Donaire vs Arce on Dec.15 Most Likely

[JazzWolf]

Arce's only golden chance is if Donaire's active year of fighting catches up to him in some way.

[frankenfrank]

Arce looked shot 2 me against Darchiniyan and that was Arce of 3 yrs ago .
It was d only Arce fight that i watched , so IDK if he was shot or just sucked .
Arce vs Donaire in 2012 is a bad mismatch , but mismatches r d Donaire way .

I thought that Donaire was very good after his KO of Darchiniyan , but Darchiniyan was mightily drained against him , and a rematch did not occur during d following yrs .

Darchiniyan is 36 so Donaire may grant him a rematch at 37

[Julius Rain]

Nonito said this is not a done deal. I'm still hoping its the Rigo fight instead in december, under the pac/jmm ppv. I want to see Nonito knock out boxings biggest pretender.

[Master]

Arce looked shot 2 me against Darchiniyan and that was Arce of 3 yrs ago .
It was d only Arce fight that i watched , so IDK if he was shot or just sucked .
Arce vs Donaire in 2012 is a bad mismatch , but mismatches r d Donaire way .

I thought that Donaire was very good after his KO of Darchiniyan , but Darchiniyan was mightily drained against him , and a rematch did not occur during d following yrs .

Darchiniyan is 36 so Donaire may grant him a rematch at 37

I think you are unfairly being critical of Donaire, he has beaten all the best available fighters and has not avoided anyone. Arce is an exciting fighter but this will be like watching Morales getting beat last weekend.

[johnsebastianmiran]

Over the last couple of years, Arce has pulled the rabbit out of the hat so to speak and this may not happen because the rabbit did not make himself available and moved on. Arce for all purposes has been an exciting fighter but maybe this one time he will win, lose or draw fight the fight of his life or crumble like Morales seeking that big pay day. If the fight is on I hope he trains really hard and gives a good account of himself. If he doesn't train properly and he fights hard, I hope his corner is truly protective of him more so than the officials. Everyone has had that last good fight in him before the end. Since I am an Arce fan, I hope it's on December 15, 2012. You've got to want it bad. Does he?

[JonnyFolds]

At one point Arce was the up and comer (@20 years old) and managed to let Carbajol take his big win from him when he was well ahead on points. Carbajol was a mongoose. He knew the fight game very well, and he could make adjustments. He had been in so many Championship fights. He knew when to turn the heat up.

I have to say, I have never seen Arce make a critical adjustment in a fight he was losing. Even with WV Jr, he just kept applying his pressure until he felt WV back up and try to win on points.

Pressure can break people down, but the ability to break down an opponent's style has never been Arce forte.

Donaire TKO8 probably from cuts

Arce will not even win a single round. I doubt he will even win 1:00 of 1 round!

[Mars_ax]

Over the last couple of years, Arce has pulled the rabbit out of the hat so to speak and this may not happen because the rabbit did not make himself available and moved on. Arce for all purposes has been an exciting fighter but maybe this one time he will win, lose or draw fight the fight of his life or crumble like Morales seeking that big pay day. If the fight is on I hope he trains really hard and gives a good account of himself. If he doesn't train properly and he fights hard, I hope his corner is truly protective of him more so than the officials. Everyone has had that last good fight in him before the end. Since I am an Arce fan, I hope it's on December 15, 2012. You've got to want it bad. Does he?

I like Arce as well as most fans, the thing is Donaire is a couple levels above him in talent, power and class. Arce is going to get fucking destroyed on Dec.15th.

[Julius Rain]

You guys are getting wash up by this hype. Its not going to happen.

[beenKOed]

You guys are getting wash up by this hype. Its not going to happen.

Why not? Donaire seems to want to fight as much as he can. Arce is starting to mouth off, so something is brewing.
I would rather see Rigondeaux or Mares vs Donaire, but Arce is good too.

[:::PSL:::]

You guys are getting wash up by this hype. Its not going to happen.

