Interview with David Lemieux - "You will see a completely different fighter"

That's right. Here's bits of an interview found here...
http://legrandclub.rds.ca/profils/104880/posts/121458/public

Q: What aspects of you as a boxer have changed since your last time in the ring?
A: Most of them, physically and mentally. The way I train, the way I eat, the way I think, the way my team and I approach training... you're gonna see a completely different boxer, I'm more intelligent in the ring, more complete as a fighter. I've seen how it's done basically, watching Sergio Martinez train. I now know what kind of sacrifices you gotta make if you want to be part of the elite, it's up to me to do the same.

Q: What kind of mistakes did you make in your preparation for Rubio?
A: Things like missing a training session, not eating well, long vacation after a fight, not giving 100% in the gym. Now we're getting back on track, we want to reach the top.

Q: And you realized all that training with Martinez?
A: Yeah but at the same time I have a very good trainer who kept on telling me to do this extra training, to not be on vacation too long, to not come home late etc... but I didn't listen, I was fooling around and wasn't serious enough.

Q: Did you underestimate Rubio?
A: (hesitating) ...yes, yeah from what I had seen he was different, I didn't think he was at that level. I trained well for this one, but a lot of missed training sessions and bad habits caught up to me and I paid for it.

Q: Who are you looking to fight next, what do you need in order to get back to where you were before Rubio?
A: LOL I need a boxer... someone who will give me rounds, who I can eventually get comfortable with in the ring, not someone who's gonna drop when I connect with the first of my shots either, someone who'll allow me to evolve as a fighter.

Q: You said in the past that you didn't value sparring much. Are you going to do more sparring in your future preparations?
A: Yeah well I now see sparring as an important aspect of training, but it comes down to ring feel. When I was training with Martinez, Sergio was in the ring every day, he always had the feel of a guy taking it to him in a ring. It's good if you don't lose that feeling, if you're always used to being in a ring with an opponent.

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So he admits his faults, hey he's just a kid FFS. Anber said in his interview he's witnessed major improvement, but that there's still a long road ahead.

They're moving forward, for a start. Lemieux will headline a couple of lower level cards this winter/spring.

In July he said that whenever he would end up getting back to boxing, he'd be meaner than ever. Now he says he'll be back as a more complete fighter... still mean to a certain degree, hopefully.

 

He's been training. Apparently a lot (including sessions with Sergio). Anber says there's still lots of work to do before getting in the ring (with top MW's again), that's why we won't see him again before Dec/Jan/Feb... or early March for my birthday.

First fight back will be no more than an above-average lasting bum, no if's or but's. Then a top 15 (not by virtue of rank but by combination of current abilities & past opposition, maybe a style David hasn't seen yet) or top 20. After that we're looking at a do or die fight against a top 5 MW. Fall/Winter 2013. Title fight Summer 2013, 20-22 months from now!! Yeeeeaaa-it's a long shot. Whatever. My avatar has been the same ever since I got here. :smoke