Kostya Tszyu vs. Vince Phillips: What a fight

[Benny Leonard]

I know Kostya was supposedly going through some ****, while Phillips finally got it together, but who cares, it made a great fight.

Not to spoil everything, but:
Tszyu got tagged so many times flush by Phillips right hand I couldn't believe he was still able to stand that long; fatigue would be the main factor of his fall in this fight however.

On that note: Tszyu's ability to be elusive, which was represented in his amatuer match with Vernon Forrest, and the early part of his career, seemed to have disappeared by this point, wonder why.

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Forrest vs. Tszyu amatuer fight

[Dimebar]

I always wonder where his defensive reflexes went. He used to be able to make guys miss by a fraction of an inch, in his early career.

[eazy_mas]

I always wonder where his defensive reflexes went. He used to be able to make guys miss by a fraction of an inch, in his early career.

i think he is one of the best couterpuncher and really had the best chance against Floyd.

He could beat Mosely,Oscar,Veron,Hatton and many other fighters that dont come in my mind but he had an unorthrodox way of training with the tennis ball thing that is why he had some good reflex