Joe Calzaghe reunited with former foe Jeff Lacy
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2016
- In 2006 Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy fought Joe Calzaghe in a Super Middleweight world title unification fight at Manchester's MEN Arena which Calzaghe won by unanimous decision.
Ten years later Lacy flew back across the Atlantic to meet his conqueror in Calzaghe's home town of Newbridge, South Wales. The first meeting since that epic fight gave Lacy the chance to relive the memories of a fight which has haunted him ever since and which defined both men's careers. - Спорт
Joe Calzaghe was the full package. High Work rate, physically strong, volume puncher and technical gifted south paw. Lacy had no chance. I've never seen such a one sided demolition for a unification fight.
really fast also
Big respect for Lacy. he guy had such heart.
NordicWarrior big heart with no brain
but he was shyt.
@@aldoaldi2613 Every now and then you need to know how to put boxing aside and leave room for a minimum of humanity.
Big respect for Joe. he guy had such heart.
He took a beating. So many can't
Jeff Lacy showed so much heart and courage in this fight. Joe Calzaghe was just too much for Jeff too handle.
Respect to Jeff, but also to Joe. It's always nice to see fighters coming together.
I remember watching the fight, with my dad. And wow! I have always liked boxing, but watching this fight with my dad, just made it way more special to me. We were both rooting for Calzaghe, because of his incredible punching speed and how many punches he could throw, AND LAND! It was incredible. And a real bonding experience for me and my dad. Props too for Lacy, he showed a true fighters heart, never give up, never surrender, and put up one hell of a match.
Too bad I was a Kessler fan, though, my favourites boxer had his first loss to Calzaghe.
Still... No one can ever blame anyone for loosing to Calzaghe, what a boxer, what a sportsman, what a gentleman and what a Legend!
How old are u bro?
Big respect to Lacy . Bigger respect to Joe never ever got the full respect from the boxing world that he deserves big time,beat everyone they put in front of him never backed down undefeated. Yet they talk about every other boxer and legends of boxing every champ out there but never mention Joe ,there's countries around the world that never heard of him yet he beat their idols that they follow. Shame on the boxing world because Joe is a true champion
Joe Calzaghe was a stamina monster.
Jerome Fecto 100% speed 100% stamina 100% skill
joe was an abuser of women true, but many boxers were - mayweather for instance. very very evil of them. The nasty side of boxing.
Joe never abused a woman. Where did you come up with that?
@DALLAS JOE wtf you talking about you bellend
@@rohanjones1000 talking shit out of your mouth
RIP Enzo, outstanding trainer to take guy with along term unreconigsed title up to the level where he could beat a couple of guys with world titles.
lacy was tipped to be the next iron Mike by the American media and Calzaghe took him apart. absolutely no disrespect intended towards Lacy because he is a good fighter and no disrespect too the American media of boxing but my point is it just shows how good, how great Calzaghe was! respect to both fighters. amazing fight!
SirVapingAlot joe is my favorite British boxer of all time. I watched this fight last night for the 1st time in a few years and it had me amazed Joe gave him real boxing lessons that night. History was made.
SirVapingAlot 100% it’s really enjoyable watch the fight with US commentators on you tube because of the sheer surprise at what they witnessed
DezeroMusic Defo... u cant call Sven ottke undefeated as he lost at least 5 fights
Reminds me of dontay wilder. All the hype. Gonna lose it all to aj
DezeroMusic not difficult to retire undefeated if you only fight 3 live bodies. Frank Bruno would be undefeated if he did that.
That was a great moment. Animosity transformed into mutual respect and admiration by a mutual display of courage and determination.
It’s always better watching the fight on you tube with US commentators,it’s hilarious hearing the shock in their voices as the fight progresses and they realise just how great and world class Calzaghe is/was....
lacy took his lumps like a champ!
and Calzaghe dished it out like god!
Respect to both fighters, it's a shame about jeff, I believe his career would've played out very differently had he not faced Joe, he was never the same after that fight
no he was shyt.
Great fighters aren’t ruind by a loss in there first big fights. Lacy was just not that good.
Don't hold back lol
Laceys corner ruined the fella. Kept him taking punishment in a fight he'd lost any chance of winning. He was a developing fighter and those halfwits let him take a pounding
Definately Calzaghe's best performance. His hand speed, technical skills, punch volume and stamina were too much for Jeff who showed great heart to stay in there till the end. He should really have been pulled out earlier, but credit to him.
Calzaghe best British fighter ever.
One of, yes, but I wouldn't put him ahead of Jimmy Wilde.
Slappy lost to Bhop
@@truthseeker2095 BS, I am American, that should have been unanimous, he crushed that big mouth cad that night.
MrRondonmon and I'm welsh so stop using your nationality slappy is a coward didn't want a rematch with Bhop. Facts
@@truthseeker2095 fuck off are you welsh.
