I don't think Joe ever gets enough credit for his iron chin. He took some good shots from Lacy and it didn't seem to phase him. Ring generalship, massive fight IQ, fast hands, cardio all day AND can take a punch with the best of them. Most underrated fighter of all time.
Yep - a true champion needs a chin. Joe got knocked down a few times, so I think it was his recuperation that was special. He could get up like he'd just sat down for a rest. Remarkable specimen.
Joe's hand speed and angles too. He could throw a 7 shot combo and the opponent wouldn't where they were coming from or which one would be the 'hard' shot. One of my favourite fighters, absolute legend.
No disrespect meant but Calzaghe reminds me of an 1800s prize fighter that would fight anyone because he had that complete confidence that he could clean them out with pure ability. Carl Froch is dreaming if he thinks he could get anywhere close to this fella. Definitely one of the best British fighters of all time in any era.
I don't think it's disrespectful at all. Calzaghe does look like one of those 1800s prize fighters and they were animals back then. He's an animal. I had never heard of him before this fight but after it, I looked for all of his fights online. Def became one of my top 5 favorite fighters of all time 💯💯💯
Joe was most probably the greatest fighter to ever come out of this country, a real true warrior and fantastic talent. All credit to his Dad too. Just amazing. Thankyou Joe
To all those that said Lacy was a hype job after being destroyed, let's get it straight, Joe was the underdog going into this fight in the US and over here in the UK. Despite his brilliant career, even many pundits in the UK doubted him. Just goes to show that Calzaghe was on another level and thats that
They regarded Lacy as unbeatable at the time, they said Joe would get destroyed by the mini Mike Tyson....Joe took him to school and stole all his lunch money.
One of my favourite fights of all time. Joe hammered Lacy for 12 full rounds. Lacy was totally outclassed but you have to give him full credit for his bravery. He was determined to see the fight out and not quit. Not many could do that considering the punishment he took.
it wasn't a good fight. Joe's gentle slaps and lots of clinchs from lacy. I think Joe's style of constant barrage of small shots instead of big KO punches, and relative low strength was the reason he spent half of his time in the ring tangled in clinches, he's got to be in the top 10% of fighters wrt time spent stuck in a clinch. When the barrage starts his opponents just step forward into a clinch, joe never figure out how to stop them doing it
If you haven't read Joe's book...he was genuinely worried about fighting Lacy, but his Dad said as soon as the fight was made, "this guy is made for you". RIP Enzo
Understandable for Joe - he was going through a lot of pain in every match with how damaged his hands were at this point. Sucks that his hands were so bad, I feel like if not for that we could have gotten a few more great fights from him after the Roy Jones match.
Just goes to show how valuable insane levels of cardio strength can be, Joe could have done another twelve rounds at the end of this, no one could stay with him!
A very different sport but Clazaghe reminds me of Jansher Khan who won something like 500 consecutive professional squash matches just by defending, defending, defending and the other guy would always gas out eventually. Water torture basically.
@@DadsAnime Calzaghe had chin, stamina, and skill on the inside and outside. Notice how hes constantly tying up one arm and punching from underneath with the other. He also turns his opponent around frequently and jabs on the way in and out. My son will work on this!
For me, this has to be one of the best performances by a British boxer ever. Joe was so underrated & has to be up there with the best boxing has offered us over the years. Legend!
How was underrated in the slightest.its why he was ducked so much.his problem was he did not sell himself very well. He was under appreciated but not underrated
14 years ago,time goes quick.. Was a big calzaghe fan,I remember watching this live being very nervous as I thought Lacy might be catching Joe at the right time,what a masterclass from Joe
Joe calzaghe was the greatest ,i had the pleasure to see most of his fights ,and joe always gave it 110 % ,so much skill and heart and determination ,respect mr calzaghe
Remember watching this fight live, was impressed at the time and I’m still impressed now what a performance, really do think joe was very under rated he didn’t get the praise he deserved, the best British boxer of his era! Thanks for the memories joe you always gunna be a legend in my eyes
@@johnbull1568 because he was the strongest, like Canelo, Gervonta, Loma, Usik and my favorite Gassiev are the strongest today! (in their respective weights)
Calzaghe looks like he's slapping. but he's like Beterbiev in a way. He uses sweeping blows , which are legal in boxing. A lot of the damage is inflicted by the clubbing effect of forearms to neck. It exhausts the opponent when there are like twenty of those landing per round alongside everything else. Grueling body contact, stiff short straight shots from in close. Then he's back out of range. You have to watch Calzaghe fights in ultra slow motion to even see it. thats how fast it all happens.
I rate Calzaghe as arguably the best pound for pound ever. He had the speed of a welterweight, and a quick one at that. A boxing masterclass, without fear and ruthless to the end. A true living legend.
It was remarkable what Joe & his dad achieved, this fight in particular was mesmerising & props to lacy for showing he got a big pair, though he never properly recovered from it. Best wishes to Joe who's recently lost his mum after losing his dad last year. You did it all the right way joe. Joe calzaghe the goat...
