Lacy showed a lot of heart in his loss to Calzaghe, and also in his 'win' the other night. I definitely agree that he left a bit of him in the ring against Joe and will not get it back. Most of it, though, is the loss of reutation. I mean, Jeff was portrayed as the second coming of Iron Mike and I think he won some fights by intimidating people. he will have lost that forever now.

Notwithstandinig this damaged shoulder thing, we'll never know if it's true or not, I think both fights showed some faults in Lacy's tchnique and he did come over as a bit of a one-dimensional fighter - no plan B, no improvisation etc. What is not in question is his chin or his heart, so he has the basics there to build on - I think everyone hyped him too much and thought he was the finished article (I think Calzaghe was surprised at how easy he could hit him)

I hope he comes back, as he can bang and is a talented guy, but he maybe needs to really look at his training backup?