Golovkin could replace Mayweather as boxing’s No.1 star

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By Jim Dower: Gennady GGG Golovkin could be within one or two wins away from taking Floyd Mayweather Jr’s spot as the No.1 fighter in all of boxing. David Lemieux is little more than a prop for Golovkin, a step stone to get him to where he wants to be the pecking order. Golovkin is in a great situation where he’ll take the No.1 spot potentially by default even if the winner of the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Miguel Cotto fight chooses not to fight him.

If they don’t fight him, the boxing world will see them ducking GGG and then the WBC title will be stripped from the winner of that fight. Whether the title is stripped or the vacate it, Golovkin stands to gain from it.

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Froch fight still interests GGG, says Loeffler

froch7999By Scott Gilfoid: Tom Loeffler, the promoter for IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), says they would definitely be interested in a fight against former super middleweight champion Carl Froch (33-2, 24 KOs) if he British fighter comes out of retirement to face him.

A fight between Golovkin and Froch was being talked about last year, but then Froch chose to retire rather than take the dangerous fight. Some boxing fans feel that Froch chickened out because of the risk that he’d get knocked out, and his legacy would be tarnished. I guess only Froch knows.

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Lemieux: I’m no underdog

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By Dan Ambrose: IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) says he doesn’t care that people see him as the underdog in his unification fight against IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) this Saturday night.

Lemieux, 26, says as far as he’s concerned, he’s not an underdog in this fight. He believes he’s going to beat the 33-year-old Golovkin and take his two titles back to Canada after the fight.

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Lemieux to try and box Golovkin

1-GGGLemieuxFinalPC_Hoganphotos10By Tim Fletcher: Contrary to the public perception of IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) likely to come out slugging this Saturday when he gets inside the ring with IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), Lemieux is saying that he can’t come out swinging for the fences in this fight because it’s not the right strategy for him to win this fight.

Lemieux says that he’s treating the Golovkin fight as a game of chess, and will be fighting smart on Saturday when the two get inside the ring in front of a sold out Madison Square Garden. The fight will be televised on HBO pay-per-view.

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Eubank Jr. thinks he’ll beat Golovkin

eubank55555By Scott Gilfoid: WBA interim middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr 19-1, 14 KOs) is at it once again in name dropping IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s name, and saying he thinks he’s slow, beatable and with vulnerabilities that he thinks he can exploit when/if the two of them ever face each other.

Eubank Jr has a mismatch scheduled against 39-year-old #13 WBA Tony Jeter (20-4-1-KO14) on the undercard of the Kell Brook vs. Diego Chaves card on October 24th at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Why is Eubank Jr fighting an older fighter ranked so low is unclear?

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Lemieux: I’ll be getting the victory on Saturday

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By Jim Dower: IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) made it known today at the final press conference that he plans on beating IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and leaving with his belts in their fight on HBO pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York.

As of Wednesday, there are 10 tickets left for the 20,000 seat Madison Square Garden venue. Those tickets have obviously been sold out by now.

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Sanchez: Gennady’s IQ is higher than Lemieux’s

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By Tim Fletcher: Abel Sanchez, the trainer for IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “Triple G” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) thinks that his important match against David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KO) this Saturday night will come down to Golovkin’s boxing IQ, which he feels is a lot higher than the 26-year-old Lemieux.

Sanchez respects Lemieux’s punching power, but he doesn’t rate him high as far as his ring intelligence goes. Sanchez sees the Canadian Lemieux as little more than a George Foreman type banger, a fighter who goes out there and tries to wear down his opponents with his looping shots to the head and body.

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Lemieux: I’m going to be a lion against Golovkin

Gennady Golovkin vs David Lemieux(Photo credit: William Hart, K2 Promotions/Golden Boy Promotions) By Dan Ambrose: IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) says he plans on being a lion when he gets inside the ring this Saturday night in his unification fight against IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) on HBO PPV at Madison Square Garden in New York.

If there was anyone wondering whether the 26-year-old Lemieux would show some battle tactics and some finesse in there with Golovkin in this important clash, Lemieux answered those questions today in his media conference when he said that he’s going to be fighting aggressively.

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What to make of Ward/Golovkin

wardBy Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: For the past few weeks Gennady Golovkin’s (Trip) camp had been laying down heavy fire power in the media concerning a potential fight with Andre Ward. I waited to see if someone outside of Ward was going to reply with further details and they did. You can find these quotes and details on the internet. With all the information released, I can analyze the situation better. K2’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, said Ward’s people sent over an offer when they (Ward’s camp) already knew about the upcoming unification match against David Lemieux.

Executive from Roc Nation Michael Yormack responded supporting Andre’s Ward claims that GGG’s people rejected a fight stating that GGG’s camp turned down the fight in 36 minutes. Yormack also said that GGG’s camp didn’t give them the opportunity to talk about purse splits, fight location, etc. Ward’s next fight is fight will be at light heavyweight thus setting up a future fight with Sergi Kovalev. But this all comes down to two things. One, letting the fight build. Two, business and leverage.

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