Andy Lee v Brian Vera

[dutchie]

Kelly Pavlik has pulled out of his fight with Brian Vera at short notice with a rib injury.
Andy Lee states on Eastside boxing that he will take the fight no problem with only 10 days notice,as he would like to avenge his only defeat in his career.
Would be a great fight if it comes off,we will wait and see!

[slapbangwhallop]

Irish southpaw Andy Lee struggles to regain confidence and as he ducks out of a European return against a yet to be announced opponent on the Wladimir Klitschko-Derek Chisora bill in Germany in December and now seeks to rake over old ground by taking a fight in the US at late notice.
The London born southpaw was on the wrong end of an astonishing knockout defeat at the hands of Yankee Bryan Vera in March 2008 and since then his mentor and manager Manny Steward has lost all confidence in his rangy and charismatic former Olympian. The one-sided pummelling at the hands of the Texan journeyman highlighted the Limerick fighters abject lack of stamina or ability to fight on the inside. The exposure of these deficiencies in the basic pugilistic skills combined with his wayward defence stunted any delusional chitter-chatter with regards his world title pretensions.
Lee then was beaten up on the way to a hometown victory by aged Philadelphian Willie Gibbs, which left him requiring plastic surgery and a long lay-off, he then stumbled over the line to another hometown points win over rugged but limited Affif Belghecham and was out-on-his-feet as he clung to his French foe desperately willing the final bell to ring.
Since then Lee has been involved in more farces then Sid James and William Shakespeare combine. A cliff-fall drop in class against names like Thiam, Cook, Lowry and Walker have firmly ensconced lanky Lee as the poster boy for all that is wrong with boxing.
With Lee's career is obviously spiralling out of control he now seeks to fill the boots of Kelly Pavlik by taking on former foe Bryan Vera. It is shamefully obvious to all bar the most biased that the Limerick middleweight and only chosen to now face a fading Vera because the Contender reject has lost four of his last five outings.

[charlieb]

Irish southpaw Andy Lee struggles to regain confidence and as he ducks out of a European return against a yet to be announced opponent on the Wladimir Klitschko-Derek Chisora bill in Germany in December and now seeks to rake over old ground by taking a fight in the US at late notice.
The London born southpaw was on the wrong end of an astonishing knockout defeat at the hands of Yankee Bryan Vera in March 2008 and since then his mentor and manager Manny Steward has lost all confidence in his rangy and charismatic former Olympian. The one-sided pummelling at the hands of the Texan journeyman highlighted the Limerick fighters abject lack of stamina or ability to fight on the inside. The exposure of these deficiencies in the basic pugilistic skills combined with his wayward defence stunted any delusional chitter-chatter with regards his world title pretensions.
Lee then was beaten up on the way to a hometown victory by aged Philadelphian Willie Gibbs, which left him requiring plastic surgery and a long lay-off, he then stumbled over the line to another hometown points win over rugged but limited Affif Belghecham and was out-on-his-feet as he clung to his French foe desperately willing the final bell to ring.
Since then Lee has been involved in more farces then Sid James and William Shakespeare combine. A cliff-fall drop in class against names like Thiam, Cook, Lowry and Walker have firmly ensconced lanky Lee as the poster boy for all that is wrong with boxing.
With Lee's career is obviously spiralling out of control he now seeks to fill the boots of Kelly Pavlik by taking on former foe Bryan Vera. It is shamefully obvious to all bar the most biased that the Limerick middleweight and only chosen to now face a fading Vera because the Contender reject has lost four of his last five outings.

Dunno where you've gotten that article from, but it's utter pish, clearly coming from a very bitter place.

I'm no fan of Lee, but christ, you'd think Lee had personally bashed up that writer's nan or something.

[bennie]

Andy Lee says he wants Brian Vera again, he wants to clean up his record, he wants respect from fight fans the globe over... Let's see if he backs up his crap (sorry, I mean craic).
Lee, a big-hitting southpaw with a suspect chin and suspect stamina, was paid a fortune by Emanuel Steward to go pro a few years ago (a half a million dollars). Steward hailed him as a future middleweight great, although you wondered on what evidence. Lee had won his first bout in the Athens Olympics but was then eliminated by a wild-swinging Cameroon (what!).
Lee spends much of his time in the States, where he cruised to 15-0 in the pro ranks before running into the rugged Vera two years ago and running out of gas. Lee was stopped, mouth open and defenceless, in round seven. Steward wiped the egg from his face and has rebuilt Lee, quite cynically of late, with nine straight wins.
The powerfully built Lee hits hard, against the tomato cans he has been fighting this year in American backwater towns, but does not look so powerful against those who hit back. Indeed, Lee looks vulnerable again, horribly slow. This man gets hit too much, and he seriously busts up.
My gut feeling is that Lee, despite all he says, will be held back for a mooted money-spinner against John Duddy in the New Year to satisfy the gullible Irish sporting public. All Lee really wants for Christmas is the ageing, shopworn Duddy.

