50-year-old Phil Mickelson winning the PGA Championship over the weekend may inspire a pair of future Hall of Famers who will seek to regain past glory against the odds in this week’s big fights.
35-year-old former three-division champion Jorge Linares (47-5, 29 KOs) will attempt to dethrone 14:1 favorite and WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney (25-0, 15 KOs). Linares is 13 years older than the 22-year-old Haney. DAZN will stream.
38-year-old former four-division champion Nonito Donaire (40-6, 26 KOs) will attempt to dethrone 3:1 favorite and WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali (17-0, 12 KOs) in Los Angeles. 2-time Olympian Oubaali is no spring chicken either at age 34. Showtime will televise.
Donaire in 2!
I’d like to see Haney get really pushed but I just don’t see it this weekend. Hope I’m wrong. The Oubaali fight is one I think Nonito can win handily and that’s what I’m pulling for in a late stoppage. I’d like to see the Filipino Flash get it done.
Linares is definitely not a future hall of famer. He would need some seriously impressive victories to be put in the IBHOF.
I have been a fan of Nonito for a long time now. As for Haney, he better win by TKO or else he may not sleep well after the fight.
Phil seems like a real cool cat, and I am glad he won over the weekend. Heck, Phil seems like the type of cat who can kick back and genuinely shoot the breeze all day, while sipping good bourbon.
Now we will see if Haney is over rated or the real deal