Anthony Dirrell vs Andy Lee @ 168

Sure... a career MW versus a career SprMW. Dirrell might win, but in this matchup, due to what would be a size advantage. Same size naturally, Lee wins.

 

Lee gets of the canvas to put Dirrell to sleep with a sweet left right combination of the ropes.

 

Dirrel seems to be slipping some. At his best, he’d ruin Lee.

 

Lee's legendary power transcends all weight divisions.

 

So what was the point? To show you think a SpwMW beats a MW?

 

I can't remember 'a best' of him, maybe ko'ing novices early on.

 

He was a little better in 2013 and 2011.

I’m not sure if he’s actually worse or if he just fought lazy and overconfident on Saturday. He sometimes looked like a monster earlier in his career against worse opponents.

 

Smart money should be put on Dirrell but I'd never bet against Lee, ever, money or not. Dirrell is the slightly larger man, but Lee has height and probably an inch or two of reach on him.

Andy Lee is one of my favorite fighters of all time, I'll always love him win or lose, just like Ricky Burns. Physically, athletically, and naturally gifted-wise, Lee was pretty exceptional and had some extremely impressive and underrated attributes in those there categories.

Lee's issues were mental and durability related, along with being an absolute punching bag. Against the best the world had to offer, he either badly lost the chess match, self confidence and belief in himself went down the drain, could be intimidated, or could box absolutely beautifully and then all of a sudden completely lose focus and turn into absolute garbage. But that power........ His KO% comes nowhere close enough to telling the whole andntrue story of his power. Lee waa obviously never lnownnas a speed demon, and rightfully so, put his single punch speed -- when he really wanted to throw fire -- his single shot speed was as good as anyone in his division if not better. And he wasnt heavy handed, he was a downright EXPLOSIVE power puncher and if he could keep his opponent at his preferred distance(which he needed to generate his power, swarmers always muffled and suppressed his power) he could turn any fight around or end any fight with one punch, which was usually blazing fast and pinpoint accurate.

I always loved and respected that about Lee, he always had total confidence in his power and had full belief in it, no matter how late in the fight it was, how badly he was getting his ass kicked, or how tired or hurt he was. And that made him deadly dangerous until the fight was over.

Like I said, smart money would probably be on Dirrell, but I'd bet the farm on Lee and my heart ALWAYS says Lee.

Lee KO8 Dirrell. I could see Dirrell putting it on Lee BADLY, for most of the first 8 rounds and then out of nowhere Lee explodes/launches one of his signature hellfire missile right hooks.

Not many, if any, other fighters in the past 10-15 years got bailed out by one shot power lime Andy Lee did. He was supremely gifted in some ways, massively flawed in others, but was a tall, long, southpaw, beanpole stick of C4, explosive warrior to the end. Straight up hit man assassin type one hitter quitter power.

 

Lee's retired

 

Saunders? We're talking about Lee here aren't we? But CEjr beating Dirrell would more or less put him on par w/ Lee IMO.

 

Dirrell is better resume wise, or better H2H? And that 'OBVIOUSLY' makes Jr better than lee somehow? WTS?!?!