Has Duddy's time to shine arrived?

I like Duddy but he ain't that special.
I think McCloskey has enormous potential.

 

Great defense,great speed,except power he has it all.

 

Its a hard choice to make. But if Duddy gets the right breaks at lightmiddle, then he can do it.

 

Andy Lee can still be great. He has plenty of time to refine his skills. He has it all, he just fought a stupid fight against vera

 

I haven't really seen him post Smitchet, though I am one of the few that seemed impressed that he dug down to turn that fight around. I think Arum still sees something in him though. Hope it isn't just dollar signs.

 

I think it probably is the dollar signs - Arum said himself that a Duddy/Pavlik is the biggest fight at middleweight , not necessarily the best(obviously Pavlik/AA).This means one thing only - Duddy/Pavlik is the most money for Arum.

 

I agree with the McCloskey backers. I don't think he'll be a star but a very solid contender indeed.

As per Duddy. Duddy won't have an amazingly successful boxing career (I think he'll finish with one of those 40-6 sort of records once the competition steps up) but he will make a lot of money. He's properly managed.

 

andy lee and dar sutherland are the future of irish boxing

 

The loss to Vera cost Andy more than some people realize. Ironically, it may have also saved his career. Top Rank was set to sign Lee to a 4 fight deal. Of the 4 fights he was to be guaranteed 2 appearances on Pavlik undercards, and 1 shot at the champ. In spite of the hype that surrounded young Andy at the time, I think it is now obvious that if he would have climbed in the ring with Kelly Pavlik fall/winter of '08, as Steward wanted, he would have taken a savage, possibly career ending, beating. So the loss cost him, but it probably also saved him.

 

put duddy in with abraham and you will see what happens...

 

What about Ronald Hearns?

 

he'll get shoeshined by pavlik so no.