Friday Night Fights Open Thread: David Lemieux v. Elvin Ayala
by Scott Christ on Jun 11, 2010 7:00 PM EDT
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Tonight on Friday Night Fights, Canadian power punching prospect David Lemieux takes another step up the middleweight ladder as he faces battle-tested veteran Elvin Ayala in an intriguing main event. Lemieux (22-0, 21 KO) is one of those young fighters you don't want to miss. Ayala (20-4-1, 9 KO) has been in with the likes of Arthur Abraham and Sergio Mora, so he's seen good competition.
Also on the card from Montreal, Sebastian Demers (31-2, 11 KO) faces all-action Brian Vera (16-4, 10 KO). Vera is never in a bad fight. Demers was another one of Abraham's victims during King Arthur's run at middleweight, and is now campaigning at 168. He last fought in March, beating William Joppy (MD-10).
On a personal note, I'll be out of commission until Monday, and while I try not to bring my personal life to the blog much, I'd rather explain my absence than not, so I will. On Wednesday, my uncle passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was a good man, more of a father to me than an uncle, and to relate this to boxing, it was with him that I saw my first boxing pay-per-view, which was Mike Tyson's return from prison against Peter McNeeley. As you might expect, it was a letdown for us both. How I became a boxing fan with THAT as my first PPV experience is beyond me. He also gave me a PPV program he had lying around from Bowe-Holyfield II, which I still have. He was in large part responsible for my being a sports fan at all, and more than that he was just a fine person, a good father, a good husband, and someone you always liked being around. He was a golfer, a basketball player, and a diehard Detroit Lions supporter. And he's responsible, via a jukebox in his basement/billiards/bar room, for my lifelong love on Neil Diamond's "Love on the Rocks."
Enjoy the fights this weekend.
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RIP to your Uncle
Sorry for your loss, SC and take care.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Sorry for your loss, SC, and RIP to your Uncle. We all look forward to having you back!
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
by Oli Goldstein on Jun 11, 2010 7:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
R1
Demers 10-9. Kinda back and forth round, but I pick Demers’ early work over Vera’s late stuff.
Demers down twice.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
It's all over. Vera with the TKO.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
R3
Brian Vera TKO3. He just leveled Demers in that round. And good call by Teddy Atlas on that one — he predicted this, and I wouldn’t have.
He just blasted him. Beautiful shots.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Teddy is just rambling on and on and on and on over "Towelgate"
End the insanity.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Ayala is getting his ass beat and it's only round 1.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Ayala down again. He gets up. Goes right back down and it's over. Good grief.
Lemieux by destruction in the 1st round.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Yes indeed. Ayala fought the wrong fight. But Lemieux power looks very real. He moved him back with every punch. Impressive.
If a man ain't found something worth dying for. He ain't fit to live.
Elvin met with a violent demise.
Don't pick a fight with an old man, If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Every knockout tonight was awesome.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
DEEP WATAHS!
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Damn, I forgot it started to early today
Just come to tune in, and catch Lemieux’s post-fight speech.
If the first one ended by KO, I’ll assume Vera won? Demers can’t crack an egg.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Not really. Calling it a fluke would kind of suggest that Lee was actually good. Which he’s not
If a man ain't found something worth dying for. He ain't fit to live.
by Violent Demise on Jun 11, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
This was no fluke.
Don't pick a fight with an old man, If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
I still like Lee (in theory) and would pick him to beat Vera in a rematch, but I didn’t see it as a fluke either. Vera just out-gutted Lee. The stoppage was premature, but at the same time Lee and Steward have never argued it. Andy was fighting a dumb, dumb fight that night. Good fight though.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Jun 12, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Vera looked very sharp tonight and fast with his right hand. He has become a spoiler.
Don't pick a fight with an old man, If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Now this 19 year old kid KOs some guy named Martinez with a right hand.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
I was supposed to be at ring side for this one, but had to cancel for personal reasons. Russ is a great personal friend
and I have been folloing David since he was an amatuer. What’s not to like? Great kid, great power great connection with the fans. He is the next Bute for Montreal. Wish I had been there.
Don't pick a fight with an old man, If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Ted I would still like to meet Russ and shake his hand. It is very good management and he has helped David complete himself with it. The only drawback tonight was that he didn’t get in a lot of rounds, but that is handily balanced by the fact that he demolished a guy like Ayala. Just made Elvin look like he didn’t belong in the ring with him… and I don’t think he did, either.
"My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves."
-- Fritzie Zivic
And not many people can do that to Elvin. Russ has a real winner here.
Don't pick a fight with an old man, If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
The Snake couldn't
"My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves."
-- Fritzie Zivic
I'm not sure he's EVER scored a clean knockout
But it took Arthur Abraham 12 rounds to take out Ayala. Lemieux not only kicked his ass, but made him look like he didn’t belong in the same ring. And Ayala really isn’t a bad fighter at all.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
That said, it takes Arthur Abraham seven or eight rounds to get out of bed in the morning. There are slow starters and then there are slooooooow starters.
But yes, you are right. Ayala has hung in there with some tough customers, but looked six classes out of his league in there last night. Lemieux impresses a little more with every fight.
"My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves."
-- Fritzie Zivic
Yeah Ayala’s no bum. Lemieux is blazing up my favorite prospects chart.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Jun 12, 2010 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
You will note that he has been mentioned in most of my Cigar Club sessions. It's kind of like when you hear a great
song and no one else knows about it and you feel a tad smug. Then it’s discovered and you now feel less than smug.
Don't pick a fight with an old man, If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
Then it’s discovered and you now feel less than smug
A great way of putting it. Goddammit you are a great writer, Sares!!!
"My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves."
-- Fritzie Zivic
Why thank you, rok!!!!!
Don't pick a fight with an old man, If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
I almost feel like Lemieux and Alvarez should be marketed together
It seems impossible to like one and not the other. Lemieux is the bigger puncher and Alvarez is a little quicker, but they’re just both so similar, albeit in different weight classes.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
You know, I see a future fight with David and Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriquez. Wow, that would be something.
Edwin is also coming on strong but doesn’t have the cache of David.
Don't pick a fight with an old man, If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
My thoughts are with you Scott.
David
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
God Bless, Scott
Don't pick a fight with an old man, If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
thanks for the kind wishes, guys
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
i’m a bit late on this, but sorry for your loss SC.
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by battle axe of doom on Jun 12, 2010 2:40 AM EDT reply actions
My condolences Scott
RIP to your uncle, he sounded like a special person.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘’Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'’ (Bernard Hopkins)
Very sorry to hear about your uncle, SC. Sounds like you have some very nice memories to hold on to from him.
by The Boxer Rebellion on Jun 12, 2010 9:33 AM EDT reply actions
My condolences
For your loss, SC.
"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him." - Jack Dempsey
I'm very sorry to read about your uncle.
A difficult situation for you I imagine, and I wish you the best.
Condolences, SC. Best wishes to you’n yours.
by Verklemptomaniac on Jun 15, 2010 9:39 AM EDT reply actions
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