Don't be surprised if Postol beats Matthysse

Lucas is about to beat the hell out of that boy,there are levels to this sh1t Larry now calling lucas a bum quitter

Holy **** now I believe your name. Great call!

Good call....

This is in my opinion the worst possible style matchup for Matthysse, and will probably be a more difficult fight than the Garcia fight I also think Postol beats Garcia, which is probably why Haymon had him duck that fight and just move up to 147 to fight the likes of Malignaggi and Guerrero Postol is unknown to most fans, but that doesn't mean he isn't any good. He also trains under Roach/Marvin and I'd have to be pretty naive to think they didnt learn anything about Lucas in the Ruslan fight Postol has 3 inches of reach (probably about 1.5 - 2" of arm length), and 5 inches of height, he is pretty big for 140 He has more/less every possible physical advantage over Lucas except for Power, but his power is good enough to keep his opponent from being reckless rooting for lucas but this will probably be the most difficult fight he's ever had in his pro career I hope I'm wrong, since he's my current favorite active boxer Good call sir!

he used the exact gameplan that he used in the aydin fight, clinch, move, jab until his opponent starts getting tired, then open up with combinations From the beginning, it felt like a different Postol imo. He was still a bit stiff in the torso, but he tightened up defensively and he clinched much more. I think he threw more combinations earlier against Aydin than Matts, and his combos were a bit more authoritative this time around when he decided to unload. I think he also maintained distance better. He improved on the finer details.

Highlight reel ko of postol coming up. He has no power and Lucas will walk right through him, he has nothing to worry about. What a dumb ass :lol1:

provo lost cos he couldn't carry on throwing in the later rounds. people talk about it like a FOTY but Matthysse had his way post round 3 or 4 cos Provo didn't do naything. Combine provos power and grit with a better engine and punch output and we would have seen Matthysse quit. Add 4 inches to Matthysse's height and reach and he would've beaten Postol are you ****ing retarded?

Provo lost badly because Lucas is better than he is, and styles make fights. provo lost cos he couldn't carry on throwing in the later rounds. people talk about it like a FOTY but Matthysse had his way post round 3 or 4 cos Provo didn't do naything. Combine provos power and grit with a better engine and punch output and we would have seen Matthysse quit.

Pretty much this, I've been saying this for years, it's why I thought Provo might beat him if it gets to being a firefight but Provos engine is too mediocre. Provo lost badly because Lucas is better than he is, and styles make fights.

he has a good trainer, in fact one of the guys who trains him was a world champion (Juan Coggi) my issue with him isn't that he lost, it's that when he gets hurt or frustrated he gives up Pretty much this, I've been saying this for years, it's why I thought Provo might beat him if it gets to being a firefight but Provos engine is too mediocre.

Interesting thread - and a good prediction. Always funny looking back at these. Postol fought a great fight, he should have been deducted points for the holding I feel, it was a bit too much and had too much of an effect on the early action. I think he needs to have a bit more confidence in his combinations and power rather than resort to holding too quickly. I can only see him getting better from here, some good fights for him. Wonder how long he'll be able to keep that frame at 140?

Postol will have to be better than he was against Aydin if he's gonna beat Matts. he used the exact gameplan that he used in the aydin fight, clinch, move, jab until his opponent starts getting tired, then open up with combinations

Good call, guys. I was rooting for Lucas and I didn't know much about Postol but the little I knew and just seeing the height advantage had me worried to predict. That was a damn near domination. Not only did Postol show superior boxing skills and good power, he also showed grit when he got rocked and came right back at Lucas. He's a problem for sure.

Well deserved thread bump, joe. Nice call.

Bump cuz yeah You called it. :lol1:

Lucas will be back. He needs a new freakin trainer tho. he has a good trainer, in fact one of the guys who trains him was a world champion (Juan Coggi) my issue with him isn't that he lost, it's that when he gets hurt or frustrated he gives up

Lucas will be back. He needs a new freakin trainer tho.

Bump cuz yeah

The Aydin KO was a thing of beauty. that was one of the very best knockouts of the year, IMO. aydin had no idea what the f#ck was hitting him until he was on the ground with a referee leaning over him and waving his hands. great stoppage. you don't need to count to 10 to know that guy has had enough. get his mouthpiece out of his mouth and let his brain get some air.

The Aydin KO was a thing of beauty.