Vera was getting nailed with the left cross all night long....he kept coming. I am of the belief that had Lee used the jab and moved then Vera would have slowed down but by engaging with Vera in exchanges Andy Lee gave up his momentum in the bout and gave Brian Vera more to fight for.....that glimmer of hope is all a fighter needs. When Sultan fought Wlad, Wlad closed the door on him he gave Sultan no chance to win, and no chance to gain momentum and therefore Sultan fought like a defeated fighter.


Sultan was less dangerous than Vera because Wlad let him know he wasn't going to give him any opportunities. After Vera was knocked down, had Lee backed off a bit and won rounds then Vera might have given up or fought at a more managable pace.


Andy Lee just picked the wrong times to exchange with Vera and had he not tried to KO him so much he would have had more energy.




I also think it's very important to recognize that Manny Steward probably hurt Andy Lee's chances as well. Manny was displeased with how Aaron Pryor Jr. did and maybe he wanted Andy to finish the show with a bang and it ended up costing them. The Kronk fighters didn't look so hot on Friday.