McCllenan and Lacy............Overhyped Amercians Coming To British Shores

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  1. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    Can Americans tell me why Gerald McCllenan and Jeff Lacy so overhyped on their failed visit to British shores.

    Both big punchers yes - but so are alot of fighters.

    McCllenan after a 1st round burst and no answer for Benns ducking and diving and had a non existent defence.

    The red hot favorite McCllenan was a very flawed poor defensive fighter with amateur corner men.

    He took so many powerful shots that sadly he was permantley brain damaged.

    But lets not dwell on the tragic consequences.

    Lets think about the hype before the fight - McClleanan said he was going to damage Benn that he would win in one round.

    The Mini Mike Tyson as Don King put it.

    Then Jeff Lacy was the same old story all over again.

    A Yank Monster puncher coming over to bash up Calzaghe.

    How did Lacy start favorite for that fight?:patsch

    A overhyped limited inexperienced champion,.

    Fighting a champion with the intensity and experience of Calzaghe.

    The difference in class was immediate from the first round and Calzaghe ****ing humilated him.

    Why do you Yanks always hype a fighter up before they are truley tested???
     
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  2. Thread Stealer

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    Gerald McClellan at least had defeated Julian Jackson. Yes, Jackson was naturally smaller, had eye problems, and on the decline, but still, a top middleweight (a strong division at the time) and G-Man twice KO'd him.

    Jeff Lacy was an entertaining, well-hyped fighter, but I personally never thought that much of him, despite liking him as a fighter.

    McCellan is said to haev most likely had health problems going into the Nigel Benn fight, having persistent headaches since the first Julian Jackson bout.
     
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  3. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fail.
     
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  4. slapsSOgood

    slapsSOgood Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah I always thought that it wasn't just Nigel Benn that gave the G-man his brain damage, he just tipped him over the edge.

    Oh and this is a stupid thread, sorry. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but not when applied to anoraks on ESB.
     
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  5. champianboxer

    champianboxer Mr Boingo Full Member

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    you cant compare the g man to left hook, g man was so much better than lacy, he was whooping benns ass then his **** got ****ed in the 10th round. thats like comparing wlad to ali
     
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  6. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    difference between G_MAN and lacy G-man had out of this world power. and had knocked out manny a murderous highly ranked fighters at the time .


    lacy at the time had also won all of his fight and beat som big names at 168 that is. plus he destroyed RIED who gave JOE a good fight. there is your answer. it's about what have you done lately and at that time he destroyed ried while JOE had beaten ashire and damaged his hand
     
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  7. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    yes I seen both the Julian Jackson fights

    but one of them was over so quickly that Gerald had a very easy untesting night

    Benn had a bigger heart than he bargained for

    and having survived the 1st round took McCllenan into a war he would not recover from
     
    FLINT ISLAND, Aug 22, 2008
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  8. KO Boxing

    KO Boxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nicely put.
     
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  9. slapsSOgood

    slapsSOgood Active Member Full Member

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    g-man made a david haye-esque mistake in throwing everything into the 1st/2nd rounds and having hardly anything left for the rest of the match, which cost him dearly.
     
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  10. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    McCllenan - failed to live up to the hype

    Lacy - ****ing humilated.

    Hopkins - a cheating scumbag bully boy who could not deliever on his promises to Calzaghe

    Lacy was CRAP
     
    FLINT ISLAND, Aug 22, 2008
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  11. pit

    pit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The fight should have been stopped after McCllenan knocked Benn though the ropes and he was allowed to get back into the ring.

    McCllenan was far from embarrassing himself , he made one hellava fight that cost him his health .
     
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  12. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    only Lacy was overrated.
     
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  13. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    Hindsight is a wonderful thing

    History repeated itself here

    First McCllenan

    then Lacy coming over was the same old story

    I'm not trying to be wise after the event

    I'm probing the Americans why they sent these two fighters over to Britain so overhyped

    In the case of McCllenan extreme arrogance and pride

    he didnt know who he was ****ing with - Benn is a animal I have always known this he has a very big heart

    Eubank would have been way too smart for McCllenan as well
     
    FLINT ISLAND, Aug 22, 2008
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  14. pit

    pit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I consider McCllenan to have been cheated out of victory.
     
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  15. slapsSOgood

    slapsSOgood Active Member Full Member

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    he wasn't KO'd so no it shouldnt have been. the ref did seem to be protecting Nigel at times early on, but Gman still couldnt put Nigel when he was in his face so too bad.
     
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