Calzaghe - Lacy debate

[JuicyJuice]

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[medium-deek]

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Classic Juy.

[JMCbulls]

you back lacy, but u are very fair in your assessment of calzaghe.

if thats sarcasm, i dont no wat u mean b/c i dont think ive ever relly trashed him, or under-rated him

if it isnt, than thank u, i try to stay away from nuthugging or being biased

[Orange Sneakers]

If Calz is at his best,he beats the Lacy that fought Reid atleast(that's all I seen of Lacy). Reid look nothing short of disgraceful against that Serdjane guy,and Reid is considered Lacy's best win right? Even in his 'prime',Reid's only decent win was Wharton. But for the Robin Reid fight Wharton was abit shot,suffered w/ weight,suffered w/ ringrust,and Wharton winning the fight before he got his nose busted which meant he could'nt breath through it. That loser Vincenzo Nardiello was beating Reid in Reid's 'prime' before he had a head fit and quit like he did against Benn. The only decent thing about Reid was his physique,without his physique he wouldn't of had so many admirers. and Reid is supposed to be Lacy's best win,seriously?

[Orange Sneakers]

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Classic,Juy. I have to say,I picked Wharton to beat Benn. I saw Benn go tooth and nail with domestic brawler 'the English Rocky' Lou Gent,who had that toe to toe drunken streetfight in a boxing ring with Wharton(though generally was'nt as good as Wharton and got his face smashed in that night). When Benn and Wharton were matched,fireworks were expected. Here were two guys who could really ****. Most of us thought that it would come down to who wanted it most(Wharton hungrier) or who had the most solid chin(Wharton fresher,Benn rocked badly against Galvano and Gent). The fight is memorable though for an almost flawless performance from Benn,Nigel suprised us all by outboxing Wharton and keeping his cool for every second of every round. Who would of ever thought that Nigel Benn of all people would turn down a war and try to box somebody? It was a breath of fresh air watching that fight. Nigel was brilliant,and continued to outbox Wharton through the immense pain of two busted kidneys. He really used his head,it was wonderful to see Benn of all people perform like that.

[Orange Sneakers]

As for Henry Wharton,he was'nt exactly blessed with skills. But he was a slugger who was as brave as they come and when he was 'on' he was an exciting puncher who did'nt take a backward step for anybody. But when he was 'off'(Carr,Gent,Walker,Smith,Nizard,Thornberry,Rei d) he could really look quite bad. He was famous for his left hook that could take anybody down if he landed it right. Most of his opponents were just trying to survive after one round(apart from the better opponents such as Benn,Eubank,Galvano,Nardiello,Reid).

[Easy-E]

If Calz is at his best,he beats the Lacy that fought Reid atleast(that's all I seen of Lacy). Reid look nothing short of disgraceful against that Serdjane guy,and Reid is considered Lacy's best win right? Even in his 'prime',Reid's only decent win was Wharton. But for the Robin Reid fight Wharton was abit shot,suffered w/ weight,suffered w/ ringrust,and Wharton winning the fight before he got his nose busted which meant he could'nt breath through it. That loser Vincenzo Nardiello was beating Reid in Reid's 'prime' before he had a head fit and quit like he did against Benn. The only decent thing about Reid was his physique,without his physique he wouldn't of had so many admirers. and Reid is supposed to be Lacy's best win,seriously?

lacy didnt just beat reid though. he dominated him and put him down for the first career. followed by his 2nd 3rd and 4th time being down

[Easy-E]

Your joking right?

what makes you say this!?!
you just said joe has little to no chance against lacy now, and 7 pounds wont make the difference. lacy vs joe now at any weight is lacys victory

[Orange Sneakers]

I know,but it was no suprise that a guy with a reputation as a powerful puncher like Lacy did that to Reid if you just watch how poor Reid's timing,defence and everything was against that Serdjane guy a few months earlier. It was sad to see,so when I heard he for some reason got another title shotI knew that this world champion would have to be absolute trash not to beat Reid up. Lacy was'nt trash so he beat him up as expected.

[Orange Sneakers]

People talk about Lacy flooring Reid a few times but Reid had'nt been in with a decent puncher other than Wharton(who did'nt managed to land his famous left hook with venom on Reid),with Calz ofcourse fighting with hand injuries against Reid. I say that Calz flooring Eubank the way he did is even more impressive than Lacy flooring Reid. Eubank has taken bombs from single shot ko punchers like Benn and Carl Thompson but stayed on his feet,Calz though almost took his head off straight away.