/ Montiel!

For the record I think Vic's power comes through again in an outstanding fight!!!

i think vic could take it he does have a punchers chance though

On additional note, in as much as I want to see this Darchi vs. Montiel fight, I think boxing politics/business will again interfere... Donaire, Montiel and Arce are with TopRank... Arum announced that Donaire will fight either Montiel or Arce next... So I guess Donaire vs. Montiel has more chances of happening than Darchinyan vs. Montiel...
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