Joe Calzaghe after 8 years at the top of his division and after 14 defences so really not need to prove himself any more. His career and record are flawless. He is accused of not going for the 'big' fights. However as we know in 1997 he was schduled to fight steve collins the champion of the wbo belt at the time however colins pulled out and soonly retired, not joes falut. As to beign past his prime, he is 32 years yound, when you compare him to champions such as lennox lewis and george foreman he stil has his best to give there is no doubt.
people may say he is an unsused talent, number one he is not and number two even if he was there is tije to turn it around, once he has beaten lacy he plans to steo up to light heavy and take on glencoffe johnson or tarver, this is not a fighter who did not have the desire to fight the best.
The style in which lacy fights, as long as joe sticks to his plan will work into the hands of the welshman, if lacy is to come at him, which is the only way he knows then there is no doubt joe will box circles around him, lacys stamina dsipte going long rounds has never been truly tested, due to lackluster opponents running from him and therefore introducing no fatigue and battle factors. jow however is a proven warrior inthe ring.
Lacys chin has also never been tested, he guards it well credit to him but if joe counters who knows if lacy will be able to take the punches, nobody has ever hit him like joe will before.
At the end of the day lacy is relatively inexprienced and in truth untalented compared to joe, as long ass joe does not ytry to engauge in a brawl early on, which he has the intelligence not to then there is not alot lacy has that can win him the fight.