who does monster puncher Lucas Matthysse remind you of ?

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  1. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I have been watching boxing for many moons, and I have seldom seen a
    heavier handed 140 lb puncher than Lucas Matthysse that I can recall.He has been my favourite fighter because of his thundering punches and iron jaw. One more thing. I thought referee Steve Smoger after each knockdown of Petersen , gave Petersen too much time talking to him, and not given Lucas an opportunity to finish the job earlier...What say you ESB ?
     
  2. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    burt, i agree. it's hard not to love matthysse. it's too bad rios and alvarado are with arum. matching any of those fighters would make for a classic fight. pryor and tszyu were both heavy handed at 140. while i wouldn't put lucas in their class yet, he is definitely improving over the past few years. who knows, maybe somewhere down the line he gets a shot at an aged mayweather. i'd watch.
     
  3. Garrus

    Garrus Big Boss 1935-2014 Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano, more wild though and his straight right hand to the body (more consistent than Marciano ever was with it).

    Both are seen as crude sluggers but there's more than meets the eye...

    Never seen Lucas tired (yet). Chin's solid.
     
  4. Rex Tickard

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  5. Vysotsky

    Vysotsky Boxing Junkie banned

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    Provodnikov and Khabib aren't with Top Rank and are both as appealing as Rios or Alverado in terms of the syle matchups against Lucas. In terms of power he reminds me of Kostya i just wish Lucas still had the awesome rat tail haircut.
     
  6. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    :deal

    I'm not sure I'd necessarily say that much more wild though. Marciano definitely had more endurance/volume though.
     
  7. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL having fun Full Member

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    Yeah, Matthysse´s style is somwhat similar to MArciano´s;
     
  8. Bobo

    Bobo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yeah most closely to Kostya Tszyu
     
  9. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Matthysse doesn't have the height, and he presses more now...But he reminds me of Arguello in his punch placement and style. He carries the same technical approach with the same weapons jab, hook, and cross...and a commitment to body punching...another thing he seems to share with Arguello is accuracy. I've kind of considered him a poor man's Arguello.We will see how good he is...great win last night. I especially took note, because I thought Peterson would outpoint him...I think he will stop Garcia
     
  10. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Really Matthysse is 11 stone, he comes in well over welterweight limit come fight time.

    Burt did you ever catch Saensak Muangsurin in the 70s? Now there was a heby handed light welterweight monster.

    Matthysse is fairly wild so I don't think he's the complete technical package some are claiming to see. But he's a fairly rounded and heavy handed puncher, less nous than Tszyu had though IMO.
     
  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Hes not as fundamentally sound or compsed as Kostya bur he does possess monstrous power. And for all his supposed wildness and crudeness, his punches find the mark on very skilled and even elusive fighters. He is doing something right.
     
  12. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    1)i'm ****ing dying to see this fight!

    2)if he has burt's seal of approval, there's something special to him
     
  13. red cobra

    red cobra VIP Member Full Member

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    Now the guy has my attention for sure...he seems a special fighter.
     
  14. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I want a lucas mattysse haircut
     
  15. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    burt would you say he hits as hard pounf for pound as say a jimmy dime or a hal hoshino

    I know they were feathers