Rosado: No Respect in The Ring For David Lemieux

By Edward Chaykovsky

Tough Philadelphian Gabe Rosado (21-8, 13KOs) is going to have no mercy for dangerous Canadian middleweight puncher David Lemieux (32-2, 30KOs) on December 6th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Rosado has faced the much better competition, with fighters against Gennady Golovkin, Peter Quillin, Alfredo Angulo, Jermell Charlo - but Rosado has always fallen short in tough battles.

This time he feels the time is right to get a showcase win against Lemieux, which headlines an HBO televised tripleheader.

"I've been in a lot of fights that were controversial, but that is boxing. Fans love the drama. Now I have the opportunity to showcase my talent. Jesse Reid [Rosado's trainer] has brought new life to boxing for me. A lot of the fights that I study are old fights so I knew about Jesse. One day I needed Jesse to wrap my hands and I realized this was the guy for me," Rosado said.

"I respect Lemieux. He is a tough fighter. Just because I respect him doesn't mean I am going to give him too much respect [in the ring]. When it comes to the caliber of fighters I have faced, I've faced better names. I need to use my experience and intelligence in this fight."