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I keep hearing people saying he didn't look good, went life and death, etc. Well let's look at it logically instead of that fanboy emotional **** that every female that posts here is on about.
Rd 1, Not much Happened, Molina momentarily stunned Matthyse got the rd.
Rd 2 Not much happened again, matthysse was getting warmer, and bam got tagged by two big hooks.
Rd 3, Matthysse gets going a little better
Rd 4 Matthyse continuing to warm it up and take over
Rd 5 Matthysse beginning to dominate then bam behind the head sht
Rd6-11 Matthysse domination
What do we know about Matthysse? He's a slow starter. Always has been.
One thing that was bugging me early on was Matthysse's footwork. He's always been a bit wild at times and loses balance, but early in this fight its as if his legs simply weren't going where he wanted them too, and it was getting him caught with that hook, when in previous fights he would step back. Im guessing it was ring rust, because later in the fight he showed some great footwork and step back defense.
Now on to how I think Matthysse in this fight alone has now improved his game. Specifically his infighting. As aggressive and attacking as he has always been, his inside game has never been top notch. As the fight went on he started using his body to roll into his punches, gain leverage, have the upper hand and a view of everything that was going on. It's as if something clicked for him, and you could see it in the fight, because it's when he really started brutalizing Molina.
I also would like to applaud the use of his jab later in the fight.
People are going to blindly say, oh Matthysse, that one trick pony. Can't mix it up. Well no, he's not going to ever box off the back foot, it's not his game, but if you didn't see what I saw above, rethink your assessment skills, because he fully changed his approach throughout the fight.
Let's not forget Garcia was as big as a favorite and looked like a one trick pony in the schooling Herrera put on him. Garcia never tried to change it up.
oh but he a boxer doe
oh but he fights off the back foot doe
oh but he can counter punch doe
Rd 1, Not much Happened, Molina momentarily stunned Matthyse got the rd.
Rd 2 Not much happened again, matthysse was getting warmer, and bam got tagged by two big hooks.
Rd 3, Matthysse gets going a little better
Rd 4 Matthyse continuing to warm it up and take over
Rd 5 Matthysse beginning to dominate then bam behind the head sht
Rd6-11 Matthysse domination
What do we know about Matthysse? He's a slow starter. Always has been.
One thing that was bugging me early on was Matthysse's footwork. He's always been a bit wild at times and loses balance, but early in this fight its as if his legs simply weren't going where he wanted them too, and it was getting him caught with that hook, when in previous fights he would step back. Im guessing it was ring rust, because later in the fight he showed some great footwork and step back defense.
Now on to how I think Matthysse in this fight alone has now improved his game. Specifically his infighting. As aggressive and attacking as he has always been, his inside game has never been top notch. As the fight went on he started using his body to roll into his punches, gain leverage, have the upper hand and a view of everything that was going on. It's as if something clicked for him, and you could see it in the fight, because it's when he really started brutalizing Molina.
I also would like to applaud the use of his jab later in the fight.
People are going to blindly say, oh Matthysse, that one trick pony. Can't mix it up. Well no, he's not going to ever box off the back foot, it's not his game, but if you didn't see what I saw above, rethink your assessment skills, because he fully changed his approach throughout the fight.
Let's not forget Garcia was as big as a favorite and looked like a one trick pony in the schooling Herrera put on him. Garcia never tried to change it up.
oh but he a boxer doe
oh but he fights off the back foot doe
oh but he can counter punch doe
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