Lucas Matthysse excitement?

[Hulk]

So he lost 7-5 to Garcia. He was down against Molina but finished him n controversy or not he won in 2 rounds sat night.

Where's the love? Where's the GGG like excitement fans once had for Matthysse?

He's still a killer!

[beenKOed]

So he lost 7-5 to Garcia. He was down against Molina but finished him n controversy or not he won in 2 rounds sat night.

Where's the love? Where's the GGG like excitement fans once had for Matthysse?

He's still a killer!

I know what you are saying, he doesn't seem to get the respect he should.
I think you gave the reasons in your post, he lost to Garcia and was down for the first time, he was down twice against Molina in a great fight, which he won.
Now he seems tarnished, with an almost invisible hairline crack in his jaw. The higher he climbs the more trouble he has and fans are a fickly bunch, changing their minds from fight to fight.
I don't think the bad referring has any sway with the fans.

[Beanflicker]

Boxing fans forget easy and are quick lose interest in someone when they lose. Matthysse is still a monster, I still get excited about him and IMO he's going to utterly destroy Broner because IMO Matthysse is a superior puncher and boxer to Maidana.

The KO stoppage was bullshit but Ortiz was on the way out anyway, he wasn't going to recover.

On the triple header, Matthysse fought the toughest opponent on paper and looked better than Berto and Broner combined.

[Fenster]

It's typical of the mass of boxing fans, who I don't even really regard as boxing fans, jump on a bandwagon then off again the minute a fighter fails to prove what an "expert" they are. Matthysee was gonna kill Garica for the majority, he didn't, therefore he's rubbish, not Garcia is better than thought. Backwards thinking.

Mattyhsse is still among the top must watch fighters in the world.

[J_Undisputed]

I'm still a huge Matthysse fan. I think a lot of people saw him as this huge puncher and nothing more so when he lost to Garcia, he was "exposed" in their eyes. He's a better boxer than some people give him credit for. He adapts either through advice from his corner or through what he sees, like in the Molina fight.

I won't say I though the Garcia fight was all wrong for Lucas. Was Garcia better than most gave him credit for? At the time i would have said yes. Seeing him since then I'm not so sure. But I also think Lucas made a big mistake changing his prefight preparations. Moving his Training here instead of back home where hes comfortable and the press tour seemed to take him out of his zone. The spotlight definitely doesn't agree with him, so he's better off flying under the radar till he's in the ring. He seems to be a pretty good simple guy, and he's a fighter by by nature (His mom, dad, brother and sister are/were fighters) . Trying to make him a media darling or trash talking d0uche just really seems to water down the fighter in him. He does seem to have some serious intent for that Garcia rematch though.

[Spicoli]

It says a lot about what's wrong with boxing when Showtime insists on shoveling shat uphill and giving Broner struggling with c level guys top billing ahead of just a solid well rounded world class professional like Matthysse. But obnoxious loud fools attract attention. Then again, so does a car crash. Matthysse is must see tv and very much at the top of my fan appreciation list. People, fans sometimes only remember the 'bad' or when a guy has adversity slap him in the face. He takes an L vs Garcia who fought one of his better game plans and then gets dropped by an assumed gimme with Molina. Therefore the " ohh he lost confidence, he's on a decline" gets thrown around. How about just maybe we, some, looked over Molina. Just like just maybe we looked over an assumed Herrera who made Garcia look often clueless and lost? Fans can have a very short term memory and attention span. Sometimes it starts at home too, that card was a ghost ship as far as media promotion and attention on here save for a few. Make no mistake , the sport would greatly benefit from more humble all action fighters who only want to fight good comp.

[imp]

Garcia beats any type of matthyse.

Garcia is never expected to win anything but he has shown that his basic style is winning and beating the best out there.

GGG is another one that will get his tan whipped by oldie froch or ward if he ever decides to step up to 168.

[Rantcatrat]

Garcia beats any type of matthyse.

Garcia is never expected to win anything but he has shown that his basic style is winning and beating the best out there.

GGG is another one that will get his tan whipped by oldie froch or ward if he ever decides to step up to 168.

You're living two years ago. Currently, that statement is entirely incorrect. Garcia was expected to win his last two fights and the odds for the fights were heavily in Garcia's favor. Yet, in every way but on paper, he lost the fight against Herrera, and in his farcical fight against Salka, beat up a top 50 junior lightweight. Want to know why people don't like Garcia, well, there you go.

If Garcia steps up to 147, he gets beat down by Thurman, Porter and Brook.

[powerpuncher]

Garcia beats any type of matthyse.

Garcia is never expected to win anything but he has shown that his basic style is winning and beating the best out there.

GGG is another one that will get his tan whipped by oldie froch or ward if he ever decides to step up to 168.

You're living two years ago. Currently, that statement is entirely incorrect. Garcia was expected to win his last two fights and the odds for the fights were heavily in Garcia's favor. Yet, in every way but on paper, he lost the fight against Herrera, and in his farcical fight against Salka, beat up a top 50 junior lightweight. Want to know why people don't like Garcia, well, there you go.

