What’s next? : Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire

 Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire once recognized among the top pound for pound best boxers in the world by the boxing media and the casual fans. Outside me who saw Donaire as an unsound boxer making a career of defeating blown up flyweight pressure boxers with no defense, and this gave Donaire a physical advantage with a height of 5’ 5½” and a reach of 68”. This was more apparent when the defensive boxer at 5’3” Omar A. Narvaez moved up in weight and boxed around Donaire who could not find a way to really do any damage against Narvaez. Then his fight versus Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. in 2012 basically a raw boxer with little experience in professional boxing gave him a tough fight.

In one of the most anticipated fights of 2013 it was no surprise that Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux with a height of 5’4 ½” and just 11 professional fights and 8 KO and with an outstanding amateur record just exposed Donaire’s unsound boxing. I have been one to be never fooled by Donaire and at 126 lbs. he is not fooling many in boxing.  Days ago Vic Darchinyan was stopped in 9 rounds but was winning the fight and landing power shots and made Donaire look very vulnerable.

There is now talk of Donaire vs. the Jamaican KO artist and WBA Featherweight Champion Nicholas “Axe Man” Walters 23-0 (19KO). I expect Nicholas Walters to KO Donaire and end his brief run at 126 lbs. Donaire best stay away from Orlando Salido even at this stage of his career, because Donaire doesn’t have the power to keep Salido’s pressure at bay. Nor does Donaire have the skills to handle Lomachenko , and he best forget about a rematch versus Rigondeaux. 

Puerto Rican Boxers vs. Mexican & Mex-American Boxers: IBF Championship Fights

IBF CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS: PUERTO RICO 10-8 (7 KO) MEXICO 8-10 (4 KO)

PUERTO RICAN BOXERS:

1.      John J.Molina defeats Tony Lopez by TKO 10: IBF Super Featherweight title 1989.

2.      John J.Molina defeats Lupe Suarez by TKO 6: IBF Super Featherweight title 1990.

3.      John J.Molina defeats Fransico Segura by TKO 8: IBF Super Featherweight title 1993.

4.       John J. Molina defeats Manuel Medina by UD 12: IBF Super Featherweight title 1993.

5.       John J. Molina defeats Gregorio Vargas by 12 UD: IBF Super Featherweight title 1994.

6.      Felix "Tito" Trinidad defeats Luis Ramos Campas by TKO 4: IBF Welterweight title 1994.

7.      Felix “Tito” Trinidad defeats Ray Lovato by TKO 6: IBF Welterweight title 1996.

8.      Felix “Tito” Trinidad defeats Oscar De La Hoya by MD 12: WBC / IBF Welterweight title 1999.

9.      Kermit Cintron defeats Mark Suarez by TKO 5: IBF Welterweight title 2006.

10.    Kermit Cintron defeats Jesse Feliciano by TKO 10: IBF Welterweight title 2007.

MEXICAN & MEX-AMERICAN BOXERS:

1. Tony Lopez defeats John J. Molina by 12 UD: IBF Super Featherweight 1988.

2. Tony Lopez defeats John J. Molina by 12 SD: IBF Super Featherweight 1990.

3. Robert Qiroga defeats Jose Ruiz by MD 12: IBF Super Flyweight title 1992.

4. Robert Garcia defeats John J. Molina by 12 UD: IBF Super Featherweight 1999.

5. Manuel Medina defeats +Frankie Toledo by TKO5: IBF Featherweight title 2001.

6. Jose Victor Burgos defeats Alex Sanchez by TKO 12: IBF Light Flyweight title 2003.

7. *** Antonio Margarito defeats Kermit Cintron by KO 6: IBF Welterweight title 2008.

8. Leo Santa Cruz defeats Eric Morel by TKO: IBF Jr. Bantamweight title 2012.

Puerto Rican Boxers vs. Mexican & Mex-American Boxers: WBO Championship Fights

WBO CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS: PUERTO RICO 31-27-2 1 NC (11 KO) MEXICO 27-31-2 1NC (14 KO)

PUERTO RICAN BOXERS:

