Gennady Golovkin stopped David Lemieux in the 8th round of their contest tonight at Madison Square Garden. Here’s some more post-fight coverage on the results, including quotes from both fighters, as well as the referee, looking to defend what many believed was a quick stoppage. We also have the official Compubox punch stats, and details on the fight’s replay on HBO.
Gennady Golovkin Quotes
“I feel great, it was a great fight”
“I felt his power, but I was strong tonight and my punches hurt him.”
“He is a great champion and I’m glad to beat him.”
“I want all the belts, now I have two. The winner of Cotto/Canelo for sure.”
“I’m not sure who will win that fight, but I want to fight the winner next.”
“I’m staying at 160 until I have all the belts.”
David Lemieux Quotes
“I feel like the referee called the fight too early. I am fine. When he stopped it I wasn’t event on the mat, I can keep going.
“I have a lot of respect for Golovkin as a fighter. We prepared well for this fight but I feel like I waited too long to take some shots tonight and that really hurt me.”
“I want another chance at Golovkin and I will take advantage of it.
Referee’s Response
“I had to do something”
“David is very competitive fighter and as long as he was able to throw punches he was going to keep on trying but his chances of winning were decreasing as the fight went on”
“Against a guy(golovkin) like that he was going to get really hurt and I’m here to protect the fighters health and that’s my top priority ”
“I couldn’t let him continue to receive punishment ”
“I gave him every chance I could and i still hesitated too much. It was over.”
Golovkin vs. Lemieux Punch Stats Compubox
Golovkin landed 280 punches and threw 549, connecting on 51% of his total shots, including 170 of 359 jabs, 47%, and 110 of 190 power shots, 58%.
Lemieux was 89 for 335, landing only 27% of his punches, including 35 of 191 jabs, 18%, and 54 of 144 power punches, 38%.
Lemieux did not win a single round on any judges’ scorecards.
Fight Replay Details
HBO will replay Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux, as well as Roman Gonzalez vs. Brian Viloria, next Saturday, October 24th, as a part of the Terence Crawford vs. Dierry Jean broadcast. That gets kicked off at 9:30pm on the 24th.
