Golovkin Lemieux: page 8

Danny Jacobs Considers Golovkin-Lemieux "A Toss-Up"

•Oct 12, 2015

Daniel Jacobs knows most media and fans figure Gennady Golovkin will tear through David Lemieux, but the WBA middleweight title-holder doesn’t think this will be an easy fight for the undefeated Kazakh knockout artist. In fact, Jacobs wouldn’t be surprised if Lemieux pulls off an upset when they fight for Golovkin’s interim WBC and WBA (super) middleweight titles and Lemieux’s IBF championship Oct. 17 at Madison Square Garden (HBO Pay-Per-View). Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) has won 20 straight fights by knockout and is a 16-1 favorite over Montreal’s Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs).

De La Hoya on Why Lemieux Shocks GGG, The World

Edward Chaykovsky

•Oct 12, 2015

Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, the promoter of IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31KOs), predicts a new superstar will be born on Saturday night when his fighter trades punches with WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30KOs) in their HBO Pay-Per-View unification showdown.

Golovkin To Continue Fighting 3 To 4 Times Per Year

Steve Kim

•Oct 12, 2015

If Gennady Golovkin should prove successful in unifying the middleweight titles with David Lemieux this weekend, and does solid pay-per-view numbers - don't expect him to fight just twice a year as many other marquee fighters do nowadays. Golovkin has made it clear to his handlers that he wants to stay as active as possible. But the reality is that once you hit a certain level - such as being involved in pay-per-view events - and the stakes get higher - you fight less. Since the beginning of 2013, 'GGG' has fought nine times.

GGG's Promoter: Anything Over 200K Buys is a Success

Steve Kim

•Oct 12, 2015

Being that this weekend's bout against IBF middleweight titlist, David Lemieux, is Gennady Golovkin's first foray into the pay-per-view realm, the decision was made to price this as affordably as possible. A retail price of $49.95 was set( plus the usual $10 fee for the HD broadcast) for this card which takes place at the Madison Square Garden on Saturday night on HBO Pay-Per-View.

Lemieux: I'm Ready For Golovkin, It's Now or Never

BoxingScene Staff

•Oct 12, 2015

David Lemieux is confident he can stun boxing by taking out Gennady Golovkin when the pair meet this weekend. The knockout specialists each go into their New York fight with a version of the world middleweight title, and the winner will walk away with the IBF, IBO and WBA belts. Lemieux is a 7/1 outsider with Sky Bet to end Golovkin's unbeaten record, and the Kazakh was last taken the distance more than seven years ago.

“Fighting Words” — David Lemieux and Goliath Golovkin

David P. Greisman

•Oct 12, 2015

by David P. Greisman - The fight this Saturday between Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux doesn’t need to be Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns. It likely won’t be. It likely can’t be. It shouldn’t even draw the comparison, which is both forced and hopeful. Golovkin-Lemieux draws the comparison because they are two middleweights we want to see hit each other very hard and very often. It draws the comparison because they are two powerful punchers and we don’t believe the fight will last very long, though the fight will be fun for as long as it lasts. But really, it draws the comparison because that’s what people in boxing do. For whatever reason, everything seems to need historical context. That’s not just limited to speaking statistically. Sure, it’s dubious to relate Wladimir Klitschko’s 18 heavyweight title defenses to the 25 made by Joe Louis when it’s not an apples to apples comparison, given that every Louis defense was of the lineal heavyweight championship while 11 of Klitschko’s have been so. That’s still better than forcing every fighter to be reminiscent of someone in the past, and portraying so many fights as being akin to another one from years ago.

Gennady Golovkin: I'm Only "1%" Scared of Lemieux

Radio Rahim

•Oct 11, 2015

WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30KOs) is less than a week away from his unification showdown with IBF champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31KOs). The fight takes place on October 17th from New York's Madison Square Garden. Both fighters will be making their debut on HBO's pay-per-view platform. In an interview conducted several months ago, Golovkin was quoted as saying that he felt "scared" as he approached this fight - because for the first time he was facing another fearsome puncher in Lemieux.

Lemieux's Manager: Our KO of Golovkin Will Be Beautiful

Edward Chaykovsky

•Oct 11, 2015

Camille Estephan, manager of IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31KOs), is expecting a knockout victory when they face WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30KOs) in their HBO Pay-Per-View unification showdown. The fight takes place on October 17th from New York's Madison Square Garden.

Golovkin Prepared To Deliver Drama on The PPV Stage

Jake Donovan

•Oct 11, 2015

By Jake Donovan - In less than a week, Gennady Golovkin faces perhaps his toughest test to date – not so much his challenge versus David Lemieux, but testing driving the Pay-Per-View market. The two collide October 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with HBO to distribute through its PPV arm ($49.95 SRP). If it’s anywhere nearly as close as everything else he and his team have tackled in his meteoric rise to stardom, chances are he will conquer that challenge as well. That the unbeaten knockout artist from Kazakhstan is already in this position to take on such a marketing risk says that much of his desire to succeed both in and out of the ring. Of course, it’s what led American cable giant HBO to open the doors in the first place. “From the very beginning, Gennady has always been very hands on with his own career,” notes HBO VP of Programming Peter Nelson, who has been with the network since 2011. “He has always engineered his career towards identifying him with the same cache the team around him represents.

WBC 7-Day Weights: Golovkin 165.5, Lemieux 167.6

Jake Donovan

•Oct 10, 2015

Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux remain within regulations as far as weight loss heading into their October 17 middleweight unification title fight at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The manner in which they've reached that point, however, is a bit different from the road fighters normally travel in getting to this point.