Why not? Donaire seems to want to fight as much as he can. Arce is starting to mouth off, so something is brewing.
I would rather see Rigondeaux or Mares vs Donaire, but Arce is good too.

DONAIRE BATTLES ARCE IN HOUSTON ON DECEMBER 15

They're reaching an agreement. Looks like its gonna be in Houston.

[Kirkland Laing]

It'll probably be on the telly now too. And seeing as the Khan fight is on the west coast the fights won't be happening at the same time.

[Mars_ax]

You guys are getting wash up by this hype. Its not going to happen.

Why not? Donaire seems to want to fight as much as he can. Arce is starting to mouth off, so something is brewing.
I would rather see Rigondeaux or Mares vs Donaire, but Arce is good too.

DONAIRE BATTLES ARCE IN HOUSTON ON DECEMBER 15

They're reaching an agreement. Looks like its gonna be in Houston.

Yup, hopefully Rigon fights somebody with a pulse.

Dec. 15
At Houston (HBO): Nonito Donaire vs. Jorge Arce, 12 rounds, for Donaire's WBO junior featherweight title; Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. TBA, 12 rounds, for Rigondeaux's WBA junior featherweight title.

[sparky2009]

If this goes past 3 rounds, i'll be very surprised. Arce is made for Donaire. This really would be the biggest upset since tyson douglas and that's the truth. The skill difference is crazy. Donaire is gonna destroy him and then we've finally got this fight outta the road. What a nightmare it would be if donaire broke his arm or something and ended up having to be out for a year. That would teach him not to have pointless fights. I know he's doing this because Arce has a good fanbase which donaire would capture but I'd rather see him ko Rigo simply because people think rigo would beat donaire and nobody thinks arce will beat donaire. Rigo really isn't all he's cracked up to be. Big difference between being a great amateur and a great pro. That boy is gonna get koed very soon

[frankenfrank]

Arce looked shot 2 me against Darchiniyan and that was Arce of 3 yrs ago .
It was d only Arce fight that i watched , so IDK if he was shot or just sucked .
Arce vs Donaire in 2012 is a bad mismatch , but mismatches r d Donaire way .

I thought that Donaire was very good after his KO of Darchiniyan , but Darchiniyan was mightily drained against him , and a rematch did not occur during d following yrs .

Darchiniyan is 36 so Donaire may grant him a rematch at 37

I think you are unfairly being critical of Donaire, he has beaten all the best available fighters and has not avoided anyone. Arce is an exciting fighter but this will be like watching Morales getting beat last weekend.

i m not being "unfairly" anything at all . Donaire's opposition except of Darchiniyan was shit . He only fought either undersized / old / shit 2 being with or usually a combination of these . Even Darchiniyan was drained @ 112 when Donaire KOd him .

I watched Darchiniyan stopping Arce , Arce looked shit against him and it was yrs ago , u think Arce got better since then ? I do not .

Do u think that all of de guys that Darchiniyan fought @ 118 ducked Donaire ? I do not .
I think that Donaire ducked them and a rematch with Darchiniyan as well .
Arce is completely irrelevant right now just like de previous guys that Donaire fought since Darchiniyan .

[JonnyFolds]

I am not sure how you can call Arce-Doniare a mismatch if you have not seen Arce fight in 3 years.

Darchinyan was not drained for the Arce fight and never claimed he was. If anything Donaire would have been drained at that weight. He has been fighting way below where he should have been for years.

Darchinyan fought the best available from his home in NZ, and Donaire has not really had an easy go at it having to fight champs from South Africa, Japan, Mexico, NZ, Phillipines, etc...

I think the most indicative of Donaire not being overrated was his absolute drubbing of Fernando Montiel in 2rds. That was his biggest challenge yet, and he killed it in emphatic fashion.

But, in fact, this will be Arce's swansong of a fight. Prepare for a LOT of BLOOD and GUTS. I do not think Donaire can finish his off with one shot because Arce will be in his chest a lot of the fight if he can manage to make it there without getting popped every time.