Ring Ratings Update: welcome back Guillermo Jones
There was a lot of action this past weekend but despite a few high-profile fights not much significant movement in THE RING’s divisional ratings apart from at cruiserweight, where inactive Guillermo Jones re-entered after his 11th-round KO of Denis Lebedev.
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Devon Alexander: “I beat Matthysse at 60%”
IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander spoke to the media after stopping Lee Purdy in the co-feature to the Lamont Peterson-Lucas Matthysse fight. “I feel I’m one of the best at 147,” said Alexander, who talked about future bouts with Amir Khan and Floyd Mayweather.
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Dougie’s Monday Matthysse mailbag
Fans had lots of feedback on Lucas Matthysse’s impressive third-round stoppage of Lamont Peterson and plenty of opinions on a potential showdown with Danny Garcia, as well as other fights, including the Carl Froch-Mikkel Kessler rematch, in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
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Alexander to see hand specialist on Monday
IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander broke his hand in the first round of Saturday night’s seventh-round technical knockout victory over Lee Purdy.
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Weekend Review: Matthysse wows the boxing world
Lucas Matthysse finally claimed a signature victory by blowing out IBF 140-pound titleholder Lamont Peterson in three rounds Saturday night in Atlantic City, N.J.
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Lem’s latest: Smoger on Matthysse’s KO of Peterson
Referee Steve Smoger, who officiated the Lucas Matthysse-Lamont Peterson fight, says Matthysse is “the hardest puncher at 140 (pounds) that I’ve ever been in with.”
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Photo gallery: Matthysse vs. Peterson
Action shots from Lucas Matthysse’s dominating third-round knockout of Lamont Peterson, plus Devon Alexander’s seventh-round stoppage of Lee Purdy in Atlantic City, N.J.
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Peterson-Matthysse: Live round-by-round updates
RingTV.com has a live blog of Saturday night’s 141-pound clash during which Lucas Matthysse scored three knockdowns for a third-round knockout of Lamont Peterson.
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Photo gallery: Peterson-Matthysse weigh-in
Weigh-in photos for Saturday’s 141-pound main event between Lamont Peterson-Lucas Matthysse, plus Devon Alexander-Lee Purdy, Shawn Porter-Phil LoGreco, and Amir Khan’s little brother, Haroon, who will be fighting for the second time as a pro.
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Dougie’s very late Friday mailbag
Read on for fans’ thoughts on Saturday’s excellent 140-pound (OK, 141-pound) showdown between Lamont Peterson and Lucas Matthysse in this very late edition of Dougie’s Friday mailbag. (He’s really sorry about that, but still, enjoy!)
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