what a cracking clash of styles.
I think I would have to make an appearance at that one.
Andy Lee smashes Troy Lowry to set up John Duddy bout
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what a cracking clash of styles.
I think I would have to make an appearance at that one.
Andy Lee smashes Troy Lowry to set up John Duddy bout
I've thought this would be a great fight for years! I've been waiting for Andy Lee to step up his level of competition for a while now. He had a horrible loss to Brian Vera, and a not so great outing vs Willie Gibbs but he's riding a hot streak of late. I think in a middleweight division without Kelly Pavlik, Andy has a good chance to be top dog for a while, at least until some top Jr. Middleweights move up.
I figured a Lee-Sturm match would be very good as well.
I always liked John Duddy and thought he had a very crowd pleasing style, but I think he'll get outclassed in this one.
If they fight, Andy will outclass him...he may even force a mercy stoppage. I know a lot of people have jumped off the Lee bandwagon after the Vera loss but I think he can still win a world title...it just depends on who he fights. For instance, he should avoid Martinez like the plague.
Andy should get himself rated by the IBF(he's not in the top 15) and target Sylvester.
He stands a little too upright and seems a bit stiff....he's easily caught by right crosses. His chin isn't horrible though it would stand to do better if he avoided more right crosses. He's got good pop, good hand speed, and he should be able to take on just about anyone right now, Sylvester would be a good match for him.
I used to have Duddy in a bit better esteem boxing-wise, now I really don't see how he could make it pass Andy Lee beside with a lucky punch and we've seen that Lee has a damn good jaw.
Duddy by KO, Lee's chin is not good, look who he's been fighting. A shot Willie Gibbs can go 10 Duddy has a better shot than most would think.
Would prefer to see Lee v Macklin.
This is a crowd pleasing matchup , its going to be a blood n guts fight , i will pay to watch this one.
Yes, good styles match-up. Lee wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
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Yeah man. Now this would be one I would pay for as well. They should have this fight in Ireland as well.
I was hoping New York! ;) Big Irish population there too.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Yeah man. Now this would be one I would pay for as well. They should have this fight in Ireland as well.
They should have it in Boston or New York, I think it would be bigger in those places than in Ireland to be honest. They should be able to put in a good undercard as well, especially if they got some more fighters with that crowd pleasing style that Duddy and to a lesser extent Lee have.Quote:
Originally Posted by RantcatratI was hoping New York! ;) Big Irish population there too.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Yeah man. Now this would be one I would pay for as well. They should have this fight in Ireland as well.
Like throw Danny O'Connor Boxing in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by El KabongThey should have it in Boston or New York, I think it would be bigger in those places than in Ireland to be honest. They should be able to put in a good undercard as well, especially if they got some more fighters with that crowd pleasing style that Duddy and to a lesser extent Lee have.Quote:
Originally Posted by RantcatratI was hoping New York! ;) Big Irish population there too.Quote:
Originally Posted by The FightfanQuote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Yeah man. Now this would be one I would pay for as well. They should have this fight in Ireland as well.
If this comes off look for a FOTY nod...it will be all action and wont see the final bell...I gop with Duddy on this one
Duddy was always one of my favs but he's smaller, older, slower, and more limited with his style, plus he doesn't throw the good right cross that troubles Andy so much. I think Andy blasts him, it's about time he had another explosive KO win and this would be a good time for it as Duddy (Teddy-ism Alert!) "is one of those guys that gets insulted if you miss him with a punch". Duddy won't go quietly though, he's going to try and work the body and get to the inside but I figure a bigger, younger, faster fighter with a better grasp on the sweet science will pull out this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
Pretty much how I envision things. I like Duddy a lot but I don't see how this fight might be any competitive, especially after Duddy's performance against Chavez where I had much faith in him....:(Quote:
Originally Posted by El KabongDuddy was always one of my favs but he's smaller, older, slower, and more limited with his style, plus he doesn't throw the good right cross that troubles Andy so much. I think Andy blasts him, it's about time he had another explosive KO win and this would be a good time for it as Duddy (Teddy-ism Alert!) "is one of those guys that gets insulted if you miss him with a punch". Duddy won't go quietly though, he's going to try and work the body and get to the inside but I figure a bigger, younger, faster fighter with a better grasp on the sweet science will pull out this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
I guess you could hope that Duddy's pressure gets to him. But Andy Lee seems a special prospect however he still doesn't throw his shots as crisp as he used to throw them, and still cannot fight on the inside like many Emanuel Stewart fighters. he apparently has heart because in that fight he lost where he was getting tagged hard he was still throwing back. So we could always assume that could happen again that he gets tagged out of the fight. But If Andy has actually worked on his jab and Stewart has filled out those holes it will be a long night for Duddy and he may even get stopped.Quote:
Originally Posted by NamelessPretty much how I envision things. I like Duddy a lot but I don't see how this fight might be any competitive, especially after Duddy's performance against Chavez where I had much faith in him....:(Quote:
Originally Posted by El KabongDuddy was always one of my favs but he's smaller, older, slower, and more limited with his style, plus he doesn't throw the good right cross that troubles Andy so much. I think Andy blasts him, it's about time he had another explosive KO win and this would be a good time for it as Duddy (Teddy-ism Alert!) "is one of those guys that gets insulted if you miss him with a punch". Duddy won't go quietly though, he's going to try and work the body and get to the inside but I figure a bigger, younger, faster fighter with a better grasp on the sweet science will pull out this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahn