Was Matthysse vs. Garcia a let down?

[Frank Ducketts]

Matthysse fought his heart out. My criticisms are only with his style. I don't question his heart at all. I just don't think that he can beat Danny. Danny is tall, uses the jab, throws good combos, and his defense matches up very well when matched against Matthysse's offense.

Matthysse imo just can't fight inside, and Danny can, and that was the biggest difference with me when I mentioned their styles. Matthysse stalks, but he doesn't wade in to get punches off. He darts in leaving himself open to combos. Can Matthysse change his style? No.

Matthysse is a tough out for anyone, and you'll more than likely be bruised up fighting him, but he can be outboxed.

[Jloro]

No, the fight wasn't a let down. Whether the eye swelled up or not, Danny had solved Matthysse by round 4. Danny didn't thumb Matthysse, he didn't butt him, he punched him. It is only a let down to Matthysse's fans.

Very true the only people *****ing are guys who went hard for Matthysse which I can understand


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[STEELHEAD]

I was hoping for a KO
it wasn't a let-down.

[Mr. Philadel]

I wanna send a huge **** you to all of the complainers here..there was absolutely 0 to complain about in this fight yet some of you have been b1tching and moaning since Saturday..find a new sport to watch because ya'll are pathetic.It was a great card(except that terrible fight in Smith and Molina that should never be placed apon anyone again) but it seems ya'll are b1tching about the GOOD FIGHTS...it is sickening and pathetic..

This^^^^^^^^^

[LOWBLOW_CHAMP]

Yeah. I hyped the s*** out of the fight to my "casual" boxing fans/friends. They weren't to into it. Weren't to happy with the main event either lol ill invite them over for 3G vs Stevens or Alvarado vs ruslan can't go wrong with those

man i promised a all out world war 3 to my friends, i jsut had a feeling it would be great but after 3 rds i was kinda like damn, and i told my boys it def didnt live up to the hype at all tho it was a close fight

[Johnny Rubber]

Then ya'll blame the eye closing like it was cause from a headbutt or a thimb in the eye..he closed it with a legal left hook damn it

I don't think anyone is really dis*****g that?? but of all the fights that "that" punch could have landed. WHY did it have to be this one

It was really heating up nicely.

[DatMofoThere85]

I wasn't rooting for either fighter, but I did promise some casual fans a "great fight that won't go 12".

The swollen eye affected Mattyse's aggression. Say what you want, but I want to see a rematch (I've read Garcia's camp says no however). I understand the swollen eye was caused by a punch, but there was some luck involved in the eye swelling shut so rapidly. I had the fight even before the eye incident.

A trilogy would be nice. Garcia is likely headed to welterweight where he'll be hyped up as a potential Floyd opponent if he can get a good win under his belt. They better match him carefully though, Garcia is still full of flaws.

[Rossman]

It was disappointing if you wanted Lucas to win but it was the most exciting fight in an otherwise boring night of boxing.

[HarvardBlue]

This was a great fight. I'm glad it went the distance. A KO in the first few rounds wouldn't have told us anything about either one or these fighters. Garcia is a better boxer than Matthysse and that's why he won. I'm glad the people predicting a destruction by Matthysse was proven wrong. This fight in a sense is microcosm of the divide between the two sets of fans on this site. The ones that prefer boxing and the ones that prefer brawling.

[Prince Mongo]

Did it live up to your expectations?

Yes, I had a hunch Garcia would win and on points. i like mattysse but he just seemed too one dimentional and if he did not bomb Garcia out would run out of ideas. garcia was just smarter and more cunning something i have noticed about him in his fights and that was his edge.I hope Garcia gets the respect he deserves now because he has earned it.