10 Years Ago Today - Calzaghe battered Lacy

[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.

[Britkid]

I remember telling anyone on here, that Lacy was a level and a bit better than Joe...

[Master]

I remember telling anyone on here, that Lacy was a level and a bit better than Joe...

I wish I was around! I would reminded you all the time.

[Beanz]

I will have a look with the time machine when I get home
Currently 5:17 am on the way home from a gig in London

[Syntax Error]

I was there & I cannot believe that it was 10 years ago already.

[superheavyrhun]

What an absolutely fantastic night that was!

I remember four of us went up, and the Friday night we was absolutely steaming, running around Manc drinking at anywhere that would let us in. Got to the MEN on the Saturday, cheap tickets up in the gods, and one of the lighting gantries was hanging at an angle and obstructing the view. Naturally kicked off that we weren't going to miss the fight because of that, and they moved us downstairs to the section of seats that was just outside the ringside ones (there were quite a few empty seats around us, so not sure if it was a sell out?). Spotted Gordon Ramsey and a couple of other celebs knocking around.

The fight itself was stunning, I'd bought into the Lacy hype as well, and thought it was going to be a really tough fight too. When the guys were chanting "easy easy" in the second or the third, I thought the pendulum was going to swing back...but it never did! Awesome night, probably my favorite throughout Joe's career. Ten years goes by too fast!

[SlimTrae]

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.

Against a top ranked fighter at that. Calzaghe got my props. I remember laughing at certain parts of that fight. Rare does a top contender get so thoroughly dominated.

[Mr140]

Oh man what a ass kicking that was i thought they just brought out a drunk guy to fight him out of the crowd it was bad. I wish he would of fought Froch it would not have look that bad but froch getttin his ass kciked by Calzaghe while not landing a punch be funny dude.

[mikeeod]

I was on the ESPN forum at that time, and I was one of the idiots that overrated Lacy and fell for the hype. Joe boxed circles around Lacy and definitely took his heart/confidence from him that night. Kessler was Joe's most impressive win, however. That was a very good fight and I was surprised and impressed to see Joe go to that next level that Kessler couldn't match.

[Master]

I was on the ESPN forum at that time, and I was one of the idiots that overrated Lacy and fell for the hype. Joe boxed circles around Lacy and definitely took his heart/confidence from him that night. Kessler was Joe's most impressive win, however. That was a very good fight and I was surprised and impressed to see Joe go to that next level that Kessler couldn't match.

Yes that was a fight fight with Kessler because he was having trouble for the first 5 rounds and adjusted and out boxed Mikkel with ease which is a sign of a quality fighter. Joe hurt Kessler with a body shot too.