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damn, people writin books in this thread...
mayweather in 12 of course...in a boring fight
mayweather in 12 of course...in a boring fight
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1. I definitely think Ricky believes his own hype too. How many times during the first 2 episodes did say things like "I'm a man of thepeople, I'm a normal guy, people love me, etc." As much as he was saying that @%$! you could tell he was feeling himself A WHOLE LOT. If it'sreally true, there is no need to say it, it will be plain to see.Originally Posted by BabyfacedAssassin31
I just got done watching the 3rd instalment of 24/7 they usually show it here after the US and Ive got to say I hope Floyd doesnt really think all that hes saying I mean when you start to beleive ya own hype that much and that you only have to turn up to win its a dangerous thing.This episode was by far the best so far I for one had no idea Ricky did those long@%%! non stop gruelling workouts thats tough man its not often you see fighters doin all that.
Ricky has nothing to lose here as he said Floyd calls him the fat kid and what happens when the fat kid beats him I want to see a great fight but I get the feeling from Mayweathers camp that they havent prepared for Hatton just gone through pre fight things as normal this maybe just the way TV portrays it if its true its sad if theres any boxers or sportsman here like myself you will know always do your homework prepare and leave no stone unturned you want to be more than ready.
Even if Floyd doesnt rate Ricky wich it seems very well he doesnt he still poses a unique different threat hes not like Gatti hes not like Castillo you cant compare him to another fighter out there or anybody Mayweathers fought I dont mind cockyness being brash but I think some of the things that Floyd says are plane stupidity hes talking about money this possesions that and talking about how you gonna put your life on the line for 1 truck and to drink guiness and play darts hes missing the point Ricky fights to go down in history to win titles not possesions thats all he cares about the purse/money comes last.
Im sure alot of you guys wont share my views but everybodys different this is just me saying wat I see and feel,I cant wait for saturday to come fast enough this fight is PPV here priced at £15.00 thats about $30 and the main event wont start till close to 4am Sunday morning alot of the countrys gonna be up watching it in the early hours forget sleep it comes 2nd to this lol.
Peace
Scottie
can sustain his power for 12 rds? i think he'll get his hits in but he'll also do a lot of flailing.
I think he proved in the Tsyzu fight (even though the ref was basically let them fight while they were holding each other) that he can sustain it as long asthe opponent can.
[h1]Lacy looking better than ever heading into Manfredo fight[/h1]
By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: December 6, 2007
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A full-strength Jeff Lacy, right, is a formidable opponent for anybody at 168 pounds.
One year ago, Jeff Lacy didn't know if he'd ever fight again. On Dec. 2, 2006, the former super middleweight titleholder was facing Vitali Tsypko on HBO on the undercard of his buddy Winky Wright's fight against Ike Quartey in Tampa. It was Lacy's comeback fight after a brutally one-sided defeat at the hands of Joe Calzaghe in a unification fight nine months earlier. A victory would have helped Lacy, from nearby St. Petersburg, begin to pick up the pieces after that difficult defeat and start him on the path back to a title shot. But in the second round, Lacy severely injured his left shoulder -- which is certainly not good when your nickname is "Left Hook" and your money punch is delivered with your left hand. Lacy knew he was injured, but he didn't know how badly. But he sucked it up, fought for eight more rounds, barely able to use his left, and emerged with a hard-earned majority decision. "Every time we were in a clinch, that's when I was grimacing. I was in pain, but I didn't want to let him see that I was in any pain," Lacy said. "The fact that I had already suffered a loss to Calzaghe is how I got through that fight. I told myself right there that there is no way I am going to lose another fight. For eight rounds I had to outhustle Tyspko. He was scared of my punching power, but you have no idea how little I could do. The first couple of rounds I really didn't feel that much pain, but by the sixth, seventh rounds I felt the pain and I knew I had to do whatever I could to win this fight." Lacy won it on pure guts and a few days later learned the extent of the damage. He had torn his left rotator cuff and also torn a tendon in his shoulder almost completely away from the bone.
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Can Jeff Lacy overcome a long layoff and a nagging shoulder injury?