1.      Jose De Jesus defeats Fernando Martinez TD 9: WBO Light Flyweight title 1989.

2.      Jose De Jesus defeats Isidro Perez UD 12: WBO Light Flyweight title 1989.

3.      Jose Ruiz defeats Armando Velasco UD 12: WBO Super Flyweight title 1990.

4.      Hector “Macho” Camacho defeats Tony Baltazar by UD 12: WBO Light Welterweight title 1990.

5.      Josue Camacho defeats Eddie Vallejo by KO 6: WBO Light Flyweight title 1992.

6.      Alex “Nene” Sanchez defeats Oscar Andrade by TKO 4: WBO Minimumweight title 1994.

7.      Alex “Nene” Sanchez defeats Arturo Mayan by TKO 1: WBO Minimumweight title 1994.

8.      Alex “Nene” Sanchez defeats Tomas Rivera by UD 12: WBO Minimumweight title 1995.

9.       Alex “Nene” Sanchez defeats Rafael Orozco by TKO 4: WBO Minimumweight title 1995.

10.     Sammy Fuentes defeats Fidel Avendano by TKO 2: WBO Jr. Welterweight title 1995.

11.     Sammy Fuentes defeats Hector Lopez by SD 12: WBO Lightweight title 1995.

12.    Alex “Nene” Sanchez defeats Jose Victor Burgos by UD 12: WBO Minimumweight title 1997.

13.    Daniel Santos defeats Luis Ramos Campas by TKO 11: WBO Light Middleweight title 2002.

14.    Ivan “Iron Boy" Calderon defeats Lorenzo Trejo by UD12: WBO Minimumweight title 2003.

15.     Daniel Santos defeats *** Antonio Margarito by TD 10: WBO Jr. Middleweight title 2004.

16.     Nelson Dieppa defeats Ulises Solis by MD 12: WBO Light Flyweight title 2004.

17.    Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon defeats Roberto Carlos Leyva by UD 12: WBO Minimumweight title 2004.

18.     Daniel Santos defeats Michael Lerma by UD 12: WBO Jr. Middleweight title 2004.

19.     Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon defeats Gerardo Verde by UD 12: WBO Minimumweight title 2005.

20.    Ivan “Iron Boy" Calderon defeats Isaac Bustos by UD12: WBO Minimumweight title 2006.

21.     Ivan “Iron Boy" Calderon defeats Hugo Fidel Cazares by SD 12: WBO Flyweight title 2007.

22.     Ivan “Iron Boy" Calderon defeats Juan Esguer by UD12: WBO Flyweight title 2007.

23.    Juan Manuel Lopez defeats Daniel Ponce De Leon by TKO 1: WBO Super Bantamweight title 2008.

24.    Juan Manuel Lopez defeats Cesar Figueroa by KO 1: WBO Super Bantamweight title 2008.

25.    Ivan "Iron Boy” Calderon defeats Hugo Fidel Cazares by TD 7: WBO Flyweight title 2008.

26.    Wilfredo Vasquez jr. defeats Ivan Hernandez by TKO 11: WBO Super Bantamweight title 2010.

27.    Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon defeats Jesus Iribe by UD 12: WBO Light Flyweight title 2010.

28.     Juan Manuel Lopez defeats Rafael Marquez by RTD 8: WBO Featherweight title 2010.

29.    Juan Manuel Lopez defeats Steven Luevano by TKO 7: WBO Featherweight title 2010.

30.    Roman “Rocky” Martinez defeats Miguel Beltran Jr. by SD 12: WBO Jr. Lightweight title 2012.

31.     Roman “Rocky” Martinez defeats Diego Magdaleno by MD 12: WBO Jr. Lightweight title 2013.

MEXICAN & MEX-AMERICAN BOXERS:

1. Carlos Leon defeats Danny Garcia KO 1: WBO Welterweight title 1989.

2. Isidro Perez defeats Angel Rosario TKO12: WBO Fly weight title 1990.

3. Jesse Benavidez defeats Orlando Fernandez by UD 12: WBO Super Bantamweight 1991.

4. Jose Quirino defeats Jose Ruiz by UD 12: WBO Flyweight title 1992.

5. Zack Padilla defeats +Juan LaPorte: WBO Light Welterweight title 1994

6. Michael Carbajal defeats Josue Camacho by UD 12: WBO Flyweight title 1994.

7. Marco Antonio Barrera defeats Daniel Jimenez by UD 12: WBO Super Bantamweight title 1995.

8. Oscar De La Hoya defeats John J. Molina by 12 UD: WBO Lightweight 1995.

9. Michael Antonio Barrera defeats +Frankie Toledo TKO2: WBO Super Bantamweight title 1995

10.         Marco Antonio Barrera defeats Orlando Fernandez by TKO 7: WBO Super Bantamweight title 1996.

11.         Alberto Jimenez defeats Jose Lopez UD 12: WBO Flyweight title 1996.

12.          Ricardo Lopez defeats Alex Sanchez by TKO 5: WBC/WBO Minimumweight title 1997.

13.         Isidro Garcia defeats Jose Lopez UD12: WBO Flyweight title 1999.

14.         Fernando Montiel defeats Jose Lopez UD12: WBO Flyweight title 2001.

15.         *** Antonio Margarito defeats Kermit Cintron by TKO 5: WBO Welterweight 2005.

