By Eric Thomas: David Lemieux’s trainer Russ Anber wants to get the young 22-year-old Lemieux (25-1, 24 KO’s) back in the ring soon. Lemieux was stopped by middleweight contender Marco Antonio Rubio in a 7th round TKO last Friday night in Montreal, Canada in somewhat of an upset. Lemieux came out fast trying to knock Rubio out in the early rounds but when Rubio failed to go down, Lemieux quickly ran out of gas and wilted when Rubio started firing his own power shots.
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Lemieux’s trainer says he stopped the Rubio fight to save Lemieux from six rounds of punishment
By Eric Thomas: Highly hyped middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-1, 24 KO’s) was blasted out by #3 WBC middleweight contender Marco Antonio Rubio (50-5-1, 43 Ko’s) last Friday night in a 7th round TKO loss for Lemieux. It looked like Lemieux didn’t have the size or the stamina to go past the 6th round against a bigger and more experienced fighter in the 30-year-old Rubio. Interestingly enough, Lemieux’s trainer Russ Anber had a spin on why he halted the fight in the 7th, saying in an article at the ottawacitizen.com, “I just didn’t want him [Lemieux] to be a target for the next six rounds, so I stopped it.”
Lemieux needs to move down to welterweight
By Dan Ambrose: If middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-1, 24 KO’s) wants to ever have a good chance at capturing and retaining a title in boxing he’s going to have to lose some baby fat or trim down some of his muscles and move down to welterweight where he’ll have a better chance of success.
Was Lemieux exposed as a four round fighter by Rubio?
By Dan Ambrose: Last night number #2 ranked WBC middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-1, 24 KO’s) was taken out in the 7th round by veteran slugger Marco Antonio Rubio (50-5-1, 43 KO’s) in a shocking upset in Montreal, Canada. Most people thought that the 22-year-old Lemieux would steamroll over the 30-year-old Rubio with the same ease with which Lemieux destroyed most of his soft opposition.
Can Lemieux come back from this defeat?
By Jason Kim: Last night previously unbeaten middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-1, 24 KO’s) saw his future title shot hopes dashed in a 7th round TKO loss to #3 ranked WBC contender Marco Antonio Rubio (50-5-1, 43 KO’s) at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Lemieux, who came out fast looking to knock Rubio out early like Lemieux had with the vast majority of his over-matched opponents, was knocked down in the 6th and then stopped in the 7th as he took punishment from Rubio.
Lemieux looked too small in loss to Rubio, needs to move down to junior middleweight
By Dan Ambrose: The much hyped Canadian middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-1, 24 KO’s) was badly exposed by Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio (50-5-1, 43 KO’s) in a 7th round TKO loss for the 22-year-old Lemieux on Friday night at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Lemieux was hurt in the 6th from a right hand from Rubio and then dropped the 7th by a right hand to the side of the head. Lemieux got back to his feet with both legs looking rubbery, barely strong to hold him upright.
Rubio KOs Lemieux
By Jim Dower: #2 ranked WBC middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-1, 24 KO’s) looked like little more than a four-round fighter on Friday night facing a much more seasoned professional fighter in 30-year-old Marco Antonio Rubio (50-5-1, 43 KO’s), who took Lemieux to school en route to stopping him in the 7th round with a flurry of hard power shots to the head as Lemieux cringed in his corner at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This was supposed to be Lemieux’s moment in the sun, a fight that was shown on ESPN2 all across the United States and Canada.
Lemieux vs. Rubio tonight: David is going to look bad if he loses
By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-0, 24 KO’s) faces Marco Antonio Rubio (49-5-1, 42 KO’s) on Friday night at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Lemieux, 22, started out his career as a kind of shy, quiet fighter but recently he’s starting to get his confidence under him and is making himself heard by talking about this or that fighter and how he’s going to knock everyone out.
Lemieux battles Rubio on Friday
By Jason Kim: Boxing fans may be seeing a future star in the making with unbeaten middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-0, 24 KO’s), who gets to show off his power this Friday night against Marco Antonio Rubio at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.
Rubio doesn’t have much of a chance against Lemieux
By Dan Ambrose: 30-year-old Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio (49-5-1, 42 KO’s) faces unbeaten Canadian knockout artist David Lemieux (25-0, 24 KO’s) this Friday night in a WBC middleweight eliminator bout at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.
Lemieux, 22, has the speed, power, youth and hometown advantage in this fight. However, Rubio has excellent power of his own and could make this an interesting fight if he’s able to get his offense in gear early enough in the fight to keep Lemieux honest.