Sheika

[Cletus Funk]

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sheika has only been stopped twice and one of them was on cuts. that's not exactly a weak chin

I thought it was 3 times with 1 on cuts. Calzaghe battered him in 5 and the other guy was only a decent US domestic fighter. I agree his chin's not glass but it's not granite either.

[jayschre]

I think Sheika's chin is just fine. His problem before was his defense which imo is getting much better. And as far as him "trying to return punches" the right hand he landed early on damn near put Lacy on his ass, it almost looked like he looked at the ref. as soon as he got cracked and said "oh ****", either way I thought it was a great fight and imo definately stole the show from Joel/Castillo. We should be seeing alot more of Sheika after his performance last night.

[reebox8225]

Sheika was holding a lot, he looked like a little Ruiz.

[tri4ben2]

Now lets not go overrating Sheka based on his performance with Lacy. He had many of the same problems that he had with Pemberton, he just managed to hold more and get to close to Lacy for Lacy to be really effective. Not that is not a knock on Sheika, he did what he had to do, but as the fight progressed, you could see that he was not on the same level as Lacy.

Sheika is not going to retire. He still has a lot of heart and he is still young. I think he is a good stepping stone for someone who thinks he can be an elite 168 lbs.

I would like to see him on showbox against another up and comer and I think he has the tools to give any 168 or maybe drop to 160 and give anybody trouble. He certainly will be more entertaining than say, Joppy.

[Tha Greatest]

ya

.....i give props to both them fighters

[bchynn]

I didn't see the fight, but from what I heard, Lacy's punches you could see coming. That would explain why Sheika didn't get knocked out. It's the punches you don't see that hurt you.

[whdempsey]

Well done to Sheika. Hopefully this will serve as a bit of a reality-check for the Lacy diehards.

This is kinda a dumb comment, Frank. Jeff has always been a slow starter. After he got up to full speed Sheika didn't win a round. Also, Sheika's been stopped twice on cuts, once on merit, that in his last loss against Pemberton. Clearly he's on the downside of his career, but I like comparisons to Ward.

[STEELHEAD]

omars the best.he will make a comfortable living as a stepping stone for up and coming champs and tuneup fights. he deserves it.

[Cletus Funk]

This is kinda a dumb comment, Frank. Jeff has always been a slow starter. After he got up to full speed Sheika didn't win a round. Also, Sheika's been stopped twice on cuts, once on merit, that in his last loss against Pemberton. Clearly he's on the downside of his career, but I like comparisons to Ward.

I tried to explain what I meant a bit better further down the first page but Elveiel got it across even better.

Against Calzaghe he was stopped because he was out on his feet, not due to the cuts above both eyes. Did you see the fight or have you just been reading Sheika's interviews?

[elveiel]

I tried to explain what I meant a bit better further down the first page but Elveiel got it across even better.

So its true what they say then, there is a first time for everything!!