This was the first time I saw Calzaghe fight. Oh my god! What a machine. The one thing I would say for Lacy, is that he was still standing at the end because I've never seen a man take so much punishment for so long.
One of the reasons Calzaghe was so great was his incredible conditioning. Bounces on his toes, but doesn't waste much energy. His punches were so fluid. He punched with effortlessness. Those combinations he throws seem to be thrown with such ease. It appears he could punch like that all night.
This fight was live on ITV. That's how you build stars, show them on free tv for the entire population to watch. If this fight were to happen these days, you'd have to re-mortgage your house to see it! Dubois v Joyce on PPV? You're ripping the piss Frankie boy!!!
Absolutely. I think the population have become conditioned to thinking that the only decent fights are on PPV at this point. The lockdown situation is going to throw up so many problems for boxing and sport in general though, so it's probably not going to continue that way.
@@BK-hp6fv I would indeed put thousands on that... Joe had a higher ko ratio than any froch ever lost too.. Including ward an ward beat froch 13 rounds out of 12 lol,froch nearly got beat by groves an he was a europen champion that got brought a world title lol
@@BK-hp6fv nah just not convinced by the British media like you. There's a reason why fake British boxers like froch and joshua got smashed to bits in the US lol
The looks of disbelief on Jeff Lacy's face at the end of the various rounds, usually punctuated by Joe landing solid, whirlwind combinations on him just prior to the bell, were priceless (!)..... ( eg: 10:12....)....
Lacy stayed right in there until the end. You git to give him that. He took the best Joe had to offer. Out classed for sure but a fighting dog nevertheless.
@@jimbobaggans1564 Calzaghe injured his hand and was going to pull out of the fight a couple of weeks before until his dad convinced him not to. His hands in general were so bad at this point of his career he couldn't dig the punches in like his early career. That is the reason Lacy called him a "slapper" in the build up. It is true but he still slaps hard, haha. You are right he showed guts but didn't stand a chance in those later rounds. His corner should have pulled him out earlier, might have saved his career.
Joe doesnt get the plaudits he deserves, the guy was an animal. Iron chin, piston fists. 21 world title defences before moving up a weight and winning world titles @ light heavyweight. The best british boxer there ever was
My top fight of all time. Remember staying up to watch it in the pub as a coked up 20yr old. There was a fight in the pub before where both the blokes were sat on barstools till one knocked the other off. Lacy hyped up beyond belief - I remember THE NEXT TYSON getting mentioned. Huge respect for going the distance but his corner shoulda thrown the towel in rounds earlier. Calzaghe is a boxing legend with a fantastic style and a huge heart. Unbeaten for a reason and up there with the best to do it.
im welsh and absolutely love Calzaghe but to fight canelo at his prime at any weight is dangerous. Mayweather showed how to beat canelo, Calzaghe would never fight that way. It would be a great fight but I couldn't see anything but a canelo victory
@@mattylou1985 Mayweather beat a completely different Canelo though. Canelo was only 22 (I think) when he fought him and Canelo has changed to a Mayweather type style defence while keeping his offence. Calzaghe is too big though, I don't think Canelo could knock him out and almost no-one out works Calzaghe, I go with Calzaghe on points. Too much in terms of work rate. Would be a hell of a fight though.
As a Welshman, Joe Calzaghe fights were a thing to really look forward to. I was nervous watching this fight live, but in the end we had nothing to be worried about. Joe was truly a Welsh, British and world class boxer.
Joe smashed the 'Mini Mike Tyson' like he had stolen Joe's favourite toy and spat at his Mum. Never has a belt holding World Champion taken such a beating. Joe and Tyson Fury .... Britain's two all time great, unbeaten, World Champions.
Most overrated undefeated fighter of all time pulled out of Glen jhonson fight twice the man who devastatingly knocked out an old Roy Jones who calzaghe got dropped by and didn't look to good beating turned down a fight against jermain Taylor a guy who beat Bernard Hopkins years earlier twice these fights were there for Joe at the time, instead froch goes and beats the guys who Joe pulled out against and chose not to fight, explain how we can give Joe the credit he deserves because I'm confused with the lack of knowledge of most fight fans
The best masterclass of a boxer (who could punch hard but for injuries) against the puncher brought over to bash Joe up. Calzaghe destroyed him over the 12 rounds. But for two busted up hands would have stopped him. I recall fro memory Lacy corner were encouraging from from about round 8 to quit. Lacy was going to be the next best thing since the last best thing.
Joe is the man. A true legend of boxing who has somehow gone under the radar. How can people bang on about Eubank, Lacey, Roy Jones Jr and Bernard Hopkins as being great fighters when Joe beat them all. And they were in their prime!!!!Joe held the super middleweight title for ten years!! Legend🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
C'mon mate get real, Eubank was not in his prime when beat him, your talking wet. Neither was Jones nor Hopkins. None of the "Legends" Calzaghe beat were on their Prime at time. Lacy and Kessler yes not the others. Big respect to him for his performance stamina professionalism and grit.
