Did Andy Lee live up to his promise?

no, boxxee!!! golovkin, unlike mcewan, is SHORT and SQUAT. . . Ouma outboxed him for christ sake! Lee would pick him off from the outside all night. . . clinch up on the inside. . . Only MW's I see that are clearly a cut above are Pirog and Martinez. . . Golovkin is 5'11. Mcewen is 6'1 and thin. Golovkin was able to outmuscle and wrestle inside matching strength with guys like Gaidarbekov, Dirrell, Bute when he was 20-22 yrs old. Lee still doesn't know how to fight inside or clinch and would be mauled by Golovkin's strength. Lee would not be able to handle Golovkin's punching power, physical strength, or be able to keep him at on the outside. Even on the outside i believe Golovkin would outbox him.

Im currently watching the fight, Lee has fast reactions but he's flat footed. Maybe against a more atheletic fighter this will be a disadvantage.

What did you think? Were you impressed by him? I think hes got a promising career ahead of him. I think he's a little more than a club fighter and loses to almost any serious top ten Middle right now. He might beat Chavez Jr.

Andy Lee is not on the same level as Pirog, Martinez, Proksa, and Golovkin. I like Lee, I think he's a decent fighter but I don't see a lot of talent in him. I was really impressed with Lee last night. I agree he's still a step below a few of the top MW's and there are a few MW's his level who due to style would beat him i suspect. Tough good pressure fighters like Macklin, Khurtsidze, Rubio would beat him. Jacobs and Lemieux might also best him too. Lee isn't quite as skilled as Pirog, no. . . But he is better than Golovkin, Proksa we odn't know enough about. . . and Martinez is better overall. . . But Lee still would give a good fight for Pirog and marintez due to his style. . . he's VERY hard to get too. . you gotta be willing to go through fire if you wanna get his chin. . . Golovkin would absolutely brutalize Lee. HE couldn't even deal with Mcewen's pressure and power (and he essentialy has none) for christ sake.

Vera was game and had the right idea the last few rounds, but just wasn't fast or accurate enough. Lee was just a class above Vera and has improved since the first time they fought. He did get hit with some pretty clean punches and around the 8th or 9th he looked a little gassed, but did the right thing by getting on his bike, holding, and landing very flush counters at the right moments. Good for Lee to avenge his only loss. Not sure how well he'll do once he fights the top guys in his division.

I was impressed and he did live up to his promise short of Knocking Vera down or out. I would just like him to follow up a bit more on his punches especially when he caught Vera with some very nice shots that hurt him. You could see Manny Stewards gameplan in effect last night and wow does Vera have a chin.

Andy Lee has talent and did well to win like he did against an opponent who previously knocked him out. I really don't like his chances against Martinez or Pirog though. He is still too hittable to win against these guys.They both would knock him out. Agreed especially the bolded hopefully Manny sorts it out.I think he should go for Macklin or Sturm next

Andy Lee has talent and did well to win like he did against an opponent who previously knocked him out. I really don't like his chances against Martinez or Pirog though. He is still too hittable to win against these guys. They both would knock him out.