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David Lemieux Tramples Curtis Stevens in Crossroads Clash

March 12, 2017 by Danny Howard 2 Comments

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In a bout that served as a process of elimination for the Middleweight division, Lemieux and Stevens both came in the fight knowing that a win could re-ignite the momentum each man lost after being respectively battered by Gennady Golovkin and a loss would be devastating for their future prospects.

Not as devastating, however, as the left hook that Lemieux landed that not only knocked Stevens out cold, but got him carried out of the ring in a stretcher.

The bout was fought with bad intentions early both Lemieux and Stevens tried to land their big power shots early with Lemieux trying to use his speed and Stevens looking for a big counter. Though the fight seemed even for the first two stanzas, a soft Lemieux looked like he may have been in for a rough night against the motivated Stevens.

In the third, Lemieux was able to land enough shots to back Stevens up to the ropes and uncorked him with the aforementioned hook that not only knocked him down and out, but immediately returned him to elite status in the anemic Middleweight division.

With the win, Lemieux moves to 37-3 and should use the momentum gained in this fight to perhaps goad hermit WBO champion Billy Joe Saunders into a fight or be a suitable foe for Saul Alvarez should a Golovkin fight fail to materialize. As for Stevens, the knockout loss drops him to 29-6, marking his fourth loss against a current or former champion.

The chief supporting action, with action being very lightly used here, was the return of former two-division champion Yuriorkis Gamboa struggling against the awkward Rene Alvarado. Though Gamboa came away with the win, he had a much tougher time against an opponent he would have easily handled in his prime years.

Gamboa spent the majority of the fight on his toes and using his superior boxing technique to bank rounds and get some much needed minutes, but Alvarado had his moments as the fight wore on. In both the seventh and the tenth, Alvarado was able to stun Gamboa and even dropped him in the latter rounds.

It was all for naught as Gamboa earned the decision by scores of 97-92 twice and 97-93. Gamboa moves to 26-1 with the win, his first under his new contract with Golden Boy Promotions, but does so in turning in a performance that leaves more questions than answers of what he may have left to offer at this stage of his career.

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Danny Howard has been all over the place, writing for FightHype, the Yahoo Contributor Network and the Examiner. His works are also featured as part of the team at The Fight City. He also became a legend in his own mind by writing “And Stay Down! Boxing’s Worst Comebacks.” Howard can be found on Facebook and Twitter and can be reached by email at daniel.howard6@att.net

Filed Under: Featured, News1 Tagged With: Curtis Stevens, David Lemieux, David Lemieux vs. Curtis Stevens, HBO Boxing, Yuriorkis Gamboa

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  1. Kid says

    March 12, 2017 at 3:25 pm

    omg

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  2. Kid says

    March 13, 2017 at 6:45 pm

    David has only lost 3 bouts. One he failed to train for and gassed (Rubio). And that cost him his trainer, Russ Anber. One to Alcine that could have gone to him as it was a great and very close fight. And one to GGG-no shame in that. He is 37-3 with 33 KO’s. Mark Ramsey would never ever let him go in there out of shape.

    I have been following David since the Canadian amateurs and he always had inhuman power. I have seen most of his early fights live in Canada. He is an exciting type of fighter who comes after his opponent like a tiger. What’s not to like.

    What he did to Camacho Jr, Elvin Ayala, and Walid Simchet was just plain scary.

    And he did dismantle Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam for a World Title.

    Viva Lemieux,

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