IBF gentle welterweight champion Subriel Matias needs to be an even bigger title than he’s at this time as he heads right into a title protection towards Liam Paro this month on June fifteenth on DAZN on the Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu in Manatí, Puerto Rico.
A Star within the Making?
Paulie Malignaggi believes Matias (20-1, 20 KOs) has been mismanaged and mis-promoted throughout his nine-year skilled profession, which has saved him from turning into recognized like different gentle welterweights, like Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez and Isaac Cruz.
Since Matias isn’t well-known, the highest fighters aren’t desirous about preventing him, and he’s harmful, which is one more reason why he’s shunned.
With Matias’ energy and strain preventing type, he’s not excessive on the listing of the highest 140-pound stars to wish to combat him. His final combat towards Shohjahon Ergashev was an ideal instance of why the highest names don’t wish to combat him.
Matias was preventing a pure knockout artist with a great deal of expertise in Ergashev, and he wore down the unbeaten fighter and stopped him in six rounds. That combat despatched a message to the highest gentle welterweights that Matias is harmful.
The Hazard Issue
“Matias is that man. He’s form of the enigma of the 140-lb division. The truth that he’s Puerto Rican and he punches like this could make him an even bigger star than this,” mentioned Paulie Malignaggi to Probox TV, speaking about IBF gentle welterweight champion Subriel Matias.
“I believe he’s been a bit mis-promoted. Normally, when Puerto Rican fighters come round which can be like this man and have the qualities that this man has, sometimes, they’re very, very talked-about. So, I believe he’s been just a little bit mismanaged and mis-promoted.”
Shockingly, Matias has been within the division for 9 years, and but, he’s much less well-known than the newcomers Haney, Pitbull Cruz, Teofimo, and Ryan Garcia.
“As harmful as he’s, he will be the high man at 140 lbs, presumably. So that’s the query. Is he, or isn’t he? We wish to see extra of him towards the large names.
“Today, they’re not too fast to get in towards one another, however Matias actually is drawn consideration, however from the hardcore followers, he’s ok and is the best nationality to attract consideration from all of boxing and even the casuals,” mentioned Malignaggi.
The champions at 140 are selective in who they combat, selecting softer targets and oones that they imagine they’ve a great probability of profitable. The WBO champion has but to combat anybody good, and it’s such a waste.
A Expertise-Wealthy Division
“I believe it’s as a result of it’s such a talent-rich division. You’ve received guys which can be massive names and have been there,” mentioned boxing professional Chris Algieri on why followers don’t higher know Matias. “You’ve received Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez. You’ve received Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, who simply stepped as much as 140 and picked up a world title, beating Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero. Rolly is a giant title as effectively.”
None of these fighters have expressed curiosity in preventing Matias, which is why he’s defending towards Liam Paro. He’s not in a position to get the large names to combat him, so he’s received to be content material with going through the most effective guys he can.
Matias’ final opponent, Egashev, would have a superb opportunity of beating any of the three different belt holders, however they’re not going to combat him, clearly. He’s too harmful identical to Matias.
“So there’s lots of names, however I believe Subriel Matias will slot in properly with any a kind of guys,” mentioned Algieri. “He simply has to get a shot, however that’s one of many issues that has been robust to get as a result of, one, he’s harmful, and two, he’s not well-known.
“So, you’re taking a giant danger, However he has a title and titles have energy. They’ve negotiating energy and so they have causes for guys to wish to combat you now,” mentioned Algieri.
