David Lemiuex or James Kirkland

Lemiuex by KO.

Great question. At this point, I'd take Lemieux. Kirkland was staggered on the weekend and if there's one thing Lemieux can do, it's punch. How good is Lemieux? Tough to say since his fights don't last. But he is well trained by Russ Anber and Lemieux is being brought along at a good pace, and compared to Canelo- he's under the radar.

David Lemieux will not be displaced or denied from inheriting Sergios throne...

kirkland is an accident waiting to happen

I think Kirkland has to sharpen his tools a little bit right now but the Kirkland before he went to jail was a better fighter than Lemiuex IMO.

Kirkland would get knocked out in the first round. Not because he's that much worse, but because Lemiuex has that kind of power, and Kirkland could easily be hit. I would love to see that fight by the end of this year. Kirkland doesn't have Lemiuex power either. He put's 3, 4, and 5 punches together to finish you, Lemiuex can mess you up with one punch. James looked like he had one-punch power in the beginning as well. If he can destroy Rubio quickly I'll have no problem favoring him against James. But right now he's to green.

But what about against each other? Its like a JMW/MW version of Ron Lyle-George Foreman. Oh no doubt it'd be a barn burner. Ive been wanting to see Kirkland vs Angulo for a while now. 154 is the division of the limited-but-exciting.

Not overly impressed with either. Lemiuex hasnt really put a foot wrong but then again he hasnt really fought anyone. Kirkland has fought better comp but he gets shook in every fight. I could see both getting outboxed or stopped by superior fighters. But what about against each other? Its like a JMW/MW version of Ron Lyle-George Foreman.

Not overly impressed with either. Lemiuex hasnt really put a foot wrong but then again he hasnt really fought anyone. Kirkland has fought better comp but he gets shook in every fight. I could see both getting outboxed or stopped by superior fighters.

if i had to choose (especially right now) it would have to be Lemiuex ... short powerful punches, better balance and defense. kirkland still needs to sharpen up and i do believe he will improve as he gets the rust off. but even before he went away he had balance and defense issues that were very worrisome trouble with Lemiuex right now is we really dont know how good or not he really is ... since his comp hasnt been great. i do believe his powers the real thing though, concerns i have about him is size. his hieght and reach is not great for middle weight. but technique and timing will help overcome those disparities