Comments Thread For: Thurman Headlines, Matthysse-Molina Steals The Show

[Dean_Razorback]

The layoff could of done a difference also 11 months out is long time I get the impression when someone's really stepping it on him he didn't react too well to adversity but he won and closed the show in good fashion.

how come matthysse didn't react well to adversity when he came back from 2 KD to KO his opponent?

[Johnny Rubber]

The layoff could of done a difference also 11 months out is long time I get the impression when someone's really stepping it on him he didn't react too well to adversity but he won and closed the show in good fashion.

To be honest, I never expected Lucas to look top level in this fight, which was due to layoff, eye worry and new faces in the team. Add to this the fact that Molina is a noted puncher and this was always going to be a learning/adjusting fight for Matts.

Both of them went for it, but Lucas found his groove in round 8 and his work started to look more "instinctive" again. Molina didn't gas in those rounds, he was simply beaten up.

Both deserve props for this fight, but more than anything, Molina has proved that he belongs among the top 140 players and I hope we see both in more fights of this calibre.

[NearHypnos]

I doubt it. Styles make fights and Herrera is a strictly technical fighter/boxer who utilizes a jab very well and can exploit the holes in a fight game while Matthysse is a power hitter who mostly relies on his power to get the job done. He is an ok boxer but take that punch away and he has a hard time. Reminds me of Miguel Cotto. Cotto was very dangerous when he could put hurting on his opponents but when he fought guys who could absorb his power he had hard times. A boxer technical type will always give Garcia problems if Danny doesn't fix his weaknesses. Garcia took Matthysse's punch away and boxed him. Don't see Matthysse over coming Garcia. Garcia has big problems with speed and unfortunately Matthysse ain't fast enough.

I actually disagree with the Garcia-Lucas portion. Mainly because Lucas seemed to be the better fighter up until the eye and Danny seemed to be at a stylistic disadvantage. The ref certainly helped as well. Remember, that was was decided by a single round despite the eye. It's still a toss up for me if they fight again but Lucas gives the impression that all things being equal that he might edge it. Still, I like Danny too much to not give him his share of props. Toss up for me.

[GRUSTLER]

I actually disagree with the Garcia-Lucas portion. Mainly because Lucas seemed to be the better fighter up until the eye and Danny seemed to be at a stylistic disadvantage. The ref certainly helped as well. Remember, that was was decided by a single round despite the eye. It's still a toss up for me if they fight again but Lucas gives the impression that all things being equal that he might edge it. Still, I like Danny too much to not give him his share of props. Toss up for me.

The argument about the eye holds no weight in a boxing match or a fight in general because Danny was the one who was doing the damage to Matthysse's eye through out the fight. Not to mention that Danny dropped him with a body shot in the 11th. Boxing is a brutal sport and there can only be one winner but both can put up a good effort like Molina did with Lucas and Lucas did with Danny. I never did or will agree with the "if it wasn't for the eye logic" because Garcia made the fight go that way. Also, lets not act like Matthysse didn't get his share of power shots on Garcia but Danny withstood, adjusted and won the fight. Rematch I go with Garcia again despite his performance against Herrera. Just feel like Danny has him figured out now.