Kostya Tszyu-where does he rank?

[Elroy1]

Well I don't think I'm being nationally biased here but I think Kostya is much better than generally given credit for. He was a powerful and come forward fighter but he was damn good at it.

Floyd seem to think so, he didn't want to fight him!

A prime Kostya would have been a problem for any LWW.

[Welsh Jon]

I have Tszyu just outside the light welter top 5

[atomicsad]

If you look at his first ten fights, he fought tough opp.

[RubenSonny]

Hugely overrated, he beat so-so opposition, his best win is easily Zab and he was stopped by a journeyman.

[titanium]

Hugely overrated, he beat so-so opposition, his best win is easily Zab and he was stopped by a journeyman.

You mean Hatton or Phillips?

[RubenSonny]

You mean Hatton or Phillips?

Phillips, given the injury, inactivity, mileage and the unchecked fouling the Hatton was loss doesn't do anything to his standing.

[ShoulderRoll]

Would you guys rank him above or below Aaron Pryor?

[beez721]

Well I don't think I'm being nationally biased here but I think Kostya is much better than generally given credit for. He was a powerful and come forward fighter but he was damn good at it.

Floyd seem to think so, he didn't want to fight him!

A prime Kostya would have been a problem for any LWW.

his punches were also very short and quick. he had great timing. I think hed have given dlh hell and then some

[beez721]

DLH might have beaten KT, but it wouldn't have been an easy fight at all. Tszyu certainly looked better against Miguel Angel Gonzalez.

I agree. Im not sure dlh would have even beaten him. he would have had to be on his bicycle for all 12 rounds

[Mikhnienko]

I think Kostya gets underrated a bit here. He had fight ending power and a very well developed skill set. I don't really make lists but I'd say he did enough to be a top5 junior welter. He unified the division and had some dominating performances. Didn't beat any greats though, besides ancient Chavez, which holds him back a bit.

Head to head I think he matches up very well at 140. He had superb footwork to cut the ring off and limit space for movers, which is what I think would have made a Floyd fight so interesting. Floyd would have had to deal with his power at some point.

People talk about the best names he has being overrated like Judah, MAG, Mitchell which i agree with to an extent but a few others are a bit underrated like Hurtado, Bergman, Pineda, Urkal, Tackie