Dhafir Smith upsets Jeff Lacy

[Majesty]

Saw a few moments ago on fightnews that Dhafir Smith with an astounding record of 25-19-7, 4 KOs defeated Jeff Lacy by decision.
I have to say that's it for Lacy's career.

[Violent Demise]

Exaggeration of a thread title. That was far from an upset

[milmascaras1]

wow, it's absolutely amazing how one fight can mentally destroy the seemingly indestructible Jeff Lacy after being dominated by Joe Calzaghe! just goes to show everybody that physicality isn't the only thing that matters in boxing. boxing is so mental that any boxers who have just a little bit of doubt, can take him from a contender/champion status to also rans...i.e. Lacy, Victor Ortiz and Fernando Vargas as well as others.

[amat]

Victor Ortiz? Wtf are you talking about? Fernando Vargas never lost to anyone like Dhafir Smith.

[milmascaras1]

amat,

ever since victor ortiz was ko'd by maidana, you can't tell me he has a confidence problem! and fernando vargas was never the same after his ko loss to felix trinidad. i'm not talking about the level of competition, i'm talking about how one fight can basically ruin a fighters mentality!

[Violent Demise]

amat,

ever since victor ortiz was ko'd by maidana, you can't tell me he has a confidence problem! and fernando vargas was never the same after his ko loss to felix trinidad. i'm not talking about the level of competition, i'm talking about how one fight can basically ruin a fighters mentality!

Vargas won a title after the Trinidad fight. Ortiz has just gone back to fighting in his original style. Neither has fallen to the depths Lacy has. 2 terrible comparisons

[blegit]

Yes, Calzaghe basically beat Lacy in more than one way. I don't think this was much of an upset anymore. Lacy has been looking very bad and unsure of himself. Its been over for Lacy. Reminds me of how David Reid became to be so miserable after his Trinidad fight. The only thing stopping Lacy from complete embarassment is that he started with such a strong chin. And even that is going away.

[No Contest]

wow, it's absolutely amazing how one fight can mentally destroy the seemingly indestructible Jeff Lacy after being dominated by Joe Calzaghe! just goes to show everybody that physicality isn't the only thing that matters in boxing. boxing is so mental that any boxers who have just a little bit of doubt, can take him from a contender/champion status to also rans...i.e. Lacy, Victor Ortiz and Fernando Vargas as well as others.

Doubt that was it, he injured his shoulder. Was never the same after that. Nice try though, lol Calzaghe's slaps.....

[milmascaras1]

i'm not saying it's over for victor ortiz! what i'm trying to convey is as a boxer, if you've got just a pinch of doubt, it could affect your performance. i will say that fernando vargas was never the same after his defeat to trinidad and victor ortiz, although still young and learning, can turn it all around but after last night's bullshit performance, he's got a long way to go.

[milmascaras1]

no contest,

you cannot compare the jeff lacy's before and after the calzaghe fight. and say what you will about calzaghe being a "slapper", he had lacy hurt and befuddled in that fight. a pre lacy was considered this indestructible fighter and once he got manhandled by calzaghe, he was never in the same mental state!

[Mar]

Who the hell is Jeff lacy. Is he some fighter who should have quit a long time ago or something ?

[Violent Demise]

Who the hell is Jeff lacy. Is he some fighter who should have quit a long time ago or something ?

Ain't he a running back on the Denver Broncos practice squad?

[ono]

UD to 23-19-7 (yes 7 draws) Dhafir Smith. Didn't even look close on the cards either (118-110, 117-111, 116-111).

After reading his interview on here a few weeks ago and how he was saying he felt like he was finally over his injuries, i was half interested in seeing how he got on. Turns out - not very well.

Anybody catch any of it? Quite gobsmacked at how quickly his stock has dropped. Re-watched the Calzaghe 0 Lacy fight a few days ago, and i can't quite believe he's gone from being supposedly 'the next best thing' to being a complete non-entity within just a few years.

[Hornfinger]

He never recovered from the calzaghe fight. I met lacy once, he's a nice guy.

[Memphis]

Lacy has always been shit, we all knew that before he fought Calzaghe