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Lee following in a long line of great Irish fighters

By Graham Houston
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Andy Lee's appearance on "Friday Night Fights" will serve as a reminder of the contribution to boxing made by Irish fighters. If the unbeaten, London-born, Irish-raised middleweight turns out to be as good as trainer/manager Emanuel Steward believes, he will be following in some illustrious footsteps. There have, of course, been great Irish-American fighters, but what of those born and raised in the Emerald Isle? Currently, New York-based middleweight John Duddy has attracted a loyal followi ...

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