Lemieux - Saunders a done deal for Dec 16, Quebec

Poor show from Warren, with the BT deal you'd expect him to bring this fight to the UK. I imagine BJS will be paid a bomb to go to Canada but the fight ought to be here.

Would be a nice little warm up to the big one several hours later that day when my G David Deron Haye decapitates Tony Bellew at the O2.

 

Wow if true, I wonder how much Saunders would get.

It would have to be large to concede home ground advantage.

 

HBO likely pushed for and sweetened the deal for it to be in the US or Canada for broadcasting purposes. Should be a good fight.

 

I think warren knows that with the bt deal he has to deliver big fights. Lemieux isn't a big name in England but with the fact that billy joe has to travel it will make casuals more interested plus all they have to do is show a highlight reel of David's knockout and that will increase people's interest. Plus maybe warren is sick of making very little money off a guy who is middleweight champion a glamour division that has a lot of eyes on it at the moment.

 

Saunders about to be losing that belt if true

 

If Saunder beats Lemieux then the fight against GGG should be interesting.

 

if true, I live in the Montreal area and I would like to see that fight.

 

Good fight!

 

I'm willing to bet if Lemieux beats Saunders in Dec, Golden Boy is most likely gonna negotiate a Canelo/Lemieux fight for Cinco de Mayo to get a WBO belt for Canelo and then do the GGG rematch next September for all the belts!

makes sense from a Golden Boy perspective.

 

BJS hardly has a fan friendly exciting style

Gypsies are hardly popular with the British public

And Warren has taken a bath on previous BJS fights which have generated little interest

It makes sense actually

 

Problem is how much does it cost to get Lemeiux here? His purse plus Saunders purse probably just doesn't add up considering Saunders is not a draw. His not a big ticket seller.

 

Surprised that it's actually probably going to happen. Good fight.