Why does Floyd get so much credit for barely beating a washed up Drag Queen ?
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1997 began for Tszyu when his defence against Leonardo Moro Mas was declared a no contest because Mas' camp protested that the blow that finished their fighter in the first round was actually a low blow. Undecided whether it was a low blow or a legal blow, the IBF and the Nevada Athletic Commission decided to declare it a no contest instead. For his next bout, however, Tszyu wasn't as lucky, and he lost for the first time, losing by a brutal knockout in ten rounds to Vince Phillips, who also took with that, Tzsyu's world championship. Phillips essentially prison-****d Tszyu en route to a scary stoppage. It is notable that Tszyu never mentioned Vince Phillips' name ever again.
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And that was back when Oscar still was a fighter, too. Sturm is not a good reference on Oscar's resume. However, he's entitled to a bad night. Make no mistake, Oscar was top flight in his prime. Let's keep it real guys. But, he did dodge Tszyu IMO. Hatton had the balls to confront Tszyu...and he won.
But the main point is that Oscar was not the same Oscar of old when he fought Floyd...and this WAS Floyd's greatest win (Corrales was his most real win...can't take away anything from Floyd here).Comment
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Well, they make mistakes sometimes, they're just PhDs, not infallible.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostya_...Title_defences
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1997 began for Tszyu when his defence against Leonardo Moro Mas was declared a no contest because Mas' camp protested that the blow that finished their fighter in the first round was actually a low blow. Undecided whether it was a low blow or a legal blow, the IBF and the Nevada Athletic Commission decided to declare it a no contest instead. For his next bout, however, Tszyu wasn't as lucky, and he lost for the first time, losing by a brutal knockout in ten rounds to Vince Phillips, who also took with that, Tzsyu's world championship. Phillips essentially prison-****d Tszyu en route to a scary stoppage. It is notable that Tszyu never mentioned Vince Phillips' name ever again.
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Hy,And that was back when Oscar still was a fighter, too. Sturm is not a good reference on Oscar's resume. However, he's entitled to a bad night. Make no mistake, Oscar was top flight in his prime. Let's keep it real guys. But, he did dodge Tszyu IMO. Hatton had the balls to confront Tszyu...and he won.
But the main point is that Oscar was not the same Oscar of old when he fought Floyd...and this WAS Floyd's greatest win (Corrales was his most real win...can't take away anything from Floyd here).
Did you read what Wiki had to say about Tszyu/Phillips?Comment
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