By Victor Salazar
New York - The trainer of David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KO’s), Marc Ramsey, has a tough task in front of him, figuring out how to beat the undefeated middleweight monster Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KO’s).
Ramsey is very familiar with Golovkin, watching him since the amateur days and feels he is already battle tested even though his professional resume may be thin to some.
“I think he and his chin is already battle tested,” Ramsey told BoxingScene.com. “I knew him since he was 16 as an amateur. I know what his real value. He’s very strong and has a good punch.”
But that doesn’t make Ramsey fearful; instead it makes him want to be the one to beat Golovkin.
“We don’t want the B-fights,” Ramsey said. “We’re missing a lot of the warrior’s spirit. In boxing there are guys that like to avoid the challenges we don’t. I’m proud to be a part of these types of fights.”
Ramsey spoke on Lemieux’s two losses in his career calling it a blessing in disguise in making his man a better fighter.
“He’s a lot more mature now than when he lost when he was 22,” explained the trainer. “He wasn’t ready for that type of challenge. I know he’s not going to be a teenager anymore. He’s going to be a man. He needed to be more involved [in training] and get a better jab. You can’t just punch with a guy, you had to do more and now he’s better technically than he was then.”
Though not many expect the bout to go 12, Ramsey will have his fighter prepared for everything.
“You can’t be surprised; you need to be prepared for everything. We can’t prepare for 4 rounds and what happens if you get to 8 or 9. The logic says it’ll be earlier but you have to prepare for everything. I don’t think we’re going to dance that much. You can focus on defense but you can’t be perfect.”