The Truth About Brian Villoria’s and Nonito Donaire’s Double Victory

This is a day of celebration for the Philippines! It was a double triumphs for Brian Villoria and Nonito Donaire.

 

True to his title of being the Filipino Flash, Nonito Donaire almost won the match over Raul Martinez through a technical knock-out at the first round of the match. Undoubtedly, it was his speed that really spelled his victory. Raul Martinez camp boasted about the strong punches of Raul but unfortunately he was way too slow to make any contact with Donaire.

 

However, I would like to commend Raul Martinez on his will to fight  even after he had been knocked down for the fourth time on the fourth round of the match. Unfortunately, the referee has already stopped the match and declared Donaire as the winner. Many might ask why stop the match when the player still wanted to fight. I immediately sent a text message to my dad ( whom I have been texting in between the matches , technology has its way of connecting people J ) and asked why the match has been stopped. My dad told me that part of the referee’s responsibility is to protect the boxers from permanent disability that he may get from excessive beating. It was quite admirable of Martinez when he waved the Philippine flag around the ring. I am sure he may not have won the match but he earned the respect and admiration of a lot of Filipino.

 

Brian Villoria’s fight against Ulises Solis proved to be a more exciting match. Both boxers showed excellent performance during the match. I almost thought it will reached up to the 12^th Round. It was an emotional win for Brian Villoria. I remember how his coach talk about how in good form Brian is but what lacking him is the desire to win. Well… I supposed they really work not only in the physical aspect but also in the emotional aspect of being an athlete. He was full of aggression in most part of the match, throwing punches too many on Solis’ head. No wonder Solis has committed around four below the belt punches on him … Solis might be completely disoriented in some part of the match.

 

I must honor though how strong a boxer is Ulises Solis. He has endured the numerous numbers of punches he got all through-out the match. In some occasion he threw strong punches on the mid section of Villoria which somehow hurt Brian too. To be honest, I was on the edge of my seat on the mid part of the match,  a little worried that Solis may win through a lucky punch that may knock down Villoria.

 

It was indeed a good day to celebrate for Filipinos. I hope Villoria’s and Donaire’s

victories opened doors for our official to take a good second look on our boxers. We have a couple of good ones … let us invest on their training.

 

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

 

                                             

The Truth About Nonito Donaire

Another Filipino is making name in the field of boxing  … his name is Nonito Donaire a.k.a. The Filipino Flash.

 

Honestly, although he is the current IBF and IBO flyweight champion, I have not seen any of his fight yet. I have not even heard of his name from my dad who is a huge boxing fan. Perhaps, Manny Pacquiao’s popularity overshadowed all other Filipino boxers’ achievements.

 

I only came to know about the existence of a Nonito Donaire on some promotions for his Araneta Coliseum fight on April 19, 2009 tagged as The Flash and the Furious.

 

From what been told about his humble beginning, I can sense that he has the making another hero for the Filipino people here and around the the world. I admire how he openly discusses the hardship of life he experienced prior to moving to United States: how he has been bullied by other kids and how he cried at night because of self-pity. His disclosures make him a real person that people can relate with. I just hope his future successes won’t turn him into a monster. We have a very good way of putting it in Filipino … “huwag naman sana siyang malunod sa isang basong tubig.”

 

Mind you, aside from his’ story there are two more things about him that capture people’s attention: his good accentuation and sense of fashion.

 

Move over Pacquiao, Donaire got good English … accentuation-wise and grammar-wise. J . Honestly, I marvel on how Donaire dress up. I have never imagine boxers could have strong sense of fashion. I saw him in coat and tie and he looks good. I saw him in a long sleeves and Palos hat and he was flamingly hot. I can bet you a good some of money  that if he wins today … an offer to make movie or tv series will come his way. Who wanna bet against my fearless forecast?

 

                                                         

 

But the question that needs to be answered now is … will he be the next Manny Pacquiao?

 

I am praying hard that he wins today not just because he is a Filipino. But more than anything, I want him to win so he can continue his inspiring life story. Do I want him to be another Manny Pacquaio ??? Of course not! Who wants another monster? I want him to be just himself … a Nonito Donaire. I just hope he can keep his feet on the ground. I think that will be his toughest challenge to remain a source of inspiration to the Filipino people… and he can not do it if he will be another person of greed.

 

If you have not seen any Nonito Donaire fight yet. You can view the attached youtube below, so you can appreciate why he was named The Filipino Flash.