Top Rank signed three-time Notre Dame boxing champion Mike Lee today. Lee will make his pro debut on May 29, on Top Rank Live on FSN from Chicago. (Photo by Chris Farina - Top Rank)
almost 2 years ago
Scott Christ
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weight??
Anybody know anything about this kid, weight, GG history, anything? I mean being the champ of Notre Dame is good but seems somewhat limited.
Light heavy. 6 feet tall. He’s got a degree in finance. More likely than not he won’t wind up being a big deal, but I think Arum is looking to get boxing roaring in Chicago, and Lee’s a good young guy to have in the area.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Feb 17, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
I think he wants an All-American white hope for future HW possibilities. What’s more marketable than a big, white, HW, Catholic out of Notre Dame?
That could be it, too. Lee probably wasn’t an expensive signing or anything and I doubt Top Rank is banking on him being a big deal, but it’s worthwhile enough and the Notre Dame connection is guaranteed publicity.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Feb 17, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
Aside from what goes on in Cicero Stadium and aside from S. George, boxing is not a hot item in Chicago these days.
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Feb 17, 2010 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
nope, but it can be, I think
Really good, vocal crowds for both David Diaz-Erik Morales and the Diaz-Malignaggi rematch. I think it could be a tremendous boxing city again if someone put the real effort into it.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Feb 17, 2010 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
With Latin Fury and Pinoy Power on a roll, he’s gotta balance it up with a new series.
Duddy, Korobov and Lee in…eh….White Pride 1?
(Sorry…)
Arrgh
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Feb 17, 2010 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
Mike Lee is the real thing
Turn off the hype put out there by Top Rank and Mike Lee is the real thing. He is a serious fighter and has the power needed to be a real winner. Check him out at www.mikeleeboxing.com
This is just the Notre Dame boxing club
Just within the school, although evidently quite a few people participate in it.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Yeah it’s still a fairly big deal for a club sport.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Feb 18, 2010 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
Mike Lee
He’s a light heavy weight, 174lb, 16 – 0 as an amateur. I saw him fight for the Chicago Golden Gloves Championship, his win was very impressive. I see a lot of potential.
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