Anyone who criticises breland for throwing the towel in for wilder should watch this fight. If Lacys corner had thrown the towel in after 7rounds then lacy may have still had a career after this fight, instead this fight killed his career and lacy was never the same again and became essentially a journey man fighter.
alibabazs who cares what Max Kellerman thinks.... anyone who fights or watches boxing and has half a brain can see what an amazing boxer/fighter he was!!! He beat Kessler when he was an absolute beast!!!!
I rate Calzaghe as arguably the best pound for pound ever. He had the speed of a welterweight, and a quick one at that. A boxing masterclass, without fear and ruthless to the end. Legend.
@@rodd1000 ai. Only prob with that is to be highly regarded p4p you have to actually fight highly ranked opponents. That's why Joe only ever made it to ring mags top 10 p4p list once with a placement of 3rd in 2006/7. All his picking of opponents may have upped his record of 0 losses but fucked up any chances of being a p4p great.
@@rodd1000 Listen to what Nigel Benn has to say upon Joe. He rates him as the best of all of his bunch when they were in their prime, said he was happy he didnt have to fight Joe as Joe would have beat him up!
Dam..CALZAGHE looks like he plays for LIVERPOOL'S back line..AMERICAN FAN..CALZAGHE IS ENGLAND BEST KEPT SECRET..RESPECT CHAMP..FROM AMERICA'S WEST COAST..trust CHAMP you got a lot of fans out here..
When Lacy fell from the first knockdown of his career, the marketing message on the front of his ring jacket made sense. It said, "Left Hook", and sure enough, that's the punch Joe used on him for the knockdown.
R Sosa yeah I guess, still I hard fight for anyone tho, this is what I mean but discredited like no matter who he beat no one will give him the credit due😂
@@user-lt8vx4gs9e I like Calzaghe he was a great fighter definitely up there without a doubt and always worth a mention reminds me of Larry Holmes another amazing fighter but due to circumstances never got his full credit!
Pleasure to watch live,Joe underrated,master class of boxing,proper fighting man with a lot of heart and determination,and retired undefeated after beating all in front of him…
@@grahamgibson2527 drug cheats are not legends, nothing to be proud of, they are effectively stealing fame and fortune from better clean boxers, can’t be right can it ? If in business you make money by cheating you are likely to get locked up and have your ill-gotten gains confiscated. But in boxing you get away with it and considered a hero!
Great fighter , didn't duck anyone as far as I know , if the bones in his hands had been stronger (which he could do nothing about) there would have been more knockouts , true class.
@@ChrisThornburn-ke5xk yeah true class , at the end of the day you cant change your bones or train your bones they are what they are , so he re thinks and alters his style and reigns unbeaten .
ray albion still a lot on RUclips can’t give him any credit one idiots latest post why did he retire easy answer being at top over ten years undisputed SM lineal LH champ nearly 39 nothing to prove all time great if he was from USA imagine accolades
@@ChrisThornburn-ke5xk yeah the thing is as well when you have been at the very top of your game in a sport like boxing I can imagine it being very difficult and heart breaking to know when to quit, a lot of great champions have not been able to do it and carried on without actually needing the money .
Never get tired of watching this fight. I can't understand for the life of me how Calzaghe had so many problems with his hands lol! Look there are plenty of better fighters over 1 round, but I've never seen an engine on a fighter like Calzaghe. An absolute legend.
Joe was so underated, he was best technicle boxer since Ali, his hand speed was awesome, shame he had bad hands, but still one of the best ever to lace em up!!!
Kind of reminds me of Nigel Ben v McClellan. As Nigel said... They brought him over here to bash me up. Same with Lacey being brought here to retire Joe. It was Joe who effectively retired Lacey that night. I remember being nervous for Joe in the opening rounds. In the remaining rounds I was worried for Lacey. Screaming at the TV for the ref to pull Jeff out of there. Thankfully Jeff didn't suffer the same fate as Mclellan.
Joe didn't destroy them all sorry to burst you bubble but turned down jermain Taylor fight who beat Hopkins twice years earlier and pulled out of the Glen jhonson fight twice the same Glen jhonson who brutally knocked out a rjj years earlier, calzaghe chose to fight Jones junior when he was well shot calzaghe didn't fight any top ten fighters 95 %of his career
I don't think Joe ever gets enough credit for his iron chin. He took some good shots from Lacy and it didn't seem to phase him. Ring generalship, massive fight IQ, fast hands, cardio all day AND can take a punch with the best of them. Most underrated fighter of all time.
yes well said he was amazing ,probably the best british fighter ever ,and thats enormous
100%👍👍👍👍👍
Yep - a true champion needs a chin. Joe got knocked down a few times, so I think it was his recuperation that was special. He could get up like he'd just sat down for a rest. Remarkable specimen.
