Canadian boxer David Lemieux vows to silence his critics by capturing both the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Organization crowns from Gennady "GGG" Golovkin on Oct. 17 at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

The current International Boxing Federation middleweight champion is ready to emerge as the last man standing in this unification battle amidst several predictions favoring "Triple G" to triumph over him, Boxing Scene reported.

"I have a lot of things that I'm going to show the world on October 17th. I'm going to shock the boxing world. They think this fight will be one-sided. But that will not be the case, I can assure you. I can not wait to put in my performance and open the eyes of everyone. I'm not going in there to box against Golovkin. I'm going in there to fight," Lemieux said.

Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs), holds an impressive 86 percent knockout, per BoxRec, which is only a bit shy of the undefeated Kazakh warrior's 91 percent KO rating (33-0, 30 KOs), as stated on the site. Thus, he is confident that he can give a great performance for millions of boxing fans, especially for Golovkin's followers, to see.

Golovkin to stop Lemieux in the early rounds?

What may have irked the IBF champ is that these forecasts of "GGG" winning over him involve an early-round stoppage.

Former champion and returning boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosley stated via thaboxingvoice that "Lemieux might not even go a couple of rounds, maybe 2 or 3 rounds maybe," as quoted by Boxing News 24.

Golovkin's trainer, Abel Sanchez also claimed that his fighter can put Lemieux down within four rounds, On The Ropes Boxing reported. The world-class trainer even supplied a detailed round-by-round forecast.

"I think that both guys at the beginning will be aware of each other. I think by the time the second round comes around, I think Golovkin will have established his jab and will be pot shotting Lemieux. In the third round, I think they have a good round between the both of them and in the fourth round Golovkin knocks him out," Sanchez said.

Lemieux's clear advantage

However, the Montreal-born boxer's trainer, Marc Ramsey told Boxing Scene that his 26-year-old fighter's two losses sharpened him to be a better warrior, and these defeats represent Lemieux's advantage against the undefeated Golovkin.

Former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, although a fan of "GGG," also stated on FightHub that the Kazakh's unbeaten record is actually making him vulnerable, as he could have been "drunk" with success. Thus, he could underestimate Lemieux's power and lose for the first time.

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