Lucas "The Machine" Matthysse VS Adrian "The Problem" Broner

**Silkeyjoe** · 05-20-2013 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by IamInuit

Well I'm in the minority here. People are making far to big a deal over the little success Rees had. Not only does Lucas fight nothing like Rees but he's slow motion in comparison where speed is concerned. Sure the speed surprised Broner a bit early but he knew Gavin could not hurt him and kind of played around.

And I disagree that Broner gets beat up if he fights behind the shoulder. Lucas is slow and has very little lateral movement to work off to get Broner moving sideways in order to capitalize on getting him off balance. Paulie has a better shot at doing that. Lucas does most of his best work in a 2 foot square kill box. Broner may not have Lucas type power but he still has ko power in both hands and his combination punching is some of the best out there. I don't think Lucas has the chin he is touted to have and I think it crumbles under Broners work rate.

Broner has said he's going back to 135 and the only reason I can see him doing this is to be mentioned in the record books beside Henry Armstrong as the only two men that have done it.
There is simply way to many fights for him at 140 and he's going to end up at welter anyway.

This fight could easily get made but first we need to see Garcia in with Lucas. Broner can get his fight at 135 and then bounce up for the winner. All 3 are GBP fighters.

Would be good. Broner fights Burns, Lucas fights Danny an he winners fight

**Kirkland Laing** · 05-20-2013 07:07 PM

I picked Matthysse by KO. Broner's chin is definitely getting tested in this fight and it could be all over in a couple of rounds. I think it'd be a war as long as it lasted.

I don't think this fight gets made anytime soon.

**TheMacMagician** · 05-21-2013 09:17 AM

Broner quite likes fighting in the pocket, and he's really good at it, as he showed against DeMarco. But Matthysse isn't DeMarco, so I'd say Broner gets KO'd after being sucked in to a cocky inside fight.

I'd say were more likely to see Broner face Mosley or Khan after Malignaggi. No way they put him in with Matthysse.