"It was a big injury," trainer Dan Birmingham said. Following surgery, Lacy embarked on six months of intense therapy. He also took time for himself for some good, old fashioned rest and relaxation before resuming training over the summer. Lacy also settled his promotional situation following an acrimonious fallout with promoter Gary Shaw after the loss to Calzaghe by signing a contract with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions that will take him through 2009. Now, his shoulder feeling strong and his mind and body well-rested, Lacy, 30, is ready to return to the ring. He'll face first-season "Contender" star Peter Manfredo Jr. in a 10-round fight at 170 pounds Saturday night (HBO PPV, 9 ET) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the Floyd Mayweather-Ricky Hatton undercard. "I'm very eager to get in the ring," Lacy said. "I've been ready for the last month in a half. I cannot wait." The winner will be in a great position for a big fight at super middleweight or light heavyweight. There has already been talk that a Lacy victory will propel him into an April fight in Tampa against former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver. "All the attention is at super middle and light heavy," Lacy said. "Jermain Taylor is moving up, Bernard Hopkins is out there, Tarver is there, there's the Roy Jones-Felix Trinidad winner, there's [Kelly] Pavlik, you got 'The Contender' series with 168-pounders. You name it and it's there for me. There's so much to do. I don't' know what route we go after Manfredo, but it's the perfect time for me to be returning." Lacy (22-1, 17 KOs) and Manfredo (28-4, 13 KOs) have much in common. Like Lacy, Manfredo also suffered a loss to Calzaghe, getting stopped in the third round on April 7. After two comeback wins in May and June, Manfredo, 27, also needed arm surgery. His was to clean up bone spurs and chips in his left elbow in August. "He's coming off surgery, and so am I. Neither of us have taken a tune-up fight," Manfredo said. "We're both fighters and we'll fight each other because this is what the public and boxing fans need. Jeff and I both come to fight, so you're going to see an action-packed fight for 10 rounds, if it goes that long." Lacy's injury was far more serious than Manfredo's, though. Coming back from the injury was one of the most difficult things Lacy has ever endured. "It was a real challenge. I kid you not … 97 percent of the tendon was torn off the bone in my shoulder," Lacy said. Lacy said that during the surgery, the doctor tore the remaining 3 percent off the bone and reattached the entire tendon so it would heal properly. "So they had to reattach everything and I was going through therapy," he said. "It was like starting over as an infant. I couldn't lift my arm. I had no strength in it. It was very challenging to overcome knowing where it was before to where it was at the time. It was a slow, slow process but I had a great therapist." Lacy said he always believed he would be able to fight again. [table][tr][th=""]Undefeated[/th] [/tr][tr][td]TV lineup for the "Undefeated" HBO PPV on Saturday night (9 ET) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas: • Welterweights: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (38-0, 24 KOs) vs. Ricky Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs), 12 rounds, for Mayweather's title • Super middleweights: Jeff Lacy (22-1, 17 KOs) vs. Peter Manfredo Jr. (28-4, 13 KOs), 10 rounds • Junior featherweights: Daniel Ponce De Leon (33-1, 30 KOs) vs. Eduardo Escobedo (20-2, 14 KOs), 12 rounds, for Ponce De Leon's title • Lightweights: Edner Cherry (22-5-2, 10 KOs) vs. Wes Ferguson (17-2-1, 5 KOs), rematch, 10 rounds -- Dan Rafael[/td] [/tr][/table]"Being that I work how I work in the gym, I never let any doubt stop me," he said. "All I had to hear was the doctor say there was a chance that I could fight again and that is what I focused on. Now, my shoulder is stronger than it was before." About three months ago, Lacy was finally ready to go all out in sparring with Wright and Joey Gilbert. "When I started to hit the pads and spar, [the injury] was in the back of my mind the first couple of times; I was in the ring throwing it, but in the back of my mind I was worried," Lacy said. "But as I got more confident throwing the hook, it was like it was before. Now, I don't even think about it. About three months ago I finally let it rip. When I finally got a chance to throw it and saw the result of it, it made me