Inoue vs. Donaire WBSS Bantamweight Final

[Oceat]

This is a great and exciting fight I thought Donaire had Inoue in one of those rounds Inoue's face was messed up, against a fighter like Donaire he had a hard time, he needs to fight outside of Japan and fight in Las Vegas against an opponent in Donaire's caliber I am not impressed, there's just hype because he fought lesser-known fighters in the past

It's already been done i think Donaire didn't expect that body blow coming because he's so used to cover up his face. Not knowing that Inoue's speciality was the body blow. He may not have the power to knock down his opponent with his hands but he knows how to make them touch the canvas.

I really think Donaire would've win to that fight since he hit some solid punches to Inoue yet the combination of punches from head to body of Inoue makes Donaire lost during that round and it was a devastating agony if you watch Donaire's face eating those solid punches from Inoue.

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[nydiacaskey01]

Not bad at all. While other boxing analyst are predicting a possible knockout victory by Inoue, Nonito Donaire was able to withstand all the blows coming from "the monster "Inoue. Nonito has proven to the world that he can still go toe to toe with younger boxers. Nonito still has a lot of fights left in him even at his age of 36 (turning 37 in November 16). Here is the score 116-111, 117-109, and 114-113.

Yeah, not bad at all. All odds were against Donaire but he showed last fight night the heart of a champion. Kudos to Inoue to withstand that left hook and right straight from Donaire in the tenth round.

That fight is an acid test for the young career of the Monster Inoue and he passed it with flying colors and looking forward for his future fights.

Inoue did not look tired, this guy is well conditioned going to this fight and they didn't really underestimate Donaire that's why he got a very convincing win. Donaire just got tired in the later rounds because he can't knock down Inoue, he had some solid punch thrown to inoue but the endurance of Inoue is showed in this fight, hopefully he can start fighting in the US so we will see an Asian who will dominate.

Take note that Inoue is going home with a cut on his right eye brow and Donaire was able to bloodied his nose considering that Inoue is 11 years younger than Donaire. I agree with the post earlier that the score could have been very close like 114-113, still in favor of Inoue but if its 116-111 and 117-109, I see a lot of rounds that Donaire landed solid blows to Inoue and that 11th round knockdown may have given the reason for the judges to give the fight to Inoue.

[bisdak40]

Not bad at all. While other boxing analyst are predicting a possible knockout victory by Inoue, Nonito Donaire was able to withstand all the blows coming from "the monster "Inoue. Nonito has proven to the world that he can still go toe to toe with younger boxers. Nonito still has a lot of fights left in him even at his age of 36 (turning 37 in November 16). Here is the score 116-111, 117-109, and 114-113.

Yeah, not bad at all. All odds were against Donaire but he showed last fight night the heart of a champion. Kudos to Inoue to withstand that left hook and right straight from Donaire in the tenth round.

That fight is an acid test for the young career of the Monster Inoue and he passed it with flying colors and looking forward for his future fights.

I agree, Donaire deserves respect here, I mean the odds are against him, but he truly shows some class, just imagine standing up from that vicious liver punch, and continue to fight, never seen Donaire like that.

In was a signature win for Inoue, but he said he still needs to improved, he was almost knock down as well. I guess we Filipinos should moved now, Duno and Donaire, back-to-back lost. 

Hahaha, yes we need to move on even though not a good week for us Filipinos on boxing and hope that Casimero will bring back the glory days.

Jerwin Ancajas and the record breaker Donnie "Ahas" Nietes also need to win if they have scheduled fights as they are the only fighters (aside from Manny) capable of offsetting the loss of Donaire and Duno.

Note: guys, i will be locking this thread in a few hours or in 24 hours maximum. 

[joshy23]

This is a great and exciting fight I thought Donaire had Inoue in one of those rounds Inoue's face was messed up, against a fighter like Donaire he had a hard time, he needs to fight outside of Japan and fight in Las Vegas against an opponent in Donaire's caliber I am not impressed, there's just hype because he fought lesser-known fighters in the past

It's already been done i think Donaire didn't expect that body blow coming because he's so used to cover up his face. Not knowing that Inoue's speciality was the body blow. He may not have the power to knock down his opponent with his hands but he knows how to make them touch the canvas.

I really think Donaire would've win to that fight since he hit some solid punches to Inoue yet the combination of punches from head to body of Inoue makes Donaire lost during that round and it was a devastating agony if you watch Donaire's face eating those solid punches from Inoue.

