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Joe Calzaghe was cold and retired undefeated. He's Hall of Fame worthy for certain. But as far as the best ever from the UK, I have to go with Ted Kid Lewis or Lennox Lewis. But Calzaghe was a bad man. What he did to Jeff Lacy is classic, it was a masterclass performance. Lacy was a bad dude up to that point. Joe really showed who he was that nightComment
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Based on what Americans were saying at the time, and there was evidence for it, he dispatched Robin Reid in impressive fashion shortly after reid was been horribly robbed against Sven Ottke.
The reason the fight was so funny was due to the American arrogance, predicting Lacy to beat JC with ease because he was "just some limey", then viciously turning on Lacey after the fight and calling him a bum and that beating him meant nothing.
It's hilarious
Here's some boxingscene STAFF hilarious predictions which sum up the arrogance of American boxing writers btw
Hank Kaplan - Calzaghe is a smart fighter in the ring, but I think Lacy is too much for him. I like Lacy in this fight. I think Lacy should stop him.
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Tim Smith - This is the toughest fight in the career of either man, but I like Lacy because of his strength and power. I like Lacy by decision.
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Ron Borges - Although I give Calzaghe a chance to win, I think in the end age and too many years fighting inferior competition will get to him. So will a Jeff Lacy left hook, one that will drop him and hurt him badly enough that he can't continue. Jeff Lacy by TKO in 10.
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Sammy Rozenberg - I see Calzaghe hustling Lacy for most of the fight with his boxing skills, until Lacy catches up to him in the later rounds and ends it. Lacy in 11 by KO.
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Glenn Wilson - I've been looking forward to this for quite a while. Both fightes know that they are facing the best opponent they have ever been in the ring with. I see this going two rounds. Round one, Calzaghe picks his shots and grabs when he feels Lacy's power. Round two, both fighters opening up and Lacy catches Calzaghe to ends it. I believe there will be twelve rounds of action packed into two rounds.
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Eric Rineer - Joe Calzaghe has been the man in this division for a long time. He's got a remarkable record and he's the more experienced fighter. The match even takes place in England. All the odds seem to favor him. However, Jeff Lacy is an animal in the ring and he is hungry to add another title. He's fought in England before, and he's won in England before. I think the younger, hungrier man wins this fight regardless of where it's being held. Jeff Lacy by KO in 8 rounds.
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Larry Tornambe - Jeff Lacy will see this opportunity as his crossing of the threshold to greatness. I am not saying that he'll be considered great by winning this fight, but it will be the beginning of what we'll be talking about in 10 years with respect to Lacy's career. Joe will do his best to use his experience, but it'll be Lacy winning by late TKO.
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Mark Workman - Short and sweet. I've never believed that Joe Calzaghe could stand up to the awesome power of the Tampa Bay ****er, Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy. I expect Lacy to rain down a ******* of uppercuts and trademark left hooks upon Calzaghe and completely demolish him. I don't see it going beyond round nine.
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Carlos Irusta - I see Lacy winning, because he has more power than Calzaghe, who never lived up to fans' expectations.
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Evan Korn - Lacy will overwhelm Calzaghe en route to a second round KO.
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Don Caputo - Out with the old, in with the new. Five years ago, Calzaghe's hand speed and limitless stamina may have been enough to tame the ferocious Lacy. But after years of stagnation against sub par opposition, it is very hard to see Joe emerging victorious on Saturday night against perhaps the most powerful opponent he has ever faced. Of course he will have the home advantage and still possesses superb boxing skills, but I'm going with the younger and considerably stronger Lacy by late stoppage. A barrage of punches around the 9th round will signal the end of the Welshmans long reign - but expect him to go out on his shield.
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RJJ can be koed 10 times but is still thought of highly. If calzaghe was koed 8 times he probably wouldn't be as His resume isn't as strong.
If rjj and calzaghe fought in each other's primes who knows what would happen. But rjj winning title at heavyweight is what gives him edge as well as wins over toney and prime hopkins.
Nobody cares about calzaghe win over RJJ or hopkins, the wins over prime Kessler and lacy are the main winsLast edited by hugh grant; 09-29-2025, 06:55 AM.Comment
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hes the definition of hype. he had 1 top 10(ring) win when he fought calzaghe over robin reid. he struggled against omar sheika. he struggled after calzaghe when his competition stepped up. good for calzaghe for getting the win but calzaghe's win over byron mitchell is much better than lacy even though it was a laughable stoppageComment
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