very happy. It made me happy and confident. Before that I was thinking would I tear it again. "If Peter is thinking I am going in there with only one good arm, he's very, very wrong." Lacy had a previous problem with his shoulder -- tendonitis before the 2000 Olympics. But instead of surgery or rehabilitation, Lacy took a cortisone shot before the trials and fought through the injury. "The doctor said that when I have some down time I need to get it looked at," Lacy said. "Over the years it was wearing and tearing, and after awhile it gave way. I think everything happens for a reason. I never had a chance to really take a vacation or take time off ever since the Olympics. I was on the fast track and I never had time to relax until this happened." After the Olympics, Lacy turned pro with great fanfare and was kept busy. After he won a vacant title in dominant fashion against Syd Vanderpool in October 2004, it was not the time to rest the shoulder either, and he made four defenses in 11 months as one of boxing's busiest titleholders. Then he ran into Calzaghe in a fight that had been delayed by Calzaghe's own injury problems. Now, Lacy feels like the shoulder is back in shape. So does Birmingham, who has known Lacy most of his life and was with him every step of the way during his rehabilitation. "He's looking better than ever," Birmingham said. "His shoulder is stronger now I think. And he's mentally ready. He did six months of therapy. He was very diligent. When I did some research on the injury, it takes a year to heal. Jeff was able to cut the time down. It's been a long training camp and he's ready to fight. He is so focused and determined to get back on top. "I knew he'd come back. I think he needed that rest. It really rejuvenated him mentally. He's gonna beat this guy and look spectacular doing it." Dan Rafael covers boxing for ESPN.com.
Does anyone know if the weigh in will be televised?
Yes, Friday at 5:30 EST on HBO.
EDIT: I think it's only going to be streamed on HBO.com at 5:30
Originally Posted by BabyfacedAssassin31
Personally I think Lacys done I dont think hell be the same boxer he was b4 the Calzaghe fight I think his confidence is shot and he knows he can be beaten now hes looked a shell of his former self since getting destroyed.I think hell struggle in this fight due to lack of self belief I think its still fresh in his mind how badly he lost and that it could happen again.
What was up with Floyd playing the nice guy at last nights press conference well up untill they squared up hows he gonna do that now and anybody believe it,it made me chuckle Rickys got a great chance hes gotta do everything right u could see how serious he was last night and how ready he is for this n tha fact nobodys really giving him a real chance to win this is fueling him more.
Im just hoping for a great toe to toe fight Floyd promised that against Oscar and he ran away half the fight lets hope this time he doesnt run to much or us the fans who've paid all this money will be the losers.
Peace
Scottie
Originally Posted by MFr3shM
When is the last 24/7 Mayweather-Hatton going to be shown on HBO?
TV lineup for the "Undefeated" HBO PPV on Saturday night (9 ET) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas: • Welterweights: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (38-0, 24 KOs) vs. Ricky Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs), 12 rounds, for Mayweather's title • Super middleweights: Jeff Lacy (22-1, 17 KOs) vs. Peter Manfredo Jr. (28-4, 13 KOs), 10 rounds • Junior featherweights: Daniel Ponce De Leon (33-1, 30 KOs) vs. Eduardo Escobedo (20-2, 14 KOs), 12 rounds, for Ponce De Leon's title • Lightweights: Edner Cherry (22-5-2, 10 KOs) vs. Wes Ferguson (17-2-1, 5 KOs), rematch, 10 rounds -- Dan Rafael
Propz to Golden Boy for putting together great undercards on their recent cards. When putting down $50, not only do you look for a great mainevent...you look at it's undercard. Don King needs to take notes...
Originally Posted by MayweatherMiami
lol i like how they cutely play that hard rock music when hatton trains to make it look intense like any of us cant do the same +%%%
ok hattons fast.....but not faster then judah
like......the man barely has power at 147. Floyd fought oscar at 154 weighing 149.
i dont wanna say he has no chance(he doesnt) but unless floyd breaks his hands(yes both of them) its gonna get real ugly
ricky cant OUTBOX money may. point blank... and at 147 he doent have as much power as mayweather point blank