Comments Thread For: David Lemieux vs. Curtis Stevens Set For March 11, HBO

[BennyBlanco]

HBO has a limited budget and limited air time for Boxing and they are wasting it on this crap? That's what's wrong with it.
Should I apologize that I can't get excited to watch Curtis freaking Stevens and Lemieux. And I don't give a crap if one of these guys gets a title shot.
I don't care for a GGG-Lemieux 2 or a GGG-Stevens 2. People were complaining about that first GGG-Lemieux fight and now people want to see a rematch? That doesn't make sense.
HBO could make some entertaining fights while spending their money wisely.
And no I'm just complaining about this fight. I've also complained about some of the fights they made in 2016. You would hope that HBO would learn from previous years, but apparently they don't.

Showtime is actually trying to put on meaningful fights and several of those fights end up being entertaining. I can't believe there is a lot of people actually OK with this.

So, what exactly is the point of this fight? Are people really going to want either of these guys to fight GGG again? Are Lemieux or Stevens the future of the sport or even just the Middleweight division? Do they really need these two to hype up that GGG-Jacobs fight? Maybe it will help a little but the people that will buy the fight will buy it; the people that don't want to buy will not buy it. I seriously doubt Lemieux-Stevens will change many minds.
And there is no guarantee this ends up being a war. There are fights which people predict will be a war and guess what? They don't end up being a war. There other fights people think will be OK or boring and they end up being great.
I wouldn't have a problem if HBO had more money to go around, but they don't.

Great reasoning.

[BlakBread904]

Not a great fight and definitely not a Fight of the Year candidate. It's not even worthy of being a main event.

Curtis Stevens has fought exactly twice in the last two years. He is a B-level fighter, at best, and he's lost every single step-up fight he's had (Dirrell, Golovkin, N'Dam) and some that weren't even step-ups (TKO'ed by 19-15 Marcos Primera, lost to Jesse Brinkley). With only 21 stoppages in 34 fights, he poses little threat to Lemieux.

This is a stay-busy fight for Lemieux to keep him alive for Canelo. Even Jim Lampley tweeted that he's disappointed.

good observation.

however, I think this is a fine action fight. good possibility of KOY.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Great fight, thats why i love boxing!

[deanrw]

Not all great potential fights involve champions. Let's face it, belts are watered down anyway.

This fight is between 2 good fighters with very good hand speed, leaky defense and big power. Both having decent chins will not matter. It is a spectacular knockout just waiting to happen.

[Verus]

HBO has a limited budget and limited air time for Boxing and they are wasting it on this crap? That's what's wrong with it.
Should I apologize that I can't get excited to watch Curtis freaking Stevens and Lemieux. And I don't give a crap if one of these guys gets a title shot.
I don't care for a GGG-Lemieux 2 or a GGG-Stevens 2. People were complaining about that first GGG-Lemieux fight and now people want to see a rematch? That doesn't make sense.
HBO could make some entertaining fights while spending their money wisely.
And no I'm just complaining about this fight. I've also complained about some of the fights they made in 2016. You would hope that HBO would learn from previous years, but apparently they don't.

Showtime is actually trying to put on meaningful fights and several of those fights end up being entertaining. I can't believe there is a lot of people actually OK with this.

So, what exactly is the point of this fight? Are people really going to want either of these guys to fight GGG again? Are Lemieux or Stevens the future of the sport or even just the Middleweight division? Do they really need these two to hype up that GGG-Jacobs fight? Maybe it will help a little but the people that will buy the fight will buy it; the people that don't want to buy will not buy it. I seriously doubt Lemieux-Stevens will change many minds.
And there is no guarantee this ends up being a war. There are fights which people predict will be a war and guess what? They don't end up being a war. There other fights people think will be OK or boring and they end up being great.
I wouldn't have a problem if HBO had more money to go around, but they don't.

As a long time and long suffering Cubs fan, I can say it is ok, even fun, to watch a game for its own sake, or a fight in this case, just to enjoy the sport. Not every fighter is destined for glory or immortality. Not every fight leads to bigger and better things.

[GMAN SUPREME]

HBO has a limited budget and limited air time for Boxing and they are wasting it on this crap? That's what's wrong with it.
Should I apologize that I can't get excited to watch Curtis freaking Stevens and Lemieux. And I don't give a crap if one of these guys gets a title shot.
I don't care for a GGG-Lemieux 2 or a GGG-Stevens 2. People were complaining about that first GGG-Lemieux fight and now people want to see a rematch? That doesn't make sense.
HBO could make some entertaining fights while spending their money wisely.
And no I'm just complaining about this fight. I've also complained about some of the fights they made in 2016. You would hope that HBO would learn from previous years, but apparently they don't.

Showtime is actually trying to put on meaningful fights and several of those fights end up being entertaining. I can't believe there is a lot of people actually OK with this.

So, what exactly is the point of this fight? Are people really going to want either of these guys to fight GGG again? Are Lemieux or Stevens the future of the sport or even just the Middleweight division? Do they really need these two to hype up that GGG-Jacobs fight? Maybe it will help a little but the people that will buy the fight will buy it; the people that don't want to buy will not buy it. I seriously doubt Lemieux-Stevens will change many minds.
And there is no guarantee this ends up being a war. There are fights which people predict will be a war and guess what? They don't end up being a war. There other fights people think will be OK or boring and they end up being great.
I wouldn't have a problem if HBO had more money to go around, but they don't.

so tell me what's this great fight that we are going to miss out on because of hbo paying for stevens vs lemieux? stevens vs lemieux wont be taking much out of hbo's budget.you are b1tching just to b1tch.

[Snoop Frog]

both guys are ducking lara

Dahhhhhh! Best laugh of the day

[HI-TECH Boxing]

so tell me what's this great fight that we are going to miss out on because of hbo paying for stevens vs lemieux? stevens vs lemieux wont be taking much out of hbo's budget.you are b1tching just to b1tch.

There's more meaningful fights than this ****. Don't defend HBO just because they're HBO.
The money that is being put on this fight could instead be used for a more meaningful fight. Actually invest in fighters that have a future. Not these two freaking clowns that nobody cares about anymore.
People have to be fair. If it was Showtime buying this card people would go crazy and start b*tching, what you're accusing me of. I'm willing to bet that you would be one to not like it if it were on Showtime instead of HBO. Since it's HBO everything is fine though.
GTFO. This is a crap fight and doesn't mean anything.

In the first three months HBO will only have Vargas-Berchelt/Miura-Roman (which I like) and this crap fest of Lemieux-Stevens. Everything else is on HBO PPV. And you're fine with that?
I know you wouldn't be fine if that was Showtime's schedule.