Im done hiding, I gotta tell ya...I like Calzaghe in this one!

[RiverCityMike]

How many times has Joe been dropped? How many has Lacy?

Who has Lacy fought? We see how capable Pemberton is for certain now. I think his 2 wars with Sheika is all he had left. Besides Pemberton and Reid (who was obviously shot) who has left haymaker fought?

[restless_438]

Who has Lacy fought? We see how capable Pemberton is for certain now. I think his 2 wars with Sheika is all he had left. Besides Pemberton and Reid (who was obviously shot) who has left haymaker fought?

And who, exactly, has Calzaghe fought.. if anything, recently? It's pretty even on either side at this point.

[Konstantin]

I will need to watch Lacy vs. Venderpool again but I believe Lacy was hurt a couple times in that fight...dont sleep on Joe's power he is certainly not featherfisted!

That is EXACTLY the reason Im picking Calzaggie to win. Him vs Vanderpool was the first fight of his I saw and I saw it going both ways a couple times. So if Calzaggie has as much power as Sid (does he?) and a little better chin, Ill pick him to win.

[Knicksman20]

I dont think Lacy should fight smart I think Lacy should think of himself as the younger fresher stronger puncher and he should go right at Joe...because Joe will oblige.

If Lacy is too patient in this fight he will lose rounds and find himself having to pull out a John Elway to win.

Lacy is a brawler and he should not change up now.

Fighting smarter meaning that he's not just winging wide punches as he does from time to time. Lacy was never hurt in the Vanderpool fight. He'd get hit with a good punch & shake his head no & would **** Vanderpool right back. That was a competetive fight at first till Lacy's power & determination took over & I see a similiar outcome in this fight. JC has never fought someone as hungry or as powerful as Lacy.

[strongisland24]

its imminent that its gonna be a lacy KO. calzaghe cannot slap his way to a win vs lacy. i can't wait until after the fight when lacy wins and you'll still be critiqing him and find something wrong.

[jgisbc]

i'm picking lacy in 7 i believe, but whose actually favored in this fight? anybody know?
also lacy hasnt been droped as a pro.

[DiegoFuego]

I mean, honestly, you have to believe that Lacy's gonna have so much adrenaline going into this fight that he could have a heart attack as he's getting in the ring. This fight has been building for years.

what? for years? Lacy wasn't even in the mainstream until October 2004...years?!?!?

[restless_438]

what? for years? Lacy wasn't even in the mainstream until October 2004...years?!?!?

yes, just because mainstream fans didn't neccessarily know about one or either fighters, many 'insiders' in boxing looked at both fighters and have seen this fight as a possiblity before it built up the momentum it has.

[jswa17]

Lacy has a ton of momentum and he looks to be a fine contender but Im tellin ya'all now Joe Calzaghe will win this fight.

I dont think he stops Lacy unless it is a bad stoppage (ala Bryan Mitchell) but I like his far superior hand speed and his underrated HEART and I think regardless of what many say the class of fighters he has been in with certainly outweighs that of the still very green Jeff Lacy.

Plus we are talking about fighting at his place...Joe has been disrespected and disrespected and then disrespected some more which is fin- alot of it has been deserving...but...

He will win this fight because Lacy is good but not half as good as people are making him out to be, he will win this fight because he is good...**** that he is a helluva lot better than people (most of which have barely seen him) have made him out to be.

Joe ****ing Calzaghe baby!

Lets go Joe...I just wanted to let you know that you have some support even in the US-any other Americans pulling for Calzaghe or am I the only diphsit?

I just think that if lacy had problems with vanderpool, he'll be in hella trouble with calzaghe. i think calzaghe has a VERY GOOD chance of winning

[WindUpMerchant]

The original poster is absolutely right about Lacy's age and he won't be getting much better. Many people forget that he is the same age as Floyd Mayweather yet no one is talking about Floyd 'improving'.

Lacy isn't as polished as Calzaghe and he doesn't have the big fight experience that Calzaghe's got (although he hasn't had many big fights). I think Calzaghe wins. Joe throws a lot of in-tight hooks and can mix his game up a little. Lacy, on the other hand, throws wide looping punches and will get caught by a good puncher like Calzaghe. Even with quicker handspeed, Lacy will be shocked the same way Quarry shocked Shavers. A bold prediction on my part, but I'm pretty sure of it.

"I've fought both and I can tell you, Calzaghe's hand speed is far superior to Lacy's," Reid told the Sun. "Joe will also be much too strong for Lacy. I was surprised how I could easily push Lacy around the ring. For all his reputation, Lacy is nowhere near as strong as Joe and will get beat inside the distance."