Don't be surprised if Postol beats Matthysse

[El-blanco]

not surprised by the responses so far

Yea, I just don't see it man, doesn't mean you're wrong. Nobody knows the outcome. Lucas has just been in with top competition and I believe at some point will hit him clean.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Hope Matthysse is prepared to box his ass off because his last fights were slugfests.

[tomwalker]

yes

yes we are not suprized if this thing happens. he has improved a lot i think he can beat many other boxing fighters

[mlac]

This is in my opinion the worst possible style matchup for Matthysse, and will probably be a more difficult fight than the Garcia fight

I also think Postol beats Garcia, which is probably why Haymon had him duck that fight and just move up to 147 to fight the likes of Malignaggi and Guerrero

Postol is unknown to most fans, but that doesn't mean he isn't any good.
He also trains under Roach/Marvin and I'd have to be pretty naive to think they didnt learn anything about Lucas in the Ruslan fight

Postol has 3 inches of reach (probably about 1.5 - 2" of arm length), and 5 inches of height, he is pretty big for 140

He has more/less every possible physical advantage over Lucas except for Power, but his power is good enough to keep his opponent from being reckless

rooting for lucas but this will probably be the most difficult fight he's ever had in his pro career

I hope I'm wrong, since he's my current favorite active boxer

agreed with all of that.

but also dont be surprised if postol get's put to sleep in the first 30 seconds

[kiaba360]

I think Ruslan is a worse style matchup than Postol tbh. Ruslan made Matts work much harder than he's accustomed to. Against Postol, Matts will have more time to calculate. Postol does have the height/reach advantage, but this won't be the first time Matts has fought someone taller. Aydin showed that Postol's reach can be taken away, and Matts has slightly longer arms than Aydin.

[NEETzsche]

postol is a handy fighter. i had a feeling that if he had fought garcia it would have resulted in another controversial decision. i think matthysse will take this but possibly won't look great in doing so

[dan_cov]

Postol is a very good technician. I agree, its a horrible style match up for Lucas he can't sit back and try box with Postol or let him get into a groove. This guy gets his range the next you thing you know you maybe 5-6-7 rounds in the hole.

Postol is very good at controlling range, he has a good jab with a lot variety and is very fleet-footed. Excellent stamina and workrate too.
He is just a very well schooled boxer he really is.

I just hope both guys gets the credit they deserve here. Big risk involved for both.

[Larry the boss]

Lucas is about to beat the hell out of that boy,there are levels to this ****

[WarMaidana]

i think its a great style matchup and will be exciting. Postol is a good fighter and can definitely present challenges

[GMAN SUPREME]

Postol will have to be better than he was against Aydin if he's gonna beat Matts.

you know postol brutally ko'ed aydin early on in their fight right? you cant possibly do better than he did in that fight.