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This is going to be an awesome fight. It's a pick em fight for me as both of these have a lot of grit and determination. I would give the edge in speed to Peterson while punching power goes to Lucas however I also think Lucas is also the more technical fighter. If he gets off to a fast start and gets a knockdown in, I can see him winning a decision.
Who do you got
Tbh I'm having a little bit of an issue with this one. The 141 crap kind of turned me off. No title on the line it would seem because Lucas is worried about his ranking with the Wbc should he have won the Ibf title. The whole thing stinks really.
I'll ride with Lamont.
Matthysse is the fuckin man.
Peterson is dogmatic, determined and consistently in top shape.
Matthysse is the power man of the division; a methodical patient stalker with murderous punching power. He's far more clever than just a pure puncher.
He will prevail.
Here's the thing. Matthysse has been promised a bigger-money Garcia fight for a while. I understand that he wanted to be able to preserve that fight regardless of what happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuit
However, based on styles, we got a puncher versus a swarmer. Should be a classic turn up.
Wouldn't be surprised to see this one going to points. I'm going for Matthysse.
I hope Matthysse wins as he is the only one capable of beating Garcia and Khan.
I've read into it and it was one of the sanctioning bodies that didn't want to have a joint title fight so they had to make it non-title. Wasn't really the fighters fault and one pound for either one is irrelevant.Quote:
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I don't see it going to a decision to be quite honest, the longer I think about it, I can see Mattheyse stopping Petersen.
Petersen is a tough tough champion, but I think his swarming style will prove fatal for him, I think this is going to be Lucas' entrance onto the main stage.
Its all because of Jose and the WBC. They are against unification. Remember before the Trout/Alvarez fight he said the winner would have 15 days to decide which title he was going to keep.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavilaJonesI've read into it and it was one of the sanctioning bodies that didn't want to have a joint title fight so they had to make it non-title. Wasn't really the fighters fault and one pound for either one is irrelevant.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuit
Its not the first time he's pulled this shit. Of course apparently that rule only applied to Trout because Alvarez has not been forced to decide.
At any rate Lucas is a c-hair away from being the next challenger for the Wbc and if he would have paid his sanctioning fees to the IBF and then went on to beat Lamont he would have lost that ranking.
I guess he prefers the green and gold. Its still a great fight but I just don't get off on the politics
I'm with ya on something smelling bad. I don't care about the trinket but the maneuvering and wink and nod with El heffe Sullied'man and politics is pure manipulation and parlor tricks. Its not a catchweight match...its a good match with a default insurance policy. And yes, winning and losing need to mean something. If you lose, you lose a ranking simple as. If either think they stroll into a immediate title fight if hypothetically they get blown out and owned they already have one knee down in that slugs direction. Jose has def screwed more fighters than he has actual women. If they do keep ranking and guarenteed mega payday for a trinket next up and fans don't call bullshit on it..shame on the fans. As far as the fight I'm with Matthysse big time. Better boxer than credited for and eventually Peterson will square up and hook off his hips when he gets buzzed...and he will be buzzed. He isn't slugging with Khan here. Whole different animal in Matthysse.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitIts all because of Jose and the WBC. They are against unification. Remember before the Trout/Alvarez fight he said the winner would have 15 days to decide which title he was going to keep.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavilaJonesI've read into it and it was one of the sanctioning bodies that didn't want to have a joint title fight so they had to make it non-title. Wasn't really the fighters fault and one pound for either one is irrelevant.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuit
Its not the first time he's pulled this shit. Of course apparently that rule only applied to Trout because Alvarez has not been forced to decide.
At any rate Lucas is a c-hair away from being the next challenger for the Wbc and if he would have paid his sanctioning fees to the IBF and then went on to beat Lamont he would have lost that ranking.
I guess he prefers the green and gold. Its still a great fight but I just don't get off on the politics
I just hope Mathysse doesn't get screwed by the judges again. Or Lamont. Let's see a good fight.
Is the fight on over here?
I genuinely believe Garcia has been avoiding Matthysse and I think Khan would try to avoid him too once he beats Peterson and Garcia.Quote:
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Annoying how khan sits on the fence and just waits.
I hope khan vs garcia 2 happens this year. Khan needs to be in tough fights to break him in.
This constant rebuilding and changing trainers just stick with virgil and have tough fights..it will help him.