34/36 American writers, had Lacy to win over Calzaghe...

[Thread Stealer]

It's simple, Lacy was being overrated and Calzaghe being underrated at the time, or thought to be long in the tooth.

I liked Lacy, but never thought that highly of him.

It's a solid win for Calzaghe, but beating Kessler was definitely better. I thought much more highly of Kessler than lacy.

[gudnite vienna]

its very rare the bookies get in wrong in big title fights, and it was the most onesided 12 round fights ive ever seen

[purtyboy]

its very rare the bookies get in wrong in big title fights, and it was the most onesided 12 round fights ive ever seen

It's simple Lacy was very hyped at the time. He was billed as the next big thing, and JC was unknown to most fans in the states. Im pretty sure that noone takes anything away from JC because as you said some dismiss the Lacy fight he still has wins over Kessler and Hopkins that are impressive.. Even tough i tought hopkins won that fight with effective punching it was close enough, and for that he gets my props...

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its very rare the bookies get in wrong in big title fights, and it was the most onesided 12 round fights ive ever seen

Bookies often get it wrong. There's always upsets. Calzaghe was a slight betting underdog.

Far bigger underdogs have dominated their opponents.