DARCHINYAN HAS BIG PLANS THAT INCLUDE NONITO DONAIRE
by Igor Frank

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March 16 2009

Igor Frank reports on top ten pound for pound newest entrant, Vic "The
Raging Bull" Darchinyan and his future plans after their telephone
interview from Australia.

The Raging Bull hasn’t forgotten about Donaire

The only blemish on the record of current unified super flyweight
champion Vic Darchinyan is a knockout loss to Nonito Donaire which
took place in July of 2007.Strange as it may seem, this memorable
bout did more good to the career of Vic than it did to Nonito. Since
then Darchinyan has refocused and rededicated himself to the sport,
hired a new trainer from the old country that he knew since he was
eight years old and registered one spectacular performance after
another thus by earning a spot on a mystical pound for pound list,
while Donaire, even though considered a great fighter by experts
struggles to secure meaningful fights. Feeling underappreciated,
Nonito broke ties with Gary Shaw, who is still very sore about it,
and signed with a hall of fame promoter Bob Arum. But even the best
promoter in the world seems to have trouble getting match ups for
Donaire. Think about it; tall, extremely fast with his hands and feet,
Flash is a handful for any body. Who would want to fight this guy?

"I would love to fight him," proclaimed Darchinyan on the phone from
his house in Sydney:" And I think this fight is going to happen. When
I come up to bantamweight and win a title and Nonito come up to
bantamweight and win a title, this fight is going to happen. If he
thinks he really beat me, let him come up, win one title and I will
show everyone that what happened in the past was a mistake from me. I
will talk to Gary Shaw and he will make a fight with Donaire. What
I want in the future is to fight Nonito Donaire and Gary Shaw knows
that." This could be a rematch to remember and Vic will force Gary
Shaw to put that bout together despite the fact that Gary feels like
he was betrayed by Donaire, especially if the money is right. So stay
tuned as this appetizing match up is being baked in the oven.

Meanwhile, the Armenian/Australian destroyer is moving up to
bantamweight to challenge for the IBF title that currently belongs
to an African "King Kong" Joseph Agbeko. Agbeko knocked out then
undefeated champion Luis Alberto Perez to earn this title in 2007
and has no intentions on parting with it. Darchinyan, should he be
successful in his challenge, would get a third title in as many weight
categories. Moving up in weight should not be an issue as Vic walks
around between 58 and 60 kilograms or between 128 and 132 pounds." My
manager is already started negotiations with him, "said Darchinyan:
"I think if everything goes through, the fight is going to happen in
June." This should be another big step in the direction that Vic has
chosen for his career.

"Of course, I am very happy," said Darchinyan as I asked for his
thoughts about his pound for pound rankings:" But I want to be close
to number one. This is what I am going to do this year, I am going to
have two or three more fights this year and you will see; I am going
to have great fights. The entire world knows I am a great puncher,
but sometimes I want to remind them that I am not only a puncher,
I am a technical fighter too. I can do anything that I want in the
ring." That certainly seems to be the case, especially in his last
three bouts.

Vic’s popularity in his native country of Armenia could only be
compared to a current pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, a hero in
Philippines. Can Vic Duplicate successful weight division jumps that
catapulted Pacquiao into a superstardom? That remains to be seen.

However, I asked Vic about staging a fight in Yerevan, a capitol
of Armenia.

"Gary Shaw, my promoter and Showtime would like to come to Yerevan to
promote the fight," said Darchinyan, who just recently turned 33:"
may be after this fight, I am going to go there and start putting
things together. May be at the end of the year we will have a fight
there. I would love to fight in Armenia." I bet his fans would love
that too. Vic Darchinyan could easily fill up a soccer stadium in
Yerevan. Stay tuned…