Re: [Boxing] Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago for WBC bantamweight title

He may have slowed down a bit but as we get older we have more power, his experience will also be a big advantage for him here. It's just the stamina that I think will be the issue here. If Santiago will try to wear him down first then it will depend on how well he will control the ring. Jabs will be really helpful as his long reach has the advantage at 174 cm against 166 cm of Santiago.

True, he may have slowed down, but I don't mind. He isn't fighting Inoue, so he doesn't need lots of quickness. He will be fighting Santiago, who is not even a popular boxer, so I guess Donaire should have the edge in every angle. If we talk about him being old, that's another story, as we need to see if he performs like an old boxer in this coming match.

Donaire has the length and with great timing, that could be his biggest advantage.

We are biased sometimes, and since Donaire is from our country, we should support him. What we can do is bet on him. I'll be happy to bet a decent amount on this fight, as long as Donaire isn't a heavy favorite. I'm still concerned about the odds, but I'm confident that Donaire will become a champion again.

Yeah, of course it's a bit biased being a Filipino but there is also the reality that Donaire was once a champion and right now he is still eager to become one again. His biggest advantage will be his experience here. He knows how to read different boxers and I bet he will use that to gain the upper hand.

Concerned about the odds too. If this goes like 1.10-1.15 for Donaire then I might just pick a round on a KO or TKO in favor of Donaire.
I mean, he must also have a plan to end it as quickly as possible to avoid being in a position where he is gasping for breath when it takes longer. Because I feel like that will be the plan of Santiago's camp, get him exhausted and let old age kick in.

Sometimes we are emotional on the boxers that we support here, like Donaire for example, but even non-Filipinos supports him too because of how he fight and being a champion.

All of us are going to be concerned about the odds because we don't like if that is going to be the odds that they will gave the Filipino.

So I would agree that it's better to look for more attractive odds, the right is there but it's better be that way as compare to go like 1.1x.

An odds that low might not happen and I think it's really unlikely to be listed like that because some bookies are already thinking some factors that may give some challenges for Donaire, like the wear and tear he is now experiencing because of the long years he got in his professional career, and there's this age difference which will give the bookies some doubts to list him with that kind of odds.

Just a thought though but it's still the same, Donaire being the favorite because of his IQ and experience and Santiago as the underdog.