Could Floyd have beaten a prime Kostya Tszyu at 140lbs?

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  • Dirk Diggler UK
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    #31
    Originally posted by Bad_Barracuda
    Floyd would have looked like superman against Zoo as well.

    Floyd is no Vince Phillips..We all saw what that guy did to a PRIME Zoo.

    The flaws in Kostya's game played right into Floyd's hands..he LEANED STRAIGHT BACK..often SQUARED HIMSELF UP..and seemed to be BLIND TO RIGHT HANDS..

    You can't bring all that baggage into a fight with Mayweather.

    Tszyu NEVER DARED TO BE GREAT..

    He never even pushed for redemption against Phillips(At least Floyd gave Castillo an immediate rematch)He never fought any of the guys just above him..He never even tried to enter the Oscar sweepstakes.

    He...unlike his fans,understood his limitations, and didn't try to push beyond them.

    When the time came to face Floyd...he chose Hatton instead..and quit like a mutt.

    He knew the deal.

    Floyd was just too much for him.
    No Floyd chose the Great Gatti instead of chasing the man at 140. He did his usual "pick-up-a-belt-and-leave" tactic that dictated his later career

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      #32
      Originally posted by Puas
      We all seen what Kostya did to Zab. And we all seen the fits Zab gave to Floyd early on.

      Would Floyd be able to best a prime Kostya at 140lbs.

      Floyd looked like Superman against Gatti at that weight, but Gatti is no Kostya.
      Gatti was shot by the time Floyd got around to fighting him.

      Kostya would have defeated Floyd at 140, that's why Floyd wanted no part of him.

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      • Bad_Barracuda
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        #33
        Originally posted by Dirk Diggler UK
        No Floyd chose the Great Gatti instead of chasing the man at 140. He did his usual "pick-up-a-belt-and-leave" tactic that dictated his later career
        Zoo was still off claiming to be hurt.

        You can't slam Floyd's tactics when Zoo was fighting featherweights(and getting busted up)like Leija and lightweights like Gonzales.

        Gatti had the titles and many thought Floyd didn't have the pop to keep Gatti off him.

        At least Floyd had the balls to challenge bigger guys and to avenge what many thought was a loss to Castillo.

        Zoo just accepted his ass-whipping from Vince and moved on like a *****.

        Floyd did call Zoo out after winning the elimination bout with Brusseles,Zoo..like Cotto...never found the guts to even say Floyd's name.

        Mayweather took more risks than 100 Tszyu's..

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          #34
          Originally posted by Bad_Barracuda
          Zoo was still off claiming to be hurt.

          You can't slam Floyd's tactics when Zoo was fighting featherweights(and getting busted up)like Leija and lightweights like Gonzales.

          Gatti had the titles and many thought Floyd didn't have the pop to keep Gatti off him.

          At least Floyd had the balls to challenge bigger guys and to avenge what many thought was a loss to Castillo.

          Zoo just accepted his ass-whipping from Vince and moved on like a *****.

          Floyd did call Zoo out after winning the elimination bout with Brusseles,Zoo..like Cotto...never found the guts to even say Floyd's name.

          Mayweather took more risks than 100 Tszyu's..
          bigger guys? like who?

          oscar that's about it.

          you're an idiot.

          mayweather fought 4 times at 147. he fought sharmba , zab , ricky and carlos.

          3 of the 4 are guys kostya fought at 140.

          claiming to be hurt? the fact that he didn't fight that much probably means he was. do you realize that when kostya was "claiming to be hurt" he was older than when floyd retired? ever think maybe he was hurt since he was old?

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          • Bad_Barracuda
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            #35
            Originally posted by Left Hook Tua
            bigger guys? like who?

            oscar that's about it.

            you're an idiot.

            mayweather fought 4 times at 147. he fought sharmba , zab , ricky and carlos.

            3 of the 4 are guys kostya fought at 140.

            claiming to be hurt? the fact that he didn't fight that much probably means he was. do you realize that when kostya was "claiming to be hurt" he was older than when floyd retired? ever think maybe he was hurt since he was old?
            Floyd started at 130 and moved all the way up to 154..winning Titles along the way.

            Zoo started at 140 and stayed there..never demanding to be great..picking on Featherweights and Lightweights.

            At least Floyd had the balls to fight Oscar...Zoo didn't even have the stones to get his nuts back from Cool Vince Phillips.

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              #36
              Tsyzu was injured and had Sharmba then Hatton to deal with, Tsyzu wanted to fight Gatti or Mayweather after Sharmba but he had to fight Hatton.

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                #37
                Kosyta is no match for Floyd. Kostya showed that if you hit him back, and took his punch, he was finished. This is why he lost to Phillips, and never rematched him. Floyd would never lose to a guy like Phillips. People bring up the fact that Kostya beat some guys Floyd beat. Floyd beat Baldomir who beat Clottey, and people still call Baldy a bum. Floyd beat Hatton who beat Kostya. Floyd can take right ahnds, and Kostya can't. Guys like Kostya and Cotto ran you over like a truck, and when they got hit by that truck, they folded. Floyd has never folded in a fight. He never slid to a stoppage loss or took right hands until he was unconscious but conscious on his feet like Cotto and Kostya. People think he is just going to ko Floyd if he lands just because Judah gave floyd problems early in the fight lol.

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                • Bad_Barracuda
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                  #38
                  Originally posted by Tunney
                  Gatti was shot by the time Floyd got around to fighting him.

                  Kostya would have defeated Floyd at 140, that's why Floyd wanted no part of him.
                  Gatti was the Champion at 140..Only a fool or a member of the aryan sisterhood would believe that a Champion is a shot fighter.

                  Which one is it?????

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by Bad_Barracuda
                    Floyd started at 130 and moved all the way up to 154..winning Titles along the way.

                    Zoo started at 140 and stayed there..never demanding to be great..picking on Featherweights and Lightweights.

                    At least Floyd had the balls to fight Oscar...Zoo didn't even have the stones to get his nuts back from Cool Vince Phillips.
                    why do you have to jump weight to be great? hagler never jumped weight so he must not have tried to be great right?

                    some guys can move up others can't.

                    one could argue floyd is bigger that kostya he's definitely taller.

                    balls to fight oscar? oscar is the biggest cashcow in the business. who wouldn't fight him?

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                    • Boofdatruth
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                      #40
                      Man, when you run it down, Floyd ducked Freitas, Casamayor, Shane at 135, Kostya at 140, Cotto at 140 and 147, and Margs. Oh, I forgot Spadafora too. Floyd got his ass kicked by Spadafora in sparring lol. Floyd is a paper champion. Kostya's right was too much for Floyd. How did Hurtado do against Kostya before he lost to Kostya since Judah did so great against Floyd in their fight?

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