Where does Kostya Tszyu fit in?

[majestiC]

Hes in my top 5 in the weight ever, people were saying he was the best 140lb'er before the Hatton loss. Hatton had the perfect style to beat Tszyu he basically did what Phillips did to him earlier. Its a shame Tszyu never avenged that loss, but for me he was the anti-slick boxer he would make them look silly just like he did Zab. A prime Tszyu would be favourite for me over Mayweather if they ever met.

[Left Hook Tua]

Hes in my top 5 in the weight ever, people were saying he was the best 140lb'er before the Hatton loss. Hatton had the perfect style to beat Tszyu he basically did what Phillips did to him earlier. Its a shame Tszyu never avenged that loss, but for me he was the anti-slick boxer he would make them look silly just like he did Zab. A prime Tszyu would be favourite for me over Mayweather if they ever met.

green k for you sir.

i'm also of the belief that a prime kostya vs. prime floyd at 140 could possibly end in floyd getting koed.

kostya would've been quite competitive with anyone at 140.

i would've given anything to see a prime kostya vs. prime pryor.

[Scott9945]

I thought Zoo was a great boxer, but after he fought Judah he fought once a year and lived on his name forever unril he met Hatton.
I'd hear so many gym tales about him from 1999 on but after Judah I swear he just phoned it in.
That's kind of a sore spot with me.

To be fair KT was plagued by injuries late in his career. I would only rate Pryor and JCC ahead of him at 140, and his resume stands up well next to theirs.

[poeticlsykuac]

To be fair KT was plagued by injuries late in his career. I would only rate Pryor and JCC ahead of him at 140, and his resume stands up well next to theirs.

Yeah for sures, he is a stud. I think KT could but not necessarily would beat anyone on a given night. Tszyu-JCC would be a hell of a match(obviously prime). I know they fought but I mean a prime JCC that would have been a war. Tszyu is prolly one of the few that could(not necessarily would but he hits like a safe) hurt any 140 pounder out there past or present. I remember some fighter trained with a 154 pounder and 160 pounder to prepare for the power of KT and KT KO'd him.

[Scott9945]

Yeah for sures, he is a stud. I think KT could but not necessarily would beat anyone on a given night. Tszyu-JCC would be a hell of a match(obviously prime). I know they fought but I mean a prime JCC that would have been a war. Tszyu is prolly one of the few that could(not necessarily would but he hits like a safe) hurt any 140 pounder out there past or present. I remember some fighter trained with a 154 pounder and 160 pounder to prepare for the power of KT and KT KO'd him.

You're right, the Tszyu-JCC means no more about that matchup then Holmes-Ali did about that one. It was just set up to give the old guy one last big paycheck.

[Silencers]

You're right, the Tszyu-JCC means no more about that matchup then Holmes-Ali did about that one. It was just set up to give the old guy one last big paycheck.

Yeah, that was a horrible set up from the WBC when Chavez had just lost to Willy Wise in his last fight and actually got hurt by Wise in the fight.

[poeticlsykuac]

Yeah, that was a horrible set up from the WBC when Chavez had just lost to Willy Wise in his last fight and actually got hurt by Wise in the fight.

I remember watching both the Tszyu and Wise matches, I was hurt seeing JCC look like that.

[KILLA RIGHT]

He's def a atg at 140.Probably the hardest puncher ever in that division

[Silencers]

I remember watching both the Tszyu and Wise matches, I was hurt seeing JCC look like that.

It's always painful to see such a magnificent fighter not being able to do what he can do anymore.

[poeticlsykuac]

He's def a atg at 140.Probably the hardest puncher ever in that division

That is hard to say Pryor and Chavez were both beasts. I think it is tru but it is very argumentative.