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Article: Lucas Matthysse: Potential fights for 'The Machine'

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Dubbed 'The Machine', Argentina's Lucas Matthysse sent out a statement of intent last night with a three round destruction of the usually durable IBF world titlist Lamont Peterson. After a cagey fist round whereby Peterson opted to box from range, Matthysse closed the gap in the second and dropped Peterson with a right to the body followed by a glancing left hook.

Peterson saw out the round but again found himself on the canvas in the third after a beautiful short left hook landed directly on his chin and had him struggling to rise. After being felled again seconds later, again from a glancing left hook referee Steve Smoger stepped inside to end the carnage and a new star was born.

The result has Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Shaefer excitingly labeling the Argentinian 'the new Manny Pacquaio' as his 140lb rivals Danny Garcia and Amir Khan watched on from ringside.

With an unofficial tournament by GBP supposedly resulting in a Matthysse v Garcia fight in September, fight fans are salivating from the lips as to numerous potential fights 'The Machine' could be involved in in the near future.
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Great article mate. Thanks for this.

There's a ton of options out there. Not all can be made as you say because of the promotional differences but it's a great weight range. 140/147 right now is easily my favourite scene in boxing. So many top quality names and different skillsets.

I'd like to see the Garcia fight next because that was the original plan and it's a natural fight to find the real king at 140. Then maybe Mayweather and if (a big if of course) Lucas can come through that then the remainder of these fights should fall into place.
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