Originally posted by malcolm
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Danny would be lucky to win at all, let alone KO Matthysse. I don’t see how he could pull that off. A Bernard Hopkins said, to defeat Matthysse you have to avoid him for 6 rounds, then box the perfect fight for the rest of the fight. VERY hard to do.
Matthysse isn’t just a hard puncher, and its not as if punching hard and having terrific KO power is a minor advantage in boxing. Mathhysse has 1 punch KO in both hands. There hasn’t been many boxers that can KO a top ranking boxer like Peterson with a glancing punch to the top of the head. Every commentator noticed that, its very uncommon. Garcia on the other hand has a nice left hook. Yes, it can KO. But its not the kind of arsenal Lucas has.
Matthysse isn’t just a browler, he boxes, defends, cuts the rings and sets up opponents. This is all much bette explained in this well written article if you want the details. HOW HE DID IT: Underrated Technician Matthysse Not Just A Bomber(edit to ad: outstanding article I just read it again. Guys, anyone serious about boxing, you've got to read this one)
Danny is a tough kid, but he’s no Matthysse. Matthysse has been to wars like the Ajose Olusegun fight, hard puncher with an iron chin. On the other hand, Garcia has been protected from early on in his carrer, fed safer boxers, the toughest guy being probably Khan.
These days, Danny isn’t looking impressive really, while Matthysse is at his prime, with a scary confidence to go along the scary power.
For all these reasons you see Matthysse as favorite in all polls big a significant margin.
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