article_snippet.sent: At times, the 31-year-old’s verbal patter buzzes with a modesty and philosophical slant which often betrays the expectations of a hard-hitting middleweight, carrying a 71 per-cent knockout rate in Peter Quillin undefeated record.
article_snippet.sent: While Andy Lee is the defending champion next weekend, Quillin, the challenger, is also the former title holder having never lost the belt in the ring.
article_snippet.sent: Andy Lee later stepped in to defeat Russian (for a much lower purse), leaving Peter Quillin to face accusations of ‘ducking’ Andy Lee obligations as champion.
article_snippet.sent: Next weekQuillin’s fight with Andy Lee will take place in the challenger’s adopted home town, but to call Quillin one of ‘Brooklyn’s Own’ is to ignore Andy Lee path.
article_snippet.sent: Quillin, who will fight Andy Lee next week, says it will be a big test against the Irish fighter .
article_snippet.sent: his was christened with the alias owing to his physical resemblance to the legendary Cuban featherweight champion of the same ring name, but Quillin also has a blood connection to the Caribbean island as his father was born there before defecting to the US.
article_snippet.sent: Quillin has been away from the ring for a while, but is now ready to recapture Quillin title against Lee .
article_snippet.sent: Undefeated in 31 fights with 22 knockouts, Quillin is doing Quillin best to uphold
article_snippet.sent: that honour but critics have suggested that Quillin has not always taken on the best opponent available.
article_snippet.sent: Quillin has defeated some big names, including an old Ronald ‘
article_snippet.sent: Quillin is reluctant to compare their respective levels of opposition, however.
highlights_snippet.sent: Peter Quillin will return to the ring for the first time in a year against Lee .