so why exactly were people picking lacy to beat calzaghe???

Actually, Reid would have a big problem. I think Reid would win and all, but Reid was never that defensively savvy. Having said that, I predicted an easy Calzaghe victory against Lacy and those people who read into Lacy's crushing of Reid were dumb.

 

You're probably right there. I remember feeling fairly confident at the time, having seen Joe demolish all the American opponents they'd put in front of him, but in all honestly felt a bit worried for him. I knew little about Lacy beforehand, I only saw a few fights, and I specifically remember saying at the time "Joe can probably do this, but he's gotta careful with this one." After one or two rounds it was obvious Joe would decimate poor old Jeff.

Jeff has to be given credit. That's a tough guy right there who can take a HELL of a beating.

 

He was favourite here becausae we were led to believe Lacy was the next coming of Tyson (he wasnt favourite at all bookmakers).

 

I thought you were new here, having a join date of Jan 2008. My mistake.

I have been browsing these boards casually for about 4 years or so, only recently did I decide to get involved in the squabbling. I always swore to myself that I wouldn't. :!:

 

arran gets banned on a regular basis. i believe only moralman has been banned more times.

 

Right. Gotcha.

 

had like 6,7 maybe 8 bans.

 

They were picking Lacy because they always underrate Joe Calzaghe.

He's still underrated. He should be #2 p4p instead of #5. He'll defeat Hopkins, but he'll never get the recognition he deserves because he's not American.

 

He shouldn't be above either PBF or Pacquiao.

 

:blood go on.....

 

It came at a point where the anti-Joe Calzaghe crew were at their most annoying, Calzaghe was older and pulling out of fights due to injury and was looking **** againsy Kabary Salem, who knocked him down, he also went 12 with a light middle in Ashira, albeit with a hand injury, then joe pulled out against Lacy and the Anti-joe Calzaghe crew grew bigger and bigger...meanwhile Jeff Lacy was on Showtime looking the part, knocking guys over and when he KOs Robin Ried a guy who held a Split Decision with Calzaghe, that was enough to sway people into believing Jeff Lacy was going to expose that Euro bum.

Lacy had some serious fans, i mean proper nut jobs, people picking him to beat Sam Peter at some point!

ps

its easy to sound clever AFTER the event.