Joe's hand speed and angles too. He could throw a 7 shot combo and the opponent wouldn't where they were coming from or which one would be the 'hard' shot. One of my favourite fighters, absolute legend.
I got that from this fight too. Lacy is an incredible puncher and he landed maybe 3 solid ones that rocked Joe for a second or two.
No disrespect meant but Calzaghe reminds me of an 1800s prize fighter that would fight anyone because he had that complete confidence that he could clean them out with pure ability. Carl Froch is dreaming if he thinks he could get anywhere close to this fella. Definitely one of the best British fighters of all time in any era.
I don't think it's disrespectful at all. Calzaghe does look like one of those 1800s prize fighters and they were animals back then. He's an animal. I had never heard of him before this fight but after it, I looked for all of his fights online. Def became one of my top 5 favorite fighters of all time 💯💯💯
I'd have liked to see it non the less.
well said !!!
Calzaghe always in great condition
@@cloudy7292 😅
Joe was most probably the greatest fighter to ever come out of this country, a real true warrior and fantastic talent. All credit to his Dad too. Just amazing. Thankyou Joe
Philip Hamilton hope you mean Wales cos Lewis was unbelievably better than Calzaghe
Joe was probably one of the greatest to come out of any country,
Cos he's a naturally quiet and no big ego guy, despite having the ultimate talent greatness he doesn't get all the glory he deserves.
Philip Hamilton he only fought and beat 4 good opponents. Other British fighters fought way more
DCSniper 187 joe was a much better boxer than Lewis. Lewis got knocked out by Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman.
Joe Calzaghe was one of THE best boxers ever. Highly underrated even today. He was an awesome boxer
Joe Calzaghe was one of the greatest pound for pound boxers ever but he never gets enough respect for a great career !
I'm an Aussie, and Joe's my favorite fighter anywhere, anytime
@@jeffreycurtis9075
Is that because australians are all wimps who can't fight?
@@jeffreycurtis9075 Good looking, clever and still got his brains in one piece. Peace be unto you.
He wasn't a black american so the press never fawned over him or gave his his props
To all those that said Lacy was a hype job after being destroyed, let's get it straight, Joe was the underdog going into this fight in the US and over here in the UK. Despite his brilliant career, even many pundits in the UK doubted him. Just goes to show that Calzaghe was on another level and thats that
They regarded Lacy as unbeatable at the time, they said Joe would get destroyed by the mini Mike Tyson....Joe took him to school and stole all his lunch money.
I never realized the people on the other side of the pond thought Lacey would win.
One of my favourite fights of all time. Joe hammered Lacy for 12 full rounds. Lacy was totally outclassed but you have to give him full credit for his bravery. He was determined to see the fight out and not quit. Not many could do that considering the punishment he took.
muttley bn his corner should have pulled him out never recovered from this beating
Lacy was never the same .respect he never quit
Kenneth Robinson ruined his career never recovered
it wasn't a good fight. Joe's gentle slaps and lots of clinchs from lacy. I think Joe's style of constant barrage of small shots instead of big KO punches, and relative low strength was the reason he spent half of his time in the ring tangled in clinches, he's got to be in the top 10% of fighters wrt time spent stuck in a clinch. When the barrage starts his opponents just step forward into a clinch, joe never figure out how to stop them doing it
plasmaastronaut you don’t have a clue about boxing do you
One of the best performances by a British boxer of all time still makes me smile in 2021
If you haven't read Joe's book...he was genuinely worried about fighting Lacy, but his Dad said as soon as the fight was made, "this guy is made for you". RIP Enzo
Understandable for Joe - he was going through a lot of pain in every match with how damaged his hands were at this point. Sucks that his hands were so bad, I feel like if not for that we could have gotten a few more great fights from him after the Roy Jones match.
I was genuinely crying with joy that night 🏴🇮🇹
Я тоже плакать, с удивлением,
Me too...
Just goes to show how valuable insane levels of cardio strength can be, Joe could have done another twelve rounds at the end of this, no one could stay with him!
I've never seen anything like it, this guy is a legend, he's like a hybrid human, incredible.
Gotta have the chin to match that fitness though xD
A very different sport but Clazaghe reminds me of Jansher Khan who won something like 500 consecutive professional squash matches just by defending, defending, defending and the other guy would always gas out eventually. Water torture basically.
@@DadsAnime Calzaghe had chin, stamina, and skill on the inside and outside. Notice how hes constantly tying up one arm and punching from underneath with the other. He also turns his opponent around frequently and jabs on the way in and out. My son will work on this!
For me, this has to be one of the best performances by a British boxer ever. Joe was so underrated & has to be up there with the best boxing has offered us over the years. Legend!
The most perfect 12 round performance I have ever seen
How was underrated in the slightest.its why he was ducked so much.his problem was he did not sell himself very well.
