Re: GGG competition..
Probably the best willing and available for the fight. I guess it could be said he earned his shot. Can he Beat triple G. I think it really depends on How GGG plans to fight.
- Triple G can box him and try to take the starch out of him early, use his jab and make lemmy waste a lot of energy early. Eventually, line him up and walk him into big shots.
- Triple G can brawl and give this kid a chance to land a big shot. Even if he doesnt Brawl, GGG is not a defensive whiz so with the right training and good set of eyes, Lemmys camp could still workout a game plan to land a shot.
If GGG is smart, he'll jab him and pick at him from the outside. Flurry with him in the phone booth to give the fans some excitement and then tie him up. The Key for GGG is to avoid that mid-range where Lemmys punches are their most lethal. The Key for Lemieux is to slip that lead punch get into the mid range, use his jab back GGG (he has a bad habit sometime of going straight back sometimes) and set up something big. When GGG gets him in close range and attempts to tie him up, lemieux needs to keep the attack going, work the hooks to the body and avoid an uppercut that can shorten his night (Lemieux has a bad habit of keep his head down while inside--ripping wide hooks to the body leaves a wide window of opportunity for GGG to come straight up the middle with something heavy.)
Say what you will about the limited skills (and perhaps beard) of Lemieux, hes still not a weatherbeaten Berto. Just my opinion.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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