A peak Lacy at 168 fighting in 1989 how would he have fared?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I feel Hearns would have stopped Lacy at 168 however it would be whoevder landed the big one first, how would Lacy fare against the rest of the top 10 at tat time at 168? Could Lacy have beaten Leonard in `89?
     
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  2. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I like Lacy but would favor Hearns, Leonard, Benn, Collins, Toney and Barkley over him. Barkley vs Lacy would be fun for how ever long it lasted. Lacy was a good fighter but far from complete and he would have struggled against the era in my opinion.
     
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  3. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    ****ing A welcoms back mark
     
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  4. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It'd be a subzero day in Hell when Lacy beats Ray Leonard... even the 89 Leonard.
     
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  5. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lacy was one dimensional and bang average. Toney, Jones, Eubank, Benn would all have rolled over him. Might have got a decision over Steve Collins.
     
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  6. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    LOL.

    Collins woulda beaten the ever living **** outta Lacy.
     
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  7. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hey Xplosive. I loved Collins to bits. The only gambling I've ever really done was when he came to the UK and the bookies were offering 6/1 against Chris Pyatt and 10/1 to 14/1 with Eubank and Benn. Free money !
    Steve was made for Jeff Lacy. Maybe Jeff's hands would have gone hitting that brick chin ?
     
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  8. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lacy went life and death with a washed up Omar Sheika.

    Need I say more?
     
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  9. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He could have beaten WBA champ In Chul Baek.
     
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  10. IntentionalButt

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    Sheeeyit... Lacy isn't beating Lalonde.
     
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  11. Devon Dog

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    He was so under rated if he had not met Joe Calzhague then he would have never have had the life and soul beaten out of him and we would have seen him finish right at the top

    Not only is Lacy under rated but it belittles the Calzhague win as Joe does not get enough credit for it

    He would have stood a good chance against a peek Hearns or Colins
    Benn and Lacey may have been a bit of a clash of styles . Benn coming from the back foot after they had both thrown combinations would have made Lacy box too carefully
     
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  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    ^ zero chance you believe that.
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No, Collins did far better v McCallum than Lacy would have, even at 168.
     
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  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Hearns was never at his peak at 168 and I don`t think you can compare Lacy with a fighter that outboxed Benitez and was outboxing Leonard until being caught, I don`t even think Lacy could have beat Hill at 175, different class.
     
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    How the hell was Pyatt favourite over Collins? Pyatt had never been in the ring with the likes of Johnson and McCallum, Collins did far better against McCallum than Watson did and Watson would have boxed Pyatt`s ears off.
     
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