It will be a night of predications?and explosions!
While tart-tongued former IBF titlist Vic Darchinyan has vowed to stop local ring heartthrob Z Gorres in their 12-round IBF world title eliminator on Feb. 2 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, the Cebuano speedster has also promised to punish the visitor from Australia for his pre-fight braggadocio.
But how can fight fans assess the chances of both ring gladiators when both of them possess fearsome ring ledgers?
Let?s cite as their common denominator Glenn Donaire, elder brother of IBF flyweight champion Nonito, Jr.
Gorres created ripples at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on March 19, 2005 when he scored a first round stoppage at 2:03 over the US-based Donaire in a non-title fight refereed by Jay Nady.
The fight was undercard of the first Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales trilogy where Pacquio lost by unanimous decision.
On October 7, 2006 in Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Glenn Donaire earned a shot at Darchinyan?s IBF and IBO crowns and was badly clobbered en route to losing a 6th round TKO in a fight billed by boxing scholars as reminiscent of Roberto Duran?s ?no mas, no mas? (no more, no more) refereed by Tony Weeks.
The question in the minds of most boxing experts is: If it took Gorres to poleax Donaire in one round and Darchinyan having to labor for six rounds before besting Glenn Donaire, what will happen if the two small but heavy bombers unload their mortars on February 2?
Both Gorres and Darchinyan incidentally have tasted knockout defeats each.
Gorres to Edgar Rodrigo (TKO9) on May 1, 2003 in Makati City for RP flyweight championship and Darchinyan to Glenn?s brother Nonito, Jr. on a shock 5th-round annihilation on July 7, 2007 at the Harbour Yard Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut in one of the startling upsets in the world title history of the flyweight division.
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