Lacy jeff

2001-2005

Debuted in February 2001 .

In June 2004, Lacy met with a Ukrainian Vitaly Tsypko in an eliminator. In the 1st round, a head-on collision occurred, and a large dissection formed on Tsypko's forehead. The fight was stopped without a result announcement. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In October 2004, Jeff Lacy knocked out Sid Vanderpool in a vacant fight for the IBF title in 2nd middleweight. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

In December 2004, Lacy defeated Omar Sheik by points. ^{[7] [8]}

In March 2005, he knocked out Rubin Williams in the 7th round. ^{[9] [10]}

2005-08-06   Jeff Lacy -   Robin Reed

• Location:   Art. Pete Times Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Result: Lacy won by TKO in the 7th in a 12-round battle
• Status: Championship fight for the IBF title in 2nd middle weight (3rd Lacey defense); IBO title fight in 2nd middleweight (Reed 2nd defense)
• Referee: Jorge Alonso
• Judges' score: Peter Tremater (70-57), Adeleide Bird (70-57), Roy Francis (70-57) - all in favor of Lacy
• Weight: Lacy 75.70 kg; Reed 76.00 kg
• Broadcast: Showtime
• The score of unofficial judges: John Coty (60-51), Jake Donovan (60-50), Envar Richardson (60-52) - all in favor of Lacy; all scores after the 6th round

In August 2005, Jeff Lacy entered the ring against former WBC middleweight champion Briton Robin Reed . In the middle of the 5th round, Reid made a head movement to Lacey's head. The referee has suspended the bout. And immediately Lacey put the right hook into Reed's jaw. The Briton has fallen. The referee suddenly began to count the knockdown, which was the 1st in the career of the Briton. The dissatisfied Reed got into the account 7. The referee immediately took a point from him for a header. Showtime TV commentator Steve Albert called this knockdown a “very controversy knockdown”. Lacy tried to build on the success, but Reed grunted. A few seconds before the end of the round, Lacy made a multi-hit combination of body punches and uppercuts, after which the Briton knelt down. He got into account 5. At the same time, a gong sounded. At the end of the 6th round, Lacy made a precise right hook to Reid's head. He tried to escape in the clinch, but Lacy repeated the same blow. Reed fell to his knees. He immediately got up. Lacy tried to finish off Reid, but the Briton successfully escaped in a clinch. In the middle of the 7th round, the referee took a point from Reed for constant captures. At the end of the round, Lacy made several successful uppercuts, after which Reed sank to canvas. He rose to the count of 10. Lacy made several successful hits, but Reed managed to reach the gong. In the interval between the 7th and 8th rounds, the Briton’s corner removed his boxer from the fight. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

2005

In November 2005, Lacy knocked out Scott Pemberton in the 2nd round. ^{[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}

2006-03-04   Joe Calzaghe -   Jeff Lacy

• Location:   M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, UK
• Result: Winning Calzaghe by unanimous decision in a 12-round battle
• Status: Championship fight for the IBF title in the 2nd middleweight (5th Lacy defense); WBO Championship title fight in 2nd middleweight (Calzaghe 13th defense)
• Referee: Raul Qais
• Judges' score: Nelson Vazquez (119-105), Roy Francis (119-107), Adaleid Bird (119-107) - all in favor of Calzaghe
• Weight: Calzaghe 76.20 kg; Lacy 75.70 kg
• Broadcast: Showtime
• The score of unofficial judges: Claude Abrams (119-107), John Coty (119-107), Colin Hart (119-107) - all in favor of Calzaghe

In March 2006, a super middleweight title fight took place between the long-running undefeated WBO world champion Joe Calzaghe and the undefeated IBF world champion Jeff Lacy. Both opponents took the attacking version of the battle. The more technical Calzaghe confidently smashed the enemy - he attacked him non-stop, and unlike Lacy, a significant part of his attacks fell on the target. In the 11th round, the referee took a point from Calzaghe for a blow after the “break” team. In the 12th round, Calzaghe carried out an attack attack. Closer to the middle of the round, he hit Lacy with his left hook and he knocked down for the first time. Lacy counted 4. Calzaghe rushed to finish him off. Lacy was on the verge of knockout. Suddenly, the referee interrupted the fight. He noticed that Lacey got a bandage on his glove. He led the American into a corner, so that where the bandage was tied to him. After the resumption of the battle, Calzaghe again began to bomb Lacy, but could not finish. ^{[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]}