Inoue takes all the solid punch of Donaire and it just easily absorbed. The filipino fighter ain't able to resist that body punch and that made him lost, without that the chance from score system will be tough. it was interesting when Donaire almost got the winning combo but failed to finish. Maybe if he didn't stop punching while Inoue is holding him there's enough time for him if he pushed it aggressively.

[Ranly123]

Not bad at all. While other boxing analyst are predicting a possible knockout victory by Inoue, Nonito Donaire was able to withstand all the blows coming from "the monster "Inoue. Nonito has proven to the world that he can still go toe to toe with younger boxers. Nonito still has a lot of fights left in him even at his age of 36 (turning 37 in November 16). Here is the score 116-111, 117-109, and 114-113.

Yeah, not bad at all. All odds were against Donaire but he showed last fight night the heart of a champion. Kudos to Inoue to withstand that left hook and right straight from Donaire in the tenth round.

That fight is an acid test for the young career of the Monster Inoue and he passed it with flying colors and looking forward for his future fights.

Inoue did not look tired, this guy is well conditioned going to this fight and they didn't really underestimate Donaire that's why he got a very convincing win. Donaire just got tired in the later rounds because he can't knock down Inoue, he had some solid punch thrown to inoue but the endurance of Inoue is showed in this fight, hopefully he can start fighting in the US so we will see an Asian who will dominate.

Take note that Inoue is going home with a cut on his right eye brow and Donaire was able to bloodied his nose considering that Inoue is 11 years younger than Donaire. I agree with the post earlier that the score could have been very close like 114-113, still in favor of Inoue but if its 116-111 and 117-109, I see a lot of rounds that Donaire landed solid blows to Inoue and that 11th round knockdown may have given the reason for the judges to give the fight to Inoue.

That's right, I mean Donaire was there to also take the win but that knockdown on the eleventh round sealed the deal. Though Donaire is slow, he landed fatal blows to Inoue but credit to the Japanese fighter to withstand those blows. It's also clear that Inoue worked on to his speed to defeat the Filipino boxer and that paid our so we'll.

[NavI_027]

Inoue is definitely faster to our Filipino Flash, that was a sure thing . And knowing this disappointing result for our fellow Filipino, I will understand if some might think that it's now his time to retire or Donaire, himself, might think of it as well. I mean I'll be honest here, for me Nonito already fall behind among others in his division. There are now younger, faster and heavier puncher than him today — he is no longer on his prime. But well, at the end of the day it was still up to him if he'll continue or not, besides a 40-6 record is still not a bad one tho .

[fortunecrypto]

Inoue is definitely faster to our Filipino Flash, that was a sure thing . And knowing this disappointing result for our fellow Filipino, I will understand if some might think that it's now his time to retire or Donaire, himself, might think of it as well. I mean I'll be honest here, for me Nonito already fall behind among others in his division. There are now younger, faster and heavier puncher than him today — he is no longer on his prime. But well, at the end of the day it was still up to him if he'll continue or not, besides a 40-6 record is still not a bad one tho .

I agree he had done so many things to his flag and to his career but I'm pretty sure that he already earns a lot from boxing, it's time for him to start a new career, he can still work in boxing, as a promoter or trainer like all the past great boxers, he might want to go back here in thr Philippines and trained young fighters, just like Pacquiao is doing.

[Vaculin]

Inoue is definitely faster to our Filipino Flash, that was a sure thing . And knowing this disappointing result for our fellow Filipino, I will understand if some might think that it's now his time to retire or Donaire, himself, might think of it as well. I mean I'll be honest here, for me Nonito already fall behind among others in his division. There are now younger, faster and heavier puncher than him today — he is no longer on his prime. But well, at the end of the day it was still up to him if he'll continue or not, besides a 40-6 record is still not a bad one tho .

I agree he had done so many things to his flag and to his career but I'm pretty sure that he already earns a lot from boxing, it's time for him to start a new career, he can still work in boxing, as a promoter or trainer like all the past great boxers, he might want to go back here in thr Philippines and trained young fighters, just like Pacquiao is doing.

or he can also get into crypto like Pacman did, lol.. remember that PAC token?
Seriously, I know Donaire is smart and I know he will have a career after he retires if he really is ready for retirement.

Please let's not think that Donaire is not good anymore, he is still good, he just lost because he was fighting against a better boxer which is younger than him and he go down in weight, so that's a big disadvantage also to him, that's why we saw he has less power.

[Ziskinberg]

Anyone knows if how much these 2 fighters got as a winning for this Finals? I believe the winner are also given a monetary prize aside from the Trophy and the belt, I'm talking about Inoue but I believe Donaire also get some cash for reaching in the Finals.

