Truth is, Lacy doesn't believe in his punches as much as he used to. When he was punching with more conviction, he was dropping guys cuz he thought he was doing tremendous damage with every shot. Now, he's not sure if his punches are doing such devastation and he doesn't want to compromise his stamina as much, because really when you are that big it takes a lot out of you to throw with such intensity. He's a great talent, but he just needs to get in there with someone he can KO, like I said at the end of the piece.
i think he's gonna need two or maybe three easy fights agiainst club fighters, someone who's never been on his level
For real, all that he needs is a few KOs and he's got his confidence back.
Pshhh.... I don't think it's JUST confidence that Lacy's lacking. He's lacking any real talent. I don't think it was Calzaghe who was superior, or Lacy who was insanely superior. It was just an elite fighter vs a guy who never was equal to the hype that surrounded him.
I don't even think Manny or Roach are what he needs. He needs someone like Teddy Atlas. BOOM!!!! You heard it here first, I dunno why I didn't think of that before. Atlas would be perfect for him, absolutely ****ing perfect. He knows boxing's mental game better than even Steward, and he's probably an even better trainer.
Excellent article! And I agree completely on the Teddy Atlas choice. You know, it didn't even cross my mind until you mentioned it but I could see how he could work for Lacy.
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