Saturday, November 26, 2011

Vazquez perfect match for Donaire

Former super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. is an ideal opponent for Nonito Donaire Jr. Vazquez is a good match for the “Filipino Flash" especially after Donaire’s unimpressive bout against Omar Narvaez. Top Rank is currently arranging the Donaire-Vazquez fight. The bout will be Donaire’s first in the super bantamweight level. Vazquez is the son of Puerto Rican boxing legend Wilfredo Vazquez Sr. Vazquez is perfect for Nonito. One thing about Vazquez is that he can bang and he has pop. It should be a good action fight. If the Donaire-Vazquez fight pushes through, it will be for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title. Vazquez, a 27-year-old Puerto Rican boxer, has a 21-1-1 win-loss-draw record, with 18 wins coming by knockout. He is
currently ranked number 9 in THE RING's super bantamweight ratings.

Donaire is ranked number 1 in THE RING's bantamweight ratings and number 4 in the pound-for-pound ratings. Not really a fight I'd want to see for Vasquez Jr, especially at this stage of his career. I'd have pursued an Arce rematch as soon as possible after the 1st fight because I'm 100% sure he'd have completed the job 2nd time around. But even with Arce looking to go down to bantamweight, there's still better fights for him than this; it kind of has the look of him being made a scrifical lamb.

He's too good for that IMO. I've actually said even after the Arce defeat that I could still see him being the future no.1 in the division. He's a skillful pressure fighter, similar to Montiel in that regard, and I would be very surprised if he didn't put up a much better effort than both Senchenko & el Cochulito did. I could see him picking up a few rounds working his way in behind his jab but in truth these type of opponents are the ones relishes so I can't look past him by late stoppage.

For Donaire I suppose it's a good introduction to the division if he's looking at a Nishioka fight next. I'd have like to have seen that fight straight away but Vasquez will be a live, decent opponent for him and is an improvement on the speaculation of an Arce fight I suppose. Donaire, the reigning WBC and WBO bantamweight champion, is moving up to the super bantamweight class in 2012. He recently defended his titles against Omar Narvaez of Argentina.

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