In the past 13 years, several fighters have seen their legacies cut short due to various circumstances, or just simply never reached their full potential. Let’s call them ‘hard-luck fighters’ As Sergiy Derevyanchenko prepares to face Christian Mbilli on Saturday at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada, on ESPN, it’s a fitting time to revisit this list of boxers whose careers were marred by misfortune.
Back in May, Lucas Matthysse discussed the possibility of coming back to the ring. In July of 2018, Matthysse (39-5, 36 KOs) was dominated and stopped by Manny Pacquiao in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. While he never officially announced his retirement, the Argentine puncher was perceived to be a retired fighter.
Lucas Matthysse was one of the greatest exponents of Argentine boxing in recent years. In 2018, Matthysse (39-5, 36 KOs) was dominated and stopped by Manny Pacquiao in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Lucas Matthysse was the only opponent who made John Molina Jr. swallow blood. The nerve damage Molina suffered in his left eye during their brutal battle also is the reason why Molina wears glasses. As if that’s not bad enough, Molina had 17 staples placed in the left side of his head to a close a nasty gash he suffered in a vicious slugfest he lost by 11th-round knockout in April 2014 at StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Steve Farhood was mesmerized by what was unfolding right in front of him the night of April 26, 2014. The veteran Showtime analyst watched in amazement as hard-hitting former junior welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse and ever-courageous underdog John Molina Jr. just absolutely brutalized each other. Molina knocked down the heavily favored Matthysse in the second and fifth rounds, but a bloodied, battered Matthysse came back to drop Molina in the eighth, 10th and 11th rounds of a memorable brawl he won by 11th-round knockout at StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao believes Lucas Matthysse made the right call in deciding to retire from the sport of boxing. Last month, Pacquiao battered and stopped Matthysse in seven rounds to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight championship in Malaysia.
Last month in Malaysia, Lucas Matthysse (39-5, 36 KOs) took a beating while fighting a comebacking Manny Pacquiao. Matthysse, 35-years-old, went down three times before the contest was finally waved off in the seventh round. The big puncher from Argentina was making the first defense of the WBA "regular" welterweight title that he captured back in January.
Las Vegas - Last weekend in Malaysia, Manny Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KOs) resumed his career with a seventh round stoppage of Lucas Matthysse to capture the WBA "regular" welterweight title. It was Pacquiao's first knockout win since November of 2009. He dropped Matthysse three times in the contest.
Justin Fortune, the strength and conditioning trainer of eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, gives credit to a smart training camp for the boxer's very impressive return last weekend in Malaysia. Pacquiao, fighting for the first time since a July 2017 controversial decision loss to Jeff Horn, battered Lucas Matthysse for a seventh round stoppage.
Lucas Matthysse (39-5, 36 KOs) is back home in Argentina and he wasn't happy with some of the statements that were being made regarding his performance from this past weekend. Matthysse, in his first defense of the WBA "regular" welterweight title, was battered and stopped by eight division champion Manny Pacquiao in seven rounds in Malaysia.