By Jim Dower: David Lemieux was not happy about the way WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders elected to fight him last Saturday night at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) decided to play it safe against the hard hitter Lemieux (38-4, 33 KOs) by moving continuously for 12 rounds.
By Scott Gilfoid: Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) doesn’t have to look very hard for his next opponent, as former WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs (33-2, 29 KOs) has already officially called him out for early 2018. Jacobs says there’s no excuse for Saunders not to take the fight with him, because he’s not going to be able to fight the top dogs at 160 Saul Canelo Alvarez or Gennady Golovkin, since they’re fighting a rematch on May 5.
By Scott Gilfoid: After his one-sided win over former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (38-4, 33 KOs) last Saturday night, WBO middleweight belt holder Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) is chomping at the bit to get a big money fight against either Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez or IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin.
By Tim Royner: In a total schooling from start to finish, WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) put on a master-class performance on Saturday night in pounding the stuffing out of former IBF 160-pound champion David Lemieux (38-4, 33 KOs) in beating him by an absolutely one-sided 12 round unanimous decision at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
By Allan Fox: Billy Joe Saunders is making it clear that he does not intend on staying in the pocket tonight against knockout artist David Lemieux in their fight at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
By Jeff Aranow: WBO World middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) has been talking nonstop about him beating David Lemieux and then facing the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin winner in 2018. Saunders is finally about to fight Lemieux tonight, and he’ll be finding out whether he can punch his ticket to fight the GGG-Canelo winner or not.
By Scott Gilfoid: The moment of truth is here for WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) with him having to back up his trash talking tonight against his mandatory challenger David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) in a crucial fight for both guys at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
By Jim Dower: A very thin looking Billy Joe Saunders weighed in at 160 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for his fight with mandatory challenger David Lemieux this Saturday night on HBO at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
By Scott Gilfoid: This Saturday night, former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) says it’s going to be dangerous for WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders’ health when the two of them meet at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Lemieux wants to hurt the trash-talking Saunders and get rid of him.
By Dan Ambrose: David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) is tired of being insulted by WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs), and he can’t wait to see how well he backs up his words this Saturday night when the two of them step inside the ring for their fight on HBO.