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 … [Read more...]
David Lemieux vs. Curtis Stevens: The Boxing Tribune Preview
If next weekend’s clash between Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs is a battle for Middleweight supremacy, then that makes this weekend’s fight between David Lemieux and Curtis Stevens a battle for Middleweight survival. The bout pits two of the division’s most appealing also rans that highlights not only the continuously sorry state of the Middleweight division but also has … [Read more...]
David Lemieux vs. Curtis Stevens: Must See TV
On March 18th Madison Square Garden will host unified Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s defense against Daniel Jacobs. This is not an article about that fight. No, I won’t bore you with a tale of the champion, his belts, or a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. We’re heading upstateto the Turning Stone Resort and Casino to look at what just might be a more exciting … [Read more...]
Ring Muggings: Part 23
Curtis “Showtime “Stevens vs. Patrick “The Machine” Majewski (January 2014) When a documented mugger with a crunching left hook meets a bone dry opponent just coming off a loss in another country (to Denmark’s Patrick Nielsen) and the properly warmed up mugger needs to make a comeback statement after having tasted the leather of GGG, circumstances are ripe for legal assault … [Read more...]
Rosado and Stevens Battle to a Draw at BKB 2
Tonight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, “King” Gabriel Rosado and Curtis “Showtime” Stevens faced off in the shows main event to contest for Rosado’s BKB middleweight title. It was Rosado’s first defense since stopping Brian Vera last August to become the first BKB middleweight champ, and Stevens first time competing in the BKB pit. Rosado boxed from … [Read more...]