Does Lucas Matthysse have ANY weaknesses?

[DavilaJones]

Tall jabber with good movement to keep him at bay. Its the only thing....oh god him vs provodbekov....drool

[Spicoli]

Ink Poisoning ? He can be hit..but when your there so can you.

Volume rangy boxer puncher with a chip on his shoulder and good granite chin...Ike Quartey-ish

[TitoFan]

Tall jabber with good movement to keep him at bay. Its the only thing....oh god him vs provodbekov....drool

Petersen sort of tried to do that in the 1st round. But couldn't keep Matthysse off of him. I think the tall jabber would have to mix in a few good power shots to make Lucas respect him a little bit. Otherwise, it's a matter of time.

[TitoFan]

In light of the recent events in boxing... I'd say the list of possible future opponents for Mayweather has suffered a few "tweaks." I don't know whether Matthysse has any plans to move up to 147. But if he does, I think that would make for a super-fight with Floyd. And seeing as to how Floyd apparently has no interest in fighting Canelo at 154, and Canelo apparently can't (or won't) make 147... that fight seems to be drifting off into the sunset.

But Mayweather-Matthysse..... that would be an awesome fight.

[Kirkland Laing]

He can be outboxed obviously. You've just got to stay away from that power for twelve rounds and manage to take whatever he does land. Judah and Alexander managed it.

Prospective Floyd opponent?

[armin]

He can be outboxed obviously. You've just got to stay away from that power for twelve rounds and manage to take whatever he does land. Judah and Alexander managed it.

Prospective Floyd opponent?

I think many agree those were dodgy decisions, also after those two fights his come out much more agressive from the gate, but yeah let's not get ahead of ourselves floyd outboxes him, but he's one of the few I think would manage it.

[Spicoli]

He can be outboxed obviously. You've just got to stay away from that power for twelve rounds and manage to take whatever he does land. Judah and Alexander managed it.

Prospective Floyd opponent?

Thought he took both those fights, also hes not a guy waiting around now brought in as an 'opponent'. Hes learned himself and the fact that his power is a constant, early on, and not just a last resort. He can hurt you with just clipping shots and that can be more dangerous than a guy aiming for the perfect shot. First things first and thats Garcia. I like Matthysse around the 8th by tko.

[Kirkland Laing]

He can be outboxed obviously. You've just got to stay away from that power for twelve rounds and manage to take whatever he does land. Judah and Alexander managed it.

Prospective Floyd opponent?

Thought he took both those fights, also hes not a guy waiting around now brought in as an 'opponent'. Hes learned himself and the fact that his power is a constant, early on, and not just a last resort. He can hurt you with just clipping shots and that can be more dangerous than a guy aiming for the perfect shot. First things first and thats Garcia. I like Matthysse around the 8th by tko.

I agre with all of this. As far as the thread title goes, move him up to Floyd level and he's only going to have a fleeting chance to win. But the fact that Mosley rocked Shane means that could be a sellable fight, especially if Matthysse splats Garcia and learns a few words of English.

[CFH]

Matthysse is slow of hand, slow of foot, and his chin has never really been tested (as far as I know). He's also pretty wild and careless inside the ring. He's a very good fighter, but by no means unbeatable. A pure boxer would give him fits.

[Sleepwalker]

Thankfully, his fight wasn't aired on HBO. Those windbag commentators wouldn't have known what to do with themselves

[Rantcatrat]

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?

[TitoFan]

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.

[walrus]

Tall jabber with good movement to keep him at bay. Its the only thing....oh god him vs provodbekov....drool

Agreed, I think both he and Danny can fight Lucas up close. Either would and will be great fights. It might be interesting to see him fight Rios as well.

[Kirkland Laing]

Tall jabber with good movement to keep him at bay. Its the only thing....oh god him vs provodbekov....drool

Agreed, I think both he and Danny can fight Lucas up close. Either would and will be great fights. It might be interesting to see him fight Rios as well.

I would not be wanting to fight Matthysse up close.