David Lemieux vs. Marco Antonio Rubio

Pavlik would probably be able to net a win over Lemiuex on his way back from the pub.

 

Yeah, bad time to take a loss like this one.

On the other hand, at 22, he was able to build up a nice following in Canada and make a name for himself....not bad for a guy who isn't yet able to beat the likes of Rubio.

And if he can't beat a guy like Rubio, yet - just like if Lee couldn't beat a guy like Vera at that point in his career - I'm not really sure I want to see him on HBO in a bigger fight (or not, since it's HBO we're talking about).

Lemieux is at a similar age as Lee was when he lost that fight, and he does have a following in Canada, so he'll be able to come back, and if he's still got it, he'll put some more wins together and be back in the mix.

 

Well fuck....this sucks.

 

You're right, at least Rubio is a step up from losing to Vera as well.

 

lemieux was winning handily but not really landing a lot of clean shots. frenchmen are never the most durable. chavez jr. will have his hands full with rubio

 

I don't know... Anber pulled the plug pretty damn quick, like he knew his fighter's limitations. I guess you can argue the move was of the "live to fight another day" variety, but what I saw was a trainer who had no faith in his fighter's ability to recover or overcome adversity.

Another swing and miss for ESPN's senior writer, whose prospect picks have become boxing's answer to the Madden NFL curse.

 

no wonder that blimp was overstating lemieux's work in the early rounds on twitter. he spoiled the result before fightbeats resident fatass for me, but according to his tweets i was expecting a severe ass whipping the first 5 rounds.

 

yeah he's been jocking him (and Ginger) forever. hard to tell if it's genuine or out of friendship (he seems to idolize Russ Anber, and Ginger lovefest comes from Larry Merchant whispering in his ear, I suspect).

Lemieux was doing very well through the first five, although even then he stopped fighting any time Rubio managed to back him up. More pronounced in the sixth, and then of course came the end.

Rubio is one of the nicest guys in the business, as are his handlers. I'm very happy for him, though even in not thinking much of Lemieux I was still surprised it didn't end earlier and in the opposite direction.

 

I didn't think Pepe Lemieux would make a comeback. Nothing he did after getting buzzed in the 6th led me to believe he'd make a dramatic comeback.

I kept saying to myself during the fight it was a poor man's corrales vs freitas.

 

Damn, wasn't expecting this result, I liked Lé Moo. Hopefully he comes back.

 

:crafty: ,..

 

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And again.

 

Ah well. As much as I like Lemieux, I can't stand Russ Amber. I'm pretty neutral on this.

 

So did he just fight stupid and run out of gas? Similar to Haye-Thompson or Wlad-Puritty/Brewster?

 

I haven't watched it yet.

 

Rubio is pretty much a gate keeper nothing more.

 

Lemieux looked pretty done to me just from the way he fell on the knockdown.

That right hand that got him moving off the ropes after the knockdown and the jab that lifted his head looked like enough punishment for him to take.

I'm not sure Lemieux even threw a punch after the knockdown.

 

Comparisons with lee (vs vera) might be more apt than wlad (vs puritty)..looked to me that it wasnt stamina or blowing his wad which was the problem, it was resistance to pressure and maybe punch resistance too, he seemmed to fade pretty quickly when rubio started throwing rights

 

Way to go Rubio!!!

 

I hate it for Lemieux too get beat like that in his own backyard but what a great show! Rubio showed he is a real tough guy, David hasn't fought anyone who was that tough and it was pretty obvious that when he saw he couldn't Knock Rubio out he slowed down, got discouraged and got knocked out. This fight was a classic examples of the truth to the common boxing maxim "Never rely on or go for the knockout".
I still think there is hope for Lemieux. Did anyone else notice he didn't even make an effort to hold when he was hurt? He had no idea how to deal with being punished, only how to do the punishing. The beauty of this fight is you had Rubio who was very good at dealing with being punished and could give it back as well vs Lemieux who is an all star at dealing punishment but hasn't yet figured out how to deal with receiving it.

 

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This means that he quit. Do you agree? He quit.

 

I'm not sure anyone who looks this much of a dork can be a legit fighter.



Pretty much the same reason Andy Lee was exposed by Vera, he looked too much like Dwight from the US Office at the time.

 

:: Dwight is the Ari Gold of the office to me, the character who makes the show most enjoyable.

 

I couldn't really get into the US office to be honest, all a bit over the top and obvious, especially having watched the original UK version first.

It might have been different if I hadn't seen the UK version, but I was expecting the subtlety and dry humour of the original, and of course they are completely different.

 

WHat sort of Aprilia do you have???

 

Nice! I'm glad to see someone recognized Aprilia. I'm actually just a poser who is currently wishing I could afford one. One of my best friends has a Tuono and and SXV (550) and they are the funnest bikes I've ever ridden. Something about the mid range torque of the Italian V-twins is just more fun then the high revving japanese sport bikes that don't even come to life till you hit 70+ mph.

 

Yeah I prefer low-end stuff myself, though my experience on bikes is limited to a 30 second tryout on a Kawasaki KX 125. I build electric bikes in my spare time, its the future, trust me. Well it has more of a future than David Lemieux, lets just say that. ::

 

unless you're talking about daily driving in the city, high revving, high horsepower, NA engine > low end torque

 

Yeah sure if you have the road to do it, then a small V-tec is a good engine. Its a pain in the ass though where you need to always be hitting 5000 RPM to get into the power band.

V-tec is like a tall, technical fighter, give him time and space, and its great.

Torque is like a small, stubby fighter- doesn't need any space to develop its power, is great for the down and dirty work of stop-start.

David Lemieux is a 1986 Lincoln Town Car. On cinderblocks.