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Wait it's cancelled? I just read this.
http://rin gtv.craveonline.com/blog/180369-lems-latest-matthysse-calls-garcia-fight-of-my-life
Lucas Matthysse has won six straight, all by knockout, heading into his Sept. 14 clash on Showtime Pay Per View against RING, WBA and WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, with four of those victories having happened in the United States.
But during a three-fight stretch ending in June of 2011, Matthysse (34-2, 32 knockouts) lost two disputed decisions on American soil, to Zab Judah and Devon Alexander.
The implication is clear: Coming off of a third-round knockout of IBF 140-pound beltholder Lamont Peterson in a non-title bout in May, Matthysse will look to take the judges out of the equation against Garcia (26-0, 16 KOs), whom he will face in the co-feature to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Alvarez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
"I would be on top of the world," said Matthysse, during a recent conference call. "It would be the best fight of my life."
Garcia, in turn, said Matthysse will feel his power, adding that if THE RING's No. 1-rated 140-pounder is "not careful, he's gonna get hurt."
"On September 14th I'm going to prove myself to Danny," said Matthysse. "That's going to be the proof of [my power,] when he feels my punches and sees if they're strong enough or not."
A three-city press tour for Garcia-Matthysse will include stops in New York and Philadelphia on Aug. 22, followed by another in Los Angeles on Aug. 23.
But during a three-fight stretch ending in June of 2011, Matthysse (34-2, 32 knockouts) lost two disputed decisions on American soil, to Zab Judah and Devon Alexander.
The implication is clear: Coming off of a third-round knockout of IBF 140-pound beltholder Lamont Peterson in a non-title bout in May, Matthysse will look to take the judges out of the equation against Garcia (26-0, 16 KOs), whom he will face in the co-feature to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Alvarez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
"I would be on top of the world," said Matthysse, during a recent conference call. "It would be the best fight of my life."
Garcia, in turn, said Matthysse will feel his power, adding that if THE RING's No. 1-rated 140-pounder is "not careful, he's gonna get hurt."
"On September 14th I'm going to prove myself to Danny," said Matthysse. "That's going to be the proof of [my power,] when he feels my punches and sees if they're strong enough or not."
A three-city press tour for Garcia-Matthysse will include stops in New York and Philadelphia on Aug. 22, followed by another in Los Angeles on Aug. 23.
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