1. In case you haven’t heard, he’s the reigning WBO Middleweight World champion
2. He’s endorsed by another great man — Munster and Ireland legend Paul O’Connell
(O’Connell ringside for Andy Lee vs Alejandro Gustavo Falliga in 2008)
3. Even Lee’s opponents respect him
4. He always has time for his fans
5. He likes breaking records
6. He has a mean right hook
7. He’s also capable of a devastating KO if you let your guard down for a second
8. He travels in style
9. He has a phenomenal record
10. He’s part of what many people consider to be a golden age for Irish boxing
(Jim Rock, Andy Lee, Michael Kelly, Andy Murray, Ray Moylette, Katie Taylor, Ricardo Cordoba and Paddy Barnes)
11. He represented Ireland at the 2004 Olympics aged just 19
12. Former President Mary McAleese is a fan
13. He’s as passionate about other Irish boxers’ chances as his own
(Andy Lee cheers on Katie Taylor at the 2012 Olympics)
14. He tends to be brutally honest on the rare occasions he’s defeated
15. Even in America, he’s highly regarded
- Of Lee, renowned boxing pundit Larry Merchant commented: ”He looks like 10 million dollars.”
- In 2007, ESPN wrote: ”Lee has all the potential to be the next great middleweight star. The 2004 Irish Olympian is a 6 foot 2 inch southpaw with skills, power and a streak as mean in the ring as he is personable outside of it.”
- He spent much of his career under the tutelage of the late, legendary Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward.
It must be so so hard on those poor players. Perhaps the astronomical wages might help. 200 or 300k a week might help the tiredness , maybe a weeks graft on a building site would help poor oul tired kev
@Chris Tobin:
I find it amazing to think there are still people out there who think wealthy people don’t suffer from fatigue or tiredness. The lad was simply answering a question.
@Nollaig Elliot: it must be very tiring deciding which sports car you will drive out of your garage to training the next day:p
@Nollaig Elliot: i never said he wasnt tired but it into context with us mere working mortals
De Bruyne is made of iron. Has been on the end of some horrific tackles all season but gets up and shoulders on. He’s been as impressive in defence as he has been in attack as well. His pressing and tackling has come on leaps. He’s been the second best player in the world this season. If he keeps up the form and lands a few trophies plus a good run with Belgium at the WC he’s got an outside shot at a Ballon D’Or.
@Leon: In the world!? You need to cancel your sky subscription
@Noel Ryan: He’s definitely top 5 at the moment. You won’t see De Bruyne diving that’s for sure, he just gets quietly gets on with business in every game without any extravagance, class player.
KDB is a class act. Both professionally and as a human. Rare commodity on today’s game. I hope Liverpool sign him.
@England’s Envy: could play CB better than Lovren
@Dave O Keeffe: Possibly, but never as good a CB as Lukaku lol.
@England’s Envy: you’re probably right, Liverpool have conceded 9 since VVD arrived, United have only conceded 2 in that time. 9 by the way is half of total united have conceded in the league all season
@Dave O Keeffe: Are you trying to convince me or yourself. How many have you scored. Watching United is like watching paint dry. Liverpool play best ball in Europe. By a distance. Nice tight defence last week by Jones and Co at Wembley.
@England’s Envy: we’ve scored 15, Liverpool have scored 14.
@Dave O Keeffe: sorry, that’s the other way around, Liverpool 15 United 14
Injuries didn’t restrict them to 6 players on the bench, could add an academy player, but no. And people say Mourinho doesn’t promote youth…
@No.: A lot of City’s academy is on loan in Spain or Netherlands at feeder clubs. Although ethically it’s probably off that City own other clubs so that they can grow their empire, giving players full seasons worth of experience compared to a few lousy minutes here and there is a no brainer. The rest of the actual academy at home played a game the night before the Burnley game. Nmecha, a lad from the academy was supposed to be the last name on the bench was injured. He also had two youth players on the bench already, Diaz and Tosin. A third of the bench for the top performing side in Europe all season was made up of youth players, hardly that bad now is it?
@No.: to be fair, their academy team played the night before the early Saturday kick off
No chance of Guardiola giving any of the academy players a chance no?
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