Comments Thread For: Billy Joe Saunders Makes Statement, Easily Dominates David Lemieux
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Does David Lemieux ever throw a punch in the clinch? His whole strategy should have been to get close enough for a clinch and put some leather on Saunders. Just **** him to the body, punch his hips. Anything to slow him down with occasional hard uppercuts and short hooks to the head -- for at least the first 5 or 6 rounds. But just early on focus on making Saunders less mobile. He did so little right that I don't know how he expected to win. And not knowing how to cut off the ring? What was he working on in training??? Did he even know who he was fighting?Comment
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Again I'd say he looked worse against GGG; he was thoroughly outclassed, busted up, dropped and stopped. He showed the same lack of jab and missed all night. People just didn't expect Saunders to make him look as bad.
Tonight just reenforced what we saw against Golovkin , Lemieux isn't elite. To beat him though I think puts you at another level, top echelon fighter.Comment
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David simply couldn't get close enough to Saunders to employ any of those tactics. Saunders also held for his life on the rare occasions when they did end-up close together, which were only because Saunders stepped into him, not because David could catch him. Lemieux looked as inept as Seldin did tonight.
Oh well. You're 100% right. He did indeed look inept. The biggest thing I guess was not being able to cut off the ring. That would have forced much more infighting, which he needed imho.Comment
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BJS is one of the biggest pricks in boxing but he does have some slick southpaw movement and a good 1-2. He completely dominated although Lemieux may have injured his left arm or shoulder early in the fight because he hardly threw any left hooks the whole fight. Not making excuses for him because I always thought BJS was the favourite but he didn’t throw that left very much. BJS will be a tough out for GGG and Canelo particularly the way Canelo gasses in the late rounds.Comment
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ha ha haI think BJS could have stopped DL but what he's actually doing is the more intelligent option for himself. Anyway a 12 round schooling and constant beat up is I think more painful, frustrating, and disappointing than a knockout to the defeated fighter.
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Agreed. Reminded me of Calzaghe/Lacy. When the first bell rang over 50% of voters had gone with David Lemieux by KO/TKO.Comment
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