Amazing to see these guys reunite. Massive respect to both!
huge respect to jeff lacy
BestCanKeanRob2 Stop being a fucking homer.
Respect to anyone who boxes and especially these two boxers. It is interesting hearing Lacy describe his difficulty dealing with his first defeat. He echoes Hatton after his career ended with a bang. Neither once considered the prospect of losing and were completely unable to handle it. When it came for both, it was the beginning of a rapid end. Losing, not winning, it seems, reveals a man's true character.
Respect to every fighter that's gets in the ring and risks everything. It's great to see the respect these to legends show each other its quite touching.
Great to see these two together all these years later as Friends.🤘🏼
Awesome... two absolute class acts and competitors
I love Joe Calzaghe because he is such a great man and simply a great boxer. Much respect to Jeff Lacey . Its so good to see these two again.
Good to see that opponents can reunite and be civil to one another.
Calzaghi is the most underated/talked about undefeated champion ever. Ive never seen cardio like his or since. Constant punchin for 12 rounds and came out in the 12th like it was the first. My favourite fighter back then aswell as nigel benn
@wildebest and fought names
Never expected to see that ! But isn’t it lovely how two men who had such a battle, meet up and talk it through ten years later, showing a real respect and friendship. Top respect to Lacy and Calzaghe is just a Demi god, best British boxer to date❤
Lacy here for me is showing genuine signs of CTE hopefully he recovered but I doubt it if he carried on getting knocked about boxing the guys probably a vegetable now.
I was in the Arena in Manchester that night, for me that was Calzaghe's finest hour, his greatest performance.
It was a truly epic fight. Respect to the pair of them.
Probably the best fight i have ever seen to date
I miss Joe Calzaghe fights. What an artist! 🙏
Yes, every respect to Jeff Lacy, so cool that he can accept defeat with humilty and grace that takes a real man
Joe your a good man, respect.
Pair of legends
Joe was underated nice touch seeing two warriors meeting up 👍
Great to see this. Calzaghe was great but Lacy showed enormous grit. Especially when you consider he was in a hostile crowd environment.
Respect Mr Lacey , Joe you are the best boxer in the history of the sport
Lacy called it an epic fight but it was actually an epic boxing lesson.
Jeff never gave up, he was outclassed, but he showed heart. I hope he's doing ok
Lacy's corner left him in with Calzaghe too long. He was a punchbag for 12 solid rounds and I don't think you can ever recover mentally from that, going from unbeaten to totally beaten-up will damage your self-belief. Better for Lacy if he'd been knocked out early.
Joe Calzaghe was one of the most underrated fighters ever. I wonder if he fought at LHW instead of Super Middle Weight wold he have been more popular.
Great respect.
he never slowed down.. what a legend Joe Calzaghe is
Wow watching this in 2024, love seeing enzo there hearing how great his son was!!!
Big Enzo. Joe was thinking of pulling out but Enzo convinced him to stick it out and look what happened. RIP Enzo.
It was Warren, Joe's promoter, who threatened him. He would have pulled out otherwise.
respect TO BOTH, EACH HAS A DECENT CHARACTER
Respect to both men
Did he fight Tony Oaky? I cant find that fight on his record, I wonder what happened!
Joe: the most underrated champ of all time...
Very underatted because he was welsh
This was cool to see
Two legends
His go-forwardness
Lovely to see. Genuine hard men.
Props to Jeff Lacy for not going out on his sword. He still kept coming forward and thank God they are both still compos mentis
This was not an epic fight. It was an epic performance.
Calzaghe is a class act. And cool to see Lacy showing respect to him.
Joe pride of Wales and his dad. I watched a lot of Joe's fights. He has a fantastic rate. Big heart which is an athlete's heart.
That was a great performance from Joe. Kind of like a rumble in the jungle epic. The old warrior was supposed to get knocked out by a young tiger but it just didn’t happen. Props to lacy for taking it like a man. Can’t have been easy.
more u watch calzaghe , more u realise what a great fighter he was
Probably the best performance from a British boxer
Calzaghe was a next level great who only really got his dues towards the end of his career. Lacy put up a very brave performance but it was like a Golf GTi v a Formula 1 car - there was exactly zero chance for Lacy. Impressive that he's showing the respect here for Joe. Full respect to both fighters - they earned their money that night.
Joe and his dad Enzo, great team, great people. His performance against Lacy was some performance, joe at his best. Great.
This guys got class, both guys
Absolutel boxing lesson.
Joe was one hell of a fighting man one of the best of all time
Running those hills in South Wales, i remember Joe saying he ran them hills fast. I always remember Rocky Marciano saying he ran up and down hills constantly and it gives you that extra stamina.
