Will David Lemieux Be A Success?

In my humble opinion the best thing that could have happened to him was the stoppage loss to Rubio FOLLOWED by the embarrassing points loss to Alcine - who hasn't beaten anyone else this decade. The latter loss will have taught him that a man, who has been stopped twice in the 1st round recently - can have the skills to outbox you if you just load up. One of my all time favourites is Nigel Benn who learnt more from his loss to Michael Watson than he did from his previous 22 kayo wins (19 inside the distance - a very similar record). I'm not saying that Lemieux can achieve half of what Benn did but I'd like to see him do well. Big punchers are always a welcome addition to the sport plus the fans from that area of Canada far outsrtip anything the USA has to offer these days. Which is sad.

Comments (16)

HeroBando

It still boggles my mind how Alicine laughed at Lemieux's punches while Macklin took him out in one. I know Lemieux has a padded record, but it's still pretty clear to me Lemieux is a much bigger puncher than Macklin. Alcine is extra vulnerable early. Did you catch his last fight btw? He was on some Arakawa sh1t

12y ago

Russian_Crushin

I thought he would be the next big thing at MW before his loss to Rubio. Rumor is that he doesnt train hard, and it showed against rubio. He was kicking his ass and just gassed against a rubio that barely punched back. The moment he did punch back, he folded. He is also not as hard a puncher as many think. His power comes from unloading everything he has into every punch. This makes his punches telegraphed and fighters like Rubio and Alcine can just cover up and take it. Get him thru 5 rounds you;ll beat him

12y ago

Hitman932

Lemieux's problem is he is 100% Canadian which means he can never be a great fighter. Bute was actually Romanian and Pascal is Haitian otherwise they would have had no success in the ring.

12y ago

New_England

f#ck no......

12y ago

DoktorSleepless

12y ago

DoubleMM

no....he doesn't have much skills anyway.

12y ago

killacash

It's a wrap with David, he won't reach the top tier or even second tier. Speaking of Canada, what ever happened to that other KO artist from there. I think his name is Pier Olivier Cote.

12y ago

deanrw

The issue with David, at least from some previous reports, is he does not put 100% into his training and development. His last trainer, Russ Anber, tried to change him around. He even got David to train and Spar with Sergio Martinez in the hope that David would pick up on the work ethic. He has a new trainer now who is working with him, but David is also suffering continuous hand injuries which is just compounding his development. He has the power to flatten anyone, but he is such a predator in the ring, that if a guy can weather his attack early, David tires out and becomes very vulnerable mentally. He needs to learn how to pace himself and also know when to attack. he has to mix it up. Bring a balanced attack

12y ago

kiaba360

I would like to see Lemiuex vs. Bursak/Stevens/Lee. KO'ing your opposition in a couple rounds probably means that you need to step it up.

12y ago

The_Surgeon

I hope he can do some damage in the division still, he is only young after all. A young fighter can always learn from and comeback better from a loss, especially the type's he took where it wasn't a brutal sustained beating. That said he will never be the fighter i thought he was gonna be, one of the biggest busts in recent memory for me - i thought he looked special.

12y ago

BetterCallSaul

I don't think he'll ever be a top 10 fighter. Macklin/Vera are fringe top 10 fighters, and I think Lemiux would get stopped against both.

12y ago

ShoulderRoll

Is he ever going to fight outside of Montreal?

12y ago

Any active boxer of his age still has the potential and capability to improve, it's just a question of whether he dedicates himself enough to his training, and if he's with the right team of people who have the skills and expertise to detect and address flaws.

12y ago

Hougigo

Alcine loss is tough. He won't win a world title, but hw can still find a way to.get onto.cards by continuing getting kos of lessee opposition

12y ago

2_Scrappy

Depends does he have a new trainer? It's hard to see somebody comeback any different if he has the same trainer teaching him the same thing. He needs to learn how to adjust if his power shots aren't landing and not get discouraged. He needs a plan B. I do agree he could definitely comeback strong if he learns not to rely so heavily on his power. Not everybody is going to fold so he needs to find ways to get around it if it happens. I don't like to write off fighters unless they annoy me and he's definitely not annoying so I like to hope for the best unlike half the noobs around here who call fighters shot after a loss.

12y ago

Zarco

I think he was deff heading that way before he got stopped. HBO was looking at getting him a debut date. I think he has the tools to be a star and I hope he continues working on his craft and puts it all together.

12y ago