5. Lucas Matthysse
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There is a substantial amount of competition to be slated as one of the top five power punchers in boxing today, but Lucas Matthysse, and his 34 knockouts in 37 bouts, sees him sneak in at number five.
You know when the Argentine, who competes in the 140 pound division, gets in the ring that you are going to get fireworks, and that it’s going to be a spectacular show.
He has sent the likes of Lamont Peterson, Mike Dallas Jr and Olusegun Ajose sprawling to the canvas without reply. If he could have gotten rid of Ruslan Provodnikov in his majority decision win that would have been something special, considering the “Siberian Rocky’s” unwavering chin.
Still, he did complement Matthysse as being the hardest hitter he’s ever fought, and that’s a worthy achievement in itself.