2006-12-02   Jeff Lacy -   Vitaly Tsypko (2nd battle)

• Location:   Art. Pete Times Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Result: Lacy victory by majority decision in 10-round battle
• Status: Rating battle
• Referee: Tommy Kimmons
• Judges' Score: Michael Pernik (95-95), Paul Herman (96-94 Lacey), Mark Streisand (96-94 Lacey)
• Weight: Lacy 75.70 kg; Pound 75.50 kg
• Broadcast: HBO
• Unofficial Judge Account: Harold Lederman (95-95)

In December 2006, the 2nd battle took place between Jeff Lacy and Vitaly Tsypko . In close combat, a majority victory was given to the American. Harold Lederman, an unofficial judge at HBO, drew a draw and commentator Larry Merchant decided he had won Tsypko. ^{[30] [31] [32]}

2007-12-08   Jeff Lacy -   Peter Manfredo

• Location:   GM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Result: Lacy wins by unanimous decision in 10 round bout
• Status: Rating battle
• Referee: Robert Bird
• Judges' Score: Chuck Giampa (95-94), CJ Ross (96-93), Jerry Roth (97-92)
• Weight: Lacy 76.70 kg; Manfredo 76.70 kg
• Broadcast: HBO PPV
• Informal Judge Account: Harold Lederman (95-94 Lacey)

In December 2007, Jeff Lacy entered the ring against Peter Manfredo . At the beginning of the 4th round, Lacy left hook hit Manfredo's jaw. He fell, catching on the ropes. Manfredo rose immediately. Lacy began to finish him off. However, Manfredo successfully defended himself. In the remaining rounds the fight was held with varying success. According to the results of 10 rounds, the judges unanimously announced the winner of Lacy. The fight took place as part of a show organized by HBO , the main event of which was the Floyd Mayweather - Ricky Hatton fight. ^[33]

November 15, 2008   Jermen Taylor -   Jeff Lacy

• Location:   Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville , Tennessee , USA
• Result: Taylor's victory by unanimous decision in a 12-round battle
• Status: Qualifying fight for the WBC title in the 2nd middleweight title
• Referee: Lawrence Cole
• Judges' score: Joseph Pasuale (118-110), Oren Schellenberger (119-109), Gail Van Hoy (119-109) - all in favor of Taylor
• Weight: Taylor 76.1 kg; Lacy 75.9 kg
• Broadcast: HBO
• The account of the unofficial judge: Harold Lederman (119-109 Taylor)

In November 2008 , a qualifying battle for the WBC 2nd world middleweight title was held between Jeff Lacy and Germain Taylor . Taylor dominated all components: he was faster and significantly more accurate than attacks. At the beginning of the 5th round, Lacy made a right hook to the opponent's head. Taylor fell to the canvas, but immediately rose. The referee did not consider this a knockdown. HBO commentators were surprised at this decision. Lacy tried to finish off the enemy, but Taylor entered the clinch with every attack. As a result of the duel, all the judges with a crushing score gave the victory to Germain Taylor.

August 15, 2009   Jeff Lacy -   Roy Jones

• Location:   Gulf Coast Arena , Biloxi , Mississippi , USA
• Result: Jones victory by TKO in the 10th round
• Status: WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Championship Fight (Jones 1st Defense)
• Referee: Keith Hughes
• Time: 3:00
• Broadcast: Top Rank PPV

Lacy started the fight actively, pressing and pinching Jones at the ropes of the ring, but Roy skillfully avoided the blows and blocked the majority. From round 4, Lacey noticeably got tired and slowed down, and Jones began to act in his favorite manner: with his hands down, feint legs, demonstrating superiority over Lacey in speed, and while being at the ropes, did not forget to talk with the public. After round 7, a large bruise appeared over Lacey's left eye. In rounds 9 and 10, Jones openly scoffs at Lacey, showing a complete advantage over his opponent. After the tenth round, the referee stopped the fight at the request of Lacy's seconds, fixing Jones' victory by technical knockout. ^[34]

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