By Ryan Burton

After his domination of Guillermo Rigondeaux, many experts and fans alike have called for a Vasyl Lomachenko-Mikey Garcia showdown.

Both fighters have also expressed interest in the fight but it definitely won’t happen in early 2018 as Garcia has a February 10th showdown against IBF super lightweight champion Sergey Lipinets locked in while Lomachenko will likely be returning to the ring in April.

BoxingScene.com recently caught up with former multi-division champion Nonito Donaire to get his take on the fight.

"Mikey is an incredible fighter. He has power, finish, calmness and just his overall patience. And timing - we know that timing can beat speed and that is something that Mikey can have against that type of volume to go along with his power," said Donaire.

As for who he favors, he said that he can’t go against Mikey and his brother/trainer Robert who has also trained Donaire in the past.

"I have always been with the Garcia camp because they are friends and like family to me so I am going to always support their people. I am always going to support that fight because those are the best fighters of this generation and I will always support Mikey Garcia," Garcia told BoxingScene.com.

Garcia would have to move down from the 140 pound weight limit to meet Lomachenko, who would be moving up from the super featherweight division, at 135 pounds. Garcia is the naturally bigger fighter and Donaire believes he would hold most of the advantages if they were to fight.

"The thing about Mikey is his overall way of putting things together. From tactical ways, to timing to power. Once he figures you out it is a different story. Of course the other champions always will put up a big fight. That is why we love boxing because sometimes we don't know what is going to happen especially when they are two really good fighters," said Donaire.

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