Nonito Donaire vs. Jeffrey Mathebula - Saturday night fight thread

[shza]

I will definitely be watching. The Donaire fight is somewhat intriguing just because Mathebula is so tall. And he's apparently pretty good, though not on Nonito's level.

If Pavlik is even back to 75%, that fight should be a wipeout. He should be fighting someone like Arthur Abraham instead.

The Martirosyan fight will not be shown on HBO. I would have liked to see Vanes fight again, especially so soon after seeing Lara (since that's the fight that should get made), but from what I hear, Ryan Davis is a washed-up bum anyway.

These are all more-or-less stay-busy/record-padding fights. I guess Nonito gets a paper title out of it and the first-time experience of fighting someone taller than he is. And in recent interviews, he's said Rigondeaux or Mares will be next. (I'm hoping for Rigondeaux or Nishioka; Mares is seriously overrated IMO).

[TheMacMagician]

Always excited to see Donaire back in there. will be the first fight I DL sunday mornin. After being made to work hard against Vasquez Jnr, I'd say Mathebula will be a tough nights work too. Good fight.

Not fussed on any of the others, but as said above, would really like to see Pavlik in with Abraham, great fight if Pavlik is game.

[Rantcatrat]

I'll be watching it too. Both will be fun fights while they last. Pavlik's power hasn't translated to super middleweight. He doesn't have the thudding, game changing power that he used to. Rosinsky is better than people give him credit for. He lost to Rodriguez, but it was not a wipe out the way the judge's cards made it appear. He can be outboxed by a slick boxer, but Pavlik isn't that. I see a war for a few rounds. With Donare and Mathebula, I don't know much about the South African, other than that he has a very high voice. Boxingchannel.tv has an interview with him. Like Pavlik, I'm not convinced Donaire's game-changing power has come up in weight with him either. From boxrec, it appears Mathebula was knocked out once, but that was way back in 2003. He also fought a close fight with Celestino Caballero, losing a split decision, so, at the very least, he is decent.

Vanes. He is a guy who really needs a victory over a top ten boxer to validate his ranking. He won't fight Lara because he won't be guaranteed a fight with Canelo. He wouldn't fight Angulo because it was in Mexico. At some point, he's going to have to risk something to gain something.

[fightscorecollector]

What is the Uk fight time for this. Im covering the Brook-Jones fight for my blog then plan to get up for the Donaire fight.

Im think around 4am to catch the fight??

[Mars_ax]

What is the Uk fight time for this. Im covering the Brook-Jones fight for my blog then plan to get up for the Donaire fight.

Im think around 4am to catch the fight??

Collector,
I'm thinking the card starts @ 2:00 AM in the UK.
Cheers