Schaeffer wants to make Matthysse vs Maidana

[Southpawology]

Goldenboy is using a classic slight of hand technique by diverting our attention away from Garcia/Matthysse and instead luring the fans in with an enticing match up of Maidana/Matthysse. Yes Maidana/Matthysse is a great exciting fight but it doesnt need to be made right away there will always be a demand for that fight especially in argentina. Garcia/Matthysse is the fight that needs to be made!

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http://www.********boxing.com/2013/s...-maidana-next/

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By Jeff Sorby: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is no longer disguising the fact that he wants to make a big Argentinian match-up between welterweight Marcos Maidana (33-3, 30 KO’s) and WBC interim light welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse (32-2, 30 KO’s) next, if Matthysse gets past his fight tonight against fringe contender Mike Dallas Jr. (19-2-1, 8 KO’s) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The problem here is Matthysse wants to fight Schaefer’s Golden Boy stable fighter WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia, as he’s his mandatory challenger and he had to work hard to get to that position. So for Schaefer to put Maidana, a fighter without a title, as another hoop that Matthysse has to jump through in order to get to the fight he really wants against Danny Garcia, it gives the impression to some boxing fans that Schaefer is trying to protect the arguably more popular Garcia from getting beaten before he gets his big money rematch against Amir Khan.

Schaefer said to ESPN “I have one fight as a fan I want to see, and if you ask fight fans out there what they want to see, and it’s been talked about for a while, that would be Lucas Matthysse against Marcos Maidana. That is definitely a fight which I am interested in making and there is substantial network interest. The fighters can make substantial money, and it would be a barn burner.”



The problem with this fight is Matthysse gains nothing from beating Maidana, and he won’t likely get a lot of credit if he beats him because Maidana has already been beaten by Andriy Kotelnik, Amir Khan and Devon Alexander. The loss to Alexander came just last year, and it was totally one-sided. Maidana is only one fight removed from that defeat, and he didn’t look good in going life and death with journeyman Jesus Soto-Karass in his last fight.

Matthysse won’t get a title by beating Maidana, and he would still have to fight Danny Garcia for a title after that. The Maidana fight would likely be a hard one for Matthysse because Maidana’s a welterweight now and he’d be the bigger guys. So Matthysse would come out of that fight likely a little worn out, and then presumably he would get the fight with Garcia for the title. I think that’s a rotten deal for Matthysse and he should say no.

If Schaefer really wants someone to fight Maidana, then he needs to push aside the faded 35-year-old Zab Judah and have Danny Garcia fight Maidana. It would be a break from the old fighters that Schaefer keeps feeding Garcia. We’ve seen Garcia fight 36-year-old Erik Morales twice in the past year, and now he’s fighting 35-year-old Judah. If there’s anyone who should be fighting, it’s Garcia, not Matthysse. Let him fight Maidana and get beaten up. Then he could finally defend his WBC title against Matthysse immediately afterwards, and we’ll see how well Danny will do.

I wouldn't mind seeing it, but I'm not holding my breath for a Garcia match up. WBC won't want to make it or GBP.
Ajose was waiting 2 years and got beat... so Matthysse will pick up the wait.
I like this, but this isn't really going to move Matthysse any closer to Garcia

This is the FIRST thing I said when Schaeffer announced that he wanted to do Matthysse-Maidana. GBP isn't fooling anybody. Matthysse-Maidana was a fight people wanted to see (and still do) but Matthysse-Garcia has gained more buzz now.

Stop protecting the corny ass Garcia and put him in there to get mauled by Matthysse GBP.


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[Bushbaby]

While the very thought of the fight is exciting, I'd prefer a unification bout of some sort. Mattysse/Garcia is more important to Mattysse.

Maidana should get his own title shot. Then if they both win, a unification bout would be worth something to both.

[Nicolino]

F**k Goldenboy. I wanted to see that fight before when they were in the same division but it doesn't make any sense right now. Neither Chino nor Lucas want it. Malinaggi wants Chino, so let's do it, man. Believe me, No one in Argentina wants to see that fight.

[joesaiditstrue]

No thanks, after he stops Dallas tonight....he should get a title shot.

It seems like GBP are holding out for Garcia vs Khan in the fall rather then Garcia vs Matthysse, smh.

He's the interim WBC champ right now at 140lbs i thought?

[Hougigo]

He's the interim WBC champ right now at 140lbs i thought?

He is... not like the WBC will give him a shot though

[ddangerous]

Great fight, but not the right time.

Matthysse/Garcia!!!

[ElBossHogg™]

maidana is at 147, and their unfinished buisness at 140 for lucas. sometime I dont understand there dumb ass they always playing tertis trying to make a fight seem legit rather then make the fight that make sense.

[BornToLive]

He's the interim WBC champ right now at 140lbs i thought?

He is, but WBC seem to prioritize fights that generate more money rather then a mandatory.

Olusegun was mandatory for a year until he faced Matthysse.