Nonito Donaire was a nobody before he beat Vic Darchinyan via that devastating left hook, from that moment on people are expecting his every fight, and yeah he established a fan base in the Philippines because boxing fans love the way he knocks out his opponent. If Gaballo could beat Donaire then this is somewhat a changing of the guards and this Gaballo will become a household name at least in the Philippines.
There's news that Donaire has signed a promotional deal with Probellum, the lone bidder of that Casimero vs Butler fight. This sounds interesting as we all know how that company compromises the mandatory fight of Casimero.
He signs with that promotional company because surprise, surprised, it is being managed by Richard Schaeffer, the ex-CEO or president of Golden Boy, they have a fall out years ago and I wonder why it took years for Richard to built his own company.
As for the changing of the guards, this is a big step for Gaballo, not just in Philippines but in the US as well because he will become the full champion and for sure he can chase more lucrative fights in his career.
He can chase more fights on his career if he win against Donaire on this fight but this will be a tough match to him knowing that Donaire is a good counter puncher and still a great fighter even today. But this is a good match between both of the fighters knowing how good they are in the ring also their record is impressive so we can expect that we will see a good fight between this two great boxers in this generation.
would defeat him then that would be a huge upset yet for sure Donaire would be the main favorite on this one but we know that everything could happen in boxing on which underdogs could
definitely beat up the crap of those who are favorites. We dont know on whats coming but basing up on numbers then we can make presumptions.
You're right, Nonito Donaire is supposed to be a stepping stone for young Gaballo and the Philippine boxer is not in his prime anymore given his age and his last fights.
So if Gaballo couldn't defeat or even get a close score against Donaire then this young boxer isn't worth it to fight closely against other champions. But if Gaballo will win, for sure there will a be lot of line-up match afterwards and there'll be a promising future new for the young boxer.