Amir Khan interested in fighting Matthysse

By Boxing News - 05/22/2013 - Comments

khan1010By Mark Havey: Recently we witnessed Lucas Matthysse annihilate Lamont Peterson. Matthysse certainly made a statement and made the world take notice in the process. I wasn’t at all surprised that Peterson was outclassed by the talented knocked out specialized from Argentina. But I was shocked at how brutal and powerful Matthysse was, considering Peterson has never been stopped.

Amir Khan was at the fight eager to check out his possible future opponents. Danny Garcia was also there. Peterson, Matthysse, Khan and Garcia are all likely to face each other in the future. Khan has lost to two already and personally I think he should focus his energy on avenging those defeats. He has repeatedly stated that is what he wants. However he has now thrown himself into the mix by saying he wants Matthysse.

He told Sky sports news “I’d love to [fight Matthysse]. When [Marcos] Maidana was knocking everyone out I went in there and beat him. My style will suit Matthysse and I’d definitely go in with him.
“People talk about a glass chin, but Peterson got dropped by me, knocked out by Matthysse, does that mean he has a glass chin?

The fight I want to see is Garcia vs Matthysse. I Admire Khan’s confidence but based on his last four fights, he isn’t ready. You could take the Garcia fight out of the equation. Considering the nature of boxing any fighter can lose as a result of a single punch. But the last two fights have been especially disappointing. In his last fight Khan was stunned by a Diaz who isn’t a young man any more. if Diaz can hurt Khan the way he did, what would Matthysse do? Carlos Molina was a natural lightweight meaning he was far too small for Khan.

I think Golden boy will avoid this fight at all cost. They won’t want to put Khan in the ring with Lucas Matthysse. I’m not saying that Khan isn’t a good fighter, he is. However Matthysse is destroying men with proven chins. It could be a good fight and I would look forward to it should it ever get made. Khan would have flashes of brilliance with his speed. But eventually Matthysse will land a good punch, and when he does Khan will go down.



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