Official Montiel-Donaire Thread

[Julius Rain]

Donaire used a similar strategy Khan used against Malingaggi, speed to stay toe to toe, trick distance and overpower. What a fight though. Nonito didn't give Montiel time to study and get used to him at all; if it went past the third round, I'm sure Montiel would have given him way more trouble.

IMO in the first round Montiel was trying to study Donaire but it would leave him standing around and getting pick apart. In the Second Montiel put the pressure on Donaire which was a bad idea because of Nonito's countering style. Montiel did land a lot more in the second though but it also made him more vulnerable. Montiel could of give Nonito more trouble if it lasted but it look like Nonito had an answer to whatever Montiel was doing. It was a chess match and both guys would answer eachothers move, the better fighter was a step ahead.

[JazzWolf]

Donaire used a similar strategy Khan used against Malingaggi, speed to stay toe to toe, trick distance and overpower. What a fight though. Nonito didn't give Montiel time to study and get used to him at all; if it went past the third round, I'm sure Montiel would have given him way more trouble.

IMO in the first round Montiel was trying to study Donaire but it would leave him standing around and getting pick apart. In the Second Montiel put the pressure on Donaire which was a bad idea because of Nonito's countering style. Montiel did land a lot more in the second though but it also made him more vulnerable. Montiel could of give Nonito more trouble if it lasted but it look like Nonito had an answer to whatever Montiel was doing. It was a chess match and both guys would answer eachothers move, the better fighter was a step ahead.

That's what I was worried about before the fight; that the loopholes in Montiel's hybrid defense would get fully exploited by Nonito's speed. I thought Montiel's chin would be able to deal with it based on his fight with Hasegawa where he showed some flaws in his defense early on, absorbed the shots and quickly adjusted. But, as you said, Nonito wasted no time and fully capitalized on every opportunity. He almost had a rhythm going with the jab in the second, and i think if he had slowly built on that instead of opening up immediately, it would have been different. I soon as I saw Montiel open up with a right hook, I face palmed, looked back, and face palmed again. xD

[Dench]

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