The Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse Prediction Thread. **ITS ON!**

[kiaba360]

Garcia's chin and heart should never be in question. The way he ended the 11th was what champions are made of. Lucas did not really move him with his physical strength which I expected. That really surprised me, DSG held his own in there and got in good shots inside.

Lucas fought okay, the eye didn't help, but that's part of that fight. He was having trouble before the eye anyway, Danny could take his thunder and I think it gave Lucas pause. When Danny cracked him, I think Lucas realized he had to respect Danny's counters and at times, he was incredibly gun shy it seemed.

Lucas will have a hard road back, I'll be in his corner the whole way.

He'll have a hard road back due to politics maybe, but I'm not any less confident in his ability than I was before tonight. Maybe Matts could fight Lundy/Postol next, or maybe a Judah rematch to tie that loose end.

[El Angel]

He'll have a hard road back due to politics maybe, but I'm not any less confident in his ability than I was before tonight. Maybe Matts could fight Lundy/Postol next, or maybe a Judah rematch to tie that loose end.

Maybe, but I did see him get frozen with combinations coming at him Not a good sign when you're trying to prove you're elite.

[kiaba360]

Maybe, but I did see him get frozen with combinations coming at him Not a good sign when you're trying to prove you're elite.

Soto and Ajose were freezing him with combinations too, nothing new there. I don't think this fight will take anything out of him, he'll just need to take a break and regroup. Garcia took a page from Alexander's playbook and clinched whenever he felt the momentum was shifting. You gotta clinch and/or move against Matts, and even then, it's not a given that you're gonna get away unscathed. Garcia was also the first to not get KD. Maybe more guys will be willing to fight Matts now since he supposedly got schooled tonight and looked vulnerable. Matts is still a top 5 guy and will probably still be in line for a title shot if he decides to stay at 140.

[El Angel]

Soto and Ajose were freezing him with combinations too, nothing new there. I don't think this fight will take anything out of him, he'll just need to take a break and regroup. Garcia took a page from Alexander's playbook and clinched whenever he felt the momentum was shifting. You gotta clinch and/or move against Matts, and even then, it's not a given that you're gonna get away unscathed. Garcia was also the first to not get KD. Maybe more guys will be willing to fight Matts now since he supposedly got schooled tonight and looked vulnerable. Matts is still a top 5 guy and will probably still be in line for a title shot if he decides to stay at 140.

Hopefully he gets another shot, but the risk/reward with him is still tough for most fighters to take. I am curious who he'll fight next, I'm guessing an easy touch in Argentina.

[KeepItObjective]

Where is JSFD26??

Locked up in his local institution FerFAL coped better than expected and reported JSFD26 to the local psychiatrists and now he's on suicide watch pray for him.

[KeepItObjective]

People, please don't be shocked when yall get hit with the truth.

"The truth is the truth and the truth hurts!" - Angel

[kiaba360]

Hopefully he gets another shot, but the risk/reward with him is still tough for most fighters to take. I am curious who he'll fight next, I'm guessing an easy touch in Argentina.

I think he has enough name value now to where he doesn't need to be taking soft touches back home. Being on a Floyd undercard and being a top 140lber should help him get Showtime dates. Relax, enjoy the fruits of your labor, then come back and try to claim the throne again.

[RiC-DiC]

It's the small things Danny showed in previous fights that made me pick him over Lucas. One thing I noticed in his recent fights, was when Danny strung looping shots together, he didn't just lean his head to the side every time he threw; he kept his shoulders and neck tense, pulled away to whatever direction he was hooking and moved his whole upper body together with his neck, which not only helped him get under his opponents hooks and beat them to the punch with his own hooks, but actually stabilised his chin in the exchanges. I still don't like how his hands get so low when he trades, but that neck locking technique braces him well for punches. He showed that against Matthysse.

Danny's punching technique is still a little wide for my liking, he still has a lot to work on, but his speed and timing was really put on display against Lucas. His anticipation was great with the left hook. I thought he should have used more right hands to set up his left, but as we saw Lucas's eye close up, it was clearly working. The main advantage Danny had over any of Lucas's previous opponents in beating Lucas was the fact that he is willing to put his shots out there without being worried about Matthysse beating him to the punch. Danny wasn't fazed one bit. I knew he had head movement, but he never really used it apart from in Garcia-Morales II (until now). He worked on that in training camp and it worked well against Matthysse.

[IronDanHamza]

What did I tell you about Angel Garcia?

This man is a Prophet!

[KeepItObjective]

Biggest robbery of the decade..

Oh my oh my lmfaooooooooooooooooooooo get over it man, timing beats speed all the time, Khan got KTFO, Lucas got near Gatti'd after people saying he would destroy Garcia, give it up man get some testosterone replacement therapy man you're an estrogen filled beta male, you run on pure emotion and zero logic.