Matthysse’s vow: Garcia’s dad will have to save him
THE RING’s No. 1-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse will attempt to score his seventh consecutive knockout against RING champion Danny Garcia. Matthysse says Garcia’s father and trainer, Angel, will have to save his son.
read moreLem’s latest: Matthysse eyes Mayweather post-Garcia
Lucas Matthysse, who faces Danny Garcia on Sept. 14, says THE RING 140-pound champ is “just a brawler… not a boxer.” The No. 1-rated junior welterweight adds “I don’t see anything special about (Garcia)… I can handle his power.”
read moreMatthysse wants Maidana to take Broner’s head off
THE RING’s No. 1-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse wants Argentine countryman Marcos Maidana to hand Adrien Broner his first loss. Matthysse added that he might one day face Maidana, an amateur rival, if and when he moves to the 147-pound division.
read moreMatthysse expects Chaves to beat Thurman
RING No. 1-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse is picking Argentine countryman Diego Chaves to win Saturday’s welterweight battle with Keith Thurman.
read moreLem’s latest: Garcia not afraid of Matthysse
Danny Garcia was “never afraid to fight” Lucas Matthysse, according to Garcia’s father and trainer, Angel.
read moreAngel Garcia: ‘Danny’s going to destroy’ Matthysse
RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia will have “the easiest fight” of his career against Lucas Matthysse, who will last “four or five rounds,” according Garcia’s father and trainer, Angel Garcia.
read moreSchaefer: Broner-Maidana next after Mayweather-Canelo, Garcia-Matthysse
Now that Mayweather-Canelo and Garcia-Matthysse have been made, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says the next fan dream match to be made is Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana, which could happen this year.
read moreEspinoza talks Matthysse-Garcia, more
Showtime Sports executive vice president Stephen Espinoza had a lot to say regarding the recently announced co-feature to Floyd Mayweather-Saul Alvarez, as well as the possibility of women’s boxing and/or Guillermo Rigdondeaux on the network.
read moreSchaefer: Haymon ‘is the best in the business’
Richard Schaefer: “Al Haymon wants to make sure that the best are fighting the best. Most importantly, he wants to make sure that his clients make the most money.”
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans express excitement on the Garcia-Matthysse fight being made and added to the Mayweather-Canelo PPV event, ask Dougie’s opinion on various mythical matchups between James Toney and Bernard Hopkins, and sound off on other fights and topics in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
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