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<\/a>Donaire on NOT slaying a Monster: \u201cIt haunted me for half a year\u201d<\/p>\nThe legendary Nonito Donaire opens up on \u2018The Monster\u2019 Naoya Inoue and much more as a guest star on Episode 5 of \u2018Kalle\u2019s WBSS Hangouts\u2019, a podcast hosted by WBSS Chief Boxing Officer Kalle Sauerland.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Filipino Flash\u2019 is a four-division world champion, known for incredible one-punch power and as a terrific ambassador for the sport.<\/p>\n
And as a legend in the history of the World Boxing Super Series: Donaire conquered Ryan Burnett and Stephon Young before taking one of boxing\u2019s brightest stars Naoya Inoue all the way in an unbelievable thriller, a modern-day classic also known as \u2018The Drama in Saitama\u2019\u2013 the consensus Fight of the Year 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was never really a fear in me,\u201d says 38-year-old Donaire on fighting \u2018The Monster\u2019 back in November 2019. \u201cI have never doubted my capability. I have never put anyone higher than I am. I never felt this kid could take me or knock me out.
\n\u201cI had this kid running, and no one makes this kid run. When I hurt him when he got cut, he kept coming back with great punches, but I was like it hurt, but it didn\u2019t hurt enough to take me out. I can take it, this is going to be a good fight. I was really having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donaire caught Inoue with a right uppercut followed by a left hook that cut Inoue after two rounds \u2013 \u2018The Monster\u2019 suffered fractures to his right eye socket, he was wounded and shaken but came back and finished stronger to claim a unanimous decision. Donaire forced Inoue to retreat to the ropes in the 9th, Inoue dropped Donaire in the 11th. Plenty of drama to rhyme with Saitama.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hurt him, but he is a great, f**king amazing kid. He is a great fighter who has a lot of balls inside that ring. But we never knew that until he got hit. I knew that he was going to push farther and I wasn\u2019t going to quit either.\u201d
\nOn the moment in the 9th round where it looks like Donaire had an opportunity for a sensational stoppage, Kalle Sauerland asks:<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it like the footballer who misses the penalty in a World Cup Final? Does it haunt you \u2026that moment?<\/p>\n
\u201cFor maybe half a year it haunted me,\u201d says Donaire. \u201cBut with the pandemic, I started to realise what I lacked \u2013 my killer instinct. Usually, people when I hurt them they are done and over with, but that didn\u2019t happen. But I believe the last fight (the Inoue fight) brought back me. The lack of killer instinct caused me the fight, but it also caused me to realise where I can be again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Therefore, the Filipino-American is not ready to pass the torch to Inoue.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe gotta do it again, that\u2019s it!\u201d says Donaire on a potential Inoue-Donaire II.<\/p>\n
Nonito Donaire is scheduled to fight Puerto Rico\u2019s Emmanuel Rodriguez, WBSS 118 lbs semi-finalist, on December 19 in Uncasville, Connecticut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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