I am a fan of Lemieux and I see flaws. He is always off balance for instance! CST80, you may not be helping by hyping that much Lemieux.
atsch if he's 25 now how was he 19 when he fought rubio three years ago?dl wont be ruling anything this guy cant get past the rubio and alcine's of the world.
Anybody who thinks Lemieux will be an elite fighter is wrong. He simply doesn't have brains to be able to become one, he fights wild, dumb, doesn't change his pace, no ring generalship, always off-balance, limited feints, no good defense, - he's a limited brawler with a very good workrate and power. He will be a good MW as he is young but he will occasionally lose to other top fighters and even journeymen. I just don't see how he can become smart. He can improve technically and become more athletic but either you have brains or you don't.
Guys using the Rubio & Alcine fights to justify their arguments need to fukk right off. It's a night and day difference. Lemieux is no world beater but he starches anybody who struggles under pressure. Lemieux-Quillin would be fun.
Not sold on DL as champion material (true champion not just a belt holder) One thing i do know though is that i will enjoy seeing everyone duke it out to see who will reign at middleweight. DL vs any top middleweight is a fun fight.