Humberto Soto vs Lucas Matthysse: Fight Is Official for Peterson vs Khan Undercard
by Scott Christ on Feb 10, 2012 5:22 PM EST
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Humberto Soto says the deal is done for him to face Lucas Matthysse on May 19 in the HBO co-feature on the Lamont Peterson vs Amir Khan II card.
Soto vs Matthysse was strongly rumored last night to be the other televised bout on the card, with Richard Schaefer saying it was close. Today, Soto's team says they've received confirmation from Golden Boy that the fight is official.
Here's what Soto had to say about the fight:
"[Matthysse] is a fighter with name, who punches and has a great heart, but I have no doubt that we will win the fight and that people in the arena of Las Vegas will leave very happy that night. I'm coming with a lot of confidence and the vision of having a performance that everyone will remember and place the name of Mexico in a very high position ... it will be my night."
Matthysse (29-2, 27 KO) fights tonight in Argentina in a stay-busy bout, facing Angel Martinez (13-1-1, 9 KO).
Like I said last night, I've been highly critical of Soto's careful matchmaking and often terrible mismatches the last few years, but there's zero problem with this fight, and it will be the best fight he's taken at least since his 2010 Fight of the Year contender against Urbano Antillon, and arguably since his 2007 loss to Joan Guzman.
Matthysse will be a serious test at 140 pounds for Soto (57-7-2, 34 KO), who has had trouble with physical lightweights like Antillon and even David Diaz. He beat both of them, and deserved the wins, but they were able to wear on Soto, a guy who's really a natural featherweight with a pretty slight, thin build. Matthysse is a full-fledged junior welter who can punch and is pretty physically strong. This is a true risk for Soto.
Hats off to Soto and his team for taking this level of fight finally, and to Golden Boy for getting it done. Soto hasn't been with GBP long (he signed in September) and this is a good sign that they plan to have him take challenges instead of coasting.
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Sucks that we have to commend him for this
Hats off to Soto and his team for taking this level of fight finally…
You’d expect a professional prize fighter to want to do this every time out. But good for him, or better yet, good for us for him taking this fight.
Exactly. Which is why I find the bad mouthing of Robert Guerrero for wanting to fight the best, moronic. .
by Eugene Banks on Feb 10, 2012 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
+1
Soto is fighting his first good opponent since not fighting Antillon…..a FOTY candidate for which he did not want the rematch.
He’ll have his hands full with Matthysse…who bring it every time
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Is Soto favourite for this fight?
Because if so I want to bet on Matthysse. The guy should be unbeaten.
Good scrap
Gonna have to make a point to find a tube with HBO for this card.
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by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 10, 2012 6:46 PM EST reply actions
Matthysse power is real. Soto must avoid it. If he does he wins pretty comfortably. He’s the more skilled fighter. I’m backing Soto in this
Matthysse fought Judah, not Kotelnik.
I’d actually class Soto a better boxer than Alexander. Soto’s jabs land.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 10, 2012 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
Apologies.
I typed Alexander and then thought of the opponent that HE was gifted a decision against.
You are indeed correct. I did mean Judah.
this is a good fight, finally we can see stoo fighting a good boxer, i hope mathysses win this bout, i like lucas, he is a very good boxer, and the guy for me is still unbeaten, this year i’m hoping for good fights like this…
by EL CIERTO (VEN) on Feb 10, 2012 7:30 PM EST reply actions
I hope it will be Mathysse’s coming out party
by RRod806 on Feb 10, 2012 8:59 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Soto is an excellent boxer
But I don’t think he’s the better fighter
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Matthysse is a boxer puncher with SKILLS, and intelligence. I pick Soto for another robbery Judah-Alexander style.
"According to all the laws of aerodynamics the bumble-bee should not fly, but the bumble-bee does not know this and so flies anyway."
I don’t think Soto’s chin is all that good… I don’t think Matthysse is as powerful as his KO ratio says but Soto is a naturally smaller guy,
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
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