Apparently there is a realistic chance this could happen, with October 17th in New York being mentioned. Lemieux is the IBF champ, widely considered a top 5-6 MW, and arguably the best puncher in the division other than GGG.....of course GGG will be a big favorite, but it's one of the best options out there for him in my opinion and I'd love to see it
@steveucnlive: I believe Golden Boy is seriously thinking about putting Lemieux in with GGG in the fall. Would be at MSG on Oct 17th, possibly #boxing
A couple hours later...
@ChrisMannixSI: Piggybacking on @SteveUCNLIVE tweet on GGG/David Lemieux: Talks are real. Money is there. On @LemieuxBoxing to step up and take it.
Edit: Fight is on
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EDITED: 'Cos this is the Internet, I feel I have to make myself perfectly clear: fantastic fight. Only one winner, imo (& I am certainly no GGG fanatic), but fantastic fight.
It's one of the most entertaining matches around and should go down pretty much like Golovkin v Curtis Stevens though David is a level above Curtis iin skill and power. I'll be watching.
Aaronide_ger wrote:Make it happen, (GGG vs Lemieux Winner) VS (Cotto vs Canelo Winner) in MAY. Lets go.
oh my god. that would be a great scenario.
GGG - Canelo would be super big, if hyped well, this ppv event could realy end up with 1.5 million buys, maybe even more and could be the birth of ggg as an superstar if he got a W
Aaronide_ger wrote:Make it happen, (GGG vs Lemieux Winner) VS (Cotto vs Canelo Winner) in MAY. Lets go.
oh my god. that would be a great scenario.
GGG - Canelo would be super big, if hyped well, this ppv event could realy end up with 1.5 million buys, maybe even more and could be the birth of ggg as an superstar if he got a W
Right after Montreal slugger David Lemieux dropped Hassan N'Dam four times in a unanimous decision victory to win a vacant middleweight world title on June 20, Lemieux's promoters, Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy and Camille Estephan of Eye of the Tiger, said they were interested in a unification fight with fearsome Gennady Golovkin -- but not until next year.
De La Hoya said Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) would fight again in the fall but in his mandatory defense -- even though the identity of his mandatory challenger had not even been set yet.
Of course, being that Lemieux has the IBF title, he could bypass the mandatory in favor of Golovkin because the IBF clearly states in its rules that it will allow a unification fight to go before a mandatory defense.
But it seemed as though Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), who none of the big names are rushing to fight, was going to have to look for another opponent. He would like any unification fight or even super middleweight champion Andre Ward, although that is a very hard deal to make and seems unlikely for the fall.
Now it seems, however, that the prospect of a Golovkin-Lemieux unification fight -- a very fan-friendly fight and one HBO would love to put on (and one that will cost the network a pretty penny) -- has a chance of happening. Both sides acknowledge that they are at least talking about a deal.
Hey, if you don't talk nothing will get done, so at least having dialogue is a great start.
"We're exploring options for David Lemieux and discussing things with Tom Loeffler [Golovkin's promoter from K2 Promotions]," De La Hoya told ESPN.com this week. "We'll see if we can make it. I'll sit down with [Golden Boy vice president] Eric Gomez and see if it's even possible. But my mind is always open to giving fans the best fights and this is one of the best fights."
Estephan has also heard the fan demand for the GGG-Lemieux fight and is interested in making it but with the age-old caveat: As long as the money is right.
"Everyone is asking when are we going to see David versus Golovkin? Well when the financials are right we will do it," he said. "No doubt in my mind it would be one crazy fight. Obviously, fans want to see. We would not go in there if we didn't believe that David could hurt Golovkin. David is that throwback fighter that people love and in his last performances he showed that he could box, showed an excellent jab, showed that he has the endurance to be firing bombs from round 1 through 12, and those bombs hurt people.
"We can literally say that David is in the hurt business. Believe me, we think David will hurt Golovkin. Golovkin is certainly a great fighter, but without wanting to divulge our strategy we feel very good about our chances. People want to see Golovkin tested and we are willing if it makes business sense. We are talking and the door is open. Having said that, we are well aware that David is only 26 and is getting better day by day where Golovkin is now 33. So time is on our side. We're not in a rush.
