Quote Originally Posted by The Shadow
With Miranda's frame, going up a mere 8lbs. would be nothing for him. At this point in time, I think Lacy has a lot of thinking to do about his future. Yes, he suffered a bad injury in his last fight, but he still seems to be way too tentative and I think the Calzaghe fight took away from his confidence a bit. But I'm not throwing in the towel on Lacy yet. He's still young, and with a bit of polishing, could become a good champ.
I agree that Miranda won't be moving up to Super-Mid anytime soon, unless of course, there is a definitive title offer for him. He has a lot of unfinished business to take care of at Middleweight first.
To answer your question about Miranda v. Lacy:

I would have to go with Miranda at this point because his stock and confidence has skyrocketed. I think it would be fireworks as long as it lasted.
Dead on the money.

Miranda's confidence & power will be a huge factor at 160lbs & 168lbs if he chooses to make the jump...come to think about it...now that you mention it...8lbs aint shit for someone with Miranda's frame.

Interestingly enough...I'd be curious to see how he faired against Tsypko.

That'd get the Lacy arguement rolling & it might shed some light on the current state of Lacy. I aint one to jump ship until the bow is almost underwater...but in Lacy's recent outting...I lost a lot of faith.