[whiskey]

Poor Andy.

I appreciate why he has thrown his hat into the ring..

But Vera was just a prop to be utilised to get Kelly Pavlik back out fighting again.

On his own, Vera bring no merit to a fight. He is a tool that promoter's use. A limited, fairly tough journeyman to give their charge a few rounds.

Vera is never supposed to win. But the fact Andy Lee let him has caused irrepairable damage to his reputation. And going back over and dusting the journeyman, will add no respect to what originally happened I'm afraid.

He needs to move on and not even mention Vera again. Just like Khon has with regards his daddy, Mr Breidis.

[misticmonk]

Irish southpaw Andy Lee struggles to regain confidence and as he ducks out of a European return against a yet to be announced opponent on the Wladimir Klitschko-Derek Chisora bill in Germany in December and now seeks to rake over old ground by taking a fight in the US at late notice.
The London born southpaw was on the wrong end of an astonishing knockout defeat at the hands of Yankee Bryan Vera in March 2008 and since then his mentor and manager Manny Steward has lost all confidence in his rangy and charismatic former Olympian. The one-sided pummelling at the hands of the Texan journeyman highlighted the Limerick fighters abject lack of stamina or ability to fight on the inside. The exposure of these deficiencies in the basic pugilistic skills combined with his wayward defence stunted any delusional chitter-chatter with regards his world title pretensions.
Lee then was beaten up on the way to a hometown victory by aged Philadelphian Willie Gibbs, which left him requiring plastic surgery and a long lay-off, he then stumbled over the line to another hometown points win over rugged but limited Affif Belghecham and was out-on-his-feet as he clung to his French foe desperately willing the final bell to ring.
Since then Lee has been involved in more farces then Sid James and William Shakespeare combine. A cliff-fall drop in class against names like Thiam, Cook, Lowry and Walker have firmly ensconced lanky Lee as the poster boy for all that is wrong with boxing.
With Lee's career is obviously spiralling out of control he now seeks to fill the boots of Kelly Pavlik by taking on former foe Bryan Vera. It is shamefully obvious to all bar the most biased that the Limerick middleweight and only chosen to now face a fading Vera because the Contender reject has lost four of his last five outings.

Slap, has someone hacked into your account or did Lee insult your mother. This just doesn't read right.

[TerribleTerry]

Irish southpaw Andy Lee struggles to regain confidence and as he ducks out of a European return against a yet to be announced opponent on the Wladimir Klitschko-Derek Chisora bill in Germany in December and now seeks to rake over old ground by taking a fight in the US at late notice.
The London born southpaw was on the wrong end of an astonishing knockout defeat at the hands of Yankee Bryan Vera in March 2008 and since then his mentor and manager Manny Steward has lost all confidence in his rangy and charismatic former Olympian. The one-sided pummelling at the hands of the Texan journeyman highlighted the Limerick fighters abject lack of stamina or ability to fight on the inside. The exposure of these deficiencies in the basic pugilistic skills combined with his wayward defence stunted any delusional chitter-chatter with regards his world title pretensions.
Lee then was beaten up on the way to a hometown victory by aged Philadelphian Willie Gibbs, which left him requiring plastic surgery and a long lay-off, he then stumbled over the line to another hometown points win over rugged but limited Affif Belghecham and was out-on-his-feet as he clung to his French foe desperately willing the final bell to ring.
Since then Lee has been involved in more farces then Sid James and William Shakespeare combine. A cliff-fall drop in class against names like Thiam, Cook, Lowry and Walker have firmly ensconced lanky Lee as the poster boy for all that is wrong with boxing.
With Lee's career is obviously spiralling out of control he now seeks to fill the boots of Kelly Pavlik by taking on former foe Bryan Vera. It is shamefully obvious to all bar the most biased that the Limerick middleweight and only chosen to now face a fading Vera because the Contender reject has lost four of his last five outings.

Slap, has someone hacked into your account or did Lee insult your mother. This just doesn't read right.

I think he was pre-empting/mocking Bennie's latest anti Lee outpourings...

[Dioufy]

Meh, it was a decent attempt at being funny, Slap, but Bennie still rules. End of.