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Article: Boxing: Calzaghe an ordinary Joe, crows Lacy BOXING. American taunts Calzaghe as just an over-the-hil 'slapper'
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 26, 2006
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According to Jeff Lacy, Joe Calzaghe is just an old slapper past
his sell-by date. "He may think he's a puncher, but he hits with his
hands wide open," claims the 28-year-old American who has a title
unification date at Manchester's MEN Arena next weekend with
Britain's most enduring world champion.
It is an appetite-whetting match-up, with Calzaghe's eight-year-
old World Boxing Organisation super-middleweight belt and Lacy's
recently acquired International Boxing Federation version on the
line. Both are undefeated, and big fights seldom come with such
anticipation.
So how does Calzaghe feel about being labelled an unhappy slapper?