I agree Matthysee is becoming a bit overrated on this forum. I favour Matthysee though if Peterson's off the juice. Both are slow starters and normally start coming into the fight later on so should be interesting.
This Excuse that Lamont is a steroid cheat is bull****, he didn't fight any differently against Khan than any other opponent, he actually looked better and looked to have more power vs Holt, I doubt the minuscule amount of testosterone had any affect on his performance and I believe him when he said he didn't intentially take a banned substance... As for Lucas I agree he is vastly overrated here, what A level opponent has he beat? He lost to Zab for gods sake, whether you think he deserved a narrow decision the fact remains he got out boxed for the majority of the fight and it was not a robbery, hell Cotto beat and battered a fresher version of Zab but yet Lucas is considered some sort of beast... Khan also destroyed Zab and stopped him, Lucas Also lost to Alexander, I mean come on why does he get so much credit after facing no one elite let alone beating them, I see Lamont out working Him in route to a decision, which won't be surprising because he's already been beaten by lesser fighters...
Did you watch the Alexander fight? There's more of a case for that fight than the Judah one for sure. And Mathysse has improved since then. The people complaining about Mathysse nut-huggers are much louder than the supposed nut-huggers themselves. Peterson is a solid fighter, a bit more proven, but the gap between their visibly identifiable abilities is not so wide. What Lucas may lack in refined boxing skill as a threat, he makes up with in his serious power.
Peterson, I think I believe him now. Plus the ibf cleared him. Sure the wba let khan keep his belt but he was cleared and his result hasn't been overturned. Had he delcared it pre fight he'd have gotten an exemption anyways. This fight determines the clear number 2 behind Garcia. I'd live Garcia to fight the winner of these two after sparking Judah. Khan can go suck a dick, his ego is too big for his talents and I firmly believe he should have to go the mando route to get another shot. I'm looking forward to this fight greatly.
I think Peterson will beat him as well. People love KO punchers and often times overrate them, and that's what's happening again here. Lucas couldn't stop Zab or Alexander he won't stop Peterson either. Peterson has better boxing ability and a better inside fighter than Lucas. I think he will smother Lucas' power and bust him up on the inside going to his body. Peterson by UD is my pick.
But see you sound partial to Matthysse your self, asking did he see Matthysse-Alexander, maybe you should re watch it cause Alexander outboxed him but got no credit. Most people had Matthysse by 1 point cause of the knockdown, last month I saw it listed as the number 6 robbery of all time how is a one point fight one of the biggest robberies of all time?