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SHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb® Lee vs. Saunders
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“Nws tsis zoo txaus los ntaus kuv.” - Andy Lee
“I’m not going to leave that ring without the title.” – Billy Joe Saunders
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TSHIAB YORK (Dec. 15, 2015) – WBO Middleweight World Champion Andy Lee thiab undefeated challenger Billy Joe Saunders held separate media workouts in Manchester, Hais, as they conclude preparations for their eagerly awaited showdown this Saturday, Dec. 19, live on SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. THIAB/PT)from Manchester Arena.
Ireland tus Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) will make the first defense of his 160-pound title against England’s Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), the WBO’s No. 1 middleweight contender.
Lub SHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb offering ntawm lubBoxNation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein thiab Paulie Malignaggibefore and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHO EXTREME later that evening at 9 p.m. THIAB/PT.
Here’s what Lee and Saunders had to say at their media workouts on Tuesday and Monday, feem:
Andy LEE:
“I have a punch that can end a fight, lights out, in any given second.
"Kuv yuav tsis cia siab rau lub punch. Kuv yuav saib rau tus kav los ntawm qhov pib nrog kev kawm siab.
"Kuv zoo siab heev thaum lub sijhawm no.
"Sauners 'unbeaten cov ntaub ntawv yog qhov tsis zoo. Nws ib txwm muaj nyob rau hauv kev sib ntaus nws yuav tsum yeej thiab tau muaj kev tswj hwm zoo los ntawm(Frank) Warren.
"Kuv tsis tau ploj ib qho kev sib ntaus ntawm cov ntsiab lus thiab kuv yeej tsis yuav saum cov ntsiab lus. Yog tias kuv nyob hauv daim npav Kuv yuav tawm mus ua viav vias nyob hauv qhov kawg.
"Sauners ua tus phooj ywg mus ncig ua si ntxiv lwm txheej, Tab sis thaum kawg hnub nws yog hais txog koj li cas zoo thiab nws tsis zoo txaus los ntaus kuv. "
Billy Joe Sauners:
"Kuv npaj tau mus Saturday hmo ntuj. Nov yog qhov chaw pw zoo tshaj plaws uas kuv tau muaj. I’m prepared for the toughest test of my career, but I know that I’m in excellent shape to win this fight and become world champion.
“Andy Lee is a tough fighter – he’s proved that by becoming world champion and having the type of career he has had. But I’m undefeated and hungry and know that I’m on the brink of fulfilling a childhood dream. I’m not going to leave that ring without the title.
“Training in Spain allows me to lock myself away from all distractions and focus solely on the fight. It’s hard being away from home, but it’s all part of boxing. It’s been a long camp, a tough camp, Tab sis tom qab uas kuv paub tias kuv npaj tau mus rau hauv ntuj raug txim kom paub tseeb tias kuv muaj kev vam meej tuaj sib ntaus hmo ntuj.
"Txoj kev cais sib thooj yog ib qho ntawm qhov kub tshaj plaws nyob ib puag ncig thiab kuv tau npaj los tawm tsam ib qho ntawm lwm tus neeg pw hauv muaj ib zaug kuv yeej lub npe.
"Danny Jacobs muaj ib tug loj yeej tawm tsam Peter Quillin, thiab tom qab ntawd muaj Canelo (Alvarez) thiab (Gennady) Golovkin. I know the importance of this fight for the division and I want my name to be among the very best. I’m taking it one step at a time, but I’m open to fight anyone.
“There has been no trash talk with Andy because we know what each person is about. We share a similar background and neither of us is going to take a back step.
“This is going to be a very exciting all-action fight because we’re going to leave it all in the ring. I know I have the skills to beat him and I intend to show the world why I’m among the best around.”
Saunders on fellow Brit Chris Eubank Jr.:
“The truth of the matter is that Eubank Jr. does not belong at the world level – he’s a phony. Nws yog yooj yooj yim li uas. I wasn’t impressed with his win over Gary O’Sullivan, who I’ve already beat. He thinks he can fool the public with a win like that, but he can’t.
“His aim now is to move up and fight the best guys in the world, but we saw what happened the last time he stepped up a notch and faced me: he was badly exposed. The same thing will happen with him if he fights someone like Danny Jacobs for the WBA title.
“You’re not the best middleweight in your own country and you want to fight a world champion and say you’re going to beat him? I think it’s a delusion and he thinks he’s greater than he actually is.
“Sooner rather than later he’s going to get exposed again as the fraud that he is. You can keep talking, but eventually you have to back it up in the ring against top-level fighters. He’s won his last fight and now he’s back talking (expletive) again like he’s the best fighter in history.
“If he has the balls to fight again, which I doubt, I would happily hand him another beating, this time in even more convincing fashion.”
