Jeff Lacy Quotations

Scott is a dangerous fighter, ... Everyone has been ducking him.

So it will be 10 p.m. over here for me.

Of course! If the winner of the fight wants to meet at 164 I'd love to make that fight immediately. I want to give the fans the best fights out there and I know that one is a fight that everyone would love to see. I'd be happy to make that fight, I was happy to fight either of them before they fought. And I'd also be willing to move up to light heavyweight to fight the winner of Tarver-Jones. That fight would be HUGE in Florida.

I don't buy that injury for a minute. He's just ducking me to get out of the fight,

I felt good. He fought a good fight and I can't take anything anyway from him. He never said a bad thing about me the entire time, but he didn't knock me out, though. I'll have to be honest. I thought I was going to come in here and knock him out because I didn't think he could handle the pressure. I have to tip my hat off to him because he could handle it.

I can't get up for training unless I'm in a big fight, and this is going to be a fight fans want to see. He has power, and I have power. It's going to be a war,

If the injury is serious, I mean, he talked about having injuries and he knew there was a chance it could happen with him fighting two months out. And with him fighting two months out I never really thought he planned on fighting me anyway. I really don't think his injury is legit. If it is I'm sorry, but I really don't think it is.

Joe is a great champion. I have a lot of respect for him, ... That's why I wanted this fight so bad, because I have a lot of respect for him and I considered him, up until me winning the world title, one of the best champions in the division. And I want to fight the best.

I suspected all along that Calzaghe didn't want any of this. I kinda prepared myself for it but it is still disappointing.

I think it's going to take its toll. I see a lot of weaknesses. He hasn't fought anyone like me.

Jim has never taken a dime from either one us, ... In fact, he's given us more money than we could ever give back. He's a great guy. You couldn't ask for a better person.

I respect what he has done and I see myself as the underdog. But I am just focused and ready for the fight.

To tell you the truth, I don't know nothing about him. I've never seen him fight, but I know I want his title and I'm ready to shut his mouth as soon as he's ready to be reasonable with his demands.

We will still fight on November 5th. Everyone had been telling me all along to have a backup plan because Calzaghe was going to fallout. I had too much respect and trust for Frank Warren and Joe Calzaghe to do that but those days are over.

We will still fight on November 5th. Everyone had been telling me all along to have a backup plan because Calzaghe was going to fallout. I had too much respect and trust for Frank Warren and Joe Calzaghe to do that but those days are over.

Everybody knows about my left hook, so you've got to go to the gym and work on something more devastating.

Sometimes you need a loss to win. I think it could be a good learning experience for me. Joe is a great champion. I shot for the No. 1 guy in the division. Maybe someday we can do it again.

This is a fight I'm taking very seriously and there's going to be fireworks on March 4, ... I'm going over there to do my thing. I won't be denied.

They see me as, as one of those throwback fighters. When I enter the ring, I am coming in there to fight. And that is what this fight is all about. It is going to be a fight to where everybody is going to get their money's worth and they are going to get to see a great fight.

I took his best shots and he couldn't take mine. That was the difference of the fight. I get stronger as the fight goes on; he was getting weaker.

It's like driving. You either get in an accident or you don't.

That's one fight that I'm looking forward to happening. I've always told you I'm not going to duck Scott, he's earned his right. I like Scott and I think he's a cool guy but when we get in the ring it's going to be a fight and it's going to be an exciting fight. I think it's the kind of fight that everybody wants to see.

Exactly! And that's why I continued to go on with my career. I continued to box and I fought when I had to do. I think he took this fight to get out of the fight with me on November 5.

I like being the underdog and I like to hear the crowd boo, ... By the end of the fight they'll be cheering for me saying, 'That was a great fight.'

I like being the underdog and I like to hear the crowd boo,

I'm trying to get these titles and I'm going to go out of my way to make it happen, but I'm not going to make stupid decisions. I want to unify the division and I'm going to get those belts sooner or later. I just want all the fans know that I'm trying my hardest to do it.

You know I like that fight and I'm confident of walking away with two super-middleweight titles

I don't think that's the case, it wasn't the real me in that fight. We'll find out when I return in October.

I don't want to move forward until I'm 110 percent mentally and physically. I know my fans want me to move on, and I'm working toward that, but if I'm not ready mentally and physically ready, I won't. I need to grow from this. I'm at my rebuilding stage. It's about me taking time, relaxing and then coming out and doing what I have to do to rebuild.

He's not a fighter I can overlook at all. He was able to knock out Omar Sheika, a guy who I couldn't knockout, ... Sure, I wanted Calzaghe, but Scott Pemberton is a really good fighter.