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handsofstone wrote:

cold187 wrote:BJS got heart and chin thought......and HEART!!!!

.........and heart

I know little about Lee other than he can fight a bit. I'd be tempted to go for Lee as he's operated in a bigger pond than Saunders - but Saunders seems to have an air of being able to get a job done. I think he is capable of boxing "up" another level or two, to the level of his next opponents.

Andy has had to idig really, really deep 2 fights running now, and has found what some may call that lottery punch.

Sooner or later he won't hit the jackpot and will be beat. Billy Joe has a very good beard and has some very good skills of his own. If he paces the fight correctly he takes this portion of alphabet soup.

Fight should happen next in Ireland...Limerick or Dublin

Lee by stoppage late on.

Yes We Can wrote:Andy has had to idig really, really deep 2 fights running now, and has found what some may call that lottery punch.

Sooner or later he won't hit the jackpot and will be beat. Billy Joe has a very good beard and has some very good skills of his own. If he paces the fight correctly he takes this portion of alphabet soup.

This.

He's not going to keep getting out of jail.

Lee; his power is world class, whilst I don't think BJS boxing skills are.

I think Lee's jab would cause plenty of problems for Saunders, and he has the power to get him out of there in the blink of an eye.

I don't think Saunders is anything that special to be honest. Without his power, Lee wouldn't be that special either, but that right hand is a serious weapon.

He won't keep getting out of Jail forever, but it's enough to get him past Saunders.

Yes We Can wrote:Andy has had to idig really, really deep 2 fights running now, and has found what some may call that lottery punch.

Sooner or later he won't hit the jackpot and will be beat. Billy Joe has a very good beard and has some very good skills of his own. If he paces the fight correctly he takes this portion of alphabet soup.

Am i the only 1 who thought Lee actually had a shout in most of the rounds,i thought they were all close,i thought he might have been waiting too long to get his punches off but i thought he was doing ok,it wasnt a brilliant start by Korobov either i thought

handsofstone wrote:

Yes We Can wrote:Andy has had to idig really, really deep 2 fights running now, and has found what some may call that lottery punch.

Sooner or later he won't hit the jackpot and will be beat. Billy Joe has a very good beard and has some very good skills of his own. If he paces the fight correctly he takes this portion of alphabet soup.

Am i the only 1 who thought Lee actually had a shout in most of the rounds,i thought they were all close,i thought he might have been waiting too long to get his punches off but i thought he was doing ok,it wasnt a brilliant start by Korobov either i thought

I could see Lee winning the third and fifth, but I thought he was at least down 3-2 and losing the 6th until the stoppage.

I had it 4-1 and I thought the two 5-0 scores were too wide, as Lee seemed to clearly win the 3rd imo.

crusader wrote:

handsofstone wrote:

Yes We Can wrote:Andy has had to idig really, really deep 2 fights running now, and has found what some may call that lottery punch.

Sooner or later he won't hit the jackpot and will be beat. Billy Joe has a very good beard and has some very good skills of his own. If he paces the fight correctly he takes this portion of alphabet soup.

Am i the only 1 who thought Lee actually had a shout in most of the rounds,i thought they were all close,i thought he might have been waiting too long to get his punches off but i thought he was doing ok,it wasnt a brilliant start by Korobov either i thought

I could see Lee winning the third and fifth, but I thought he was at least down 3-2 and losing the 6th until the stoppahe.

I had it 4-1 and I thought the two 5-0 scores were too wide, as Lee seemed to clearly win the 3rd imo.

I had Lee 3-2 up going into the 6th,but i'll be honest i was struggling to seperate them,i usually know pretty quickly who i'll give the round to but i was dithering more than once

Hell of a fight , i can't wait , will get myself to that one
50/50 in my opinion

I had Lee 3-2 up going into the 6th,but i'll be honest i was struggling to seperate them,i usually know pretty quickly who i'll give the round to but i was dithering more than once

I can't see three rounds for Lee. Granted there wasn't a huge amount in them, but I thought Korobov clearly did more in the first, second, and fourth.

If Lee wins against BJS, I wonder if there would be a chance for him to fight a rematch against Chavez Jr. in Vegas at some catch weight. That could even be borderline PPV with a good co-main event.

Saunders for me, too young too much work rate in the early rounds. He might not be "world class, world class" but his chin certainly seems sound and I think his boxing brain is a good one.

Lee's power has got him out of jail a couple of times, but I think Saunders' experience will see him through any troublesome moments. Lets not forget that Lee has struggled against the likes of Craig McEwan - good fighter, but one I think we would favour Saunders to win quite comfortably.

Broomhall wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30650097

Wrong link? Unless a French economist rejecting Legion D'Honneur is related to this in some way I'm unaware of!

88-84 Lee right now...not sure I've seen a closer poll after so many votes.

crusader wrote:

Broomhall wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30650097

Wrong link? Unless a French economist rejecting Legion D'Honneur is related to this in some way I'm unaware of!

88-84 Lee right now...not sure I've seen a closer poll after so many votes.

The French economist Thomas Piketty has previously gone on record saying he favours BJS over Lee in a closely competitive bout.

Boxerbeetle wrote:

crusader wrote:

Broomhall wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30650097

Wrong link? Unless a French economist rejecting Legion D'Honneur is related to this in some way I'm unaware of!

88-84 Lee right now...not sure I've seen a closer poll after so many votes.

The French economist Thomas Piketty has previously gone on record saying he favours BJS over Lee in a closely competitive bout.

Picketty is good on the inside, but lacks mobility imo.

Heres the proper link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/30636967

I think it has to be fought before the middle of March,either Dublin or London,good fight in store,will Sky Sports be screening.

BJS easy points.

I'm surprised that this fight is being made next. I would have thought a soft defence for Lee and one more fight for BJS before challenging the winner.

If they fight each other next, I favour Lee. Hard to pick against BJS with his knack for winning, but Andy's experience separates them at the moment IMO.

THEBUTCH wrote:I'm surprised that this fight is being made next. I would have thought a soft defence for Lee and one more fight for BJS before challenging the winner.

If they fight each other next, I favour Lee. Hard to pick against BJS with his knack for winning, but Andy's experience separates them at the moment IMO.

Think it may be the WBO won't allow a voluntary.

101 each,looks like a great match-up.

jameswilson wrote:

THEBUTCH wrote:I'm surprised that this fight is being made next. I would have thought a soft defence for Lee and one more fight for BJS before challenging the winner.

If they fight each other next, I favour Lee. Hard to pick against BJS with his knack for winning, but Andy's experience separates them at the moment IMO.

Think it may be the WBO won't allow a voluntary.

Lee may benefit from the continued good matchmaking. It has been when he's stepped down in levels he has looked his worst.

he was dreadful against Horta and not as good as expected against Fitzgerald.

Like the matchup

I've been keeping an eye on this thread since it began and it's been virtually 50/50 from the start to now, I personally fancy Lee because of his experience but Billy will be 100% up for this and I'm sure it will be up there for candidate of fight of the year, hope it happens next !!

Thoughts following Lee's draw with Quillin?

I've noticed that Lee tends to have the most problems with agressive opponents who can bully him. Can BJS do that?