By Dan Ambrose: Following his one-sided 12 round unanimous decision over contender Luis Arias (18-1, 9 KOs) Daniel Jacobs’ promoter Eddie Hearn plans on having him fight in 5 months from now in April against who hopes will be one of the following fighters: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, Saul Canelo Alvarez, David Lemieux or Billy Joe Saunders.
By Dan Ambrose: Danny “Miracle Man” Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs) admits that he has a tough fight on his hands this Saturday night against unbeaten Luis Arias (18-0, 9 KOs), but that’s not keeping him from looking past him towards potential future fights against Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, Saul Canelo Alvarez, David Lemieux, Billy Joe Saunders and Jermall Charlo.
By Allan Fox: Danny “Miracle Man” Jacobs’ promoter Eddie Hearn has his fingers crossed that his new signee won’t slip on a banana skin this Saturday night against unbeaten Luis Arias (18-0, 9 KOs) in their fight at middleweight on HBO. Hearn sees Arias with nothing to lose in this fight, and everything to gain.
By Sean Jones: Oscar De La Hoya says there’s no hurry to start the negotiations between Golden Boy Promotions’ star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin until after the following fights take place:
By Sean Jones: Trainer Abel Sanchez isn’t pleased that former 2-division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) could wind up facing David Lemieux (38-3, 35 KOs) if he gets past WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) in their fight on December 16 at the Place Bell, in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
By Dan Fitz-Simons: Billy Jo “superb” Saunders (25-0), the WBO middleweight champion, at 5’11,” has been described as a cocky, sawed off tough guy with a big attitude. Be that as it may, the British southpaw has a perfect record of 25 wins in 25 fights without ever being knocked out. What he lacks in height, he makes up for in craft and speed. Rated # 5 by Boxrec, Saunders is one of the best boxers in the middleweight division.
By Sean Jones: David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) could take Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s place for a fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in early 2018 if he beats WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) in a decisive manner on December 16, according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya.
By Daniel Fitz-Simons: When two of the world’s top middleweights, David Lemieux (38-3), and Billy Joe Saunders (25-0), meet on November 16th in Quebec, fight fans will witness an exciting, and extremely even, contest. Boxrec ranks Lemieux at # 7, and Saunders at # 5. However, Ring Magazine recently pushed Lemieux up from # 10 to # 4 after his devastating KO of Curtis Stevens, which could be ruled the knockout of the year. Moreover, this highly unpredictable WBO match resembles a classic clash of styles, pitting Lemieux, a relentless banger, against Saunders, a slick boxer-puncher.
By Jeff Aranow: It didn’t take Billy Joe Saunders and David Lemieux to start trash talking each other. With their December 16 fight announced on Tuesday, Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) and WBO middleweight champion Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) are already bashing each other up in the media in preparation for their December 16 fight at Place Bell in Laval, Canada.
By Sean Jones: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya says David Lemieux could be the backup option for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s next fight if the negotiations with Gennady “GGG” Golovkin don’t result in an agreement for their rematch in 2018. Earlier on Tuesday, it was announced that Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) and WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) have agreed to a deal for a fight on December 16 on HBO Championship Boxing from Place Bell, Laval, Canada.