Tszyu wants Zab rematch
By Grantlee Kieza
October 30, 2005
KOSTYA Tszyu will fight again next year but one of America's leading boxing agents has warned him not to face his arch foe Zab Judah without a warm-up.
Tszyu will meet members of his team this week to discuss one last multi-million-dollar hurrah and Judah, the fighter he iced in 2001, is his target.
Despite concerns from his wife Natasha and trainer Johnny Lewis that he should retire after the pounding he took in losing his IBF light-welterweight title to Ricky Hatton in June, Tszyu is pressing on with hopes of a final triumph to end a great career.
But in New York yesterday, agent Don Majeski, who set up many of Tszyu's world title fights, warned the 36-year-old former champ not to expect an easy rematch against Judah.
"Kostya should not even dream of fighting Zab without a warm-up fight first," Majeski said.
"Zab is a much better boxer now than when Kostya beat him in 2001.
"And Zab was winning their first fight until Kostya clipped him at the end of round two.
"Zab is now the world champion in the welterweight division and a much more dangerous fighter."
Majeski estimated Tszyu would receive at least $1.3million and Australian TV rights for a fight against Judah but doubted he could make anything like the $5.4 million he earned in surrendering his title to Hatton.
"If he does chase a fight with Zab it will also mean signing with Don King because Don controls Zab's career," Majeski said.
Judah says he welcomes a return fight with the man who handed him his most humiliating moment in boxing and told The Sunday Telegraph he would give him a worse beating than Hatton inflicted. "If Kostya wants to fight me again I'll knock him out this time," Judah said. "He knows he was lucky to win the first one."
(excerpt about his children removed)
Tszyu says his boxing career has been a journey of learning.
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom," he writes.
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pretty fucked journalist by saying that Zab was beating Kostya up until the KO....Zab won the first round and stopped at that....anyway guys, what do you all think about Kostya's next fight?
I see what you're saying (is that you in ta avatar, Manny?) but I still don't like the way he's shit it against two guys who beat him.
yea that's me. Me = TKO Morales. LOL!!!!!!!!!
I can't see how people are talking about this improving Kostya's legacy if he beats a man he's already beaten once... and moved out of a division where he was defeated twice.
it'll definitely improve it. He, if wins, would win anotha championship (unified?) on a different weight class.
I don't buy that Tszyu has Judah's number. One reason I don't becuz we only saw 2 rounds of em fight. Landing a hard punch like that aint a good indication sumone HAS sumone's numba. I mean as I rememba, din't Judah win ta 1st round? Fight is 50/50 IMO.
i think that tszyu should have a warm-up though, even though i bet you he won't..................he's only interested in mega fights...........
the odds are stacked against tszyu in this fight, as he is 36 now and very inactive, whereas judah, age-wise, should be in his prime.......
having said that, the only way i see tszyu losing is if zab runs all night like a chicken and then gets a point decision....
Why wont the man just retire? :confused: He can seriously hurt his legacy if he looses...but I have to say if he comes out and beats Zab again, that will be something.
It won't hurt his legacy because it will be his first fight at 147 against the undisputed champ in that division, and the fact that he is 36 years old. Roy Jones losing to Tarver didn't hurt his legacy. But if Tszyu wins, then his stocks as a ATG goes WAY up. I think only Holyfield has been undisputed champ in 2 divisions.
In Kostya's DVD, "Destiny" both trainer and Kostya predicted that Zab would be the logical inheritor of Kostya's title. There is a lot of respect for Zab in that camp. It should be a very revealing fight despite the easy win last time.
Why wont the man just retire? :confused: He can seriously hurt his legacy if he looses...but I have to say if he comes out and beats Zab again, that will be something.
"Get what is coming to him..." What has he done that's so bad?
Oh I forgot. He made the object of your desire the perpetrator of the funniest dance in boxing history - The Chicken Dance...
Exactly. Zab fans are pissed off because no matter what he will acomplish in his career, he will always be remembered as the guy who did the funky chicken dance - thanks to Tszyu.
no kidding, its not a lucky punch in the second round, maybe if zab beat him the first 8 rounds and then zoo ko'd him, i could see how thats a lucky punch, but it was in the second round, give me a break
what the hell is this bullshit?????
zab was winning the fight???
give me a break, he won the FIRST round then got knocked the fuck out
talk about bias
Even without the knockdown, Tszyu won the 2nd round anyway, so the fight was even.
I'm glad to read this. Finally Tszyu can get what is coming to him. Zab will win within 4.
"Get what is coming to him..." What has he done that's so bad?
Oh I forgot. He made the object of your desire the perpetrator of the funniest dance in boxing history - The Chicken Dance...
Tszyu wants Zab rematch
By Grantlee Kieza
October 30, 2005
KOSTYA Tszyu will fight again next year but one of America's leading boxing agents has warned him not to face his arch foe Zab Judah without a warm-up.
Tszyu will meet members of his team this week to discuss one last multi-million-dollar hurrah and Judah, the fighter he iced in 2001, is his target.
Despite concerns from his wife Natasha and trainer Johnny Lewis that he should retire after the pounding he took in losing his IBF light-welterweight title to Ricky Hatton in June, Tszyu is pressing on with hopes of a final triumph to end a great career.