He was under appreciated but not underrated
I'm going to correct you: This was one of the best performances by ANY boxer ever. I have never seen a fight this brutally lopsided in my life.
He is Welsh.
@@michaeloflavouredjelly7702 Welsh, British
When Lacy pressured him, the way Joe spun him around and put Lacy on the ropes is incredible
14 years ago,time goes quick..
Was a big calzaghe fan,I remember watching this live being very nervous as I thought Lacy might be catching Joe at the right time,what a masterclass from Joe
Joe was and will always be a legend. 46 and 0. And 32 inside the distance of course.Hard as nails and had power and speed and a chin.
Joe calzaghe was the greatest ,i had the pleasure to see most of his fights ,and joe always gave it 110 % ,so much skill and heart and determination ,respect mr calzaghe
Remember watching this fight live, was impressed at the time and I’m still impressed now what a performance, really do think joe was very under rated he didn’t get the praise he deserved, the best British boxer of his era! Thanks for the memories joe you always gunna be a legend in my eyes
well said
" if he slaps, he slaps hard! " truest commentary line ever.
Yip totally agree. If they want to know about joes slaps, then watch the Calzaghe documentary. Chris Eubank speaks very highly of them.
@@Landybandy1 Different fighter then, before his hands became fragile. That said, if he didn't hit for shit, why did no-one ever just walk him down?
@@johnbull1568
Ironically, that's what Joe said about Lacy's power.
"He can't hit for shit!"
@@johnbull1568 because he was the strongest, like Canelo, Gervonta, Loma, Usik and my favorite Gassiev are the strongest today! (in their respective weights)
Calzaghe looks like he's slapping. but he's like Beterbiev in a way. He uses sweeping blows , which are legal in boxing. A lot of the damage is inflicted by the clubbing effect of forearms to neck. It exhausts the opponent when there are like twenty of those landing per round alongside everything else. Grueling body contact, stiff short straight shots from in close. Then he's back out of range. You have to watch Calzaghe fights in ultra slow motion to even see it. thats how fast it all happens.
Joe can fight inside and out. Criminallly underrated
Joe - always the man in the ring and never gave up - what a work rate - what a fighter.
loved his last fight he school Roy Jones he's cool guy. joe
joe the greatest british boxer of all time.
Masher Dodd in his prime was the best
Yep by a country mile
@@SiLoMixMaster Was he from knottyash.
@@terrynash8087 Birkenhead
He's definitely one of the best .
Masterclass from Joe, this was.
Right on, Yoda.
I rate Calzaghe as arguably the best pound for pound ever. He had the speed of a welterweight, and a quick one at that. A boxing masterclass, without fear and ruthless to the end. A true living legend.
RODD -: and he wasn’t a loud mouth like Toney who is vastly over rated by USA fight fans had his head boxed of by tapia may have name wrong
welterweight ???LOL try lightweight
It was remarkable what Joe & his dad achieved, this fight in particular was mesmerising & props to lacy for showing he got a big pair, though he never properly recovered from it.
Best wishes to Joe who's recently lost his mum after losing his dad last year.
You did it all the right way joe. Joe calzaghe the goat...
This was the first time I saw Calzaghe fight. Oh my god! What a machine. The one thing I would say for Lacy, is that he was still standing at the end because I've never seen a man take so much punishment for so long.
Tactical masterpiece by Calzaghe. Distance, rythm, timing, all on point.
One of the reasons Calzaghe was so great was his incredible conditioning. Bounces on his toes, but doesn't waste much energy. His punches were so fluid. He punched with effortlessness. Those combinations he throws seem to be thrown with such ease. It appears he could punch like that all night.
I think it’s the same reason Marciano was so well condition no pointless muscles just good old fashioned road work,body weight exercises heavy bag etc
Hall of Fame pugilist! The true definition of a fighter! Most underrated!
They don't make boxers like this anymore.
Lacy was never the same, totally battered physically and mentally. Fair play to him for still fighting on, a lot would have took the easy route out!
seen this fight 20 times and it does not get old.
This fight was live on ITV. That's how you build stars, show them on free tv for the entire population to watch. If this fight were to happen these days, you'd have to re-mortgage your house to see it! Dubois v Joyce on PPV? You're ripping the piss Frankie boy!!!
Absolutely. I think the population have become conditioned to thinking that the only decent fights are on PPV at this point. The lockdown situation is going to throw up so many problems for boxing and sport in general though, so it's probably not going to continue that way.
Not really ripping off is it? Sky made dave Allen vs Lucas browne ppv... Now that's ripping off
@@adammohamed.. that's has itv gotta do with matchroom charging working class people 20 quid for bellew vs an Africa refuge? You bot
I think with PPV you need to add Eddie boy also. Too many PPV across both promoters when they have subscription based channels backing them!
@@emac8381 weird how old Eddie has started leaking money since the government put a ban on stubhub lol
Jeff Lacy never stopped fighting despite being virtually destroyed. Hat's off to him.
