This kid can bang!
So much so, they are calling him the next Manny Pacquiao.
He is the 21-1 (14 KO), undisputed flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, and here in this video below from YouTube.com he prepares to take on Raphael Concepcion this weekend in Vegas.
"The Filipino Flash" is his nickname and he hasn't had a blemish since 2001, a unanimous decision loss in only his second pro bout, to Rosendo Sanchez.
Donaire is not unlike the tornado-fisted Pacman, as he can also knock out tough fighters with just one punch.
Dont take my word for it; just ask Vic Darchinyan, who found himself on the wrong end of a left hook from Donaire in July of 2007.
Until recently—since losing King Kong Agbeko—that one-punch-knockout loss stood as the only blemish on Darchinyan's immaculate boxing record.
Vic-Darch was the undisputed super-flyweight champion, and No. 9 on the Ring Magazine top pound-for-pound fighter rankings; knocking him senseless was no small feat.
The Filipino Flash now rests comfortably on The Ring Mag. list at No. 7, in good company among the best pound-for-pound pugilists in the world.
Here's the good news: He keeps getting better.
And now, with his new recently signed contract with Bob Arum, he will no doubt be facing the best 112-118-pound fighters out there.
I'm extremely excited to see this great young Filipino brawler in action; Donaire vs. El Torito Concepcion—a Panamanian native—is this Saturday, Aug. 15.
The event is being labeled "Pinoy Power," and it's from The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, to be aired live on Pay-Per-View.
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