Will Lucas Matthysse end up like Marcos Maidana?

I never said Amir Khan would be Matthysses hardest fight. I said Matthysse shouldn't be rated a lot higher than Khan, Rios, and Garcia.

 

I don't see Matthysse on the Pacquiao Cotto killer level. I don't think he'll ever get to be as good as Pacquiao was. Which is nothing to take away from him but i do feel he isn't invincible.

I think with a lot of fighters like him his power can dazzle people. I think now Matthysse might be realizing he has to change his gameplan a bit. He may have learned something from Sergio Martinez.

The thing is with these knockout artists. If they can't knock you out a lot of the time they cannot change their gameplan. Andre Ward can do it and Sugar Ray Leonard can do it. But not many are near their level. And Matthysse is not a classical boxer, and is not an elite level boxer. Fortunately for him there's no Ray Leonards in his division.

I think he might come unstuck when he fights a boxer mover but i think Amir Khan is used to coming out fast against an opponent since he started with Freddie Roach. I think Roach give him a lot of positives and helped him in an offensive direction when he would come out fast and try and knock a guy out. Like he tried with Maidana and Garcia. Amir Khan i think was more disciplined and trained harder for Maidana than he did for Garcia. He seemed much more focused going into that fight than he did with Danny Garcia even though it ended in four rounds.

Amir Khan might improve drastically with Virgil Hunter. I think Khan can adapt fairly quickly but a lot of the boxing traits he learned from the amatuers may be engraved into him. I think from watching Khan his footwork and his stance needs to be improved. He did look like he made improvements in the Molina fight but that isn't really saying much due to his competition.


And about Ajose Olusegun. He would cause Garcia some trouble for a few rounds but would get caught. I think it would be hard for Garcia to time Ajose with his movement but his hands low style would be a factor in this fight. Garcia would catch Ajose moving.

 

I think they're around the same level or near the same level. I think Garcia is actually underrated.

The good thing about the 140 division there's a few style clashes.

I think Ajose Olusegun from what i saw in the in Colin Lynes fight. From seeing him in person and then watching him fight Matthysse i didn't see any improvement in Ajose. The actual only improvement i saw really was his strength. His conditioning had improved but not by much.

Which is a thing with offensive type boxers who want to pressure you from the opening bell. They tend to gas out and have stamina issues in the later rounds more so than a slower paced boxer.

 

Yeah, I know. I think Rios also underestimates Khans abilities from a technical standpoint. I think Khan could outbox Rios to a comfortable UD, but i also think Rios could knock him out early.

Rios is another boxer who needs to work on his defense. Offensive brawler types cut their careers shorter.

 

That's exactly what Khan can do. I do feel you're overrating him. Amir Khan is a better boxer than him technically. That shouldn't be too difficult for you to swallow.