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03/02/2006 Archived Entry: "Robert Morales: Spotlight is on Lacy-Calzaghe"
Robert Morales: Spotlight is on Lacy-Calzaghe
Inside SOCAL
By Robert Morales
Courtesy of http://sgvtribune.com/
YOU'D have to go back nearly 12 years to find a super middleweight fight as high-profile as the one coming up Saturday between Jeff Lacy and Joe Calzaghe in Manchester, England.
That was when Roy Jones Jr. moved up in weight and took the International Boxing Federation belt from James "Lights Out" Toney via a lopsided decision in November 1994. Unfortunately, the bout didn't live up to its hype. Toney had trouble making weight, was physically drained because of that and his lethargy made for a boring 12 rounds.
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