Canadian champion David Lemieux has no problem being perceived as the "big underdog" in his upcoming middleweight unification bout against the undefeated Kazakh Gennady Golovkin on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

The International Boxing Federation champion believes he has enough "character, toughness and determination" to face the mighty "Triple G," who had 30 knockout victories and scared over 33 fighters into sharing a ring with him, Boxing Scene noted.

"I'm a big underdog, which is perfect by me. It's not a problem. I know who I am. I have a lot of confidence in myself," Lemieux said.

The 26-year-old boxer also believes he is even ready to score a victory this weekend and capture the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Organization championship titles from the ferocious Kazakh.

The younger fighter implied on HBO, during the face-off with Max Kellerman, that he could be the one boxer destined to crush the unbeaten champion, Boxing News 24 informed.

"I've had many ups and downs I've come back from, and now I'm up and I'm stepping up. If he's the Goliath, and I'm David, then we got to do what we got to do," Lemieux said.

Lemieux's manager Camille Esteban is also confident that his fighter will triumph in a spectacular manner, which is via a knockout, another Boxing Scene report noted. Esteban teased that what fans will see is not any ordinary battle but a "great war" between two warriors, who long to be proclaimed the winner before the night ends. Yet, the manager boldly predicts it is Lemieux he sees "going to come out with his hands raised after a beautiful knockout."

Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes the Canadian warrior (34-2, 31 KOs), is excited for the Golovkin-Lemieux showdown, too. He knows Lemieux's performance will "shock the world," and his victory will catapult his name into immediate greatness and "superstardom," noted a separate article from Boxing Scene.

De La Hoya noted that "GGG" is viewed by many boxing enthusiasts as the one with an edge over Lemieux. Yet, his boxer's "ability, his stiff jab," movements of the head and great shape will be the main "difference" for their corner to win, says De La Hoya.

Unfazed Golovkin

"Triple G," on the other hand, is also ready to present himself in the ring.

"Of course I'm ready 100 percent [for the knockout]. I'm ready for a decision fight. I'm ready for a short fight. I'm ready for a street fight. Whatever David wants. Whatever the people want," Golovkin told Boxing Scene.

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