When new about this one for a while, now its official, Rubio is a tough guy, can Lemieux finish him ?
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When new about this one for a while, now its official, Rubio is a tough guy, can Lemieux finish him ?
Rubio got what it take to survive Lemieux for a few round at least. When it get interesting is in the later rounds. It mostly depend on Lemieux in my opinion. Can he kept up the pace for more than 2 round and how much juice Rubio will have left?
Personally, I'll go for an early KO around in the 4-5 round for Lemieux. He got 5 month to prepare for this fight and now he have the money for a real training camp. I'm sure he'll be a lot stronger than his last fight.
Rubio despite the numbers is not some tremondous puncher. He has good wheels and nice pop but I think Pavlik showed blue print for assertive straight power vs him. This is a HUGE step for Lemieux though and worlds away from a Delroy Rains or cup cake stuffed Camacho jr but think Lemieux tracks him down and takes wide Dec.
Rubio is gonna have a big reach on him, so this will be a good test. I like Lemieux's power, and once Rubio gets hit he will be extra cautious like the Pavlik fight. I think stoppage around 8-9 just like Pavlik.