As for Golovkin camp, GGG, Loeffler, trainer Abel Sanchez and the rest of the team have wanted nothing more than to fight big fights and unification fights. Golovkin has said it time and again. He was willing to move up to super middleweight last summer to fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who declined a huge offer. Golovkin was also willing to go to England to face Carl Froch, who never took it very seriously and retired.
"It has always been GGG's priority to unify all the titles in the middleweight division," Loeffler said. "If we can make a fight with Lemieux, he would be one step closer to his goal."
And, if they can make that fight, we're all in for a treat.
Sorry but I'm not paying for it, I like GGG but he's not a PPV boxer yet, he's got to earn that by taking highly respected name scalps.
GGG needs someone significant on his resume.
Evander wrote:Sorry but I'm not paying for it, I like GGG but he's not a PPV boxer yet, he's got to earn that by taking highly respected name scalps.
GGG needs someone significant on his resume.
What f4cking difference does the resume make ? Either the fight is exciting enough to pay for or not. You may say that GGG vs Lemieux is too boring for you, but basing your decision on resumes ... ???
Evander wrote:Sorry but I'm not paying for it, I like GGG but he's not a PPV boxer yet, he's got to earn that by taking highly respected name scalps.
GGG needs someone significant on his resume.
What f4cking difference does the resume make ? Either the fight is exciting enough to pay for or not. You may say that GGG vs Lemieux is too boring for you, but basing your decision on resumes ... ???
I never said it would be a boring fight.
As for resumes, yes kick some name ass and show me you can hang with the big boys then I'll pay.
Look the bottom line is like GGG or not and I do like him, he hasn't beaten anyone significant that's a fact.
I think he's capable of doing so but as of now he hasn't.
That's the way you get respect in this sport, GGG or anyone else for that matter can go knockout 55 guys straight and it doesn't mean nothing.
Take a boxer who has knocked out 55 in a row against so so opponents opposed to a boxer who beat 3 highly respected fighters in their prime and the latter gets juice.
These are the big leagues my friend, you got to jump through hoops of fire before you get respected at the high level.
That's the way you get respect in this sport, GGG or anyone else for that matter can go knockout 55 guys straight and it doesn't mean nothing.
Take a boxer who has knocked out 55 in a row against so so opponents opposed to a boxer who beat 3 highly respected fighters in their prime and the latter gets juice.
These are the big leagues my friend, you got to jump through hoops of fire before you get respected at the high level.
There's a huge difference between fighting scrubs and just being better than your comp. GGG isn't avoiding anyone in his division, he's just clearly number one.
If a boxer were to knock out 55 top contenders he'd be an awesome fighter. Fight the top available guys; it's all anyone can ask of a fighter. There is no necessity to move up divisions to prove greatness. It's a big step, but not the end all.
That's the way you get respect in this sport, GGG or anyone else for that matter can go knockout 55 guys straight and it doesn't mean nothing.
Take a boxer who has knocked out 55 in a row against so so opponents opposed to a boxer who beat 3 highly respected fighters in their prime and the latter gets juice.
These are the big leagues my friend, you got to jump through hoops of fire before you get respected at the high level.
There's a huge difference between fighting scrubs and just being better than your comp. GGG isn't avoiding anyone in his division, he's just clearly number one.
If a boxer were to knock out 55 top contenders he'd be an awesome fighter. Fight the top available guys; it's all anyone can ask of a fighter. There is no necessity to move up divisions to prove greatness. It's a big step, but not the end all.
I believe GGG could probably beat the entire Middleweight top 10 at least according to boxrec rankings, but he hasn't.
I remember back in the day many said Wladimir Klitschko was the best Heavyweight before he'd even fought most of them, then came Brewster and Sanders in a 13 month period to quell that argument and they weren't even considered the elite at the time.
I like GGG as much as anyone, but he needs a name fighter period.
