Ricky has fought alot of bums. His first opponent was a guy named Kid McAuley. His record? 8-48-3. Kostya's first opponent? Darrell Hiles, 7-1-0.
here's some more of Ricky's opposition.
Karl Taylor 14-36-3..
Brian Coleman 17-72-7..
David Thompson 7-20-3..
Mark Ramsey 15-25-5..
Pascal Montulet 9-19-4..
Freddie Pendleton 47-25-5.. (ricky fought this guy when he was 29-0)
When Hatton and Kostya get in the ring, Kostya will naturally have an experience advantage. This is because Kostya didn't knit pick his opponents, and went up against whoever challenged him.
Hey Slipx nice gif! Julian Jackson ko-ing Herol Graham, right?:
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Yeah. JJ will always be remembered for his pure power.
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oh hell no. Judah reminds me of hatton, he has also hand picked some opponents.
edited: they need to make it so there's no 'picking' your opponents. You fight who is ranked next to you in order to go up. this way there will be less Prince Henry's defiling our sport.
hurtado fought sweat pea for the WBC welterweight title in 1997. hurtado floored whitaker twice and outboxed him for 10 rounds until whitaker came back stopped him with only a round left.
I would say you are right about Hurtado being better than Judah for the list, but Hurtado was TKO'd in the 2nd round vs Vivian Harris
i rate him and judah about even, hurt maybe a tad more experienced, but weaker chin
hurtado fought sweat pea for the WBC welterweight title in 1997. hurtado floored whitaker twice and outboxed him for 10 rounds until whitaker came back stopped him with only a round left.
This is so flawed and you know it. Anybody can have a good record but who did they beat and how old were they when you beat them and how much past there prime were they when you beat them
you can think that, but if I was betting on a fight, these are the numbers I'd want to see.
the numbers never lie.
to be quite honest with you, i don't rate mitchell or judah up there as his best opposition.
they're just the biggest names that were around then.
name a better opponent that would go in those slots, rather than mitchell or judah.
i am a pretty cool guy. yeah. but i agree with you less than you agree with disagreeing with me...oh forget it.
Zoo is a great fighter and I take nothing from him. He is definatly in my top 5 #4# and might be in my top 3
to be quite honest with you, i don't rate mitchell or judah up there as his best opposition.
they're just the biggest names that were around then.
You seem like a pretty cool guy thought so were going to just have to agree to disagree
i think that jan bergman was an all round faster fighter than zab judah, his jabs were lightning quick and his hooks "kicked like a mule". Roger mayweather, Floyd's uncle and mentor was no bum either.
Who is Jan Bergman and Roger was old and had double digit losses
i think that jan bergman was an all round faster fighter than zab judah, his jabs were lightning quick and his hooks "kicked like a mule". Roger mayweather, Floyd's uncle and mentor was no bum either.
you do not think that tszyu has fought the best in the junior-welters throughout his entire career? he has fought former champions like jake rodriguez, roger mayweather, jan bergman, phillips, grove, ruelas, hurtado, gonzales, chavez, mitchell and judah.
tszyu's main goal has been to dominate the junior welters, and to be regarded as the best in the division of all time. it takes two to make a deal. and as far as i'm concerned, sweet pea, dlh, etc all had their chances to stick around and prove something against tszyu but never did.
Come on now, Oscar and Sweet Pea had the name and the fame. Nobody even cared too much about Zoo then. He fought the best in the division but the division was so weak. Those guys you named were not good when he fought them except for Mitchell and Zab and name one good fighter who they have beaten. He also couldve been moved up and faced Oscar, Sweet Pea, Mosley, Tito, Forrest, Mayorga, and Margarito
you do not think that tszyu has fought the best in the junior-welters throughout his entire career? he has fought former champions like jake rodriguez, roger mayweather, jan bergman, phillips, grove, ruelas, hurtado, gonzales, chavez, mitchell and judah.
tszyu's main goal has been to dominate the junior welters, and to be regarded as the best in the division of all time. it takes two to make a deal. and as far as i'm concerned, sweet pea, dlh, etc all had their chances to stick around and prove something against tszyu but never did.
alright, i had hoped i could convert you using only tszyu's amateur record but evidently it has not worked and i need to try further to convince you
I already know about his amateur career. He had one of the best in history but this is the pros now