After being knocked out by Nicholas Walters, one of those following in the footsteps of pacman Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire in a TKO decision in the sixth round. It was here that Walters wore Donaire's WBA Featherweight belt that made him famous. But in spite of that, should he drop Superbantam Weight? With Donaire's record of 33-3, he plans to drop the weight division after realizing he can't keep up with the Feather-weights like Walters. Donaire was only five months old in the ring at 126 lbs. and it is unfortunate that he dropped out of the weight division just because he beat Ax. According to sports analysts, the Filipino Flash's problem was not his size but his style against Nicholas. Compared to Walters, donaire has huge advantages when it comes to speed and elegance; but with his repeated style in his past fights, Walters has been able to read most of his actions He also didn't use much of his speed because of Walters' good footing. Donaire was also in a hurry in the final Seconds of the sixth roung that would have been longer if he had just waited for a hole to break Nicholas somehow. With the 32-year-old boxer down, it doesn't mean he can fight Guillermo Rigondeaux, who won his WBO Super Bantamweight title last year, to clear his name. In our view, Nonito is still too quick to disrupt the weight division, he can practice longer or fight some more fights to get used to the weight of Featherweight
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