On this Day: Calzaghe dominates Lacy

[IronDanHamza]

Who exactly did this performance "scare off?"

Also, Jeff Lacy was the epitome of an "ordinary American" Infact less than ordinary is probably a better description.

[Chrismart]

Crates of alcohol, plenty of cannabis rolled into the odd blunt or three, copious amounts of *******. This was a great night for me. There was once a time and a place for such things and that was definitely the time and the place. I watched this one with good friends, one of whom was a boy from the valleys. We both had a vested interest in this one and we were worried.

Him because of Lacy's musculature, me because I nearly always thought that Joe would come unstuck against top level opposition. He's not thought of as such any more of course, not after what transpired over the course of those twelve rounds.

He put an absolute schooling on him. We could barely believe what our bleary smoke filled eyed were barring witness to. It was a great performance and a great night that always reminds me of when England blew away the Dutch at Euro 96. Joe was touted to be flattened and Shearer & co. outclassed. Didn't quite turn out that way on either occasion and a swelling of nationalist pride ensued.

Aye, it was fun night for sure. Especially considering how Calzaghe was wrote off by almost everyone before the fight.

[about.thousands]

I have never understood why this fight gets so much attention. Lacy was a hype job going into the fight and proved to be a hype job with his subsequent losses. I have my su****ions about why. But people act like this is the first and only time a heavily favored hype job was exposed and beat.

[nacho daddy]

Crates of alcohol, plenty of cannabis rolled into the odd blunt or three, copious amounts of *******. This was a great night for me. There was once a time and a place for such things and that was definitely the time and the place. I watched this one with good friends, one of whom was a boy from the valleys. We both had a vested interest in this one and we were worried.

Him because of Lacy's musculature, me because I nearly always thought that Joe would come unstuck against top level opposition. He's not thought of as such any more of course, not after what transpired over the course of those twelve rounds.

He put an absolute schooling on him. We could barely believe what our bleary smoke filled eyed were barring witness to. It was a great performance and a great night that always reminds me of when England blew away the Dutch at Euro 96. Joe was touted to be flattened and Shearer & co. outclassed. Didn't quite turn out that way on either occasion and a swelling of nationalist pride ensued.

lacy was juiced on PED's

[soul_survivor]

Calzaghe whooped this guy so bad, the vibrations of those punches can still be felt across millions of Americans...many of whom comment on here

[- Ram Raid -]

Aye, it was fun night for sure. Especially considering how Calzaghe was wrote off by almost everyone before the fight.

Just been reading through some of this site's old staff predictions for the fight:

http://www.boxingscene.com/boxingscene-staff-predictions-jeff-lacy-vs-joe-calzaghe--3266

We all call 'em wring now and again but this one by Paul Gallegos was particularly peachy: "Unless the world of boxing is turned upside down, I fully expect Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy to roll right through Calzaghe."

[SilverMiles]

I have never understood why this fight gets so much attention. Lacy was a hype job going into the fight and proved to be a hype job with his subsequent losses. I have my su****ions about why. But people act like this is the first and only time a heavily favored hype job was exposed and beat.

Calzaghe ruined Lacy. There's no way of telling what Lacy would have went on to accomplished had he beaten Calzaghe.

You can't take away from Calzaghe for what Lacy did after him. That one fight changed everything for Lacy. It completely took away his confidence and made him gun shy for the rest of his career.

Had Lacy won, it very possible he could have went on to beat Kessler and become SMW champion just like Calzaghe did.

[SouthPawHitman]

daggum is coming to **** all over this glorious day

I own that fool on the reg. His ass knows his place.

[about.thousands]

Calzaghe ruined Lacy. There's no way of telling what Lacy would have went on to accomplished had he beaten Calzaghe.

You can't take away from Calzaghe for what Lacy did after him. That one fight changed everything for Lacy. It completely took away his confidence and made him gun shy for the rest of his career.

Had Lacy won, it very possible he could have went on to beat Kessler and become SMW champion just like Calzaghe did.

I'm talking about what he did before Calzaghe, nothing. And if a 12 rd UD ruins a fighter it proves he was a hype job like I said.

[SilverMiles]

I'm talking about what he did before Calzaghe, nothing. And if a 12 rd UD ruins a fighter it proves he was a hype job like I said.

I wouldn't call him a hype job, he was a obviously good fighter, an Olympian matter of fact. He just never rebounded from that lost. Happens to many good fighters.

Fact is Lacy handlers didn't do sufficient research into Calzaghe and thought he was a washed up light hitter, with a glass jaw. But you got to consider Tha fact that Lacy with just 20 odd fights was put in with a HOF that he obviously wasn't ready for.

Not saying Lacy was HOF bound but he had a lot more to offer than he did. He just fought a guy too good very early in his career and that lost destroyed his confidence.

Guys like Mark Breland suffered the same faith.