The end of Jeff Lacy

[Hulk]

Many would say the end happened the night he fought Calzaghe, or drew with Manfredo or finally got stopped and embarrassed against old Roy Jones.


But, the literal end seems to have come last night against possibly the biggest light heavy I've ever seen. He's tied with David Telesco for sheer size.


That guy would be a handful for anyone outside of the top 5 or 6 light heavies I'd imagine.


He was more than a handful for 37 year old Lacy. Poor bastard. That's it.

[armin]

Lacy is 37 already, holy crap? remember him being the young guy comin up, shit flies by, but yeah the end came a long time ago

[Spicoli]

That was hard to watch last night. Brutalized.

[Hulk]

That was hard to watch last night. Brutalized.

It was sad. But, Jeff had no problem doing it to others on his way up. Circle of life.

[ykdadamaja]

Lacy never really was. LOLOL.... sure, he was a guy with better than average power. But after that, what else did he really have?

Lacy is/was the kind of fighter that, while he looked intimidating, all you had to do was punch at him... he wasn't a good counter puncher, and he was slow to work inside. Once you kept him at bay for half of the round with a good jab- doesn't have to be a Larry Holmes kinda jab, just a "good" jab- and the other half mix up moving around the ring, circling him and throwing combinations when he moves in, he had no answer.

Calzaghe and Jones did that to him with ease. Lacy was good when he got off on you, but never could beat a decent fighter that came to fight, let alone a top-tier fighter, because of those same deficiencies.

[Hulk]

Lacy never really was. LOLOL.... sure, he was a guy with better than average power. But after that, what else did he really have?

Lacy is/was the kind of fighter that, while he looked intimidating, all you had to do was punch at him... he wasn't a good counter puncher, and he was slow to work inside. Once you kept him at bay for half of the round with a good jab- doesn't have to be a Larry Holmes kinda jab, just a "good" jab- and the other half mix up moving around the ring, circling him and throwing combinations when he moves in, he had no answer.

Calzaghe and Jones did that to him with ease. Lacy was good when he got off on you, but never could beat a decent fighter that came to fight, let alone a top-tier fighter, because of those same deficiencies.

He beat some decent fighters who came to fight. Pemberton, Reid, Sheika, Rubin Williams. Winning his title against Vanderpool also comes to mind.

[Ron Swanson]

Lacy's physique fooled some into believing untrooths. He wasn't the monstrous puncher he looked to be.

He narrowly got by a few average(at the time Lacy fought them) fighters. His whole career was intended to be a trick. If you remember Calzaghe had been having tons of hand problems, Lacy's handlers were counting on those problems to decide the fight. They didn't think for a second he could out fight Joe C, they couldn't be that dumb.

[ykdadamaja]

Lacy's physique fooled some into believing untrooths. He wasn't the monstrous puncher he looked to be.

He narrowly got by a few average(at the time Lacy fought them) fighters. His whole career was intended to be a trick. If you remember Calzaghe had been having tons of hand problems, Lacy's handlers were counting on those problems to decide the fight. They didn't think for a second he could out fight Joe C, they couldn't be that dumb.

This. When I think of Lacy, my mind runs on the notion that he is a successful B-Class fighter who snuck in, got a title and/or notoriety. Sorta like what they were trying to do with Seth Mitchell in the heavies, or what they did do with Arturo Gatti.

Gatti followers just fail to realize that while Gatti had heart, he really was an average fighter... he punched hard, but most of his ko's came against either MUCH smaller guys or guys that were never that good.

Put Gatti in there with a good or even decent guy... and we saw the results.

[beenKOed]

Lacy's physique fooled some into believing untrooths. He wasn't the monstrous puncher he looked to be.

He narrowly got by a few average(at the time Lacy fought them) fighters. His whole career was intended to be a trick. If you remember Calzaghe had been having tons of hand problems, Lacy's handlers were counting on those problems to decide the fight. They didn't think for a second he could out fight Joe C, they couldn't be that dumb.

I think they were that stupid, at that time Lacy was being handled/supported by a consortium of local businessmen, who may have had more say in the matter than they should have. I don't have any proof--I was never interested enough to find out.
If anyone ever fit the definition of a lamb being led to slaughter or being exposed, it was Lacy in the Calzaghe fight.
Everybody knows he was never the same after that fight, it's happened to plenty of fighters.
He must really need the money.

[Master]

Roy Jones beat him when he was old too.

[Hulk]

Roy really humiliated Lacy and was the first to stop him.

Then Roy was humiliated and stopped, albeit prematurely by Danny Green.

[ykdadamaja]

Roy really humiliated Lacy and was the first to stop him.

Then Roy was humiliated and stopped, albeit prematurely by Danny Green.

Then we should have seen a Green/Lacy match up.

[Hulk]

Everyone see why Nick Diaz wanted to try his luck with Lacy?

I'd pay to see Diaz try Miranda. That fucker still has some piss and vinegar in him.

Just too bad Edison won't get his lazy ass down to 175 where he could at least compete and be a gatekeeper with his power.

[Spicoli]

Someone needs to sit Lacy down and speak truth. Now it looks like is claiming his opponent was 'switched' I had to look back at his wars with Tsypko and Mendoza after Calzaghe. He was absolutely in life & death and out on his feet in both at some point, had him losing Mendoza 94-96. He was Jermain Taylors bounce back fight ffs and was dominated. That right there should have been the end but then came Roy and his big dumb "Captain Hook" outfit and Jeff needed to pay the rent.

[erics44]

Someone needs to sit Lacy down and speak truth. Now it looks like is claiming his opponent was 'switched' I had to look back at his wars with Tsypko and Mendoza after Calzaghe. He was absolutely in life & death and out on his feet in both at some point, had him losing Mendoza 94-96. He was Jermain Taylors bounce back fight ffs and was dominated. That right there should have been the end but then came Roy and his big dumb "Captain Hook" outfit and Jeff needed to pay the rent.

roy wore a captain hook outfit?