If Garcia steps up to 147, he gets beat down by Thurman, Porter and Brook.

You don't like Garcia because he fought a good fighter like herrera? The salka fight was a joke but the herrera fight was a legit fight. Garcia has fought legit fighters for the past few years.

[Rantcatrat]

Garcia beats any type of matthyse.

Garcia is never expected to win anything but he has shown that his basic style is winning and beating the best out there.

GGG is another one that will get his tan whipped by oldie froch or ward if he ever decides to step up to 168.

You're living two years ago. Currently, that statement is entirely incorrect. Garcia was expected to win his last two fights and the odds for the fights were heavily in Garcia's favor. Yet, in every way but on paper, he lost the fight against Herrera, and in his farcical fight against Salka, beat up a top 50 junior lightweight. Want to know why people don't like Garcia, well, there you go.

If Garcia steps up to 147, he gets beat down by Thurman, Porter and Brook.

You don't like Garcia because he fought a good fighter like herrera? The salka fight was a joke but the herrera fight was a legit fight. Garcia has fought legit fighters for the past few years.

The Herrera fight was supposed to be a non-controversial relatively easy win for the lineal junior welterweight champion, Garcia, in front of his fans in Puerto Rico, considering he was coming off the best win of his career. Instead, it left a bitter taste with many fans because it appeared Herrera beat him but was robbed. I had Garcia losing. He then refused a rematch with Herrera and fought a 40-1 or something underdog in Salka, a junior-lightweight. Whatever good will he built up with people, he's done a good job recently squandering it. He also acts with a real sense of entitlement, like he controls the division. He won't face Peterson until Matthysse gives him a rematch. He won't face Herrera again, but he faced Morales twice. On and On.

[powerpuncher]

Garcia beats any type of matthyse.

Garcia is never expected to win anything but he has shown that his basic style is winning and beating the best out there.

GGG is another one that will get his tan whipped by oldie froch or ward if he ever decides to step up to 168.

You're living two years ago. Currently, that statement is entirely incorrect. Garcia was expected to win his last two fights and the odds for the fights were heavily in Garcia's favor. Yet, in every way but on paper, he lost the fight against Herrera, and in his farcical fight against Salka, beat up a top 50 junior lightweight. Want to know why people don't like Garcia, well, there you go.

If Garcia steps up to 147, he gets beat down by Thurman, Porter and Brook.

You don't like Garcia because he fought a good fighter like herrera? The salka fight was a joke but the herrera fight was a legit fight. Garcia has fought legit fighters for the past few years.

The Herrera fight was supposed to be a non-controversial relatively easy win for the lineal junior welterweight champion, Garcia, in front of his fans in Puerto Rico, considering he was coming off the best win of his career. Instead, it left a bitter taste with many fans because it appeared Herrera beat him but was robbed. I had Garcia losing. He then refused a rematch with Herrera and fought a 40-1 or something underdog in Salka, a junior-lightweight. Whatever good will he built up with people, he's done a good job recently squandering it. He also acts with a real sense of entitlement, like he controls the division. He won't face Peterson until Matthysse gives him a rematch. He won't face Herrera again, but he faced Morales twice. On and On.

not really sure what is wrong with any of that. Why would he give herrera a rematch? It was a close fight that could have gone either way and Garcia is the champ. Happens all the time in boxing. This isn't old time boxing where people fight each other 5 times. It wasn't an exciting fight the first time so there isn't a demand for it. It doesn't bother me much at the moment that he doesn't give matthysse a rematch because both of them have a lot of other options. If there was nobody around their divisions then I would want a rematch.

If Garcia fights a scrub next fight then I won't be happy but if he does end up fighting postol then that's a good fight and I wouldn't be upset with that. Matthysse is a really good fighter and I think at this point in his career, he needs to forget about Garcia and just keep beating other fighters to get to the top. If he gets there, Garcia will give him a rematch.

[Beanflicker]

Garcia fought a world-class fight vs Matthysse and showed a world-class chin in taking bombs from Matthysse that would have left 95-99% of 140lbers flat on their back. He also had the big power to keep Matthysse from just running in.

[walrus]

If it weren't for the eye I think Lucas would have beat Garcia but taking advantage of injuries is a big part of boxing so my statement is moot regardless.
I still think there is a lot of excitement around Lucas but it is lost in the niche sport of boxing.He might as well fight Broner next so the hype about Broner can follow Lucas.

[Beanz]

Garcia beats any type of matthyse.

Garcia is never expected to win anything but he has shown that his basic style is winning and beating the best out there.

GGG is another one that will get his tan whipped by oldie froch or ward if he ever decides to step up to 168.

What has Golovkin to do with anything? Because you can not stomach the fact that he has beaten everybody soundly in his class and is willing to fight, Cotto, Quillin,etc and all the other runners you have to invent the flaw that he won't fight people not in his weight class. Matthyse like GGG would fight anyone at a moments notice so neither can hardly be accused of not being willing to step up.