Andy Lee was considered one of the top boxing prospects by HBO and ESPN. Then, he lost to Brian Vera by TKO. However, Lee rebounded from his first defeat by winning 12 consecutive fights. He also avenged his defeat to Brian Vera on November 1st, 2011.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. turned down an opportunity to fight Lee. And Lee fought his last fight on the undercard of Sergio Martinez’s fight against Darren Barker. Yet, Martinez still does not seem that interested in fighting him.
Vanes Martirosyan
Vanes Martirosyan has fighting in his blood because his father Norik Martirosyan was a soldier in the Armenian army. He is undefeated as a professional fighter with 31 wins. Martirosyan also had an impressive amateur career that included wins over Austin Trout, Andre Berto, and Timothy Bradley.
Martirosyan has been a speculated opponent for Miguel Cotto. Yet, he was just being considered as a backup if the Margarito-Cotto fight was cancelled. And Saul Alvarez is still fighting opponents past their prime like Kermit Cintron instead of fighting tough junior middleweights such as Carlos Molina or Martirosyan.
Sergio Martinez
Sergio Martinez is the best pound for pound fighter in the world not named Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr. He is similar to Roy Jones Jr. because he lack fundamentals and does a lot of things wrong in the ring. Yet, he can get away with it because of his elite athleticism that includes impressive hand speed and foot speed.
Sergio Martinez is frustrated that he is still fighting unknown fighters like Darren Barker. So he is pursuing a fight against Mayweather. Martinez is also waiting to see if Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. will fight him or vacate his title.
