Darchinyan/Donaire II finally set for Nov 9

[Rantcatrat]

It's a fair "bounce back" fight for Donaire, but nothing to be excited about.

[walrus]

Donaire should take but he is going to be like Khan, just a fight or two away from obscurity.

[Rantcatrat]

Donaire should take but he is going to be like Khan, just a fight or two away from obscurity.

@walrus - the fight that should happen is Donaire against John in Macau in 2014 at featherweight. But, John will continue fighting Thai cab drivers and retire into the Indonesian countryside.

[p4pking]

Probably a fun fight, but unless Donaire has really lost the plot we know what happens. It's more or less a stay busy fight for him unless Darchinyan has really gone under the radar for a few years, I think the last I saw him was against Moreno. Is this at featherweight as well? That'd be even worse, I know Donaire said he was moving up.

[Spicoli]

I've actually come to like Vic as he's calmed down and become humble, but I can't help but feel this a cheap way back for Donaire and trying to recapture the push and factor from where it all began, at featherweight now. Darchinyan was being caught clean and wobbled by a Javier Callo last time out.

[Addicted to_boxing]

Donaire should take but he is going to be like Khan, just a fight or two away from obscurity.

Hoping this other cherry picking Arum pinoy boy gets hit by a supposed lucky punch too !

[reinvaldez]

Donaire should take but he is going to be like Khan, just a fight or two away from obscurity.

Hoping this other cherry picking Arum pinoy boy gets hit by a supposed lucky punch too !

It won't likely happen due to Donaire's hunger after losing to Rigondeaux. It's a sure fireworks and action pack clash of two warriors.

[DavilaJones]

Donaire should take but he is going to be like Khan, just a fight or two away from obscurity.

That's a bit unfair. He had a very busy year and fought tough opposition, arce not withstanding. He just lost to a really good guy. You can't chastise a boxer for losing when he did his best. Its thinking like that that really prevents boxers from taking risks

[walrus]

Donaire should take but he is going to be like Khan, just a fight or two away from obscurity.

That's a bit unfair. He had a very busy year and fought tough opposition, arce not withstanding. He just lost to a really good guy. You can't chastise a boxer for losing when he did his best. Its thinking like that that really prevents boxers from taking risks

You are probably right. I actually like Donaire. I always found him exciting to watch. I was a bit disappointed after his lost. Actually, I've just been annoyed in general after Mares lost and some of these BS calls. Hopefully Donaire will put on a good show.

[Violent Demise]

Darchinyan is what 3 weight classes above his best? Terrible fight. He couldn't beat any of the top bantamweights. How is he gonna a beat one of the top Super Bantamweight? He's not. The only reason this fight is happening is cuz he beat Luis Del Valle. But that doesn't prove Vic is back. It just proves what many already knew. Del Valle was overrated garbage who couldn't handle an old, smaller fighter. I see this rematch ending even quicker than the first fight

[ElTerribleMorales]

if anyone wanted to use Darchinyan as a bounce back fight and it'd well make sense it'd be Mares, but it's a little to late for Donaire to be giving him the rematch, pointless really

[IamInuit]

I dont like Donaire but cut the guy some slack. How many fighters in history after a shit kicking come back to fight a guy this dangerous as a comeback fight? Same with Manny coming back after being ko'd against Rios. That is what brass is. The very thing we hang our hats on. Both men could have taken walks in this coddled market. Give them credit. Two guys that just happen to be from the same country that represent this phantom "p4p" many throw about. Neither is milking the comeback.