TLG
06-23-2015, 08:19 AM
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Now that Canada’s David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) has captured the IBF middleweight title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over Hassan N’Dam (31-2, 18 KOs), WBA 160lb champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) is eager to get the 26-year-old Lemieux in the ring for a unification match.
Golovkin had been waiting for the outcome of the Lemieux-N’Dam fight in order to challenge the winner, and now that Lemieux has emerged victorious, Golovkin has already called him out for a unification fight.
Golovkin says he doesn’t want to wait for the fight against Lemieux to happen down the road. He wants it to take place right now. The problem with that is there’s already talk that Lemieux’s promoters are going to have him defend it first against his IBF mandatory challenger, and after that they’re going to look to match Lemieux against the winner of the November fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.
Lemieux has a very good chance of getting the winner of the Cotto-Canelo fight rather than Golovkin, even though the Kazakhstan fighter is considered to be better than Lemieux by a lot of boxing fans.
It’s probable that Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya is going to make Golovkin wait to get a shot at Lemieux until after he’s matched Lemieux up against a contender or two, and then against the winner of the Canelo vs. Cotto fight.
It’s possible that De La Hoya might let Golovkin fight Lemieux in 2017, but that’s only if Lemieux’s career is on the slide. It’s very doubtful that De La Hoya will let Lemieux fight Golovkin while Lemieux is bringing in good money fighting contenders and the likes of Canelo or Cotto.
Now that Canada’s David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) has captured the IBF middleweight title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over Hassan N’Dam (31-2, 18 KOs), WBA 160lb champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) is eager to get the 26-year-old Lemieux in the ring for a unification match.
Golovkin had been waiting for the outcome of the Lemieux-N’Dam fight in order to challenge the winner, and now that Lemieux has emerged victorious, Golovkin has already called him out for a unification fight.
Golovkin says he doesn’t want to wait for the fight against Lemieux to happen down the road. He wants it to take place right now. The problem with that is there’s already talk that Lemieux’s promoters are going to have him defend it first against his IBF mandatory challenger, and after that they’re going to look to match Lemieux against the winner of the November fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.
Lemieux has a very good chance of getting the winner of the Cotto-Canelo fight rather than Golovkin, even though the Kazakhstan fighter is considered to be better than Lemieux by a lot of boxing fans.
It’s probable that Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya is going to make Golovkin wait to get a shot at Lemieux until after he’s matched Lemieux up against a contender or two, and then against the winner of the Canelo vs. Cotto fight.
It’s possible that De La Hoya might let Golovkin fight Lemieux in 2017, but that’s only if Lemieux’s career is on the slide. It’s very doubtful that De La Hoya will let Lemieux fight Golovkin while Lemieux is bringing in good money fighting contenders and the likes of Canelo or Cotto.