Naniniwala si five-division world champion Nonito Donaire na inilaglag ng dating undefeated na si Nicholas Walter ng Jamaica ang laban kay WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko ng Ukraine nitong Linggo sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
Para kay Donaire, natalo kamakailan sa kontrobersiyal na 12-round unanimous decision sa alaga rin ni Top Rank big boss Bob Arum na si Jessie Magdaleno na isang Mexican American, nagpigil ng mga suntok si Walters at ibang-iba sa boksingerong umagaw ng kanyang WBA featherweight title via 6th round TKO noong 2014 sa Carson, California.
"I'm like W.T.F. capitalized right now. What the f*** was that? Me as a fighter and a warrior, if I think I got no chance I'm gonna go out there swinging. That's always been me. I just don't understand how the corner can quit and not give him hope. If you believe in your capabilities, why f***ing quit," diin ni Donaire sa BoxingScene.com.
Iginiit ni Donaire na parang wala sa sarili si Walters sa laban kay Lomachenko na masyadong pinasisikat ni Arum at ikinumpara pa kay dating undisputed heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.
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"I saw that every time that they'd break, that every single time he would look to his corner. I told [Jessie] Vargas, when [Walters] walked over to his corner [at the end of the seventh], I told him 'he's done.'” ani Donaire. “I didn't know he was gonna quit, but I knew he was done mentally. They didn't have the right game plan. They got frustrated.
They weren't pushing each other to win [in the corner]."
Duda ang boksingerong binansagang “The Filipino Flash” na pinababango ni Arum si Lomachenko para mailaban ito sa susunod na taon kay eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao sa catch weight na 140 pounds.
"You see the biggest difference was, he (Walters) seemed very nervous. When he fought against me he let his punches go. This time he held on to his punches. There was no power on those punches,” dagdag ni Donaire. “Even when he threw the right hand, he would throw it halfway and then pull it back. To me it just doesn't make sense, regardless if you're losing the fight you just don't quit. He went in against a guy who was just five steps ahead of him and he said 'f*** this sh*t." (Gilbert Espeña)
