The narrative is unsuitable, suggests Andy Lee.
The previous middleweight champion of the world says Paddy Donovan versus Lewis Crocker just isn’t strictly a panache versus energy struggle.
Lee, who coaches fellow Limerick man, Donovan, says his cost is in reality the larger puncher of the 2 and thus goes into their March 1 IBF welterweight world title eliminator with extra probability of doing harm.
Each Belfast’s Crocker and Limerick’s Donovan have been underneath the highlight since their teenagers. ‘The Actual Deal’ was heralded as a perfectly expert pure expertise by the likes of Michael Conlan, whereas Carl Frampton was eager to inform anybody that might pay attention of ‘The Croc’s’ lights-out energy.
And whereas Crocker’s means to field has by no means been questioned nor has Donovan’s punching energy one of many greatest all Irish fights of all time has been packaged as a boxer versus puncher affair.
Coach Lee warns that isn’t the case and says 26-year-old ‘generational expertise’, Donovan brings extra by means of energy to the desk.
“I do know what Paddy can do, and he hasn’t even proven any of it but. The heavy palms of Crocker, we all know he’s an enormous puncher, however individuals do learn about Paddy’s punching too,” Lee mentioned.
15 January 2025
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“For those who ask anybody that spars him or shared the ring with him, you’ll see how highly effective he’s. I might argue that he’s the larger puncher out of the 2 of them. I maintain the pads for everyone that I work with – this man pound-for-pound is the most important puncher out of the lot. I feel Lewis has ability as effectively, however I feel Paddy has loads of energy too”
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