Lucas Matthysse vs. Breidis Prescott

Paperagent · Jun 29, 2014

IntentionalButt said: ↑

Nah, don't be silly now.

I'm probably the biggest Matthysse fan on this board (certainly the longest-standing one, unless anybody else has been cheering him on since Castaneda I?) and have never really cared much for Prescott, whom I thought got showered with a ridiculous amount of hype for blitzing a cold Amir Khan - but let's be real here.

Matthysse has an iron chin but he no longer seems invulnerable to getting dropped after going down thrice against Garcia and Molina. Prescott may not be in Garcia's league overall, but is at least the equal of Molina, and if we are being honest probably has a lot more boxing skill - not to mention those daunting physical attributes, having five inches of height and three of reach on Matthysse - along with comparable raw power.

Prescott has been steadily improving his game over the years, and while still not perfect has added some nifty tools. He knows how to use his size and has fine-tuned his jab.

If you are writing him off because of the five losses, reconsider. He ran Vázquez - the current #1 or #2 lightweight in the world - pretty close. Many thought he was robbed against McCloskey. He was ahead on points when Alvarado pulled off a miraculous last-minute stoppage.

...and clearly (and growing more so), Terence Crawford getting the best of you is no great shame - unless we now are going to pretend Gamboa always was a bum, too?

I would be rooting for Matthysse, and ultimately do favor him in this h2h match-up - but Prescott is no bum nor would it be a terrible mismatch, all things considered. At least not right now.
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IntentionalButt · Jun 30, 2014

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I meant Prescott's is comparable to Molina's, if you read it.

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