Anyone got caught off guard on Andrade vs Saunders?

[MDPopescu]

Because I'm really dumb founded on how this fight was made. These two fighters are literally the last top fighters I would expect to fight each other in their primes.

Massive, massive props to Saunders on taking such a high risk low reward fighter in Andrade, made me change my PoV on him.

Saunders had no choice. Not to suggest that he was avoiding anyone, but he was ordered to fight Andrade or get stripped, and that title is his ticket to a major payday.

I'm more surprised Andrade took the fight. He doesn't fight anyone.

I expect BJS to cruise past him.

This exactly. I doubt BJ's would drop his belt because it was ordered but im shock Andrade didn't drop out. He's always disappoints hopefully we get to see them in the ring together because it is a good fight.

I expect BJ's to UD him and there gonna be some controversy about it though. Feel like half if the fights have some sorta drama about the decision.

... Demetrius Andrade signed with Matchroom to fight on DAZN... (Hearn didn't take Andrade because he loves him...)

[TonyGe]

The potential to turn into a boring match us there but I doubt it. The winner is in line for a big payday against the Canelo Golovkin winner. I expect it to be an interesting tactical fight with some good exchanges.

[cork]

... Demetrius Andrade signed with Matchroom to fight on DAZN... (Hearn didn't take Andrade because he loves him...)

I'm not sure what your implying but he signed with other promotion companies and he was the one that jacked up all the big fights he had. In the end he gets to make the decision who and when he fights.

I'm not sure what his level of commitment to boxing is but from his past he wants the spotlight without actually putting in the work.

[kafkod]

Not really a question of fear, but business. Andrade isn't a big attraction in the U.S. by any means. It seems like a low risk, low reward fight, there were no hurdles in the negotiations like there usually would be in this type of fight.

It just got done outta nowhere.

It's a mandatory defence and the purse bid was only a day away when a deal was struck. Hearn needs the fight in the US, and a WBO champion is entitled to 80% of the purse if he defends his title away from home after a purse bid. Hearn must have made BJS a great offer to get him over to the States without a bid being needed.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

andrade should drag saunders, just a higher caliber fighter.

Saunders should have just kept fighting cans until he could cash himself out vs cannel or ggg

Andrade just going to come along, take saunders belt, eat his dinner, make saunders do the dishes, and saunders will end up in faded UK name purgatory alongside burns, brook, khan, etc

[kafkod]

Not to mention he actually fought a lot of tough fights coming through, as in domestic level fights. Guys like Ryder, Spike, Blackwell, Matthew Hall were all very solid domestic level fighters when Saunders was on the way up. Not to mention Eubank Jr. was seen as favourite in their fight.

BJS definitely didn't take any easy route. Even winning his title v Andy Lee was a good win, when you consider Lee was coming off the back of some very good wins and it was Billy's first ever fight anywhere near world level really.

Yeah, BJS has never been scared of a challenge and he was never going to give up his world title with a huge payday against the winner of GGG vs Canelo on the horizen.

[MDPopescu]

I'm not sure what your implying but he signed with other promotion companies and he was the one that jacked up all the big fights he had. In the end he gets to make the decision who and when he fights.

I'm not sure what his level of commitment to boxing is but from his past he wants the spotlight without actually putting in the work.

I'm "implying" that that Hearn needs big names and big fights on DAZN and that he has the money for that...

[boliodogs]

It's not like they asked for the fight. They were ordered to fight. If either man gives up his title or his chance to become a champion it would be a disgraceful display of chickeness. Of course I am happy about the fight. They are both good fighters but they are both cherry pickers. This will be Saunders's first title defense against a good fighter GGG has not previously KOed. It will be Andrade's first fight against a top middleweight. I think Saunders wins a close fight on points

[boliodogs]

andrade should drag saunders, just a higher caliber fighter.

Saunders should have just kept fighting cans until he could cash himself out vs cannel or ggg

Andrade just going to come along, take saunders belt, eat his dinner, make saunders do the dishes, and saunders will end up in faded UK name purgatory alongside burns, brook, khan, etc

You have it all figured out but I think you are wrong and have Andrade overrated. Vanes knocked him down and lost a close split decision many thought he deserved to win. The same Vanes who was called a bum when he fought GGG. The Saunders who beat Lemieux looked better than any version of Andrade that I have seen.

[Randomum]

Is Saunders the mother f@#$in man or what? No diva **** just signs the fights.

Im impressed with him and am a bigger fan of his now.