[Bttzed03]

Although he lost, still hats off to Donaire.

I'm pretty sure he earned Inoue's respect and probably all those Japanese fans who watched that fight.

Inoue takes all the solid punch of Donaire and it just easily absorbed.
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You don't call it "easily absorbed" when he was clearly hurt/staggered in at least two rounds from Donaire's punches.

[LogitechMouse]

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Age difference played a big role in this game and to be honest, there is no disappointment at all for us. Some analysts predicted that it will end in 4-6 rounds but they didn't expect that this will be the outcome of the match.

After this match, I think that Donaire will try to fight one more game to regain himself but if he losses again on that match then maybe it is time for him to retire.

[Sanitough]

After this match, I think that Donaire will try to fight one more game to regain himself but if he losses again on that match then maybe it is time for him to retire.

No, I suggest that he will retire at the age of 36, but boxers nowadays won't do that easily, as long as they can still fight and they can still make money, they will continue fighting. Look at Manny, the guy is already 40 years old and yet he is not stopping yet, of course he is still looking for another one big shot and that should be Mayweather.

[lienfaye]

Inoue is definitely faster to our Filipino Flash, that was a sure thing . And knowing this disappointing result for our fellow Filipino, I will understand if some might think that it's now his time to retire or Donaire, himself, might think of it as well. I mean I'll be honest here, for me Nonito already fall behind among others in his division. There are now younger, faster and heavier puncher than him today — he is no longer on his prime. But well, at the end of the day it was still up to him if he'll continue or not, besides a 40-6 record is still not a bad one tho .

Though Donaire lose in this fight he gave his best and not intimidated to Inoue, he showed that he's tough but unfortunately the younger one is much stronger.

I think its better to retire after victory that everyone will remember so I'll be happy seeing Donaire continue his boxing career since he is still in condition to fight.

[Botnake]

Inoue is definitely faster to our Filipino Flash, that was a sure thing . And knowing this disappointing result for our fellow Filipino, I will understand if some might think that it's now his time to retire or Donaire, himself, might think of it as well. I mean I'll be honest here, for me Nonito already fall behind among others in his division. There are now younger, faster and heavier puncher than him today — he is no longer on his prime. But well, at the end of the day it was still up to him if he'll continue or not, besides a 40-6 record is still not a bad one tho .

Though Donaire lose in this fight he gave his best and not intimidated to Inoue, he showed that he's tough but unfortunately the younger one is much stronger.

I think its better to retire after victory that everyone will remember so I'll be happy seeing Donaire continue his boxing career since he is still in condition to fight.

If he will be given an opportunity after the big fight, then I'm sure we will see him fight again.
Donaire is living in the US and I think there's a lot of fight opportunity in the US and he has already build his name in the US so its not hard for him to sell the fight.

[Ranly123]

Inoue is definitely faster to our Filipino Flash, that was a sure thing . And knowing this disappointing result for our fellow Filipino, I will understand if some might think that it's now his time to retire or Donaire, himself, might think of it as well. I mean I'll be honest here, for me Nonito already fall behind among others in his division. There are now younger, faster and heavier puncher than him today — he is no longer on his prime. But well, at the end of the day it was still up to him if he'll continue or not, besides a 40-6 record is still not a bad one tho .

Though Donaire lose in this fight he gave his best and not intimidated to Inoue, he showed that he's tough but unfortunately the younger one is much stronger.

I think its better to retire after victory that everyone will remember so I'll be happy seeing Donaire continue his boxing career since he is still in condition to fight.

It's better for him to retire dud, he has nothing to prove and all his achievements are cemented in boxing history. In his fight against Inoue showed that he can't keep up with the speed of young boxers. I think Donaire should retire to avoid further damage in his self.

[nydiacaskey01]

Anyone follow Donaire on Instagram? Here's a photo of Donaire with his kids and the Muhamad Ali Trophy. Yes, that's the Muhamad Ali Trophy.



Here's a part of his post in Instagram on how he was able to bring that trophy with him.

"...I came to Japan to take the Muhammad Ali trophy. I promised my sons they would see it in the morning. And with tears in my eyes, I humbly asked Inoue to borrow it for a night, not for me but for my word. It'll be a life lesson my boys will soon learn. That you do your best and you come short. You will win. You will lose. But in either aspect you will do so graciously. It'll pain them to see my face. They'll kiss my wounds. They'll see a trophy we don't get to take home and understand what it means to want to train harder. And I told about the battle I fought. That I'd rather put my life on that sheild than give up. And that we will ALWAYS fight. ."

