Good fight. Can Lemieux still make 160? I’d be wary of him coming in over. Spike was hurt quite badly against Eubank and most believe Eubank is a light hitter. Lemieux would put his lights out if he lands but by all accounts he doesn’t train particularly hard so if Spike hangs in there past four rounds I’d back him to get a stoppage.
Lemieux struggles with the weight. Surely he must know this is his last chance to be taken seriously, so he needs to properly train. Assuming he does, he'll wipe Spike out. On a side note, Spike has a very strange and unaware fan base.
If Lemieux trains hard and gets his weight right without too much of a struggle, he will send Spike's Jawbone into the 4th row
When it was touted he might fight GGG, plenty of his followers were predicting a KO from Spike and that GGG "really didn't want it". They've also predicted KO's in a Eubank Jr rematch and KO's in this fight, despite Spike not being very good. You may not be on social media Len, so may not be exposed to it.
Fraud so, ok if it’s on social media then I would be in the dark. This is my “social media”. I had a digital watch once too...in the 70s...
Don't worry mate, only taking the ****..Healthy amount of good fighters come out of Ireland..Who you rate the best ever out of them ??? Framptons got to be there or there abouts
I rate Barry as the best I’ve seen. Frampton might be a better technical boxer, and McCullough and Collins might be just a shade tougher in terms of sheer hardness and durability, but Mc guigan was the best overall for me. Not the slickest the quickest and not the best defense, marked up facially quite easily too, but ferociously determined and fit and strong, with power in both hands, very heavy handed, great jab, body punches, super fit endless engine, relentless pressure bell to bell, granite chin...very hard to beat in a long fight. That double left hook to the body was a mcguigan speciality and a real opponent killer.....a slickster might be ahead at the half way mark but very few would outlast him down the straight. (On sheer record alone jimmy McLarnin is the most successful Irish-born boxer.)
I love watching Spike, who wouldn’t want him on the undercard, he is entertainment. I appreciate that Lemieux is a huge puncher at 160...but it’s well publicised how much he struggles at the weight. I think it’s fair to say that this fight isn’t going 12 rounds. I’m not convinced that one shot from Lemieux will sleep a very durable Spike. With the weight issues in mind, I think it gets to the 4th and Lemieux starts losing heart that he’s still not put Spike away, I can see Spike taking over and stopping him.