"Almost Christmas Cracker" Lee/Saunders, Walters, Jennings/Ortiz Dec 19th SHO/hbo Fight Thread

[yawn]

Spoiler

Showtime International Boxing is picking up the nice middleweight match between Lee/Saunders
Really hope Showtime International Boxing takes off cause we shouldn't have to stream big international fights
Or wait 3 weeks for some channel noone has to pick it up and show it at 3:00 a.m
If SIB becomes a Showtime staple we gon feast even more than we did this year


On hbo, the tough Bryant Jennings faces cuban Luis Ortiz
Ortiz is a big southpaw and I believe he's better than Jennings but he's a steroid cheat
So I'm rooting for Jennings to get the win by KO
On the undercard is Robbery of The Year victim Yunieski Gonzalez vs another undefeated heavy hitting prospect
Joshua Clottey against perennial loser Gabe Rosado and Walters and Gamboa return vs some guys
Happy to see Gamboa back on TV and hopefully he won't fight and then miss a full year again

SHOWTIME International Boxing Presents: A Christmas Cracker Between Two . . .

Andy "Irish" Lee 34(24KO) - 2(:JCC Jr - 1Draw

VS

Billy Joe Saunders 22(12KO) - 0 - 0

hbo Boxing After Dark Presents: Hard Work vs Medication

Bryant "By-By" Jennings 19(10KO) - 1(0) - 0

VS

Luis "I Cheat" Ortiz 23(20KO) - 0 - 0



Also

Nicholas "Axe Man" Walters 26(21KO) - 0 - 0

VS

Jason Sosa 18(14KO) - 1(1KO) - 3 Draws

 

[Willy Waffle]

Lee is a -115 favorite at the moment i know he didn't look his best against quillin but no way he should lose this fight. Im sure he knows a big money unification with Jacobs or ggg is next after this.

 

[patscorpio]

Lee is a -115 favorite at the moment i know he didn't look his best against quillin but no way he should lose this fight. Im sure he knows a big money unification with Jacobs or ggg is next after this.

im hoping he wins...saunders has made it clear hes hiding out with the belt in europe should he win it

 

[yoyoyo1]

People underestimating Saunders for this one. The bookies arent. Saunders probably a better boxer than Lee.

 

[patscorpio]

People underestimating Saunders for this one. The bookies arent. Saunders probably a better boxer than Lee.

saunders knows how to deal a brawler/puncher..he took eubank jr's zero..lee will prolly be outboxed if he cant land his right hook...i just dont want him to win cuz hes going to hide out in europe with it

 

[Grand Conde]

Hope Lee beats that wife-beating sassanach tinker back to his trailer park.

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

Lee is prolly gonna win this with a come from behind KO.

I think Saunders is the overall better boxer, but he doesn't pack the punch Andy does. Eubank Jr;s power was getting to him late in their fight, so I definitely think Lee can hurt him.

My Irish breh don't fail us.

I need to see you fight #GGGoodBoys in 2016.

 

[Newzz]

December 18th & 19th is gonna be for fights brehs



We're gonna get fed in our last week of televised Boxing of 2015

 

[malbaker86]

This week(end) in boxing is going to be

 

[Grand Conde]

Do we have a rough start time for the Lee fight brehs?

 

[patscorpio]

Do we have a rough start time for the Lee fight brehs?

yeah its airing on sho extreme at 5pm on saturday

 

[Willy Waffle]

People underestimating Saunders for this one. The bookies arent. Saunders probably a better boxer than Lee.

Saunders is cool boxer but Lee got too much on his side imo.

To beat Lee you have to not just hurt him but break him down. Vera and Chavez did that. I think one reason andy didn't let his hands go and was a bit cautious in the quillin fight was because he respected his power. i don't feel saunders has the power to hurt and discourage andy though. Don't get me wrong, Saunders can box! Even with that I don't think he'll be able to deal with the size and reach off lee.

People also forget, this is southpaw vs southpaw. Not to mention Lee has shown he can deal with Southpaws and even put them to sleep with that right hook. Both Korobov, McEwan (underrated fight and mcewan and even rattled andy in the 5th) fights clearly show that. Saunders aside from the Ryder fight, we don't know how good he is against southpaws.


i can see saunders taking the early rounds in this fight then eventually, Lee takes over and probably stops him imo.


Overall, andy is the stronger/bigger guy, fought better comp (more experience), shown he has the intangibles. Most of all he has too much on the line (future fight with ggg, canelo or jacobs) to not win this fight.

 

[BlackAchilles]

If Andy wins, they should have him and Fury co main event a card at the Manchester Arena ... The pubs in town that night

 

[patscorpio]

 

[Willy Waffle]

at the amount of people sleeping on jennings and thinks he get's ko'd looking at all these experts predicitons. knocking out fat of shape, plodders who stay right in front of you impresses fans today. i think jennings weathers the storm and pull a ud against ortiz. ortiz just looks to land a big left hand and nothing else.