Nonito Donaire should still be celebrating the biggest victory of his career, a breath-taking 2nd round TKO of Fernando Montiel on February 19. Instead, his issues with his father continue to be played out in the Filipino media. The short rundown is that Donaire fired his father as trainer after allegedly discovering he was stealing from him. Donaire’s wife Rachel has since taken a more active role in public and behind the scenes, causing strained relations with her in-laws. The rest is summed up in the below video.
Most of us learned as children to keep family business private. With that said, it’s much easier to do that when you aren’t a public figure with a camera in your face 24/7. Big money and family is always a combustible mixture. And if you’ve seen The Fighter, you already know Donaire isn’t the only boxer who’s had to go through these problems. And we wonder why fighters sometimes have “off-nights.” How focused can you be with things like this constantly hanging over your head?
Beats, Boxing and Mayhem 