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Gennady Golovkin is the most feared fighter in boxing, right now. Although he holds the Middleweight title (160 lbs), he has had extreme difficulty finding title challengers. David Lemieux is not one of them, and is confidently up for the challenge. While Lemieux should be applauded for his courage, many in boxing’s circle have become delusional in thinking Lemieux is anything more than a glorified punching bag for GGG. I guess it is just a matter of perspective.
I will agree with anyone in boxing; David Lemieux is GGG’s biggest challenge. Unfortunately, that is not saying much. GGG’s top five opponents, thus far, have been Curtis Stevens, Martin Murray, Matthew Macklin, Daniel Geale, and Marco Antonio Rubio. A good list of low B lass wannabes. Just my opinion and with all due respect, none is championship caliber and none could beat Willie Monroe Jr (Again, that is my opinion).
David Lemieux, the current IBF Middleweight title holder, is 34-2 (31 KO’s). After two devastating losses in 2011, Lemieux has rebounded and won nine straight fights. Impressive? Well, if beating sub .500 fighters and blown up Jr Middleweights is a higher standard, then sure… it is impressive. Who am I kidding? King Gabriel Rosado had gained momentum and was pushing Lemieux to the brink when the fight was stopped because Roasdo (the modern day Bayonne Bleeder) had a grotesquely swollen left eye. Lemieux’s other eight opponents can be summed up in two words: Fernado Guerrero. Poor kid hasn’t been right since he was unexplainably matched up with the very veteran Grady Brewer in 2011. Like Guerrero, Lemieux is in for a career ending ass whuppin.
Oh, yeah! Did I mention B Class Marco Antonio Rubio was one of Lemieux’s losses? Yeah, Rubio put a surprisingly one sided pounding on Lemieux. It was bad enough that I thought it was the end of David Lemieux. Bad enough I still think it is the end of David Lemieux.
October 17 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, will GGG vs David Lemieux be a one sided beating or a real challenge? This is just one man’s boxing perspective, but I think David Lemieux wrote a check his ass can’t cover.
By Chris Williams www.cboxinginfo.com
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