Quote Originally Posted by ender
Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
MAB DID get blown out by Pac,but MAB also didn't train for a few weeks due to a fire at his training camp,had rumours about his private life,had a split from a long time associate and maybe under estimated a man moving up in weight and he remained competetive for the beginning of the fight,winning a few rounds at least. Absolutely none of those points relate to Lacy,and MAB did not get hit upside the head 1,006 times and did not get/want a rematch straight away,it's been 3 years.( I mean no disrespect to Lacy fans,just pointing out that an MAB analogy does not apply)
Any fighter that loses has excuses. The point is , if MAB wanted his rematch , no one would argue cos of his excuses. Jeff has excuses and yet he is called ridiculous ? It doesn't make sense to me. MAB has run for his life from a rematch with PAC . Jeff wants back on the horse within a year's time. It should be commended not condemned .Again , what do you want from your fighters?
The difference in my opinion is Barrera has earned his stripes if you will, he has been in many wars won and lost, to great fighters over a long competitive career. Lacy finally steps up a level in competition fights Calazaghe and is beat down cut and dry . I love Lacy, but the kid got beat down thoroughly. now he needs to rebuild and get credibility back. Earn his way back like everyone else in the game of boxing , hopefully over time he will earn his stripes . or not? time will tell.