16.         Hugo Fidel Cazares defeats Nelson Dieppa by TD 10: WBO Light Flyweight title 2005.

17.         Hugo Fidel Cazares defeats Alex Sanchez RTD 8: WBO Light Flyweight title 2005.

18.         Hugo Fidel Cazares defeats Nelson Dieppa by TKO 10: WBO Light Flyweight title 2006.

19.         Giovanni Segura defeats Ivan Calderon by KO 8: WBO Flyweight title / WBA Super World Flyweight title 2010.

20.         Giovanni Segura defeats Ivan Calderon by KO 3: WBO Flyweight title 2011.

21.          Jorge Arce defeats Wilfredo Vasquez jr. by TKO 12: WBO Super Bantamweight title 2011.

22.          Orlando Salido defeats Juan Manuel Lopez by TKO 8: WBO Featherweight title 2011.

23.         Orlando Salido defeats Juan Manuel Lopez by TKO 10: WBO Featherweight title 2012.

24.         Moises Fuentes defeats Ivan Calderon by TKO 5: WBO Minimumweight title 2012.

25.         Orlando Salido defeats Orlando Cruz by KO 7: Vacant WBO Featherweight title 2013.

26.         Miguel Angel Garcia defeats Juan Manuel Lopez by TKO 4: WBO Featherweight Title 2013(Only Juan Manuel Lopez was fighting for the title due to Garcia not making weight and losing title at the scales.)

27.         Miguel Angel Garcia defeats Roman “Rocky” Martinez KO 8: WBO Jr. Lightweight Title 2013.

Daniel Santos versus *** Antonio Margarito No Contest: WBO Welterweight title 2001.

Roman “Rocky” Martinez & Juan Carlos Burgos: WBO Jr. Lightweight title 2013 Draw.

Steven Luevano & Mario Santiago: WBO Featherweight title 2008 Draw.

Puerto Rican Boxers vs. Mexican & Mex-American Boxers: WBA Championship Fights

Puerto Rican Boxers vs. Mexican & Mex-American Boxers: WBA Championship Fights

WBA CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS: PUERTO RICAN BOXERS 13-10 (6 KO) MEXICAN MEX-AMERICAN  10-13 (7 KO)

MEXICAN & MEX-AMERICAN:

1.      Pipino Cuevas defeats Angel Espada by TKO 2: WBA World Welterweight title 1976.

2.      Pipino Cuevas defeats Angel Espada by TKO 12: WBA World Welterweight title 1977.

3.      Pipino Cuevas defeats Angel Espada by TKO 10: WBA World Welterweight title 1979.

4.      Jose Luis Ramirez defeats Edwin “Chapo” Rosario by TKO 4: WBA Lightweight title 1984.

5.      Julio Cesar Chavez defeats Edwin "Chapo" Rosario by TKO 11: WBA Lightweight title 1987.

6.      Enrique Sanchez defeats Rafael Del Valle by UD 12: WBA Super Bantamweight title 1998.

7.      Martin Castillo defeats Eric Morel by UD 12: WBA World Super Flyweight title 2005.

8.      Juan Diaz defeats Jose Miguel Cotto by UD 12: WBA World Lightweight title 2006.

9.      *** Antonio Margarito defeats Miguel Angel Cotto by TKO 11: WBA Welterweight title 2008.

10.    Giovanni Segura defeats Ivan Calderon by KO 8: WBO Flyweight title / WBA Super World Flyweight title 2010.

PUERTO RICAN BOXERS:

1.      Edwin "Chapo" Rosario defeats Jose Luis Ramirez by UD 12: WBA Lightweight title 1983.

2.      Edwin "Chapo" Rosario defeats Loreto Garza by TKO 3: WBA world lightweight title 1991.

3.      Wilfredo Vasquez defeats Raul Perez by TKO 3: WBA Super Bantamweight title 1992.

4.      Wilfredo Vasquez defeats Orlando Canizales by SD 15: WBA Super Bantamweight title 1995.

5.      Eric Morel defeats Gilberto Keb Bass by UD 12: WBA World Flyweight title 2000.

6.       Eric Morel defeats Alberto Ontiveros by UD 12: WBA World Flyweight title 2000.

7.      Felix “Tito” Trinidad defeats ***Fernando Vargas by TKO 12: WBA World Jr. Middleweight title 2000.

8.      Eric Morel defeats Isidro Garcia by UD 12: WBA World Flyweight title 2003.

9.      +Luis Collazo defeats Miguel Angel Gonzalez by TKO 8: WBA Welterweight title 2005.

