The Filipino Flash made sure that we did not have to sit through a boring fight as he landed a left hook that will surely be the runner up to the Martinez Williams KO as knockout of the year.
Nonito looked faster in every aspect, more poised, and had no problems with Montiel's power. People will be eager to place Donaire in the upper echelon of p4p lists after this fight. While I think that he deserves to be placed in the top 4 (you can see that change reflected on our P4P list) I don't know if he has the win totals and the number of quality opponents that the top 3 have. It will be interesting moving forward to see the fights looming at Super Bantamweight for Nonito.
When the first knockdown occurred I was sure that Montiel would not make the count. Even after the miraculous beating of the 10 count I feel the referee Russell Mora erred in letting it continue. When he requested Montiel to step forward he should have seen that Montiel was not responsive in any way. I think Mora is lucky that Montiel didn't get hurt further.
In the undercard, Mike Jones showed that he would have won the first fight easily against Soto Karass had he not decided to go crazy in the 2nd round of the first fight. It was clearly a tactical error in which he thought the opponent was much more hurt than he actually was, he didn't train hard enough, and he thought the ref was going to stop it.
This second fight was a great venue for Mike Jones to grow up. He showed his good hand speed, the ability to stay in the pocket and in control. The headbutts that opened up Soto Karass were as nasty as could be, but Jesus was game and kept coming forward. There are large fights also coming up for Mike Jones if he and his camp wants to pursue them. More than likely, he will take on a few more easy fights before cashing in.
Other random thoughts.
Can someone please let me know how the state of Nevada can allow Erik Morales V Marcos Maidana. Morales is going to get seriously hurt... I'll say it right now... KO6.
MMA thought.. Wow. Fedor. Only in the fight game can someone fall so fast.
Get ready for Rios V Acosta on the 26th Showtime! Watch it, stream it, do something. It will be a good action fight probably with Rios coming out on top! Showimte 10ET/PT (tape delayed for us west coasters)
I hope Donaire keeps winning. It's refreshing having a Filipino fighter who speaks English so well!
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