Not just a good boxer but also a good Dad for keeping his word.

[bisdak40]

Anyone follow Donaire on Instagram? Here's a photo of Donaire with his kids and the Muhamad Ali Trophy. Yes, that's the Muhamad Ali Trophy.



Here's a part of his post in Instagram on how he was able to bring that trophy with him.

"...I came to Japan to take the Muhammad Ali trophy. I promised my sons they would see it in the morning. And with tears in my eyes, I humbly asked Inoue to borrow it for a night, not for me but for my word. It'll be a life lesson my boys will soon learn. That you do your best and you come short. You will win. You will lose. But in either aspect you will do so graciously. It'll pain them to see my face. They'll kiss my wounds. They'll see a trophy we don't get to take home and understand what it means to want to train harder. And I told about the battle I fought. That I'd rather put my life on that sheild than give up. And that we will ALWAYS fight. ."

Not just a good boxer but also a good Dad for keeping his word.

Holding back my tears when i read this lol. Donaire, IMO is the only Filipino boxer who is intelligent in or out of the ring. When you listen to his post-fight interviews you could really tell that this guy has breeding . For sure, his sons will be very proud of him and proudly tell the stories of how their dad gallantly fought a battle where everyone thinks that is unwinnable.

[Kemarit]

Anyone follow Donaire on Instagram? Here's a photo of Donaire with his kids and the Muhamad Ali Trophy. Yes, that's the Muhamad Ali Trophy.



Here's a part of his post in Instagram on how he was able to bring that trophy with him.

"...I came to Japan to take the Muhammad Ali trophy. I promised my sons they would see it in the morning. And with tears in my eyes, I humbly asked Inoue to borrow it for a night, not for me but for my word. It'll be a life lesson my boys will soon learn. That you do your best and you come short. You will win. You will lose. But in either aspect you will do so graciously. It'll pain them to see my face. They'll kiss my wounds. They'll see a trophy we don't get to take home and understand what it means to want to train harder. And I told about the battle I fought. That I'd rather put my life on that sheild than give up. And that we will ALWAYS fight. ."

Not just a good boxer but also a good Dad for keeping his word.

Holding back my tears when i read this lol. Donaire, IMO is the only Filipino boxer who is intelligent in or out of the ring. When you listen to his post-fight interviews you could really tell that this guy has breeding . For sure, his sons will be very proud of him and proudly tell the stories of how their dad gallantly fought a battle where everyone thinks that is unwinnable.

Aww, that really hurts. I know that Donaire hasn't been in the headlines and I must tell that he didn't have the charisma that Pacquiao had even at his prime. Yes, I would say that he has been raise good by his father, maybe they have a fall out or something, but it was sorted out years ago. I admire that guy though in and out of the right, it's just bad too see him lost. But as the saying goes, life must go on, so kudos for him for giving us a good fight and something to cheer about even we all know that he is really past his prime.

[bitcoin31]

Even Donaire did not win this fight Im still believe in him that in his next fight for sure he will do his best to win fight.
Im still here for him because he is Filipino we are same Citizenship and Im proud of him and I hope he train harder when he have a next fight losses is the step for the person to become winner if they workhard.

[Oceat]

This is a great and exciting fight I thought Donaire had Inoue in one of those rounds Inoue's face was messed up, against a fighter like Donaire he had a hard time, he needs to fight outside of Japan and fight in Las Vegas against an opponent in Donaire's caliber I am not impressed, there's just hype because he fought lesser-known fighters in the past

It's already been done i think Donaire didn't expect that body blow coming because he's so used to cover up his face. Not knowing that Inoue's speciality was the body blow. He may not have the power to knock down his opponent with his hands but he knows how to make them touch the canvas.

I really think Donaire would've win to that fight since he hit some solid punches to Inoue yet the combination of punches from head to body of Inoue makes Donaire lost during that round and it was a devastating agony if you watch Donaire's face eating those solid punches from Inoue.

Inoue takes all the solid punch of Donaire and it just easily absorbed. The filipino fighter ain't able to resist that body punch and that made him lost, without that the chance from score system will be tough. it was interesting when Donaire almost got the winning combo but failed to finish. Maybe if he didn't stop punching while Inoue is holding him there's enough time for him if he pushed it aggressively.

I think you have to take a look again at the replay so that you will reconsider your statement here. I agree that Donaire almost take the belt if only he didn't down on that round 11. That made the judges to help Inoue wins despite of his (Donaire) damage dealt to Inoue. If Donaire made Inoue touch the canvas he might have taken the belt with him.