Was Jeff Lacy ever really that good?

No he's always been terrible. That was clear to see before the Calzaghe fight. This^^^ I still have problems understanding why he was so highly regarded. Never been so happy to see a fighter get whooped then when Calzaghe put it on him. If you watch the fight in slow motion, with the commentary off and nothing but black lights on in your room, you can see the exact moment Lacy's soul leaves his body while Calzaghe whoops him.

he always got outboxed by guys like syd vanderpool, rubin williams, omar sheika, and donnel wiggnis. he was able to score some come from behind stoppages which were sometimes dubious but yea he sucked. he "knocked down" robin reid with about 6 rabbit punches. shows you how unskilled lacy really was. i'm surprised calzaghe took so many punches and clinched so much against someone of such low caliber. kinda reveals calzaghe's real level. are you meaning Calzaghe vs Reid or Lacy?

Something tells me we'll be having this same conversation about Wilder when he steps up too.

Don't forget the injury. It required surgery if I'm not mistaken. That shoulder injury was absolutely horrific. He was limited, but powerful, as people have stated already. He had some potential and was a pretty good natural athlete. But once he lost that left hook, he had absolutely nothing to offer. Even his balls, which were huge and could pull him through any ordeal (again, consider that he fought 3/4 of that Tyspko bout with his shoulder basically detached from his body), evaporated after he ruined his shoulder.

he always got outboxed by guys like syd vanderpool, rubin williams, omar sheika, and donnel wiggnis. he was able to score some come from behind stoppages which were sometimes dubious but yea he sucked. he "knocked down" robin reid with about 6 rabbit punches. shows you how unskilled lacy really was. i'm surprised calzaghe took so many punches and clinched so much against someone of such low caliber. kinda reveals calzaghe's real level.

I wasn't around Boxing Scene when he faced Clazaghe but someone bumped the thread not so long ago and Lacy was massively hyped on that. By fans and experts a-like it seemed. Watching his fights with the likes of Manfredo Jr and Jones Jr were painfull affairs.

He had/has a lot of power. They saw this man's incredible physique and his knockout ability and went nuts. He was average at best.

Yet another round about way to discredit joe calzaghe thread. Sad. Do you care to answer the actual question? Do you believe that Jeff Lacy really was good?

Yet another round about way to discredit joe calzaghe thread. Sad.

He was pretty much the SMW Andre Berto if that. Calzaghe fans look at him like a prime mike tyson lol Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android Berto was a better fighter but the similarities are there.

Don't forget the injury. It required surgery if I'm not mistaken.

He could never punch at the top level. He never looked like a hard puncher when he wasn't fighting bums. He looked no different to me before the Cazlaghe fight people just say "he was never the same" because he just showed how bad he was. You dont think he lost his aggressiveness after the calzaghe fight,, i wont debate that he was bad, because he was, but i think he went from bad, limited fighter to completely shot horrible fighter.. He seemed to have no desire or aggressiveness after the calzaghe fight--- seems to me that joe destroyed lacy's ego and pride and lacy was never again an aggressive puncher that we saw in the pemberton or reid fights

lol,,, your being harsh on poor lacy,, yes he wasnt very good but at least he brought it in those 04-05 fights, after calzaghe he looked like a shell of his former limited self, the dude couldnt even punch anymore He could never punch at the top level. He never looked like a hard puncher when he wasn't fighting bums. He looked no different to me before the Cazlaghe fight people just say "he was never the same" because he just showed how bad he was.

Same thing he always was. lol,,, your being harsh on poor lacy,, yes he wasnt very good but at least he brought it in those 04-05 fights, after calzaghe he looked like a shell of his former limited self, the dude couldnt even punch anymore

yeah but he beat shieka, it showed his limitations for sure and he still struggled, but i think Lacy was never the same after that joe beatdown.. He went from a limited power puncher, to being an absolute tomato can, and never winning another fight really... Lacy from 2005 would have probably ko'd jones, or at least made it competitive and after joe fight, lacy was nothing more than a walking punching bag with no reflexes, explosiveness, etc Same thing he always was.

Omar Sheika showed he limited he was. Joe didn't ruin him he was just always terrible. yeah but he beat shieka, it showed his limitations for sure and he still struggled, but i think Lacy was never the same after that joe beatdown.. He went from a limited power puncher, to being an absolute tomato can, and never winning another fight really... Lacy from 2005 would have probably ko'd jones, or at least made it competitive and after joe fight, lacy was nothing more than a walking punching bag with no reflexes, explosiveness, etc

I think he lifted too many weights. He got too muscular which slowed him down. He was a robot that got too bulky. He lost his handspeed

Lacy had alot of hype and was a big puncher, but he hadnt the skill set to remain on the world level,, He was the betting favorite vs calzaghe, and the majority of people thought he would ko joe in a few rounds,, But then joe showed how limited lacy was, and but a brutal brutal brutal beatdown on him.. I honestly think calzaghe ruined him, a pre-calzaghe lacy would have destroyed guys like manfredo in a few rounds, but after joe put that beating on him, it took his soul and i think did huge damage to reflexes, and corrdination, Calzaghe ruined him and turned him into a bum that made roy jones look like roy of the mid 90s Omar Sheika showed how limited he was. Joe didn't ruin him he was just always terrible.

Lacy had alot of hype and was a big puncher, but he hadnt the skill set to remain on the world level,, He was the betting favorite vs calzaghe, and the majority of people thought he would ko joe in a few rounds,, But then joe showed how limited lacy was, and but a brutal brutal brutal beatdown on him.. I honestly think calzaghe ruined him, a pre-calzaghe lacy would have destroyed guys like manfredo in a few rounds, but after joe put that beating on him, it took his soul and i think did huge damage to reflexes, and corrdination, Calzaghe ruined him and turned him into a bum that made roy jones look like roy of the mid 90s

You wouldn't believe the newspaper articles here in Florida when the Calzaghe fight was made. Lacy was from the Tampa Bay area, where I live, and sports writers were calling him the super middleweight Joe Frazier and uniformly picking him to knock Calzaghe out. He was basically an ATG in their eyes. Thankfully, we still had Winky Wright and Antonio Tarver afterwards.