David Lemieux vs. John Ryder - 12 December 2020?

[Stuarty]

That’s because he has been around forever. The N’Dam fight was in 2015, now that’s already 4 years ago.

When was the fight he got starched of the Mexican dude who's name escapes me? The guy who GGG KOd with that crazy shot? Rubio?

[Ruthless-RKO]

When was the fight he got starched of the Mexican dude who's name escapes me? The guy who GGG KOd with that crazy shot? Rubio?

It was Rubio who beat Lemieux. 7th round a TKO

Then Lemieux lost another straight after to Joachim Alcine..

Then won 9 straight fights befre he met GGG.

[Stuarty]

It was Rubio who beat Lemieux. 7th round a TKO

Then Lemieux lost another straight after to Joachim Alcine..

Then won 9 straight fights befre he met GGG.

Cheers bro? My mind had went blank.....

[3132DW]

No news on whether Ryder stays on the card.

He might end up fighting Cal Smith?

Doubt it.

Won’t be Smith he’ll definately be on the AJ Card to stack up the Title Fights element of the show.

Hearn said last night Ryder still on against another opponent likely but not sure if he’ll be chief Support now which is unfortunate as it was likely a good payday for Ryder.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Bilal Akkawy (20-0-1, 16 KOs) is now upgraded and fighting Ryder. WBA have approved aswell.

[jamamb]

thats an interesting fight actually, akway isnt a mug

[skanksta]

Bilal Akkawy (20-0-1, 16 KOs) is now upgraded and fighting Ryder. WBA have approved aswell.

Can you change the poll ?

[oogiebe]

Bilal Akkawy (20-0-1, 16 KOs) is now upgraded and fighting Ryder. WBA have approved aswell.

Is Akkawy as good as his record might indicate?? I'm not up on the Aussie scene so much.

[jamamb]

him vs ryder is an interesting and fun fight

if he were fighting someone like cal smith it would just be a battering, but him vs ryder is good replacment for lem

[skanksta]

thats an interesting fight actually, akway isnt a mug

I'm always very impressed with the way you do that jama.

I watch EVERY UK tv show (including the US stuff) plus AT LEAST one stream a week from Poland/Japan/US/Germany and whenever MatchRoom or Allegedly pull in a late replacement, I'm almost always, "Who?" and straight on to Boxrec/Youtube.
Not you

Edit:
Tell us about him - what you like/ don't like...?

[jamamb]

wut can i say i check all these cats out

hes a strong fighter. a tough tough guy if you get engaged with him. he is not the most skillful or hardest to hit. ryder is a better boxer. but ryder often fights close range and will be in akkways range if he does. i can see ryder winning rounds but akkway starting to get in and making it real tough. akwway is a young undefeated guy to and probably has all his ambition in tact

[oogiebe]

I'm always very impressed with the way you do that jama.

I watch EVERY UK tv show (including the US stuff) plus AT LEAST one stream a week from Poland/Japan/US/Germany and whenever MatchRoom or Allegedly pull in a late replacement, I'm almost always, "Who?" and straight on to Boxrec/Youtube.
Not you

Edit:
Tell us about him - what you like/ don't like...?

Agree on most every point. Never heard of him and went to YouTube straight away. How does Jam do it?

[jamamb]

just look at the aussie board bruhs, his name will come up some

[Ruthless-RKO]

Can you change the poll ?

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[oogiebe]

just look at the aussie board bruhs, his name will come up some

Full page of posts, but not much on how he is.

[keirw]

Will this fight still be on May 4 or get pushed back to the Joshua undercard?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Will this fight still be on May 4 or get pushed back to the Joshua undercard?

May 4.

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=229967

[Ruthless-RKO]

Hearn says Glowacki- Okolie and Ryder-Lemieux possible for Joshua-Pulev card on Dec.12

Eddie Hearn talks about wanting to add Lawrence Okolie vs. Krzysztof Glowacki and John Ryder vs. David Lemieux to the Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev card on December 12th. The card will be taking place at the O2 Arena in London, England. Steve Kim is reporting the news of Okolie-Glowacki and Ryder-Lemieux potentially being added to Joshua’s fight card.