Calzaghe was a rare one. You'd hurt him and he'd move forward
He might have learned that from Benn to be fair.
@@adamcharlesdavies first thought i had mate.
used to get angry at the joe vs froch debate. now I just laugh. no debate whatsoever
@@BK-hp6fv the only debate is which round Joe would've stopped froch in
@@BK-hp6fv I would indeed put thousands on that... Joe had a higher ko ratio than any froch ever lost too.. Including ward an ward beat froch 13 rounds out of 12 lol,froch nearly got beat by groves an he was a europen champion that got brought a world title lol
@@solidcake3401 well probably good for you that that fight never happened. You must have alot of spare cash.
@@BK-hp6fv nah just not convinced by the British media like you. There's a reason why fake British boxers like froch and joshua got smashed to bits in the US lol
no
Joe ... Your one of a kind. Never to be repeated
Joe's workrate was on another level.
The looks of disbelief on Jeff Lacy's face at the end of the various rounds, usually punctuated by Joe landing solid, whirlwind combinations on him just prior to the bell, were priceless (!).....
( eg: 10:12....)....
That version looks like it was more even than it was. Joe absolutely schooled that kid 👊🏿😁
Lacy stayed right in there until the end. You git to give him that. He took the best Joe had to offer. Out classed for sure but a fighting dog nevertheless.
@@jimbobaggans1564 Calzaghe injured his hand and was going to pull out of the fight a couple of weeks before until his dad convinced him not to. His hands in general were so bad at this point of his career he couldn't dig the punches in like his early career. That is the reason Lacy called him a "slapper" in the build up. It is true but he still slaps hard, haha. You are right he showed guts but didn't stand a chance in those later rounds. His corner should have pulled him out earlier, might have saved his career.
Yeah Lacy was a tough kid, but Chris Eubank snr fought Joe when he could really bang. 👊🏿😁
Jimbo Baggans trouble was it ruined his career never recovered corner should have pulled him out
Gareth Hopkins well said his corner seemed stunned he could have being badly hurt ruined his career that is certain
Joe doesnt get the plaudits he deserves, the guy was an animal. Iron chin, piston fists. 21 world title defences before moving up a weight and winning world titles @ light heavyweight. The best british boxer there ever was
My top fight of all time. Remember staying up to watch it in the pub as a coked up 20yr old. There was a fight in the pub before where both the blokes were sat on barstools till one knocked the other off. Lacy hyped up beyond belief - I remember THE NEXT TYSON getting mentioned. Huge respect for going the distance but his corner shoulda thrown the towel in rounds earlier. Calzaghe is a boxing legend with a fantastic style and a huge heart. Unbeaten for a reason and up there with the best to do it.
God damn , revisiting this fight , calzaghes finest hour probably but Lacey gets 10/10 for warrior heart .
Imagine this version of Joe fought the current version of Canelo, what a fight that would be
Remember, Canelo is already a super middleweight "champion"
ancientdictator who just beat rocky fielding for the title 😯 haha
im welsh and absolutely love Calzaghe but to fight canelo at his prime at any weight is dangerous. Mayweather showed how to beat canelo, Calzaghe would never fight that way. It would be a great fight but I couldn't see anything but a canelo victory
@@mattylou1985 Mayweather beat a completely different Canelo though. Canelo was only 22 (I think) when he fought him and Canelo has changed to a Mayweather type style defence while keeping his offence. Calzaghe is too big though, I don't think Canelo could knock him out and almost no-one out works Calzaghe, I go with Calzaghe on points. Too much in terms of work rate. Would be a hell of a fight though.
Calzaghe also hurt his hand a few weeks before this fight. It was so bad he was going to pull out until his dad convinced him not to.
Never get tired of watching that 💪
He got hands like crazy and he slick. Different breed. Him and Floyd to broken hand fighters that defensive punch selection was out this world.
Said it before say it again Joe was brilliant!
Calzaghe es humilde,siempre abrasa sus rivales de corazón
As a Welshman, Joe Calzaghe fights were a thing to really look forward to. I was nervous watching this fight live, but in the end we had nothing to be worried about.
Joe was truly a Welsh, British and world class boxer.
Joe smashed the 'Mini Mike Tyson' like he had stolen Joe's favourite toy and spat at his Mum. Never has a belt holding World Champion taken such a beating.
Joe and Tyson Fury .... Britain's two all time great, unbeaten, World Champions.
Most underrated all time great Calzaghe. Masterclass here from Calzaghe.
Most overrated undefeated fighter of all time pulled out of Glen jhonson fight twice the man who devastatingly knocked out an old Roy Jones who calzaghe got dropped by and didn't look to good beating turned down a fight against jermain Taylor a guy who beat Bernard Hopkins years earlier twice these fights were there for Joe at the time, instead froch goes and beats the guys who Joe pulled out against and chose not to fight, explain how we can give Joe the credit he deserves because I'm confused with the lack of knowledge of most fight fans
What an underrated champion !!!
