Q&A: Morgan ‘felt so bad for’ Berto against Soto Karass
“I don’t think that he’s done at all,” trainer Tony Morgan said of the future of his former fighter Andre Berto, who was knocked out by Jesus Soto Karass on Saturday. “Sometimes, a fighter has to ask himself is it the man in your corner or the man in the mirror?”
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Lem’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.”
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Matthysse 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.
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Angel 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.
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Garcia: Matthysse ‘is the fight I wanted’
Richard Schaefer says Danny Garcia-Lucas Matthysse has “Fight of The Year written all over it.”
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Garcia-Matthysse on Sept. 14 Mayweather-Alvarez card
RING 140-pound champion Danny Garcia will put his unbeaten record on the line against Lucas Matthysse, winner of six straight fights by knockout, on the Sept. 14 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Canelo Alvarez card.
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Trainer likes Broner versus Bradley or Marquez post-Malignaggi
Adrien Broner’s trainer Mike Stafford plans to “unleash” a “more vicious” version of the WBC lightweight beltholder on Paulie Malignaggi, who Broner challenges for the WBA welterweight title on July 22.
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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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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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