Roman Gonzalez vs. Brian Viloria likely for Golovkin-Lemieux card on October 17th on HBO PPV

gonzalez5(Photo credit: Hogan Photos) By Dan Ambrose: A huge fight between WBC flyweight champion Roman Gonzalez (43-0, 37 KOs) and former two division world champion Brian “Hawaiian Punch” Viloria (36-4, 22 KOs) is looking good for October 17th on the undercard of the Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux card on HBO pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York.

Viloria, 34, says the deal is done, and Roman Gonzalez’s manager is saying that the fight is looking very good for October 17th.

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Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux tickets go on sale this Wednesday, August 12 at 12 p.m. ET

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By Dan Ambrose: This Wednesday, August 12th, boxing fans can get first dibs at purchasing tickets for the October 17th unification fight between IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The tickets will go on sale at 12:00 p.m. ET this Wednesday. As big as this fight is, it wouldn’t be surprising at all if the tickets sell out quickly. Golovkin has a huge fan base in New York area, and Lemieux has a lot of fans in nearby Canada.

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Golovkin vs. Lemieux isn’t pay-per-view worthy, says Kenny Porter

golovkinBy Dan Ambrose: Kenny Porter, the trainer/father for former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter, doesn’t see the October 17th unification clash between WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) as a truly pay-per-view worthy fight in his opinion.

While Kenny does believe that it’s a decent scrap for Golovkin, he doesn’t recognize it as a PPV fight due to Lemieux’s flimsy record right now. Kenny notes that Lemieux hasn’t fought very many top names since turning pro, and he lost to a fighter with 10 defeats in the past in Marco Antonio Rubio four years ago in 2011.

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Lemieux might only go 2 or 3 rounds against Golovkin, says Mosley

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By Dan Ambrose: Sugar Shane Mosley doesn’t expect IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) to last more than 2 or 3 rounds tops in his unification fight against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) in their fight on October 17th on HBO pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York.

Mosley is well familiar with Golovkin and what he’s capable of doing in the ring. However, Mosley isn’t completely ruling out a victory for the 26-year-old Lemieux if he gets lucky and lands a big shots, but he still sees Golovkin winning the fight with ease.

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Atlas: I want to see Mayweather fight Golovkin

golovkin5By Dan Ambrose: ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas thinks Floyd Mayweather Jr. is going to temporarily retire after his next fight in September. Atlas sees it as the same type of retirement that we previously saw from Mayweather in 2007, when he stepped away from the sport for two years after his win over Ricky Hatton and didn’t return to the ring until 2009. Atlas thinks that there’s no way that Mayweather will stay out of the game permanently after his fight on September 12th of this year.

When Mayweather does come back, he thinks he should face WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) if he’s still unbeaten. Believe it or not, Atlas thinks Mayweather will out-box Golovkin when he returns from his mini-retirement.

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Golovkin vs. Lemieux ticket information

golovkin7356By Allan Fox: Tickets for the October 17th unification fight between WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF 160lb champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) go on sale next week on August 12th for their October 17th fight on HBO pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York. This is one of the better fights in the middleweight division, as both guys have huge punching power and can end it with a single shot.

The tickets are economically priced at $500, $300, $200, $100 and $50. Compared to the costly tickets that we saw in the Fight of the Century between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao last May, these tickets are a steal. The Golovkin-Lemieux fight promises to be a lot more interesting fight than the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight as well.

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Golovkin gets his first big name opponent on October 17th

golovkin101By Jim Dower: After fighting mostly B and C level opponents since he turned pro over a decade ago, WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) will be facing his first A-level fighter on October 17th when he faces IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) on HBO pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York.

It’s hard to say that the 26-year-old Lemieux is an A-level guy considering how flawed he is as a fighter, and the fact that he was beaten twice in the last by Joachim Alcine and Marco Antonio Rubio. But a fighter like Lemieux is what amounts to an A-level guy in this day and age in the 160lb division.

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Andre Ward possible for Cotto-Canelo undercard on November 21st

ward44444By Allan Fox: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (30-0, 15 KOs) could wind up fighting on the undercard of the November 21st fight card headlined by WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on HBO pay-per-view from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ward would be in the co-feature bout. For him to be in the co-feature, it will take a good opponent. It can’t be another Paul Smith caliber opponent for Ward. He has to face a live body.

Ward, 31, is with Roc Nation Sports, the same promoters that Cotto is with. It makes sense for Ward to be on the undercard of the Cotto vs. Canelo fight because he’s interested in facing WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. There’s a chance that Golovkin could fight the winner of the Cotto-Canelo fight in early 2016.

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Lemieux: I’m confident I’ll be victorious over Golovkin

lemieux665By Dan Ambrose: IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) will be an underdog when he enters the ring on October 17th against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) in their unification fight on HBO pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York.

Lemieux, 26, doesn’t care that he’s the underdog, because he feels very confident that he’s going to be victorious in this fight. Lemieux sees himself as becoming the new most feared fighter in the middleweight division after he gets through with handing Golovkin his first loss of his career.

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Golovkin vs. Lemieux set for October 17 at Madison Square Garden and live on HBO pay per view

NEW YORK CITY (July 31, 2015) Boxing superstar, WBA, IBO and WBC “Interim” Middleweight Champion GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN (33-0, 30 KOs) will face IBF Middleweight title holder, Montreal power-puncher DAVID LEMIEUX (34-2, 31 KOs), in a World Middleweight Championship Title Unification bout on Saturday, October 17 at the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

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