Matthysse vs Provodnikov

[vman075]

In spite of the mad toughness Matthysse showed yesterday his boxing skills just werent there, and we have seen him fight MUCH better, smarter and with more skills. The fact is, his team just sucks and they are not up to it.
Lucas desperately needs to let go of that shtty team he has and train with Robert Garcia along with the rest of the Argentine fighters. Now that would make a huge difference and you'd see a real machine tearing guys up.
Without good strategy and a good team around him, its just a shame to see such talent not reach its full potential.

I disagree. I don't disagree he would prob be better served with Garcia, but I think you're wrong about his skills not being there last night. Yes, he was getting hurt by big punches and got put down twice, but other than the few seconds in the rounds that the knockdowns occurred I thought he boxed his best fight in a long time. I feel he was falling too much in love with his power and fought his last 2-3 fights just loading up on shots. In this fight though he was double and triple jabbing, setting up his power shots, throwing combinations to the head and the body. I'm not saying that he looked as dominant in this win as some others but that had a lot to do with Molina's power and (in this fight) his ability to take a punch. Matthysse defense has always been somewhat suspect because he has always got hit, just this time he was getting hit by a big puncher.

[just the facts]

tough call! Mattysse has better technical skills and is probably the better puncher. Provo has the better chin. Lucas hits the floor twice and still win a split decision in a fight that ruins both guys