10 Years Ago Today - Calzaghe battered Lacy

[smashup]

Me and about 8 mates flew up from Heathrow for this and what a fucking great night it was, the fact it started at 2am GMT meant the whole venue was suitable shitfaced by around midnight plus Calzaghe put on an absolutely Flawless performance and won every second of every round.


One of the best nights I've had boxing wise


10 Years After: Recalling the Night Joe Calzaghe Took Jeff Lacy to School | Bleacher Report#


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/35707926


FULL FIGHT

[erics44]

I went

time flys

[Fenster]

It was brilliant on here too afterwards seeing all the know-it-all's getting humiliated. Never forget the "saddo radio show" where the arrogant cunts hosting it were laughing at the silly Brits that thought the cowardly shit cunt Calzaghe could win.

It turned out most of the arrogant big mouths hadn't even seen Calzaghe fight.

[erics44]

saddo had a radio show?

[Fenster]

Yeah, it's ironic that these days every kid and his dog does a boxing podcast.

The saddo one was hosted by a few American bods that were members/"writers" here, they had a phone-in and all that. And all I remember is they were patronising cunts. USA! USA! USA!

[erics44]

Joes performance could have contributed to the downfall of the show

[imp]

Joe gave him a boxing lesson.

Lacy was never ever the same.

[BIG H]

....and we never saw 'Northside' on the forum again!!

[p4pking]

Hahah I remember Northside and a few others, this was not long after I joined this place and really got into boxing. Not going to say I called it but I'd like to think I would today, the hype around Lacy was pretty nuts and there were a good few fights he struggled in before this, it wasn't what it was being billed as.

I don't think Calzaghe "ruined" him, as much as it was just a colossal mismatch to begin with. Hindsight is easy of course, but really Joe had the kind of form Lacy was never going to deal with. He barely even had what you could call a punchers chance, looking back.

[Master]

Time flies, that was a full house and the fight was on ITV. One siding beating. Lacy was fighting as if he had just landed and had jet lag.

[SlimTrae]

At that time I thought Lacy was over rated. But I didn't think Joe would give such a great performance. I thought Joe was a fighter refs favored. I think it was the Byron Mitchell fight that convinced me.

After left hook got left and right hooked by Calzaghe, I started paying attention
Bika was a good win also.
Manfreddo fight....Peter wouldn't have beaten Joe ..but it was still a pity pat combo stoppage.

Side note
I talked with Peter Manfredo in Canastota two months later. His body language spoke volumes about that stoppage. Funny guy, and was very convincing in stating it was the sorriest debacle he was ever apart of.

His win over Kessler was a masterpiece.

[Vendettos]

Ironic that left hook lacy to a guy fighting without a left hand due to injury...

The ultimate use of the term exposed!

[Dia bando]

Remember the hype Lacy had destroyed a over the hill Robin Reid, ! what he was going to do to Joe
all bark no bite Lacy turned out to be! he took over a thousand punches that did him some damage
also Calzaghe beat him with a damaged hand in that fight.

[Fenster]

Big H throwing up Northside, those were the days... he made the current divs on here look like geniuses.

[Dia bando]

Calzaghe done okay for a guy that was advised never to box by a top surgeon, very bad hands often
he was fighting injured, yes most fighter fight injured but hand trouble must be difficult to over come
and extremely pain full.