Joe's hands were knackered a long while before this fight and he fought this fight with a broken hand.
The best masterclass of a boxer (who could punch hard but for injuries) against the puncher brought over to bash Joe up. Calzaghe destroyed him over the 12 rounds. But for two busted up hands would have stopped him. I recall fro memory Lacy corner were encouraging from from about round 8 to quit. Lacy was going to be the next best thing since the last best thing.
Joe and Lennox Lewis and that's the list of the best ever British boxers. I love so many more, but these two are immortals. Arguably world bests.
Fury..?
Though career not over, I would include Fury at this point. But yeah can’t argue otherwise.
Jimmy Wilde?
Great skill, power and stamina by Calzaghe!! No competition.
Legend has it Lacy is still losing sleep at night having nightmeres of Calzaghi coming at him, and waking up in cold sweat.
Joe is the man. A true legend of boxing who has somehow gone under the radar. How can people bang on about Eubank, Lacey, Roy Jones Jr and Bernard Hopkins as being great fighters when Joe beat them all. And they were in their prime!!!!Joe held the super middleweight title for ten years!! Legend🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
C'mon mate get real, Eubank was not in his prime when beat him, your talking wet. Neither was Jones nor Hopkins. None of the "Legends" Calzaghe beat were on their Prime at time. Lacy and Kessler yes not the others. Big respect to him for his performance stamina professionalism and grit.
Calzaghe, pure class. Schooled pretty much everyone! Go Joe! Legend.
Gordon Ramsay must have been at every big fight in this era
Still watching his fighting
In my opinion Joe best boxer of a generation
Anyone who criticises breland for throwing the towel in for wilder should watch this fight. If Lacys corner had thrown the towel in after 7rounds then lacy may have still had a career after this fight, instead this fight killed his career and lacy was never the same again and became essentially a journey man fighter.
The moment he finally got the credit he deserved !!!!!
alibabazs who cares what Max Kellerman thinks.... anyone who fights or watches boxing and has half a brain can see what an amazing boxer/fighter he was!!!
He beat Kessler when he was an absolute beast!!!!
I rate Calzaghe as arguably the best pound for pound ever. He had the speed of a welterweight, and a quick one at that. A boxing masterclass, without fear and ruthless to the end. Legend.
@@rodd1000 ai. Only prob with that is to be highly regarded p4p you have to actually fight highly ranked opponents. That's why Joe only ever made it to ring mags top 10 p4p list once with a placement of 3rd in 2006/7. All his picking of opponents may have upped his record of 0 losses but fucked up any chances of being a p4p great.
@@rodd1000 Listen to what Nigel Benn has to say upon Joe. He rates him as the best of all of his bunch when they were in their prime, said he was happy he didnt have to fight Joe as Joe would have beat him up!
alibabazs max is an idiot on ward kovelev punches were low but not that low
Dam..CALZAGHE looks like he plays for LIVERPOOL'S back line..AMERICAN FAN..CALZAGHE IS ENGLAND BEST KEPT SECRET..RESPECT CHAMP..FROM AMERICA'S WEST COAST..trust CHAMP you got a lot of fans out here..
He is from Wales
When Lacy fell from the first knockdown of his career, the marketing message on the front of his ring jacket made sense. It said, "Left Hook", and sure enough, that's the punch Joe used on him for the knockdown.
Most under credited boxer of all time
The reason Joe doesn't get full props is because the credible names on his resume were unfortunately past their primes Eubank, Jones and Hopkins etc
R Sosa Eubank wasn’t past him prime tho? Admittedly Jones and Hopkins were abit past it but still dangerous nonetheless
@@user-lt8vx4gs9e Remember this was Eubank after he had been through wars with Benn and wasn't the same fighter after the Michael Watson incident
R Sosa yeah I guess, still I hard fight for anyone tho, this is what I mean but discredited like no matter who he beat no one will give him the credit due😂
@@user-lt8vx4gs9e I like Calzaghe he was a great fighter definitely up there without a doubt and always worth a mention reminds me of Larry Holmes another amazing fighter but due to circumstances never got his full credit!
Calzaghe is underrated! They never have them in the top boxer list. He beat everybody
Are you really Mr. Beast tho?
To go undefeated in 48 with such a raw brawling style is incredible. Joe is in my opinion the best boxer out the UK
The Welsh Warrior... The best to come from our islands???? Definitely... Took the shots and gave some absolute rockets. Worldclass...
The greatest performance by a british boxer in a british ring.
The greatest fighter we have ever had.So far
Watched this live at the time on TV, what a masterclass
A total masterclass of the silky art. What a champ, what a story, so you film and TV execs, time for a film of this great champion's life and career.
It's been made
Pleasure to watch live,Joe underrated,master class of boxing,proper fighting man with a lot of heart and determination,and retired undefeated after beating all in front of him…
Got help from Superdrugs!
