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Bad_Intentions
07-09-2007, 12:38 PM
he has great power.

7

digiram
07-09-2007, 12:40 PM
Decent power, but his punches are telegraphed.

ThePlugInBabies
07-09-2007, 12:50 PM
he caught calzaghe flush with a right hand in the closing stages of the first round, calzaghe just unloaded on him though with brutal combinations instantly in reply showing no signs of hurt. calzaghe has a good chin but i still think lacys power is overrated.

jonesjrp4p1
07-09-2007, 01:17 PM
his power is overrated but he does have power.........id say 7

Vantage_West
07-09-2007, 01:30 PM
i feel his right hand isoverated he was busing up reids left cheek

pecks
07-09-2007, 04:00 PM
I'd say 8 at least, though people were putting stats up for a hypothetical matchup between Calzaghe and Kessler and gave Calzaghe a 7, and Kessler an 8 for power. Going by that, I'd probably give Lacy's power a 9, or a 9.5.

chewy 22
07-09-2007, 05:29 PM
8. He knocked out Reid, so he must have good power, but its not one punch power.

Ayatollah
07-09-2007, 05:48 PM
6 i think.

brooklyn1550
07-09-2007, 06:12 PM
8

Pimp C
07-09-2007, 07:17 PM
7.5 or 8

hellblazer
07-09-2007, 07:30 PM
7.3

Morrissey
07-09-2007, 07:55 PM
6.

Bigcat
07-09-2007, 07:58 PM
He has amazing strength and power...

Its sad he has to be given a fuckin half hour to land it..

Calzaghe ( Truth hurts )..

fightking12
07-09-2007, 08:03 PM
I think his power is overrated

Bigcat
07-09-2007, 08:07 PM
I think his power is overrated

maybee , I think the power is there..

He just has to send a letter that he may be throwing it sometime soon..

john garfield
07-09-2007, 09:17 PM
I've watched Lacy in the gym for an extended period. Only cruiserweights would spar with him. He hurt everyone else. Also, even doing the pads with trainers, they had to wear special braces, and even then, in very little time, they all had elbow injuries.

China_hand_Joe
07-09-2007, 09:21 PM
Lacy's power is easily within the top 5% of World Class boxers, he is a 9-9.5 in my opinion.

KobeIsGod
07-09-2007, 09:24 PM
He seems a lot like Sam Peters :yep . Great natural power, but can't really deliver it effectively due to limited technique. It's harder to tell with him cause he really doesn't have a lot of fights against top opposition.

China_hand_Joe
07-09-2007, 09:26 PM
He seems a lot like Sam Peters :yep . Great natural power, but can't really deliver it effectively due to limited technique.You've done what Jeff Lacy can't do and hit the nail on the head there.

Toopretty
07-09-2007, 10:04 PM
Lacy is a strong fighter..period he is strong up top and his base is strong. He does not have the quote unquote "pop"(speed and power combination) like say a mike tyson. He has raw power so I consider him a hard puncher. But he does not have the punch speed. But I can see him bruising the crap out of sparring partners though. Lacy is not going to knock you out cold. But he is going to beat the hell out of you until you dont want no more.

boxbox
07-09-2007, 10:19 PM
8! good power, below average execution...

WhataRock
07-10-2007, 01:29 AM
Its good no doubt, I am also of the opinion thats its overrated.

A lot of people thought he was a top p4p puncher but he barely makes the top20 IMO.
I think people underrate his handspeed actually, which has a lot to do with his KO percentage also.

Fact of matter is he struggled to put away chinny guys like Rubin Williams and Donell Wiggins and was unable to put away guys like Richard Grant and Ross Thompson.

His best display of power IMO was against the usally iron chinned Robin Reid but you could tell from the start that Reid was not the fighter he was and didnt really want to be there from about the 3rd round on.

I feel the thing is with Lacy is that unlike a lot of fighters he can keep his power throughout the fight. You see a lot of big hitters loose their pop when they tire but Lacy is pretty strong throughout.