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i see a lot of people recently turning into jeff lacy fans in this forum .
i just dont share their enthusiasm .
here is why :
-jeff lacy's power : OVERRATED . he is strong , he is very very heavy handed , but lets face it he couldnt stop ross thompson and richard grant . both are far from 168 pounds pernell whitakers and thompson was destroyed in 4 rounds by fernando vargas at 154. omar sheika is a durable fighter but if you really are a 4#4 puncher you stop him .
-jeff lacy's style : very entertaining . bullies people to the rope and pummels them with nice combos . but against a slick rangy boxer , its not gonna work . and he can be easily countered.
-jeff lacy chin : has it been tested by a big hitter ? No , so it s hard to figure . look good tough.
good points :
-willing to line them up , goes for the big guns . i give him respect for that .
- has a very good jab when he reminds to use it.
_ his marketing power : this guy has superstar written all over him . he has the looks , the style the arrogance of the boxing champ . he can be a mainstream audience star .
jeff lacy main rivals :
kessler : people assume he is gonna get beat up but admit it , have you seee him fight ? no ? me neither .
calzaghe : calzaghe is bigger than lacy . yeah really . and he can box from the outside , and he can punch . if he mans up and take the challenge of lacy he has a very good chance of beating him .
he steps up in weight tarver may outbox him badly and pressure isnt enough against glen johnson , who are big 175 pounders .
in a few words , let s wait before making him the feared KO artist he isnt .
i just dont share their enthusiasm .
here is why :
-jeff lacy's power : OVERRATED . he is strong , he is very very heavy handed , but lets face it he couldnt stop ross thompson and richard grant . both are far from 168 pounds pernell whitakers and thompson was destroyed in 4 rounds by fernando vargas at 154. omar sheika is a durable fighter but if you really are a 4#4 puncher you stop him .
-jeff lacy's style : very entertaining . bullies people to the rope and pummels them with nice combos . but against a slick rangy boxer , its not gonna work . and he can be easily countered.
-jeff lacy chin : has it been tested by a big hitter ? No , so it s hard to figure . look good tough.
good points :
-willing to line them up , goes for the big guns . i give him respect for that .
- has a very good jab when he reminds to use it.
_ his marketing power : this guy has superstar written all over him . he has the looks , the style the arrogance of the boxing champ . he can be a mainstream audience star .
jeff lacy main rivals :
kessler : people assume he is gonna get beat up but admit it , have you seee him fight ? no ? me neither .
calzaghe : calzaghe is bigger than lacy . yeah really . and he can box from the outside , and he can punch . if he mans up and take the challenge of lacy he has a very good chance of beating him .
he steps up in weight tarver may outbox him badly and pressure isnt enough against glen johnson , who are big 175 pounders .
in a few words , let s wait before making him the feared KO artist he isnt .
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