Great fight
Got to admit Lacy has a bloody heart. If that wasn't a world title fight I'd say anywhere from the 4th would not of been a bad stoppage. Joe gave him a real boxing lesson that night.
he was authadox
The thing is - Lacy, after all, 10 years later has gone 'up' in status and regard because of that fight. NOBODY can ever dare say there was any quit in Lacy. Nobody could dare question 'heart' and everyone remembers Lacy would not give up, would not stop. It was nearly superhuman freakish that Calzaghe was 12 rounds of relentless attacks and energy but Lacy also went up for matching it to the end.
Respect
Great sportsman both of them!!
Career defining fight for lacy, something that would haunt him for the rest of his life, big respect tho.
Jeffy lacy carried himself with style and dignity before and after that fight, he took a beating but never gave up. Full respect to him.🥊
What a Great Man Jeff Lacy is !
I'll say this what Calzaghe fans don't understand when people say the results would've been different he fought Roy in 98 or so. Roy is considered one of the most gifted boxers of all time. Joe was still a great fighter in his own right. Beating the likes of Kessler and Lacy were top notch wins.
On reflection the fight was all Joe, epic makes it sound like they both fought equally but Joe never let his opponent into his world, remember this is an unbeaten champion they don't come along every day, He was the greatest!
Joe calzaghe showed that no matter what style you have, and how talented you are, that if you face a continuous punching machine your always lose..
I don't know of another boxer like him..
Pound for pound the best boxer ever..
I take it you didn't see his fight against Hopkins. Hopkins outboxed him and got robbed.
Hamza Khaliq I saw the same fight as everyone else, Joe battered him and made a good boxer look average
Lee Brown Smh
@@H.K.5 no disrespect to hopkins- hes a great... but hopkins completely and utterly ruined that fight! he didnt come to box he came to spoil and edge a points decision.. imo cos he knew Calzaghe was good and was scared of losing to 'a white boy' after all his chat that 'a white boy would never beat him'. to say hopkins 'outboxed' him is innacurate. he made joe look the worst hes looked by spoiling but i bet if you check punches landed Joe wouldve been ahead. it was tight but, for me, considering recent history (ie fury-wilder) Joe mustve done something right to come away with the decision dont you think??
@@thewengerinn5555 It was a close fight but Hopkins landed more shots and scored a knockdown early in the fight. What Hopkins said before the fight was racist and idiotic but Calzaghe didn't beat him.
Great respect for Lacey what a gentleman
I got the sack from a job once because my sms alert was Enzo Calzaghe saying “stooooop fucking about” to Joe in between rounds 😂
Joe was a superb boxer
Poor Jeff. He sounds punch drunk here. Looks like he retired in an injury in this fight, but it's not even listed on his BoxRec profile. Was it not sanctioned?
Not on Oakey's BoxRec either.
You knew watching that fight that Lacy would never be the same inside the ring again, but clearly he has been mentally beaten so badly that he carries it outside of the ring too. Calzaghe was a supranormal, special individual. Jeff should be happy with what he achieved in boxing and let this one go.
My all time favourite boxing match 🥊 nothing even close 🥊
joe may have won for a major title much later than froch, stuart hall and the rest of the brits but he did good in the end.
Lacy looks star struck looking at Calzaghe. Calzaghe definitely earned his respect, and I think the reverse of that is also true. Calzaghe was respectful towards others, but he probably didn't respect them personally the way he respects Lacy for having the heart to endure the beating he gave him.
Enuff respect for lacy for turnin up to wales gym to see calzaghe
My favourite ever British boxer him and nas
Lacy gets respect
Respect Jeff. . . .respect.
Fair play to Lacy.....Decent Man..
Jeff Lacy ! What a warrior 💪 . Much respect ✊🏿 to you sir , proper “ old- school “ ashamed of the referee 😡😡😡 ! Joe , you proved all the doubters wrong time after time 👏🏻💪❤️🏴🏴🏴🥊🥊
Joe Calzaghe is a guy I think should have taken more chances but he is a true class act regardless
No it was unlicensed on a White Collar show
Cool guy lacy.Was a hellish night of torture for him the night he shared that ring with joe.He was never the same.Showed a lions heart.Can remeber almost feeling sorry for him.Good to see him good these days!
Joe and eubank was prop my fav fight but lacy never quit and made no excuses fair play
What a beating jeff took respect tough guy could have jacked like brook and ohara Davis did just lately
Jeff Lacy got the nail on the head. He just doesn’t slow down joe’s best attribute was his conditioning and his fitness he also had a very good chin. A lot of his punches were sloppy he wasn’t a banger he would just pepper you with punches till you went down great fighter he was
a reminder that the men we see lose out are worthy of respect as well,
Joe is a legend
Lacy is punch drunk bless him. No doubt all the hangers on have stole his money so he has to carry on
Lol 0:02 perfect timing to be coming out of the shitter whilst a television camera crew following a couple of boxing legends setting up stall to discuss an epic fight. I hope it wasn't a lingering number two - if you get my drift.
i bet it was
To me Joe always looked very skinny in his fights but in this video he looks very solid