With that card being sold on Sky Box Ofice pay-per-view in the UK, he must beef it up to entice British boxing fans sitting on the fence wondering if it’s worth it to purchase the event.

Glowacki (31-2, 19 KOs) and Okolie (14-0, 11 KOs) have already been added to Boxrec, a good sign the fight will be taking place on December 12th. The two fighters will be battling for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title.

Eddie getting his wish with Okolie-Glowacki

The Polish fighter Glowacki is coming off of a bizarre third-round knockout at the hands of Mairis Briedis last year in June in Riga, Latvia.

That was the fight in which the referee didn’t hear the bell sound at the end of the second round. Briedis and Glowacki continued to slug it out well after the round ended. Glowacki ended up getting dropped and badly hurt by Briedis. In the next round, Briedis quickly dispatched Glowacki to record a third-round knockout.

In terms of experience, the southpaw Glowacki has a tremendous advantage over Okolie, which could be a problem. Hearn is counting on Glowacki’s sometimes fragile chin betraying him against Okolie, who can punch. Okolie is like the cruiserweight division’s version of Deontay Wilder.

He can punch but uncoordinated and a pure mess in terms of boxing skills. Okolie’s habit of clinging frequently makes him hard to watch at times, but he’s got the power that makes it interesting.

Lawrence can look awful for six rounds and then knock out his opponents in the seventh round. It makes you forget how horrible he was in the early going.

It would say more about Hearn’s confidence in Okolie if he allowed him to challenge IBF/WBC cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis. That’s a match that Okolie, 27, would likely be a tremendous underdog in.

Ryder vs. Lemieux promises fireworks

In a far more interesting fight, Hearn wants to match the highly ranked John ‘The Gorilla’ Ryder (28-5, 16 KOs) up against former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (42-4, 35 KOs) on the Joshua-Pulev card. Hearn would do well to add the Lemieux vs. Ryder fight to the card, as that’s a match that promises excitement from start to finish.

The 31-year-old Lemieux has a lot of holes in his game, but he punches like no tomorrow. There’s nothing with Lemieux’s punching power, and he’ll be a handful to the 32-year-old Ryder, who likes to brawl on the inside.

Ryder might be someone that Lemieux matches up well against. The Canadian performs at his best when facing non-punchers that stand in close and try and bang. Ryder checks all those boxes.

What’s disappointing is that Hearn hasn’t set up a rematch between Ryder and WBA super-middleweight champion Callum Smith. Those two fought last November, and Ryder did enough to win the fight in the eyes of a lot of boxing fans. However, the judges gave it to Callum, who didn’t see his win as controversial.

To Smith, he feels he beat Ryder decisively, and he’s not too bothered about the boxing world seeing it differently. Callum has moved on, and there won’t be a rematch with Ryder. Of course, there haven’t been any fights at all for Callum in 2020, and it looks like he’s going to be active this year.

[Ruthless-RKO]

This fight may be back on!

I re-did the poll..

Previous poll had Lem dominating via stoppage..

A lot has changed since May 2019..

[cormack]

ryder mauls him like he did vs smith and gets the decision .
wont be pretty !

[margaret thatcher]

They are well matched, hope it happens

[Ruthless-RKO]

Ryder can come forward, that’s when Lem excels and let’s bombs go.

[keirw]

Glad this fight is back on, I quite liked Ryder's chances when it was made first time around and nothing in the meantime has changed my opinion.

Ryder will have to stay switched on as Lemieux can be dangerous, but he can win this and look good doing so (possibly even by stoppage).

[THEBUTCH]

When the fight was first mooted I'd would have gone for Lemieux by stoppage, but Ryder has proved again and again what a fine pro he is and now appears to be world class IMO judging by his performance against Callum Smith.

I still think Lemieux will win, but Ryder is now in a position to give him all the trouble he can handle

Good match up

[brilo33]

i like this fight , gonna be up close and personal, i like inside fights john is great inside fighter, think he has enough to beat lemieux , but lemieux has power and will swing , i think interesting fight, go ryder ko