DOES Lacy get past the 5th round????????

[Bhopreign]

If this fight happened before Lacy messed his shoulder up it would probably be a fight of the year candidate, because Lacy is going to keep coming forward and it would be a battle of can Taylor handle the constant pressure because he aint knocking Lacy out.

[TheGreatA]

3. Taylor has gotten true KO's, just not many. Most of his stoppages have been when he's completely overwhelming his opponent (a few were probably called too early).

I don't see a single one on his record unless boxrec.com is wrong about it (which I wouldn't be surprised by).

I'm sure he had some of his opponents out when the fights were stopped though, very few referees count to 10 anymore.

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...1056&cat=boxer

[Randall_Hopkirk]

can anyone envisage Lacy winning this fight? Even the pre-Calzaghe Lacy would have fits with Taylor's skills.

I'm going for a 12 round shut out.

[boxaholic]

Yes because Taylor isn't a huge puncher.

[dstew]

I don't see a single one on his record unless boxrec.com is wrong about it (which I wouldn't be surprised by).

I'm sure he had some of his opponents out when the fights were stopped though, very few referees count to 10 anymore.

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...1056&cat=boxer

Don't trust everything on boxrec:



1st round KO... although it looks su****iously like Rios took a dive. But regardless, that should be on his record as a KO.

[TheGreatA]

Don't trust everything on boxrec:



1st round KO... although it looks su****iously like Rios took a dive. But regardless, that should be on his record as a KO.

That's definitely a clean knockout but boxrec might list it as a TKO because the referee stopped it before counting to 10.

I like how Teddy Atlas said "I've been wrong and I've been wrong many times", atleast he admits it. But he was definitely right about Rios not being a test for Taylor at all.

Boxrec is not a reliable source of information in my opinion which is why I hesitate to use it as proof for anything.

[The Hammer]

I think Lacy has a chance of winning this fight. He's stronger and punches harder than Taylor, and he's never has any stamina problems.

[TheGreatA]

I think Lacy has a chance of winning this fight. He's stronger and punches harder than Taylor, and he's never has any stamina problems.

I think he ran out of gas against Epifanio Mendoza.

He looked impressive in the first round and then it just went downhill from there although he was able to win a decision with his determination alone when Mendoza coasted.

[The Hammer]

I think he ran out of gas against Epifanio Mendoza.

He looked impressive in the first round and then it just went downhill from there although he was able to win a decision with his determination alone when Mendoza coasted.

I don't think it was stamina, Mendoza hurt him with some punches. He'd been out of the ring awhile, and a long while before his previous fight with Manfredo too.

But surely he'll be fit, motivated and sharp from sparring for this HBO fight, it's his last chance.