Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
Of course he has weaknesses. Sluggers are always fun to watch though and there aren't that many truly dangerous top level sluggers around right now.

In my opinion, Lucas Matthysse is too small to jump up in weight. As long as he's at 140, I'm not sure who beats him. Khan/Garcia/Alvarado/Rios/Provo. I just don't see them doing it.

I know I might get some grief here for saying this, but I can see Miguel Vasquez and Richard Abril giving Matthysse some problems. I understand that they are fighting at lightweight, but I really don't see Mathysse as a big junior welterweight. Both guys are tall lightweights with longer reaches than Matthysse, who have fought punchers before. Am I crazy?

Well, Abril totally schooled Rios (and then got robbed)... so it's not completely out of the question that he could give Matthysse fits. But then all Lucas needs is to land one punch... and we've all seen it doesn't even have to land flush.

As far as Matthysse's size... I think you're right. 140 seems like a tailor-made weight for him to stay at. Lamont looked significantly bigger in the ring, and if Lucas jumps to 147 the size difference between him and his opponents might be even more marked. Too bad, though. Because I'd love to see a Lucas-Floyd fight somewhere down the line.