Lemieux v Stevens

[Beanz]

It's on Boxnation

(UK TIMES)
Approx 3.05am

Zachary OCHOA v Yves YLYSSE
8 x 3 Minute Rounds: Super-Lightweight

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Approx 4.05am

Yuriorkis GAMBOA v Rene ALVARADO

10 x 3 Minute Rounds: Lightweight
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Approx 4.55am

David LEMIEUX v Curtis STEVENS

12 x 3 Minute Rounds: Middleweight
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The following bout may air:
Diego DE LA HOYA v Roberto PUCHETA
8 x 3 Minute Rounds: Super-Bantamweight

[Master]

I want to stay up but these late night weekends are getting to me.

watched Thurman v Garcia, Wilder v Washington, Cruz v Frampton undercard.

[Batman]

I think I might stay up for this one, I stayed up last weekend and I think it does me good, I've slept like a corpse the last couple of nights.

[Master]

I think I might stay up for this one, I stayed up last weekend and I think it does me good, I've slept like a corpse the last couple of nights.

I have been looking and working like a corpse at work.

[Beanz]

[Master]

Both can punch so it will be exciting to watch but 5am? I am tempted.

[Spicoli]

Good styles match with decent punchers but bit underwhelming for HBO. Stevens didn't look so good v De La Rosa. Hesitant and off. Winner gets a big fight and probably another L. No idea where Gamboa is with 2 year layoff but Alvarado should give him some work.

[Alpha]

The Lemieux v Stevens fight can go either way. On one hand I can see it being explosive as both can be aggressive and are decent punchers. On the other they may come in tentative which could lead to a dull fight. I hope they go for broke.

[Alpha]

Can we get a sticky for this to please? @Master

I'll see everyone a bit later on for this.

[Alpha]

Interesting that Lemieux's team are claiming he didn't know about the 2nd day weight in that the IBF conducts with a 10 regain pound limit. He never showed up. So the former IBF champ is unaware of this? Sure he made weight on the day and it is only a minor international belt but why not just say that? Saving a fighter sanctioning fees is always a good thing in my book. I wonder if the IBF will drop him from there ratings?

[superheavyrhun]

The last few late night cards I've tried to stay awake for have been failures, so I doubt I'll make this one, but the intention and the option is open. However, will probably fail. Hope this contribution has been worthwhile, should be a good fight regardless of whether or not I manage to watch!

[powerpuncher]

Lemieux is almost always in a good fight. The only real exception was against GGG because he knew how that would end. I think that he will come forward on Stevens. Stevens just isn't good. I've seen him fight a lot and I've never once been impressed.

I was shocked when I found out that he was a decorated amateur. He fights like someone with no amateur background and relies purely on athleticism and his punch.

[Alpha]

Lemieux is almost always in a good fight. The only real exception was against GGG because he knew how that would end. I think that he will come forward on Stevens. Stevens just isn't good. I've seen him fight a lot and I've never once been impressed.

I was shocked when I found out that he was a decorated amateur. He fights like someone with no amateur background and relies purely on athleticism and his punch.

I have been impressed with a number of Stevens' knockouts (Ayala, Teixeira, Majewski etc) but I agree that I have never really thought of him as much more than a gate keeper at best. Apart from N'Jikam; Lemieux's record is severely lacking also. I favor Lemieux but really don't have much faith in either fighter. Let the best man win.

[Alpha]

Undercard fights live stream:

[Alpha]

Unbeaten Yves Ulysse Jr just stopped previously unbeaten Zachary Ochoa. The corner stopped it at the end of the 7th after Ochoa got beaten up for almost the entire round.