Is Jeff Lacy that bad?

Most technically gifted boxer of our time? :rofl

Nah nah nah :nono . . . I'd rather go with Lacy being "green and over rated" arguement because that's the truth. :yep :hey

 

Actually neither of your comments are "the truth". Lacy had been tested and had proven himself to be a solid world champion, and Calzaghe was the long time reigning champion, who at times had looked far from great against limited opponents. What eventuated in the bout was a very BAD style match up for lacy, where he was shown to be too one dimensional. The exact same thing happend to Mosley and Trinidad and Corrales. All good fighters who failed to adapt when getting beaten. Lacy is still a top fighter, and I have no doubt he can regain a world title again.

 

Just give Lacy some time already.

Its brought up every few weeks, what happened to Lacy?


He seriously ****ed up his shoulder last fight in the early rounds and still hung in there and won the fight.

He will be out for around a year as it was a major injury and he needs to recover. Theres nothing more to say about what he has left until we can see him in his next fight.

 

nahh he didnt tear his rotator early in his last fight probably tore it in the last round, that's a b.s. excuse he was outclassed by tyspko

 

I don't think someone that puts their head down and throws slaps could be considered one of the most technically gifted boxers of our time. Jeff Lacy was an up and coming prospect that was unproven. Who did Calzaghe really beat to make such a claim?

 

Hopkins was "ggreen" when he lost to Jones. Look what he's accomplished since.


And for the love of god, don't start annoying me about making comparisions between Lacy and BHOP.

 

Lacy ****ed his shoulder early in that fight, he looked fine before that.

the guy is badly underrated now.....probably even more than he was overrated before the Calzaghe fight. He's a top class 168lb fighter.

 

Joe's performance was nearly flawless, and Lacy showed that he is no elite - at least not yet. So a bit of both. Very poor performance by Lacy, very well utilized and capitalized by Calzaghe.

 

I think he's got enough time and skill to make a name for himself at 168. If you look at his first fight (it's on YouTube) and compare that to the Calzaghe fight, you'll see a fighter that's fallen in love with his own power and forgotten the basics.

The first round of the Tsypko fight showed what he's capable of, jabbing and moving, boxing cleverly rather than trying to kill his opponent. If he recovers and boxes like that, coupled with his power and chin, he'll be a handful for most of the division. Berrio and Bute, for example, would both lose to him IMO and they're part of the best of the rest at 168. I'm not going to make any bold predictions here, but Kessler is upright enough to be caught by Lacy and we all know what kind of power he has.

 

Lacy vs Mundine would make for an Interesting match up . I think Mundine is faster than Calzaghe but doesn't have the power Joe does so it could make for a close fight

 

Rosseboi, you are forgetting the fact that Manfredo is a c-lvl fighter. And not only that - his performance was pitiful. You are also forgetting the fact that the fight lasted a mere 3 rounds due to the fact that the ref finally realized that Manfredo did not belong in the ring with a top rank.

 

He should just realize that when he gets the chance(unwarrented) to fight the WC, that carpe diem should be the mantra.

What a waste of JCs talent.

 

Yes, it was a mismatch, as everyone with a sound mind knew beforehand, but it still does not remove the fact that he did nothing at all.

Yes, can't say anything bad of Joe's performance - he did what he came to do; swarm and slaughter a lamb. Lacy didn't do much better - he threw punches but most hit air, even when JC was stationary for a moment.

The the real questionmark of that fight - as you point out - is that JC broke his hand so easily.

Lacy is a top 5 boxer - JC just showed that he wasn't mature at elite lvl. Furthermore, it was a stylistic nightmare for the immobile american. I think Mundine would give him almost the same nightmares, unless of course Lacy evolves.

So thumbs up, I agree with pretty much what you say.

 

The Manfredo fight was a big publicity stunt that backfired, he thought beating the guy from the popular contender series would get him popularity in the US when it made him more of a laughing stock. It was the wrong fight for sure, i thought Bika was a mandatory for the IBF though?

Kessler/Calzaghe are just so much better than the rest of the division at 168 it has to be said. Lacy was made out to be better than he was, but he was still a good fighter. Joe is simply world class, and it was stylistically a dream match-up for Joe. I think Jeff Lacy will have a hell of a good career still, i can see him picking up another world title and making a good name for himself yet.