Comments Thread For: Lemieux Agrees: Facing Cotto/Canelo Has To Be at 160

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IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31KOs) agrees with his upcoming opponent, WBA/IBO champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (33-0, 30KOs) - that a unification against either Miguel Cotto or Saul "Canelo" Alvarez would have to take place at the middleweight limit of 160-pounds.

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[el malo]

Lemieux and GGG will fight at the weight canelo and cotto want. Simple as that.

[Eastcoast]

Where as I think Golovkin would actually agree to go down for Cotto/Canelo, I think Lemieux would hold firm at 160lbs due to the cut he makes. He's young enough and popular enough in Montreal that he could wait out Canelo's inevitable rise to 160.

[Evil Abed]

Lemieux has issues making 160. No way he goes under 160 for anybody.

[imperial1]

He needs to get past GGG first

[-PBP-]

He won't have to worry about that

[soul_survivor]

I agree with what both Lem and GGG are saying, I'm not saying they will stick to it but they are making the right noises.

Of you want to unify a division, you can ONLY fight at that division limit.

[icha]

Where as I think Golovkin would actually agree to go down for Cotto/Canelo, I think Lemieux would hold firm at 160lbs due to the cut he makes. He's young enough and popular enough in Montreal that he could wait out Canelo's inevitable rise to 160.

completely agree, lemule has time on his side and he can wait on canelo since both are young, GGG cant wait anymore...

[Barcham]

completely agree, lemule has time on his side and he can wait on canelo since both are young, GGG cant wait anymore...

Golovkin doesn't have to wait. The winner of Cotto - Canelo fights GGG or they do not fight anyone at all. Golovkin can go on to fight anyone he wants, he can win the WBO title from Lee, he can move up to SMW for fights, anything he wants to do. But the winner of the WBC title has two choices... fight Golovkin or vacate the title. Fight anyone other than GGG and they will be stripped.

It is no great mystery and no rocket science is involved. What is Canelo going to do? Sit on the sidelines and pull an Andre Ward? WBC is not WBA and they will strip him after 18 months as will RING magazine. So Canelo can sit for a year and a half and end up with no title at all in the end. Better off to simply vacate the title immediately.

And vacating is as good as telling the world that Golovkin is too much for him. The only winner in the end is Golovkin.

[aldo5408]

Can't believe this clown lemiux made a career in boxing by KO chumps