10.    +Jose Antonio Rivera defeats Alejandro Garcia by UD 12: WBA World Light Middleweight title 2006.

11.    Miguel Angel Cotto defeats Alfonso Gomez by RTD 5: WBA World Welterweight title 2008.

12.    Miguel Angel Cotto defeats ***Antonio Margarito by TKO 10: WBA Jr. Middleweight 2011.

13. + Danny Garcia defeats ***Erik Morales by KO 4: WBA Super World light welterweight title &  WBC light welterweight title 2012. (Erik Morales tested positive for Clenbuterol)

Puerto Rican Boxers vs. Mex-American & Mexican American Boxers: WBC World Championship Fights

WBC CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS: PUERTO RICAN BOXERS 21-13 (14 KO) - MEXICAN & MEX-AMERICAN BOXERS 13-21 (7 KO)

PUERTO RICAN BOXERS:

1. Wilfredo Gomez defeats Raul Tirado TKO 5: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1977.

2. Esteban De Jesus defeats Vicente Mijares Saldivar by TKO 11: WBC Lightweight title 1977.

3. Alfredo Escalera defeats Carlos Becerril by KO 8: WBC Super Featherweight title 1977.

4. Alfredo Escalera defeats Sigfredo Rodriguez by UD 15: WBC Super Featherweight 1977.

5. Wilfredo Gomez defeats Carlos Zarate TKO 5: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1978.

6. Wilfredo Gomez defeats Juan Antonio Lopez TKO 10: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1978.

7. Wilfredo Gomez defeats Nicky Perez TKO 5: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1979.

8. Wilfredo “El Radar" Benitez defeats Carlos Palomino by SD 15: WBC Welterweight title 1979.

9. Wilfredo Gomez defeats Carlos Mendoza TKO 10: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1979.

10.         Wilfredo Gomez defeats Lupe Pintor by TKO 14: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1982.

11.         Wilfredo Gomez defeats Roberto Rubaldino TKO 8: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1982.

12.         Wilfredo Gomez defeats Juan Antonio Lopez TKO 10: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1982.

13.         Wilfredo Gomez defeats Juan Meza TKO 6: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1982.

14.         Juan LaPorte defeats Ruben Castillo: WBC Featherweight title 1983.

15.         Carlos De Leon defeats Yaqui Lopez TKO 4: WBC Cruiserweight title 1983.

16.         Hector L. "Macho” Camacho defeats Rafael “Bazooka” Limon by a TKO 5: WBC Super Featherweight title 1983.

17.         Edwin “Chapo” Rosario defeats Robert Elizondo by TKO 1: WBC Lightweight title 1984.

18.         Hector L. "Macho” Camacho defeats Jose Luis Ramirez by a 12 UD: WBC Lightweight title 1985.

19.         Felix “Tito” Trinidad defeats Oscar De La Hoya by MD 12: WBC / IBF Welterweight title 1999.

       

20.         +Daniel Garcia defeats ***Erik Morales by UD12: WBC Super Lightweight title 2012.

21.          +Daniel Garcia defeats ***Erik Morales by KO4: WBC Super Lightweight title 2012.

MEXICAN & MEX-AMERICAN:

1.      Salvador Sanchez defeats +Juan LaPorte UD 12: WBC Featherweight title 1980.

2.      Salvador Sanchez defeats Wilfredo Gomez TKO 8: WBC Featherweight title 1981.

3.      Julio Cesar Chavez defeats +Juan LaPorte UD 12: WBC Super Featherweight title 1986.

4.      Julio Cesar Chavez defeats Sammy Fuentes by RTD 10: WBC Lightweight title 1989.

5.      Gilberto Roman defeats Juan Carazo UD 12: WBC Super Flyweight title 1989.

6.      Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Hector L. “Macho” Camacho by 12 UD: WBC Welterweight title 1992.

7.      Julio Cesar Chavez defeats Angel Hernandez TKO 5: WBC Light welterweight title 1992.

8.      Oscar De La Hoya defeats Hector L." Macho "Camacho by 12 UD: WBC Welterweight title 1997.

9.      Oscar De La Hoya defeats Wilfredo Rivera by TKO 8: WBC Welterweight title 1997.

10.    Ricardo Lopez defeats Alex Sanchez by TKO 5: WBC/WBO Minimumweight title 1997.

11.    ***Erik Morales defeats Angel Chacon by KO 2: WBC Super Bantamweight title 1999.