@@timsmith2279 and i suppose you read about that somewhere?,why are so many people jealous of achievements made by these legends?….
@@grahamgibson2527 drug cheats are not legends, nothing to be proud of, they are effectively stealing fame and fortune from better clean boxers, can’t be right can it ?
If in business you make money by cheating you are likely to get locked up and have your ill-gotten gains confiscated. But in boxing you get away with it and considered a hero!
@@timsmith2279😂 🤡
I thought Joe was going to get merked. Boy was I wrong, Joe was awesome that night.
Remember watching this live on TV well sky and watching Joe hammer lacy into the ground amazing ❤️😎👊
One of my absolute favorite fights.
My favourite fight of all time. A master class given by the greatest boxer the British isles has ever produced .
don't forget Jimmy Wilde, the greatest little fighter of them all
Great fighter , didn't duck anyone as far as I know , if the bones in his hands had been stronger (which he could do nothing about) there would have been more knockouts , true class.
ray albion start of joes career kos opponents all time then chronic hand trouble forced change in style
@@ChrisThornburn-ke5xk yeah true class , at the end of the day you cant change your bones or train your bones they are what they are , so he re thinks and alters his style and reigns unbeaten .
ray albion still a lot on RUclips can’t give him any credit one idiots latest post why did he retire easy answer being at top over ten years undisputed SM lineal LH champ nearly 39 nothing to prove all time great if he was from USA imagine accolades
@@ChrisThornburn-ke5xk yeah the thing is as well when you have been at the very top of your game in a sport like boxing I can imagine it being very difficult and heart breaking to know when to quit, a lot of great champions have not been able to do it and carried on without actually needing the money .
Joe was my favourite boxer growing up he's not blessed with power but his gas tank and technique is class
Master class.
Boxed his head off. Lacey is still pulling his stitches out to this day
Video is incomplete. The highlights of this are about 0.03 of Round One to 2.59 of Round 12.
Otherwise, excellent upload.
Never get tired of watching this fight. I can't understand for the life of me how Calzaghe had so many problems with his hands lol!
Look there are plenty of better fighters over 1 round, but I've never seen an engine on a fighter like Calzaghe. An absolute legend.
Calzaghe dismantled dispatched lacy. Helluva performance
One of the best fights ive ever seen.
Poor yank. Out classed by the machine! 💯
Yep most machine-like boxer.
JOE CALZAGHE IS THE BEST BRITISH BOXER IN YEARS AND NO1 WELSH BOXER OF ALL TIME
He's English...
MEANDMYNINE_tm FUCK YOU HES WELSH 🏴🏴🏴🏴
@@joeyhoward1099 he was born in Hammersmith London. Check his bio. He's an Englishman haha
MEANDMYNINE_tm born in England mother Welsh and raised in wales father is Italian so if I was born in Jamaica would I be Jamaican
@@joeyhoward1099 of course you would. You can change your citizenship but not your nationality. Sorry
JC gave Lacey an awful hiding that night. Masterclass 🥊
What an infectious smile on calzaghe😁
The Celts are a different breed.
The Italian Celts
Oh, puh-lease
Joe was so underated, he was best technicle boxer since Ali, his hand speed was awesome, shame he had bad hands, but still one of the best ever to lace em up!!!
Joe one of my favourite boxers. Always on fire 🔥
Kind of reminds me of Nigel Ben v McClellan. As Nigel said... They brought him over here to bash me up. Same with Lacey being brought here to retire Joe. It was Joe who effectively retired Lacey that night. I remember being nervous for Joe in the opening rounds. In the remaining rounds I was worried for Lacey. Screaming at the TV for the ref to pull Jeff out of there. Thankfully Jeff didn't suffer the same fate as Mclellan.
Had a bet on Joe they made Lacey the favourite easiest money I ever won.
Disgusting by Lacey corner.
Why haven't we erected a STATUE to our great Welsh undefeated champion ... the greatest fighter the 🇬🇧 has ever produced .
For those who don't rate Calzaghe. Watch Sky Ringside with Nigel Benn. He says Calzaghe was the best of all the champion super middleweights from GB.
joe, destroyed them all. i used to rate lacy until seeing joe do his thing, realised he was just another over hyped american boxer.
You must be Brit.
@@jimbobaggans1564 Probably just a realist.
Did you see the state of the Alabama dosser recently?
I rate that division in those times, average.
Joe didn't destroy them all sorry to burst you bubble but turned down jermain Taylor fight who beat Hopkins twice years earlier and pulled out of the Glen jhonson fight twice the same Glen jhonson who brutally knocked out a rjj years earlier, calzaghe chose to fight Jones junior when he was well shot calzaghe didn't fight any top ten fighters 95 %of his career
Dafydd Teisar the walking talking rectum returns with nonsense Taylor didn’t fight at sm until joe had retired
Cymru am byth
Yeah Wales has always been kind to immigrants.
Simply the best....💯
Simply brilliant....