Kostya Tszyu vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. @ 140

[GameGod]

The title says it all. Kostya Tszyu in his prime (I would pick the Judah fight for any one particular fight) vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr., at Junior Welterweight (where Tszyu was the Champion).

[CarlosG815]

Floyd Mayweather and it isn't even close.

[Snopkins]

Why the Judah fight? Is it because he's the most notable name on his resume? Pretty bad example if you ask me.Tszyu was completely outclassed in that one round and all he did the entire fight was a right hand on an opponent who who has a glass jaw and always choked when he stepped up in competition.


Mayweather is in a completely different class to Tszyu.Tszyu's plodding and measuring isn't going to do anything and that right hand is as predictable as it gets.Even if Tszyu were to catch Mayweather it wouldn't matter because Tszyu didn' have a devestating one punch

Mayweather pitches a shutout over him.

[Carlsson]

Why the Judah fight? Is it because he's the most notable name on his resume? Pretty bad example if you ask me.Tszyu was completely outclassed in that one round and all he did the entire fight was a right hand on an opponent who who has a glass jaw and always choked when he stepped up in competition.


Mayweather is in a completely different class to Tszyu.Tszyu's plodding and measuring isn't going to do anything and that right hand is as predictable as it gets.Even if Tszyu were to catch Mayweather it wouldn't matter because Tszyu didn' have a devestating one punch

Mayweather pitches a shutout over him.

True... bad example. Arguably Tszyu was already past his prime vs Judah.

And true Judah won the first round, but didnt he win the first couple of rounds against Mayweather too??

[BigStereotype]

Mayweather trashes Tszyu. He hits harder and much more accurately than Hatton and would frustrate him even more, albeit in a different way. Tszyu is accurate, but slow and telegraphed, Mayweather counters him all night to an 8th round TKO.

[Suckmedry]

I think Floyd might have been too fast and busy for Tszyu. Kostya looked to measure you up and destroy with that right hand but you need to work hard vs Floyd, his chin is too good to get put away with one punch, and his speed+timing and skills are too good for Kostya to outbox him.

[Jim Jeffries]

I would give the edge to Floyd, but the Hatton fight is hardly evidence of a prime Tszyu, and that ref was ridiculous.

I'd count on Floyd to win a decision, but Tszyu was very good at timing quick fighters. And the fairly comfortable decision that Floyd would enjoy (minus an early couple of rounds that he usually gives away while feeling out his opponents,) would be narrowed if Kostya fought the way he used to in the AMs, like he did against Vernon Forrest. Tszyu became too much of a headhunter in the pros, not a good idea against an extremely elusive fighter like Floyd.

[Obama]

I would give the edge to Floyd, but the Hatton fight is hardly evidence of a prime Tszyu, and that ref was ridiculous.

I'd count on Floyd to win a decision, but Tszyu was very good at timing quick fighters. And the fairly comfortable decision that Floyd would enjoy (minus an early couple of rounds that he usually gives away while feeling out his opponents,) would be narrowed if Kostya fought the way he used to in the AMs, like he did against Vernon Forrest. Tszyu became too much of a headhunter in the pros, not a good idea against an extremely elusive fighter like Floyd.

So was JMM..... Timing aint the way to beat Floyd. You don't time him. He times you.

[Jim Jeffries]

So was JMM..... Timing aint the way to beat Floyd. You don't time him. He times you.

Touche. Though I'd hardly call Marquez one of Floyd's top 10 wins, not at the weight he fought him, and considering Floyd didn't even bother to make that weight.

I'd give Floyd a 90% chance at winning a comfortable UD and despite the fact that he's seemed virtually invincible so far, Tszyu a 10% chance of stopping him. Because despite Judah being an underachiever and great 4 round fighter, he'd never been done like that, before or since. And he's been in with some pretty good fighters.

[DeepSleep]

Mayweather is all wrong for Tszyu. Tszyu doesn't have the speed or pressure fighting to trouble Mayweather that much, and he isn't a southpaw either so I would comfortably bet on Floyd in this tilt.