Thread: Andy Lee vs. Billy Joe Saunders close for September 5th

Looks like Saunders will get his shot. I actually expect him to be too elusive for Lee and I think Saunders takes it on points in a good fight.

Lee-Saunders Title Fight On Track For September - Boxing News

I think Lee knocks him spark out, to me Saunders is just domestic level and flattered himself beating Eubank Jr.

This mob have press conferences to announce they have no date, venue or can confirm a fight has been made. Brilliant.

Saunders is No1 contender he just had to wait for Lee, to have a volunteer defense BJS has done
all wright, he gets to fight for the title and he had step-aside money.

Andy Lee is going to knock him out with a big right hook, wait and see.

Saunders is a better boxer, and as long as he manages to steer clear of the Hail Mary shot, he'll win on points. Before Lee beat Jackson and the Russian,he was on his way out.
He was losing both fights and being outboxed. As for the Quillin fight, once Quillin never made the weight, it meant Jack shit!
Not sure how good Saunders is, probably comes up short against the best in the division, but he knows that, and Lee is worse,yet he's a World champ.

Originally Posted by Primo Carnera

Saunders is a better boxer, and as long as he manages to steer clear of the Hail Mary shot, he'll win on points. Before Lee beat Jackson and the Russian,he was on his way out.
He was losing both fights and being outboxed. As for the Quillin fight, once Quillin never made the weight, it meant Jack shit!
Not sure how good Saunders is, probably comes up short against the best in the division, but he knows that, and Lee is worse,yet he's a World champ.

Lee has looked rough in spots because he is vulnerable and has stepped up his competition, but I don't see any reason to think he's past it, he has good experience now if anything. Saunders isn't a puncher and I don't know if he's even the better boxer here, he hasn't fought at the level Lee has. How does the Quillin fight mean any less because the guy didn't make weight?

I dIdnt necessarily say he was finished, but when he fought Jackson , they were talking up the fact that he would be better served dropping down to LMW. He was getting battered and then came the KO punch. Before the fight , it was seen as a name in Jackson's young undefeated career. Then all of a sudden he gets offered Korobov out of the blue and suddenly he's a born again MW.
Again, he was getting outboxed and he caught Korobov and to be fair , finished him well.
The Quillin fight meant nothing
a. Because he knew he couldn't lose his title. And
b. Because the fact that Quillin couldn't make the weight after being out for so long, meant that he was either rusty or unprepared.

I like the fight. I think Lee will win a hard fought battle.

I like the fight but it's sad the division is so putrid that these guys are "world championship level" fighters. 20 years now this historic division has been a wasteland with only moments that more than one good MW has been active simultaneously. It seems the division has been passed by by 3 or 4 divisions as far as steady talented depth and by a few others as far as intermittent talented depth.

Saunders will have to up his game and be strong for 12 rounds , he faded badly against Eubank , who lets face it is pretty raw.

I like Saunders and he comes across really well on in interviews. He was on BT sports and was honest to say he would beat Cotto but not in the class of GGG.

Saunders should beat Lee.

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

I like the fight but it's sad the division is so putrid that these guys are "world championship level" fighters. 20 years now this historic division has been a wasteland with only moments that more than one good MW has been active simultaneously. It seems the division has been passed by by 3 or 4 divisions as far as steady talented depth and by a few others as far as intermittent talented depth.

Most recently, two good middleweights were active simultaneously when Sergio Martinez beat Kelly Pavlik and when he beat Paul Williams. Before that, there was the Jermain Taylor fights against Bernard Hopkins. And so on.

Right now, there's GGG and the rest of the division. Lee and Saunders are solid, but not top level guys. Same with the rest of the division.

Originally Posted by Master

I like Saunders and he comes across really well on in interviews. He was on BT sports and was honest to say he would beat Cotto but not in the class of GGG.

Saunders should beat Lee.

do you think he would beat cotto?

Originally Posted by Rantcatrat

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

I like the fight but it's sad the division is so putrid that these guys are "world championship level" fighters. 20 years now this historic division has been a wasteland with only moments that more than one good MW has been active simultaneously. It seems the division has been passed by by 3 or 4 divisions as far as steady talented depth and by a few others as far as intermittent talented depth.

Most recently, two good middleweights were active simultaneously when Sergio Martinez beat Kelly Pavlik and when he beat Paul Williams. Before that, there was the Jermain Taylor fights against Bernard Hopkins. And so on.

Right now, there's GGG and the rest of the division. Lee and Saunders are solid, but not top level guys. Same with the rest of the division.

im not sure pavlik was anywhere near his prime when he fought martinez

i think oavlik taylor was a top level fight and an entertaining one