Lacy was hyped because he had recently knocked out Robin Reid, who in turn had arguably beaten Calzaghe. Problem is, Reid was shot and on the comeback trail when he fought Lacy. Calzaghe has some good wins, like Kessler/Hopkins/Eubank/Reid/Bika, but Lacy was just an overhyped gatekeeper/fringe contender.
Just no dont group every american in this if thats the case lets bring up Money vs Hatton ,Tyson vs Bruno ,Hagler vs Sibson just say he was hype and move on.