Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
Along with Diego Coralles and Manny Pacquiao, oh and Manfredo there arnt' any fighters whose personality I like more than Jeff Lacy.

He's a genuinely nice guy and I think the majority of fans just want to see him do well. His loss to Calzaghe was a virtual replication of Coralles defeat at the hands of Mayweather, just a round by round brutal beating where the result was never in doubt from the first bell.

Pride kept both fighters going to the end, well in Coralles case until his corner through in the towel, but there was no way in hell he would have quit!

It's fighters like that who earn the respect of fans.

After the Calzaghe fight, few still regarded Lacy as a world beater, but I think for the majority of fair minded fans his appeal both as a fighter and as a man went up a notch.

Like Coralles he made no excuses and took his defeat like a man.

Hopefully he can get right back on track later this year.
Well said my friend CC