Who should Maidana fight next?

**$Bullsfam$** · 10-14-2011, 09:49 AM

Lucas or Morales. Nobody else satisfys.

**John Barron** · 10-14-2011, 10:01 AM

ain't mccloskey his WBA mandatory? anyway matthysse would be the best on that list, it's clear morales don't want none.

**Leohappy** · 10-14-2011, 10:05 AM

I would prefer Morales, Bradley, Matthysse or Guerrero, but most likely it will be McCloskey.

Also about Berto, Maidana said on twitter:
@loudibella @AndreBerto Thanks. 1 year ago I was not nearly 147lbs. And I never ever mentioned berto in my life

**sunny31** · 10-14-2011, 10:27 AM

I would like to see someone relevant.

As his status has risen, he has started taking an easier path. I would like to see him in a real 50/50. Matthysse would be good if he is fit to fight, morales again, bradley, devon, any of those guys, I would not really want him to fight McCloskey, but wouldn't knock him if he did, as McCloskey has put himself in a mandatory spot, even if most people had Prescott winning.

In my opinion Maidana's a paper champion anyway, it is a BS belt. He is a worthy world champion, but I hate seeing it happen that way.

**WarMaidana** · 10-14-2011, 12:06 PM

Rios would be an awesome fight but wont happen cause top rank and goldenboy

**4Corners** · 10-14-2011, 12:43 PM

Maidana could fight Matthysse next. Matthysse is argubaly unbeaten, had two close losses to Judah and Alexander, and is in his prime. Morales...he showed against Cano that he is DONE. That was a miracle performance in a loss to Maidana earlier this year.

140 is going to thin out big time in the next year. The WBA, IBF, WBO will all most likely be vacant, once Amir Khan and Timothy Bradley move up. Also, Devon Alexander is moving up in weight as well.

The only names that may remain at 140 are Marcos Maidana, Lucas Matthysse, Bredis Prescott, Mike Alvarado, Paul Mccloskey, Lamont Peterson, Zab Judah, and Victor Cayo. Robert Guerrero is a good fighter in his prime, and he will probably move up next year.

Here's what I'd like to see at 140.

After Khan beats Peterson and moves up, vacate the WBA and IBF. Bradley will move up and fight Pac. Have Bradley vacate the WBO title.

Next Spring, Maidana could fight Matthysse for the vacant WBA title. Have the winner of Prescott-Alvarado fight Mccloskey, and who ever comes out of that could fight Morales, so someone legit and still decent can have the WBC title. Have Guerrero come back next summer and fight maybe a Victor Cayo or Zab Judah, maybe for the vacant IBF title.

Than, we'd have the Maidana-Matthysse winner as the WBA champ, Robert Guerrero as the IBF champ, and either McCloskey-Alvarado-Prescott as the WBC champ.

By late next year/early 2013, Vargas and Benavidez will be ready to step up and two new names would appear at 140. By early 2013, Brandon Rios may also be a name at 140 as well.

Also, you can't knock Maidana for not fighting someone good last time out. He was ready to fight Guerrero, who is a good fighter in his prime, but Guerrero got injured.

Maidana should have accepted the fight against Morales on the Mayweather undercard though, that was a mistake. He would have killed Morales, who looked terrible in that fight, and it would have redeemed his name a bit after his loss to Khan and his horrid outing against Morales earlier this year.

**wazaa.** · 10-14-2011, 12:44 PM

Bradley, Matthysse, Morales, Soto, Rios or Prescott.

Please no McCloskey.

**Hougigo** · 10-14-2011, 01:14 PM

Rios if he moves up to 140 (which I think he does next year), Morales 2 or Bradley.

**Drunk Punch** · 10-14-2011, 01:26 PM

Like everyone else, I'm saying Matthyse or Rios. Both fights rock. McCloskey is pointless.

Who should Maidana fight next?