Lemeuix vs Jacobs, winner gets GGG for 2nd time

[original zero]

Why not, would be a great fight. Makes sense for both guys who both lost to Gennady, and it would put them back into title contention.

The TV networks do a terrible job of explaining to fans how the sport actually works.

The "why not?" is that Lemieux and Jacobs belong to enemy factions. Those with power rarely risk one of their fighters against a fighter they don't control unless a world championship or title shot is at stake.

So while you might feel the fight makes sense for Lemieux and Jacobs, it doesn't make sense for Oscar and it doesn't make sense for Haymon. And it really doesn't make sense for the fighters either because if they lose, they have no recourse really.

Then you have the fact that neither Oscar nor Haymon have GGG. So there's no guarantee the risk has any reward at all.

Unless there's a vacant title and these two guys are the highest available contenders for that particular organization, I don't see this fight happening. Doesn't make sense for anybody when you understand the leverage game that is the fight business.

[jmrf4435]

The TV networks do a terrible job of explaining to fans how the sport actually works.

The "why not?" is that Lemieux and Jacobs belong to enemy factions. Those with power rarely risk one of their fighters against a fighter they don't control unless a world championship or title shot is at stake.

So while you might feel the fight makes sense for Lemieux and Jacobs, it doesn't make sense for Oscar and it doesn't make sense for Haymon. And it really doesn't make sense for the fighters either because if they lose, they have no recourse really.

Then you have the fact that neither Oscar nor Haymon have GGG. So there's no guarantee the risk has any reward at all.

Unless there's a vacant title and these two guys are the highest available contenders for that particular organization, I don't see this fight happening. Doesn't make sense for anybody when you understand the leverage game that is the fight business.

I see what you are saying. Shouldn't the fact that a guaranteed title shot at GGG post Sauders be enough to motivate the fighters and promoters?

Each guy will now compete over several fights to get that second shot at GGG. Jacobs is not getting a rematch, and lemeuix will continue to beg. If boxing were a normal sport, these guys would be in the ring together ASAP. I forsee lemuix and Jacobs having decent runs at middle weight then slowly drifting away due to the GGG-Canelo madness.

Not if they fight each other!!!!

[HanzGruber]

lemiuex is not skilled enough to beat gg

[iamboxing]

Like Tyson's rematch with Razor with Don King literally shouting in the background in the first fight's post-interview: "We don't want Holyfield!"

[MindGame]

Lemieux rematch is uncompelling.
Things that make more sense than Lemieux rematch;
Saunders
Canelo
Charlo
Ramirez
Jacobs
Degale

Sure, Jacobs vs Lemieux is good but I'd have to see what else is in Golovkin's path at the time before saying the winner of this gets a rematch.

I agree with the exception of Charlo after Canelo... It should be Canelo then Canelo again, that's a big money rematch if the first fight is reasonably competitive...

[Larry the boss]

Lemiuex sucks..not sure why people are so high on him

[Elroy The Great]

Why not, would be a great fight. Makes sense for both guys who both lost to Gennady, and it would put them back into title contention.

if canelo beats jr and 3g then beats canelo.

but id like to see lem and dj go at it. hopefully get the ko we didnt get when dj and 3g fought.

id pick dj here late ko/ud and id pick dj in the rematch vs 3g.