Jeff Lacy? Is he going to retire?

I hope so.

hate the way people shit on fighters, good luck to Jeff, he is good boxer and would light up anyone on here.

The problem with Jeff Lacy is that he has spectacularly failed to meet expectations. However, there is no reason why he cannot continue as a journeyman fighter. Most mid/lower ranked SMW/LHWs would get whooped by Calzaghe, Taylor and RJJ, but people aren't demanding that anyone outside the top 30 retire (and Lacy is probably still inside the top 30). Lacy was competitive with Manfredo (shit fight, I know), but I missed the thread about retiring Manfredo. Every fighter aspires to be champ. Lacy's done that but ain't going back. He still needs to earn a few $ and under-card fights and putting over new talent is the best way he can earn guaranteed money. There's no shame in being a mid-carder, it just wasn't in the Lacy script of 3 or 4 years ago.

I hope he makes the right decision. Watching him in interviews he comes across as a nice guy.

I think he should. Clearly he's not going to achieve the lofty expectations people had for him, and I've heard he's on his way to being punch drunk. Anyone hear anything on Lacy? he should retire

I hope so.. I've no interest in watching him fight

I think he should. Clearly he's not going to achieve the lofty expectations people had for him, and I've heard he's on his way to being punch drunk. Anyone hear anything on Lacy? He definitely should.

He should have hung them up after his ass whooping by Calzaghe. He took about 10 plus fights worth of damage all in one fight. yea but calzaghe only has 1/10 the power of an average man so it even outs.

He better.

I would like to think so. If Lacy continues to fight he is seriouly risking his health and well being. Lacy at his peak was deemed for true superstardom. Most were saying he was the next Mike Tyson. He was built like a brick wall, big shoulders, neck, arms and so forth. He was also looked as a devastating puncher especailly the left hook, thus the nick name. He was destined by the boxing world to take over the 168lb Division and do it in devastating fashion. But after the night of March 4th 2006 Lacy would never be the same again. Going into his highly anticapted clash with unbeaten Joe Calzaghe. Lacy carried a record of 21-0 17 coming by way of KO. He was IBF Champion and had already made 4 defences of the title. Lacy was also a standout amateur winning the 1998 United States Amateur middleweight championships. Aswell as being a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team. Virtually all the boxing press and fans were picking him to beat Calzaghe by just being to strong and punching to hard. But Calzaghe put on a masterfull display of boxing and completey battered Lacy for 12 one sided rounds. Some say Lacy was always overrated and the reason he was beaten so bad was because he took a step up in class, others say Calzaghe ruined him. Both arguments are up for debate. Since the Calzaghe fight, Lacy's record stands at 4-2. In his 4 wins he has looked extremly medicore just about winning two of them. His losses came against Jermain Taylor, were he easily outboxed for 12 rounds. Taylor hasn't won a fight since beating Lacy. His other loss came against a 40 year old Roy Jones. Jones completly dominated Lacy from start to finish aswell as mocking him throughout the bout. Lacy was stopped in 10. Jones's has since been knocked out in 1 round by Danny Green. This is a danger sign for Jeff. His two losses have come against fellow washed up fighters who have since been knocked out and since there Lacy victories, havent won a fight. Jeff has made some pretty decent money from boxing and is still only young at 32 so he can go into other things. But I would seriouly advise him to hang the gloves up while he's still healthy and his mind is still intact.

If he continues, he should go back to the drawing board and learn the basic skills he bypassed early in his career. Fight a few bums and spend alot of time working on the basics in the gym, otherwise it's pointless.

I hope so, he`s shotter then Holyfield.

I hope so.. he's shit anyway..:Flush:

Lacy should just go ahead and avoid any further beatings by retiring. He had his moment, he just isn't that good.

That thing hit a speed bump, ran out of gas, and was ransacked by a biker gang. A one-man biker gang who slaps. Hard.

The way he lost to an old past prime Roy was pretty sad but at the same time he was all game that night. He was all game vs Taylor. You can't hate the guy but yes he is very limited. I think that after he lost his left hook after the surgery, he was done. He fights on pure heart and will now, no skill. I don't mind seeing him fight on, but the guy is just too limited now without his left hook. Dan Birmingham said the guy should've already hung up the gloves BEFORE the Jones fight.

i was the driver on the Lacy bandwagon back in the day...Left Hook should hang em up...i will forever be thankful for the beatdown he gave Robin Reid That thing hit a speed bump, ran out of gas, and was ransacked by a biker gang.