The middleweight "Irish Tenors"

[Derranged_]

I mean John Duddy and Andy Lee. What happened to these two hot upcoming prospects? At the beginning of 2008, there was talk of a Duddy-Pavlik fight sometime this year and Andy Lee was being touted as the next great middleweight fighter...

But as we all know, Duddy and Lee were 'exposed' in their last fights against opponents they were expected to beat handily. So, have they regrouped? And what's in store for these two exciting fighters later this year? Has anyone heard any news?...

And lastly, It's kind of ironic that these two went from being the most talked about prospects to relative obscurity in a matter of months...

[coufsax]

Both overrated.

[-Antonio-]

Duddy was never supposed to be more than a B version of Gatti posing at Middleweight.

Lee on the other hand. I think he'll be better off now without the pressure of being so hyped. Losing might have helped him in that way. He needs to work on his inside game too.

[msagrain]

Look out for Darren Barker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Derranged_]

Duddy was never supposed to be more than a B version of Gatti posing at Middleweight.

Lee on the other hand. I think he'll be better off now without the pressure of being so hyped. Losing might have helped him in that way. He needs to work on his inside game too.

I think your analysis is right. Lee was being the most hyped fighter I've ever seen. ****in Stewart was scheduling fights with Pavlik and Winky Wright right before the Vera fight!...

As for Duddy, I would love to see him give Smitchet a rematch after buckling down his defense alittle more..

[sterling]

To be honest lee did better then duddy and shudnet of been stopped it was a very questionable stoppage.
Duddy did get exposed imo he was like gatti in that fight.

[-Antonio-]

I think your analysis is right. Lee was being the most hyped fighter I've ever seen. ****in Stewart was scheduling fights with Pavlik and Winky Wright right before the Vera fight!...

As for Duddy, I would love to see him give Smitchet a rematch after buckling down his defense alittle more..

It'd be nice if Duddy can improve somewhat. He's definitely a crowd pleaser. He would provide for some incredible fights against the likes of Pavlik and Abraham.

[Sealhound]

Andy Lee will unify the middleweight division within 4 years. Its been called now.

[TommyGunn.]

Both fighters come again, Duddy was hardly exposed he just took some big shots.

Lee should never have been stopped either.

[Derranged_]

Both fighters come again, Duddy was hardly exposed he just took some big shots.

Lee should never have been stopped either.

I think Duddy was exposed more than Lee. Duddy took a Gatti-like amount of punishment against Smitchet and his face was a bloody mess afterwards. The Lee fight was stopped prematurely IMO..