Review: 2014-04-26, exciting back and forth battle with four knockdowns thanks to an astonishing performance by two warriors: Lucas Matthysse vs John Molina is one of the best boxing fights of 2014, four stars! Lucas Martin Matthysse entered this fight with a record of 34-3-0 (32 KOs=94%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light welterweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 defeating Mike Dallas Jr (=Matthysse vs Dallas) and Lamont Peterson (=Peterson vs Matthysse) but then he lost to #1 Danny Garcia (=Garcia vs Matthysse).
His opponent, John Molina, has a record of 27-3-0 (22 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.20 lightweight, he fought four times in 2013 losing once, against then-undefeated Andrey Klimov (= Molina vs Klimov). Matthysse vs Molina is valid for the vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title; undercard of Keith Thurman vs Julio Diaz. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2014-04-26
Where: StubHub Center, Carson, California, USA
Division: light welterweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg)
Title: vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title
Matthysse’s previous fight: Danny Garcia vs Lucas Martin Matthysse
Matthysse’s next fight: Lucas Martin Matthysse vs Roberto Ortiz
Molina’s next fight: Humberto Soto vs John Molina
Video:
Official highlights video
Matthysse is the KING OF MACHISMO!!!!
Amongst a card of mismatches and tune-ups this gem awaited. The smart money was on Matthysse, but the smartest money was on a high-paced blood and guts brawl. From the ashes of a great 2013, and so-far abysmal 2014, this fight arose. Definitely FOTY candidate. If Haymon, Arum, HBO, and Showtime continue their soft match-making, then it will unfortunately be the only one.
Nobody wants to fight matthysse, it is not their fault, same with Thurman and GGG.Matthysse is fighting whoever they put infront of him.
Matthysse is the new Paquiao, Level of aggression, combinations, footwork, look in the knockdown how He avoids the right hand stepping out, and immediately blocks the left instictively .He is a Fight dog breed.He was born to fight.
Magnificent! Hats off to these fighters.
argentinian power!!
the video quality sucks, it’s unwatchable :(
Can’t wait to see Mathysse-Provodnikov tomorrow :)
Guess they heard ” Warriors , come out and play” …