Golovkin vs. Lemieux

What Changes if Golovkin-Lemieux Exceeds Expectations?

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By Michael Montero: Boxing fans are buzzing about the big card this Saturday night, as the “Big Drama Show” (Golovkin-Lemieux) and “Little Drama Show” (Gonzalez-Viloria) one-two punch takes over New York City. But can the HBO Boxing pay-per-view event – a joint promotional venture between K2 and Golden Boy – exceed not only the lofty expectations of action inside the ring, but profitable business outside of it? A lot of potential money and negotiating power is on the line depending on whether the card is a box office hit or a dud. What are the implications either way? Let’s take a look.

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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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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

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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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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

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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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Sanchez: Lemieux will be running from Golovkin once he gets hit

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By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Abel Sanchez predicts that IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) will be running from IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) this Saturday night once he gets caught for the first time with a huge punch. Sanchez notes that Lemieux has talked a lot about what he’s going to do in the ring, and how he’s going to be fighting aggressively in looking to score a knockout.

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Is Golovkin-Lemieux worth $49-99 on PPV?

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By Tim Fletcher: Boxing fans are going to be asked to open their wallets this Saturday night and dig deep to come up with the $49.99 to watch the middleweight contest between IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF belt holder David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) on HBO pay-per-view. I’m just saying.

Yes, there are a lot of fans willing to pay to see the Golovkin-Lemieux fight, but I think there are going to be a lot of them rebelling at the idea of paying to see fighters that they’ve previously seen for free on HBO. When you get free samples of a product, you’re not exactly excited when you suddenly have to pay to get more of that same product.

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