Darchinyan-Maldonado article

**El Gamo** · 06-01-2006 08:39 PM

http://www.fightwriter.com/?q=node/219

Always entertaining Vic Darchinyan is in action in the chief supporting fight to the Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo rubber match on Showtime when he defends his flyweight title against an unbeaten but little-known Mexican, Luis “Titi” Maldonado.

Last Saturday we saw little men in a dull tactical bout when Jhonny Gonzalez edged out Fernando Montiel. With Darchinyan in the ring, though, we know that we will see uncompromising aggression and big hitting. The Armenian-raised Australian does not hang about: he goes straight after his opponents and he tries to hurt them early with big left hands and right hooks from out of his southpaw style.

Darchinyan is one of those fighters who proves that the small men can make exciting fights and deliver knockouts. He has crunched 20 opponents in his 25 consecutive wins. We saw him on ShoBox in March when he battered the game Filipino, Diosdado Gabi, in the eighth. It was Darchinyan’s seventh successive stoppage win.

I think that his trainer, Aussie great Jeff Fenech, would like to see Darchinyan move his head and slip and duck punches a bit more than he does instead of marching straight in. Darchinyan, though, has such confidence in his physical strength and punching power that he thinks he can walk through anyone. So far he has been able to do just that.

His challenger is one of those mystery fighters. Even though Maldonado has a great record statistically with 33 wins and a draw in 34 fights, 25 stoppages, he has had all but one of his fights in Mexico against mostly obscure opponents.

What might be significant is that in the three fights where Maldonado faced his toughest opposition he had problems each time, winning by split decision over Gilberto Keb Baas and the southpaw Tomas Rojas and, in his last fight, being held to a draw by the solid Cristian Mijares. This suggests to me that he is a little out of his class against Darchinyan.

Maldonado is likely to be tough and game but I really do not know what to expect from him. We do know what to expect from Darchinyan, though, and we definitely will not be bored.

The offshore over/under of 8.5 rounds looks about right and I would lean a little towards the under, with Darchinyan probably blasting his way to victory around the eighth.

**KKisser** · 06-01-2006 09:16 PM

another good article from the game. cc
it's gonna be a big step up in competition for maldonado so i don't think darch would have much problem handling him. maldonado's alias "titi" sure is funny cos it's tagalog for prick.

**El Gamo** · 06-01-2006 09:20 PM

Thanks bro,CC,it's been a while! hahaha,is that true what you wrote? Yeah,I agree,it seems to me he is taking a jump up in competition and his power seems to have failed him in his last3 fights so I'm backing Darchinyan too but I am not that a big a fan of his,he has great great power and.......?? How do you think he would fare agains the other little big guys Arce Castillo Viloria etc?

**KKisser** · 06-01-2006 09:24 PM

i'd love to see vic against villoria, i'd have it as a pick'em. arce would be too much for darch imo.

**El Gamo** · 06-01-2006 09:28 PM

Viloria looks like the next big thing in the division,he seems to have it all,very impressive. My fave is Arce though,I don't think anyone can beat him,and I seriously want to see him fight everyone!! He just keeps coming forward,awesome power,great combos,super chin and his defence on the inside is good too.

**Violent Demise** · 06-01-2006 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by The Game

Viloria looks like the next big thing in the division,he seems to have it all,very impressive. My fave is Arce though,I don't think anyone can beat him,and I seriously want to see him fight everyone!! He just keeps coming forward,awesome power,great combos,super chin and his defence on the inside is good too.

I think Arce destroys Viloria

**El Gamo** · 06-01-2006 11:48 PM

Yeah,I think Arce destroys all bt give Viloria a few years,he is still green imo. I keep forgetting,Arce is only 26 but seems as if he has been around for years!

**kegs06** · 06-02-2006 06:31 AM

My man Darchinyan will destroy Maldonado.
He always promises KO's and delivers.
If Arce would beat Darchinyan how come he is running scared when Vic calls him out?
Cause he knows Vic KO him as well.

Also i wonder how proven Viloria is against southpaws?

**El Gamo** · 06-02-2006 10:23 AM

Jorge Arce runs from no-one,he already said after his last fight that he is moving up in weight and will fight anyone at the next weight so Darchinyan should move up to.