But in New York yesterday, agent Don Majeski, who set up many of Tszyu's world title fights, warned the 36-year-old former champ not to expect an easy rematch against Judah.
"Kostya should not even dream of fighting Zab without a warm-up fight first," Majeski said.
"Zab is a much better boxer now than when Kostya beat him in 2001.
"And Zab was winning their first fight until Kostya clipped him at the end of round two.
"Zab is now the world champion in the welterweight division and a much more dangerous fighter."
Majeski estimated Tszyu would receive at least $1.3million and Australian TV rights for a fight against Judah but doubted he could make anything like the $5.4 million he earned in surrendering his title to Hatton.
"If he does chase a fight with Zab it will also mean signing with Don King because Don controls Zab's career," Majeski said.
Judah says he welcomes a return fight with the man who handed him his most humiliating moment in boxing and told The Sunday Telegraph he would give him a worse beating than Hatton inflicted. "If Kostya wants to fight me again I'll knock him out this time," Judah said. "He knows he was lucky to win the first one."
(excerpt about his children removed)
Tszyu says his boxing career has been a journey of learning.
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom," he writes.
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pretty fucked journalist by saying that Zab was beating Kostya up until the KO....Zab won the first round and stopped at that....anyway guys, what do you all think about Kostya's next fight?
what the hell is this bullshit?????
zab was winning the fight???
give me a break, he won the FIRST round then got knocked the fuck out
talk about bias
OK, good post man, K for you. Thanks for clearing that up I was just unsure as to how his style was tailor-made. Good Post.
No probz.
For the record, his Southpaw opponents are
Ismael Chaves TKO3
Jake Rodriguez TKO6
Corey Johnson KO4
Ned Simmons KO1
Pedro Sanchez TKO4
Robert Rivera KO1
Sharmba Mitchell 1 TKO7
Sharmba Micthell 2 TKO3
Zab Judah KO2
Hugo Pindeda TKO11
Like I said, he has faced Southpaws 10 (in only 34 overall fights) times throughout his career, and NO southpaw has lasted the distance with Tszyu. Tszyu is cold blooded a southpaw killer
Give me reasons as to how "Slick Southpaws" are tailor-made for Tszyu's style. Since when does anyone have an easy time fighting a southpaw, and a slick one at that.
If you look at Tszyu's overall record, he has fought 10 Southpaws overall which is a very high percentage considering he has less than 35 pro fighs and has KO'd every Southpaw he has ever faced, including Zab the first time around.
Tszyu knows how to fight Southpaws and his style is perfect for them. Why? Because his main weapon - the straight right is the perfect shot against them and he finds a way to get that in. Watch his footwork against them. His lead foot is like a compass and uses it to point in the direction the southpaw is in, thus keeping a Southpaw right in front of him, which leaves them wide open for a straight right. Watch carefully the way he slides it to adjust his position at all times against Southpaws. He has short sneaky left hook, which aways gets in because a lot of southpaws aren't expecting the right.
The way to beat Tszyu is to keep him on the back foot to neglect his power, match him in physical strenght, take his shots then return fire but if your a slick southpaw, it will be Tszyu pressuring the fight and coming forward and doing what he does best and thats stalking and walking them down. Unless Tsyzu has grown old overnight (he is 36), Tszyu eats Southpaws for breakfast.
People should not be so sure That Kostya will win so easily. I seem to remeber a nasty little uppercut Zab landed on him that had him doing a nice little backwards two step of his own.
Isnt Kostya the pussy for taking a fighter her already KOd?
fuck you guys are real nuthuggers.......
read the fucking article.........and pay particular attention to what the journalist is saying, and pretty much reflects the thoughts of 60-70% of the boxing public.......
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But in New York yesterday, agent Don Majeski, who set up many of Tszyu's world title fights, warned the 36-year-old former champ not to expect an easy rematch against Judah.
"Kostya should not even dream of fighting Zab without a warm-up fight first," Majeski said.
"Zab is a much better boxer now than when Kostya beat him in 2001.
Isnt Kostya the pussy for taking a fighter her already KOd?
Zoo is a 100% bad ass.
Some pansies would go in against Hatton or Phillips for some pointless rematch, but he's going to show the world what he's made of by taking on the guy he KOed in two and giving him another going over. Well done that man!
zzzzz. Im tired of Kostya. He needs to put up or shut up.
PS: Put the excerpt about his children back in.
please?...where are your manners?...here is the children excerpt:
While Tszyu plans to fight again, his sons Timophey and Nikita are making their names in football.
Tim, 10, and Nikita, 7, have just come back from an under-age representative tour to Malaysia and Singapore while their dad was doing a national promotional tour in Australia for his new fitness book and DVD, Fighting Fit.
Tszyu can see his sons one day wearing the green and gold in football, and why wouldn't they with boxing's answer to Anthony Robbins in their ear every day?
"I tell my boys they can be anything they want to if they put their minds to it," said Tszyu, who ruled the junior-welterweight division for the best part of a decade.
"So much of success in life is about good preparation and my boys are already starting young with good sporting interests and plenty of time in the gym getting fit."
Tim is a midfielder and striker with the St George club and has his father's looks and speed. Nikita has his mum's blonde hair and his dad's pigtail.
But as they charge around tackling and fouling their famous father in backyard football matches, it's obvious they share the same enthusiasm for life as Tszyu reveals in Fighting Fit.