Image by Getty Images via @daylifeManny Pacquiao no longer has a monopoly on astounding performances by Filipino fighters.
Nonito Donaire made sure of that with one monstrous left hook to the head of Fernando Montiel that in effect ended a much-anticipated bantamweight showdown before 4,805 Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.
Montiel fell flat on his back, was somehow able to stagger to his feet but the fight was stopped after a quick combination by Donaire at 2:25 of the round, giving the Filipino-born American Montiel’s two 118-pound belts.
The knockout itself was breathtaking, the sheer drama of the moment drawing a gasp from an evenly divided crowd.
Andre Ward, a close friend of Donaire, spoke for everyone when he said simply: "WOW!"
The even-more astonishing aspect of the moment was who Donaire knocked out. This was no chump. This was one of the best fighters in the world, a tested veteran who is rated No. 7 on THE RING’s Top 10 pound-for-pound list and had lost only two close decisions in his career.
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