Comments Thread For: After Upsetting Subriel Matias, Liam Paro Declares He Is 'The Captain' Of The Junior Welterweights

[uppercut510]

Ouch. Had Matias been from America, many of those on his stick would’ve been questioning his resume and ability.

Man, reminds me of how all the people hopped off the Loma train when Salido beat him.

yeah very true, nobody was asking who has he beat

[Southpaw16]

I think this will be Haney’s next fight. Credible opponent, good style matchup (ie doesn’t hit too hard).

[richardt]

It was a great win but he can't get ahead of himself. Lets see how fights between the 4 belt holders and contenders all settle in. So many styles that are so different from each other. Time will tell who the kingpin is at 140. Haney's jab and Cruz' work rate and chin could be very difficult for him to overcome.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

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The Captain has arrived.

[ELPacman]

I knew when Matias was coming out with an artist he would lose. He looked waaaaay too comfortable and relaxed going into the ring. That said, wtf is has been going on with PR homecoming fights?

I remember when Amanda Serrano pulls out of her main event at the point of having to walk out and fight. She literally announces it there in the ring. It was so bizarre. Then Matias has his own homecoming fight and ends up losing it. Bad luck.

[TonyRespectful]

Big props to his cornermen! Paro looked ready to quit at one point but his corner pumped him up big time

[M312]

Jack Catterall beats them all - although he does need to work on his stamina.

[LITTLE JOE]

Maybe they can give George Kambosos Jr a ranking at Jr Welterweight and gift him another title shot. Aussie vs Aussie in a big fight.

[The Big Dunn]

Maybe they can give George Kambosos Jr a ranking at Jr Welterweight and gift him another title shot. Aussie vs Aussie in a big fight.

That would be a nice cash grab as a reward for this kind of huge upset.

You know the top guys ain’t gonna fight him now that he is high risk, low reward.

[Boxfan83]

the boggey man lost, lol people were saying hed beat haney. i was never sold but hes a pretty good fighter, all it takes is a good jab and foot work and u can beat him tho

It takes some pop too. Paro was peppering Matias and loading up to the body. I heard a couple different interviews from Matias alluding to feeling out his opponents power before he opens up. Even with Haneys stiff Jab, I doubt thatd be enough.

Both coming off losses, I'd favor Matias > Haney.