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The masterful skills of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the powerful attack of Lucas Matthyyse have plenty of room to share the fans respect in boxing.

The interruption came with the subtlety and grace of a sledgehammer, not unlike the punches landed minutes before by Lucas Matthysse in his dismantling of Lamont Peterson on Saturday. As Showtime's Jim Gray was set to begin his postfight interview...

Interim junior welterweight titlist Lucas Matthysse made his claim for being the best fighter at 140 pounds with his demolition of Lamont Peterson on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J.

Lucas Matthysse stopped Lamont Peterson in the third round Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in a matchup of junior-welterweight champions.

Lucas Matthysse's power prevailed again Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., but rather than a right hand, it was a series of left hooks that claimed Lamont Peterson as Matthysse's latest TKO victim.

Devon Alexander injured his left hand Saturday, but he did so by throwing lots of punches, earning him a TKO over Lee Purdy and proving he can excite.

Just on their own, the fights between Danny Garcia and Zab Judah, who met April 27, and Lamont Peterson and Lucas Matthysse, who meet Saturday night (Showtime, 9 ET/PT) at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., are attractive matchups. Garcia is a...

Lucas Matthysse has crushing knockout power and his past 10 wins are by stoppage, but that doesn't worry junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson too much.

Interim junior welterweight titlist Lucas Matthysse was supposed to arrive in New York on Tuesday morning on a flight from his native Argentina that would give him plenty of time to make it the final news conference on Wednesday to promote his 141-po...

Lamont Peterson is a junior welterweight titleholder, while Lucas Matthysse holds an interim strap. So when the elite 140-pounders meet Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., why won't it be for a belt?

Bernardo Pilatti highlights five keys to victory for Lamont Peterson against Lucas Matthysse on Saturday.

Bernardo Pilatti highlights five keys to victory for Lucas Matthysse against Lamont Peterson on Saturday.

There's a pretty strong possibility you've never heard of Cleotis "Mookie" Pendarvis. And even if you have, there's an equally strong likelihood that you've never seen him fight. But one seasoned observer thinks that Pendarvis, who makes his televisi...

Amir Khan came back from a knockdown to unanimously outpoint fast-finishing Julio Diaz on Saturday night in a welterweight fight at Motorpoint Arena.

Former junior welterweight titlist Kendall Holt believes the issues surrounding his atypical urine test following an eighth-round knockout loss to Lamont Peterson in their Feb. 22 world title fight have been cleared up, but he still needs further med...

With fighters and suppliers always a step ahead of those who test for performance-enhancing drugs, less -- not more -- regulation may be a necessary evil to address, if not solve, boxing's steroids conundrum.