By Jeff Aranow: Tyson Fury saw enough of Billy Joe Saunders’ fight with David Lemieux last Saturday night believe that he’ll be too quick, skilled and elusive for the unbeaten IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) to beat him if the two champions face each other in 2018.
By Peter Smith: Last Saturday night, in what could only be described as a complete whitewash, David Lemieux once again fell woefully short against top level competition against WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The Canadian brawler looked like an aimless bull in the ring with Billy Joe Saunders playing the role of matador. In the end, like most bull fights, the matador stood victorious as the bull lay a bloody mess in defeat.
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: Former welterweight champion Kell Brook says WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOS) has the style, ring IQ and the talent to beat IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) in the near future if he gets past David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) tonight in their fight 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.