By Rene Umanzor
Trainer Luis Barrera, the man behind Lucas Matthysse (34-2, 32KOs), says his boxer is more than just a puncher. Matthysse faces WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (26-0, 16KOs) on September 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Garcia and his father/trainer Angel Garcia believe Matthysse is nothing more than a big puncher with little to no boxing ability. The Matthysse-Garcia match will be the co-feature to the big Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez showdown.
"Everyone thinks that Lucas is only a puncher, but I think he is one of the best boxers in the world. He is more of a boxer-puncher," Barrera said. " We are going to win. We are prepared to fight for twelve rounds, but if Danny comes to fight us like he did against Erik Morales - Lucas is going to find him and send him to the canvas."
"Danny has a heavy hand but we are well prepared physically and we are preparing to fight. You have to train hard to get to Las Vegas and win."
Rene Umanzor covers boxing in Mexico for The Record.
