Jeffrey Scott Lacy was born on May 12,1977 and is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2015.
24 Facts About Jeff Lacy
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Jeff Lacy held the IBF super middleweight title from 2004 to 2006, and the IBO super middleweight title from 2005 to 2006.
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Jeff Lacy had over two hundred fights as an amateur, winning the 1999 National PAL amateur champion at 165 pounds, the 1998 US National amateur champion at 165 pounds, and the 1998 National PAL amateur champion at 165 pounds.
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Jeff Lacy fought at the 1996 Eastern Olympic Trials, stopping Kenneth Head in the first round.
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Jeff Lacy was a member of the 2000 United States Olympic boxing team along with future undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor.
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Jeff Lacy completed an amateur record of 209 wins, 12 losses.
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Jeff Lacy made his professional debut against Jerald Lowe on February 2,2001, knocking him out in the first round.
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Jeff Lacy won his next eight fights by way of knockout and won the WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title against Anwar Oshana, by way of technical knockout in round two.
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Jeff Lacy defended all three of his belts against Donnell Wiggins by TKO 8.
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Jeff Lacy later fought Syd Vanderpool for the vacant IBF super middleweight title on October 2,2004, winning by TKO in 8 rounds.
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On March 5,2006, at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, Jeff Lacy lost his title to Joe Calzaghe.
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Jeff Lacy, who had promised a knockout victory pre fight, was the betting favorite largely due to his age and the nature of his recent title defenses.
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Jeff Lacy started the fight very aggressively but was immediately troubled by Calzaghe's work-rate and handspeed.
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Jeff Lacy was hit with a plethora of hurtful punches as Calzaghe managed to consistently land a staggeringly high volume of shots.
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Jeff Lacy continued to try and feint his way in quickly to land his famous left hook but Calzaghe was able to evade or ride the shot.
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Many observers have been vocal in their belief that the nature of the loss to Calzaghe meant that Jeff Lacy was from then on a shell of his former self.
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Jeff Lacy fought a rematch with Vitali Tsypko on December 2,2006, in Tampa, Florida, on the same card as Winky Wright's fight against Ike Quartey.
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Jeff Lacy had surgery on the injury and did not fight for a year after the bout.
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Jeff Lacy returned on December 8,2007, to defeat Peter Manfredo Jr.
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Jeff Lacy then fought former world middleweight champion Jermain Taylor on November 15,2008, and lost the fight by unanimous decision, making it only the second loss of his career.
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Jeff Lacy was knocked out on July 10,2014 by Umberto Savigne.
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Jeff Lacy lost by TKO in the 4th round on January 30,2015 to undefeated contender Sullivan Barrera.
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Jeff Lacy played the role of Malice Blake in the 2007 boxing movie, "The Hammer", starring and produced by Adam Carolla.
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In 2018, Jeff Lacy sued RaceTrac for trademark infringement for their Left Hook Energy drink.