Lamont Peterson - What were you playing at?

You are completely ignoring the main point - matthysse.

Imposing your style of fight rather than adapting to your opponents.

 

When mentioning the rabbit punches, I think he was just alluding to the fact that he was getting hurt and the gameplan was going out of the window. Which is 100% correct. The first round -- where Matthysse started off slow and couldn't touch him -- he was boxing at a distance and doing what was expected of him. Then Matthysse upped the heat and began roughing him, before landing his best punch up until that point -- a straight right -- which shook Peterson to his boots. Then of course he got the knockdown which eliminated all hopes of him being able to box and move effectively. He may well have got annoyed by the rabbit punches, but by then the writing was on the wall, and he had nowhere to hide. Even Paulie, in the Showtime broadcast, noted this. He said there's no chance for him to try and box, (because Matthysse will hunt him down) and so he has to get his respect and try and deter him by standing his ground and firing back, as that's all he had left. No legs = no box-and-move.

 

He said the rabbit punches got him annoyed so he abandoned the gameplan, do you really think Peterson could box for 12 rounds he tries to inside fight in every fight he was always losing this
The emotion got the better of him, if you ever sparred or anything you know this can happen

 

Imo he had to, the right hurt him in the second before the knockdown, then some rabbit punches, and his legs were gone really

 

May well be Peterson's gameplan went out of the window because Matthysse as soon as he tagged him first time the reality of how Peterson planned the fight to go & then came the realisation of what he was up agains

For Peterson he should of spent the opening rounds gaining a foothold in the fight by staying out of range he didn't.But to be fair he couldn't.

The point that struck me Matthysse cut the ring off superbly Peterson had to fight his way out of range & the rest we all saw.

 

Peterson's never boxed & moved for 12 rounds in any fights of his I've seen.

I don't think it's in his nature to be able to do that, sooner or later he was always going to end up trading.

I can't imagine it's easy to stay out of trouble when you're fighting someone with KO power in either hand, it's hard enough avoiding power shots from a fighter with KO power in only one hand

 

I'm not sure this was quite a Bradley/Provodnikov situation.

What seemed to happen is Peterson came out in the first with a clear idea to use a lot more movement than usual (he has basically been a come forward fighter against Khan and Holt). It was relatively successful, but in the context of Matthyse warming into the fight.

Then he got hit by a cuffing shot and lost his legs. I'm not sure that was as a result of a gameplan gone wrong, it was a long left-hook by Matthyse not exactly a short counter as a result of Peterson exposing himself up close.

He wasn't ever the same after that, he was easy to find going forward or back. I think the main problem was he wasn't ever going to be able to effectively box Matthyse all night and keep out of trouble. He was going to need to be able to take a shot from Matthyse and that didn't seem to be the case. I thought he'd have tough moments, probably go down, but that he'd be tough enough to nullify Matthyse up close but ultimately you just have to say that assessment was incorrect, he didn't have the durability - that was the main problem. Gameplans mean **** if you simply can't hold a punch from the other guy, even a cuffing shot.

 

I agree with a poster above, you are missing the point I think mate

Matthyse sort of bossed proceedings and lured Peterson into a punchers fight, enough for him to land something big, Peterson is an experienced world class fighter who has never been subjected to that before in over 30 fights 6 or 7 of which have been for world title's, he will be confident in his mind (maybe not now :yep) that he can fight most fighters in the world and compete in most areas, one of them being punching in striking range with a known puncher!

Matthyse got his wish and put the fight to bed early! This is boxing, a fraction either side and Peterson avoids the punch and the fight continues. Worth noting Peterson had been hurt at this stage.

Things to be drawn from the fight; Matthyse has power and skills, Peterson should look to set a pace and boss from range (where possible). You cannot just say Peterson is the better boxer he could have boxed Matthyse to a decision with his eyes closed because he has better boxing skills, Matthyse is every ounce as effective as a puncher as Peterson is a boxer, if not more, he seems to be improving and becoming more devastating with every fight! Its not easy to just box an animal like Matthyse, at some point you have to truly engage to keep Matthyse thinking before he comes marching in with little regard.

 

Peterson is just not a boxer who runs for twele rounds. He himself is a pressure fighter. Also it happens that your opponent can force you in a brawl. by cutting the ring off or by getting rough in clinches (like Lucas did with Peterson).
Lucas was getting to Peterson anyway so he decided to fight back instead going on his bike. It went wrong. But I dont think the outcome would have been different if Peterson boxed on the outside. First because Peterson is not such a fighter. And second because Lucas was getting to him already in the first round.

 

I don't think Peterson is making an excuse when he talked about the rabbit punches, either. They seemed to noticeably shake him up. Shouldn't have affected his tactics, but it probably did haze things and make it more difficult to keep his movement.

 

Peterson doesn't box though, he looked good in the Ortiz fight boxing but that's because Ortiz is so hot and cold
Peterson looked sharp the first round but the style match up was all wrong for him, when he realised he would be caught even if he boxes he came forward and then realised he couldn't do that either

 

I'm convinced he lost it mentally, he looked very nervous even before the first bell rung.