Why Tszyu was King

[-Hyperion-]

What happened to that alleged "lay off" you cited? You were wrong about that. And the rest is just sour g****s. Tszyu always said he would fight anybody out there in LWW. So why didn't they go to LWW to try him out? They would get their asses kicked that's why.

LOL the bigger name moving down............................yeah right.........unless a big name plans before hand to move back down after a fight in a higher weight thats not ****ing gonna happen.....i undersand you dont know much boxing though so its cool

[brently1979]

we all know youre just trying to make hatton's win over him bigger.......Tszyu was a solid very good long time champion, a great win for hatton....but Tszyu didn exactly fought great competition...passed on both big fights he couldve had(DLH&Mosley)

Well said, Hyper.
He even turned down a fight with Gatti in 2003 several times.

[Wiley Hyena]

Even Hatton said it himself that his style is not suit for long career in boxing. Why not take the risk of fighting an elite in boxing so you can earn big money? You dont know how long you can stay in boxing so why not take the risk right?

That's why Hatton took that fight. But, that's not the way the media darlings did it.

[Wiley Hyena]

LOL the bigger name moving down............................yeah right.........unless a big name plans before hand to move back down after a fight in a higher weight thats not ****ing gonna happen.....i undersand you dont know much boxing though so its cool

Ridiculous argument. Tszyu wouldn't turn anybody down at LWW. They ran like hell and made excuses.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Kostya Tszyu [31-2, 25 KOs]

IBF Lt Welt Wt Champ. Jan. 95-May 97;
WBC Lt Welt Wt Champ. Aug. 99-Jan. 04;
WBA Lt Welt Wt Champ. Feb. 01-May 04;2.
IBF Lt Welt Wt Champ. Nov. 01-June 05.

Only loss during reign: Vince Phillips 1997 in Ring Mag's "Upset of the Year."
Loss to end reign: Ricky Hatton 2005.

During his career, Tszyu defeated the following, among others:

1. Vernon Forrest - 91 World Amatuer Championships, UD.
2. Hugo Pineda - 27-0, TKO 11th r.
3. Jan Bergman - 32-0, KO 6th r.
4. Rafael Ruelas - 52-3, TKO 9th r.
5. Corey Johnson - KO 4th r.
6. Roger Mayweather - UD.
7. Angel Hernandez - TKO 7th r.
8. Livingstone Bramble - UD.
9. Hector Lopez UD.
10. Oktay Urkel - 28-0, UD.
11. Julio Ceasar Chavez - 103-4-2, TKO 6th r.
12. Zab Judah - 27-0, KO 12th r.
13. Jesse J. Leija - TKO 6th r.
14. Sharmba Mitchell - TKO twice, 3rd and 7th rds.

Why didn't Tszyu ever fight Floyd, Oscar, or Mosely? They didn't want anything to do with Tszyu. Way too dangerous to mess with.

There are TWO prime fighters on that list.

Kostya Tszyu's entire legacy is two fighters: Zab Judah and Sharmba Mitchell. Period.

Carlos Baldomir and Cory Spinks beat Zab Judah.

[Fox McCloud]

Ridiculous argument.

Nah, that's pretty true... do you honestly think Hopkins is going to move down to fight Joe Calzaghe? I doubt it.

[EeZz]

reply to my post Wiley Hyena plss enlighten me.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I'm not saying anything about Hatton. And your wrong saying Tszyu passed on DLH and Mosely. When it came right down to it, they didn't want him at 140.

Tszyu made a big name for himself by KO'ing a then highly touted Zab. We have since seen what Zab is.

Kostya Tszyu is nothing special. He got a top 5 p4p slot based on beating Zab... and a KO over a faded Sharmba.

It will all be put into perspective on Dec 8th.

[Wiley Hyena]

There are TWO prime fighters on that list.

Kostya Tszyu's entire legacy is two fighters: Zab Judah and Sharmba Mitchell. Period.

Carlos Baldomir and Cory Spinks beat Zab Judah.

Wrong again, Dios. He destroyed Sharmba Mitchell twice. Rafeal Ruelas was a huge fight. Oktay Urkel was very highly regarded then (28-0). Pineda, Johnson. Hector Lopez was no slouch. Sheeeit. Give me a break.

edit: and Judah was undefeated.

[-Hyperion-]

Ridiculous argument. Tszyu wouldn't turn anybody down at LWW. They ran like hell and made excuses.

and youve actually seen him fight more than hatton, mitchell and judah?....i doubt anyone who followed tszyu could even foret his victory over gonzalez....one of his biggest....Mosley run from someone,lol....