Jeff Lacy vs. Robin Reid - But What About Calzaghe?

Juice Terry · Post by **Juice Terry** » 24 Apr 2005, 23:37

Column previewing Robin Reid v Jeff Lacy:
http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-a ... greatness/

I expect Lacy to take care of Reid reasonably comfortably.

But I'm wondering how the British fans who have seen Lacy rate his chances if he ever meets Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe has not appeared a lot on US TV, so I'm interested to know what the British fans think about this potential matchup.

Gary_V · Post by **Gary_V** » 25 Apr 2005, 12:30

No disrespect to Reid cos he is a quality operator but I feel he's winding his career down and looking for the paydays.

Lacy prob has more hunger but Reid's excellent chin and expereience should make this a fairly good fight. I pick lacy, something like 115-113. I dont think Reid will be stopped at all tho like Ive heard 1 or 2 suggest.

tonyevs · Post by **tonyevs** » 25 Apr 2005, 12:41

If Reid is there its to win the title, I wouldn`t ever expect him just to take it for the pay day, and I give him a very good chance of pulling off the upset.

Smit · Post by **Smit** » 25 Apr 2005, 12:47

Wouldn't be at all surprised if Reid pulled off an 'upset'.

Hard to rate Calzaghe at the moment i think, hasnt been upto much recently and maybe he's not been motivated or not, who knows.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 25 Apr 2005, 12:53

Lacy outpoints Reid easily, but I think Calzaghe has way too much for Lacy at this point.

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 25 Apr 2005, 12:54

Reids only chance is a stoppage, Lacy should be able to outwork him pretty easily.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 25 Apr 2005, 13:00

Gary_V wrote:No disrespect to Reid cos he is a quality operator but I feel he's winding his career down and looking for the paydays.

Lacy prob has more hunger but Reid's excellent chin and expereience should make this a fairly good fight. I pick lacy, something like 115-113. I dont think Reid will be stopped at all tho like Ive heard 1 or 2 suggest.

Yes, Reid has been talking about winding down for a while, but if he's looking for a paday, defending the IBF belt wouldn't be a bad earner...

I give Reid a shot he should be motivated, he still has a dig and he may catch Lacy and deter him often enough.