12.    Saul Alvarez defeats Kermit Cintron TKO 5: WBC Light Middleweight title 2011.

13.    Abner Mares defeats Eric Morel by UD 12: WBC Bantamweight title 2012. 

The Top Puerto Rican Boxing Prospects: November

1.                  Jose “Sniper” Pedraza 15-0 (10 KO)

2.                  Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez 16-0-1 (13 KO)

3.                  Keith “Machine Gun” Tapia 9-0 (6 KO)

4.                  Luis Orlandito Del Valle 17-1 (12 KO)

5.                  Carlos Ivan “Twin Dream” Velasquez 15-1 (11 KO)

6.                  Felix Verdejo 8-0 (6 KO)

7.                  Gamalier Rodriguez 22-2-3 (15 KO) – Bayamon

8.                  Luis Cruz 20-2 (16 KO) – Las Piedras

9.                  McWilliams Arroyo 14-1 (12 KO) – Fajardo

10.              Jesus M. Rojas 18-1-1 (13 KO) 

11.              + Thomas Dulorme 19-1 (14 KO) – Carolina ( Dominican Republic)

12.              Jayson “La Maravilla” Velez 21-0 (15 KO) – Juncos

13.              McJoe Arroyo 13-0 (7 KO)

14.              Jonathan Vidal 17-1 (9 KO) – San Juan

15.              Braulio Santos 11-1 (10 KO) – Carolina

16.              Israel Vazquez 9-0-2 (6 KO)

17.              Michael Perez 19-1-2 (10 KO) – Newark , NJ

18.              Emmanuel “Manny” Gonzalez 13-0 (7KO) – NYC [Debut]

19.              Vicente Miranda 16-1 (9 KO) – Bayamon

20.              Jonathan Oquendo  25-3 (15 KO) – Vega Alta

21.              Jorge Melendez 27-3 (26 KO) – Manati

22.              John Karl Sosa 8-0 (6 KO) – Caguas

23.              Miguel Robles 12-3 (5 KO) – San Juan

24.              Emmanuel Rodriguez 6-0 (5 KO)

25.              Gabriel Bracero 23-1 (4 KO) – Brooklyn, NYC

26.              Eliezer Gonzalez 13-0 (8 KO) – Cupey Alto

27.              Reylando Ojeda 10-0 (5 KO) – San Juan

28.              Jose Martinez 8-0 (6 KO)

29.              Jose Lopez 10-0 (8 KO) - Carolina

30.              Javier Flores 9-0 (8 KO) – Hartford, Connecticut, USA

31.              Kevin Nieves 6-0 (3KO) -

32.              Luis Rosa 14-0 (6 KO) – Connecticut, USA

33.              Emmanuel Rivera 9-1 (5 KO)

34.              Edgardo Laboy 7-0 (4 KO)

35.              Jose Aguirre 6-0 (4 KO) – Manati

36.              Alberto Mercado 6-0 (1KO) – Las Piedras

37.              Jose Martinez 8-0 (6 KO)

38.              Edwin Soto 9-0-2 ( 4 KO)

39.              Andy Mejias 14-0 (6KO)

40.              Alberto Machado 4-0 (3KO)

41.              Fransisco Almestica Garcia 4-0 (2 KO)

42.              Carlos Narvaez 6-0 (5 KO)

43.              Camilo Perez 9-1 (4 KO) – Carolina

44.              Miguel “No Fear” Cartagena 9-0 (3 KO)

45.              Jonathan Perez 5-0 (3KO) – Moca

46.              Jeffrey Fontanez 12-0 (9 KO) – Caguas

47.              Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez 13-1 (11 KO) - Caguas

48.              Osenohan Vasquez 6-1 (1 KO) – Jersey City , NJ USA

49.              Adner Cotto 17-1 (7KO)

50.              Noel Echevarria 10-1 (6 KO) – North Carolina, USA

51.              Emmanuel De Jesus 8-0 (5 KO) - Canovanas

52.              Miguel Marrero 7-0-2 (4KO)

53.              Daniel Rosario Cruz 5-0 (4KO) [Debut]

54.              O’Nell Negron 9-1-2 (8KO)

55.               Jorge Maysonet jr. 11-1 (10KO) – Catano

56.              Miguel Soto 11-1 (11 KO) – Arecibo