Boxer Nonito Donaire Wins Over Rafael Concepcion
It was a huge win for Nonito Donaire ,The Filipino star was outweighed by around 10 pounds when the fighters climbed into the ring, and he couldn’t budge Concepcion despite landing clean shots regularly throughout the fight. Donaire landed an astonishingly high 72 percent of his power shots, connecting on 112 of 155 punches, and controlled the action in the ring.
Concepcion, who missed the 115-pound weight limit Friday by 4½ pounds, appeared like a little tank. He pressed forward constantly and though Donaire raked him with seemingly punishing shots, Concepcion never went down or so much as wobbled.
There are a number of quality fighters who are vying for a spot in the bottom of most top 10 polls, Donaire among them.
The mistakes Donaire made were mostly minor ones and could be fixed if he were to bring an elite trainer into his camp. He’s working with Dodie and Jonathan Penalosa, but needs to get with someone like Freddie Roach.
Donaire is quick, strong and intelligent in the ring, but too often he threw one punch at a time on Saturday. He made some other fundamental errors that hurt him when comparing him to the best fighters in the world.
Sources: Yahoo Sports
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