What has Lucian Buté achieved that Jeff Lacy hasn't?

3 Bute has beaten a #3 Ranked Super Middleweight

 

4 Bute has been champion for more than 4 years

 

5 Bute has defended the IBF belt for 9 times consecutively

 

6 Bute was ranked #1 in the division

 

7 Bute is Undefeated

 

Truth is Des, before Lacy was beaten we would all probably say Lacy. Lacys destruction of R Reid was impressive.
I think if we went back in time it would be a case of most saying Lacy pointing to how Bute was lucky to survive Andrade etc, its just Calzaghe did such a good job, Lacy then got moved down the ladder and never recovered.
Remember Lacy was favourite against a fighter that had beaten many top 10 SMWs and had beaten fighters that had been SMW world champs in Woodhall, Veit, Brewer, Mitchell, Reid and Eubank which is a better bunch than Bute has beaten, not to forget other then top 10 SMWs that he beat

 

Doesn't make Calzaghe's mauling of Lacy any less impressive.

I'm basing my opinion on having watched both fighters operate.

 

I realise that, but before Lacy was beaten many felt he was the second coming. Now after he has lost we all see and say different but before that Lacy looked very impressive

 

People often see what they want to see. I find this especially true of ESB.

Lacy was better than he showed after the JC fight. But he was never as good as some made him out to be. I too thought he would beat Joe, but that was due to underrating Joe as opposed to thinking Lacy was the next Tyson.

 

I think Lacy was in a Fight Night game, while Ward, Froch, Bute, Martinez, Donaire have not until now and from my knowledge.

 

as cindy lauper would say....i see your true colors......

 

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another tread to discredit bute... getting old.