Nonito Donaire, young primadonna, needs a wakeup call.
The Filpino Flash has issued a news flash asking the media to respect his privacy.
Muhammad Ali never did that. Sugar Ray Leonard never did that. As far as I know, Manny Pacquiao has never done that.
You want privacy, Nonito, get out of the limelight. You want to keep all your business on the down low, get out of boxing.
I didn?t see you issuing any pleas for privacy when you had then promoter Big Gary Shaw on public blast. You didn?t seem concerned about the Round Man?s privacy.
I didn?t see you stating your concern when Sugar Shane Mosley?s manager-wife, outspoken Jin Mosley, was getting tarred and feathered in some quarters.
You don?t control the news flow in boxing, son.
When Muhammad Ali was fooling around on wife Belinda with future wife Veronica, it came out in the media because Ali brought Veronica to meet Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos before the Thrilla In Manila.
A confused Ferdinand asked Ali if the gorgeous Ms. Porsche (mother of Laila) was Ali?s wife.
It may have been the only time in his life when Ali had to get ready to mumble.
Wife Belinda, sitting at home in Chicago, raced to the airport and flew straight to Manila. She made her anger known to Ali and then flew right back home. Ali still went out and beat nemesis Joe Frazier in a brilliant fight.
There are countless stories of friction between fathers and sons in boxing, especially where the father insists on being the trainer, the manager or the unofficial promoter.
I don?t know if Donaire?s wife is the causation of the beef with the old man and I really don?t care.
Nonito Sr. should be paid a flat 10 percent as the trainer, end of story. If the Flash generates a purse of $1 million or more, then Papa should cut his percentage accordingly.
I think Nonito needs to show some maturity. He may dictate or get dictated to by his wife. I don?t care if he?s the king of his castle or the mouse of his house. I don?t care if he rules his father or the father rules him.
He ought to be thankful that media and boxing fans are interested in his life. If he can’t take the publicity glare, maybe he should stay in a dark room.
But, try and cry as he might, Donaire will never be ?the decider? when it comes to news coverage.
Being a world champion boxer is not the job for someone who wants anonymity, kid.
