I feel sorry for Manfredo

[Mike_R]

i think lacy will stop him in the early or middle rounds.

unlike the calzaghe stoppage i don't think manfredo will be complaining when he's counted out, if he's even awake. this is a good fight for jeff and i'm glad he's getting a chance to get back in the picture a bit

[C'MONMANG']

he was by Gary Shaw,lol. Something about him having the power of tyson with the heart of holyfield.

He's not too far wrong about the heart, Lacy is all heart. He breaks Manfredo in half by the way. Manfredo is not on his level.

what "level" is that? who has JL beatin to put him a level above Manfredo...i say they are pretty close to the same level. Manfredo is more well rounded though

[sparked_85]

Robin Reid. its a hunch more than a an unreputable fact, I don't rate Manfredo at all.

[MJ406]

for those that rate Manfredo highly .. what do you see in him seriously?

he lasted 3 rounds vs Calzaghe ... controversial stoppage aside

I've seen Manfredo's last 3 fights, including the Calzaghe one and he really hasn't shown me anything .. in fact he got hit way too much in a UD victory over David Banks

look past Manfredo's 28-4 record . .what do you see?

an uninspired UD over David Banks .. where Manfredo's eye got puffed up and he looked like ****

a 9th round TKO over Ted Muller .. an opponent who was tough, but really didn't bring much else to the table

and of course vs Calzaghe where he flaked out and got "screwed"

sure Manfredo has a good record .. but he isn't very good, and unless Lacy re injures his shoulder Lacy should get the kayo

ya'll can defend Manfredo all you want, but I personally don't see much in Manfredo Jr

and stand by this statement whole heartedly

"I don't rate Manfredo at all." .. again what do you guys see in Peter?

[SHB]

To those who say it was a premature stoppage vs Calzaghe I ask simply whether the referee should allow a fight to continue when the opponent simply doesn't fire back. Manfredo was out of his depth, knew it and tried to protect what he had .... which isn't much really.

If Lacy is even 10% what he was BC (before Calzaghe) then he'll annihilate this fool.

It's ironic of course that after Lacy, Calzaghe fought this unknown Cameroonian called Sakio Bika and earned a tough but ugly win against someone who people called a substandard opponent. Now Bika is hot **** in the SMW division and is rated higher than Lacy by many.

[Spirit]

Is Manfredo back with Freddy Roach? If he is he might pull an upset. I rate them about even though. Lacy is very strong, but kind of slow and one dimensional, him fighting Tarver would be a good match for them both but not a very exciting one if you ask me. Manfredo still has a lot to learn and has jumped up from LMW way too fast, but if he sticks with Roach I think he'll manage to be a solid top 10 fighter.

[C'MONMANG']

To those who say it was a premature stoppage vs Calzaghe I ask simply whether the referee should allow a fight to continue when the opponent simply doesn't fire back. Manfredo was out of his depth, knew it and tried to protect what he had .... which isn't much really.

If Lacy is even 10% what he was BC (before Calzaghe) then he'll annihilate this fool.

It's ironic of course that after Lacy, Calzaghe fought this unknown Cameroonian called Sakio Bika and earned a tough but ugly win against someone who people called a substandard opponent. Now Bika is hot **** in the SMW division and is rated higher than Lacy by many.

Lacy BARLEY beat Omar Shieka..he's a bit of a hype job. Manfredo UD.

[Mike_R]

if lacy is a hype job then i don't know what that makes manfredo...


truth be told theyre both hype jobs- but lacy has shown real power before. and manfredo can be hit.

[robjr]

with roach in corner im picking manfredo to get the upset.. Gona be hard to convince the judges tho if you ask me.. since tarver vs lacy plans are already on the go...

[blacksky]

ieve never seen anything from manfredo which makes me think he can win this.

He's a decent boxer, in a global sense. As in, if you take the entire population of the earth, he'll be in top few percent.

BUt that dont mean **** when he fights lacy.