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[SENTRAL]

On April 8th David Lemieux takes his next step towards global middleweight super-stardom when he faces the experienced Mexican, Marco Antonio Rubio.  This is something of an acid test for David who would be wise not to overlook the vastly more experienced Rubio.  Marco has heavy hands and if he manages to land a bomb on Lemieux we will all find out if, as I believe, David is the real thing.
  I take David to blast Rubio out in frightening fashion, sending out a statement of intent to the rest of the middleweight division, none more so than champion Martinez.  There are many skeptics claiming the Canadian will be exposed when he gets hit, or when his devastating punching power isn't enough to take his man out, and his stamina is found wanting. Rubio is on a 6 fight winning streak since his uninspired defeat by Kelly Pavlik but he is not the man to upset Lemieux.

David Lemieux KO 2.

[SmartyBeardo]

Lemieux has found his ceiling; long, tough, seasoned boxers with good chins and decent pop. His handlers can manage expectations and cherrypick opposition for him to KO in the tiny French CanadaLand aquarium for years to come, making plenty of money doing it.

Rubio was in control of this fight from round 3 on. He was just waiting for the opening while playing it safe and letting Lemieux wear down (with some help). Those who suggest that Lemieux's problem is that he burned himself out by throwing nothing but heat miss the point, entirely.

In order for Lemieux to succeed (outside of the tiny French CanadaLand aquarium) he must be Rocky Marciano reincarnated: tireless, relentless, unstoppable, with devastating power. Sorry Mexi-cutioner, Sentral, etc, Lemieux fails to measure up on any of those levels.

He was beaten down by a better boxer who was better trained, more determined and just flat out tougher. Rubio sonned Lemieux.

There are certain things that you cannot overcome in professional boxing without phenomenal toughness and/or spectacular speed. Bantamweight length arms at middleweight is one of those things.

Lemieux needs to go back to the gold fish bowl where he can be safe and fed well. He aint no Dempsey or Marciano or Frazier or Hagler or Mancini or Nigel Benn or Macho Camacho. He is a C level fighter (at best) who will always be nothing but food for the big fish.