Time for people to admit

It appeared so at the time, but you are right, with each Jeff Lacy fight that result is looking less than great.

Calzaghe's reputation will suffer badly if Kessler goes the same way as Lacy (nothing to say he will though - his body hasn't taken the damage that Lacy's has, and besides he just looks a much better boxer).

 

I tend to agree with you, but let me play devil's advocate for a second. Isn't it possible that Lacy was a top fighter, but that Calzaghe's destruction of him was so complete that he hasn't been the same fighter since?

 

The thing is, it was only ever career defining to Americans.

For me its about the 5th or 6th best win on his resume.

 

still didn't "mean nothing". it shut up a lot of [american] doubters, and showed the aging great defeating a younger, stronger fighter who was supposed to plow through him.

 

"I'm a Calzaghe fan and he's and ATG at 168 his accomplishments can't be denied but this Lacy was a great career defining win stuff needs to stop immediately."

Interesting point, and i totally agree that Lacy has not looked that great since (I think Calzaghe scared Kessler badly, and he's only beginning to get his confidence back - listen to kessler's iunterview after the fight - he was shaking his head in disbelief) .....but let's define career defining moment. was it not that fight that caught the attention of basically everyone on the North American side of the world? I'd say that is carreer defining at least in one sense.

 

we make a big deal about joe's own performance that night. he was focused like never before, switched on, scarily quick, throwing insane combos and in a nasty nasty sadistic mood. that was his best performance.

in terms of the quality of opponent in front of him that night, kessler, eubank, reid, hopkins and brewer were all better than lacy.

 

even though lacy was over-rated calzaghe was still incredible that night showed the world what quality he is

 

Probably because of the copious amounts of bull**** endured in the buildup to the fight, due to over zealous American fight fans. It's only fair, if you are going to talk junk prior you have it rammed down your throat in my opinion.

 

Lacy wasn't a complete fighter when Joe got him but you have to lend credence to the notion of ruining him. Lacy surely isn't even the guy prior to the Calzaghe fight. The way he was beaten there is just no coming back from that.