Did Oscar Delahoya Really Avoid Kostya Tszyu at 140?

[Domain]

I always hear boxing elitist writers mention this saying he avoided kostya like the plague.

But I think they are just oscar haters because oscar was a good looking handsome guy who could fight and it hurt them that a pretty boy could kick their butt.

[-TEXANBALLER-]

No he lost to phillips that ruined it

[KILLA RIGHT]

^^^yup that pissed me off so much i tought he would of got oscar to

[Domain]

No he lost to phillips that ruined it

exactly! this is why I am sick of people saying oscar avoided kostya like the plauge....if kostya fought oscar ,oscar would of knocked him out just the same.

[Silencers]

No. He was supposed to fight DLH at 147 I believe after Phillips, he lost that one and the DLH fight went out the window.

[El Chicano]

No, I think the combination of other big money fights and his out-growing the division were to blame for the fight never happening.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

No he lost to phillips that ruined it

People use that excuse for Mayweather too, its not really valid cos Tszyu came back, won the undisputed 140 title again and was calling out Oscar and Floyd before he got near Hatton.

I wouldnt say Oscar ducked him cos Oscar fought stellar competition. But Tyszu was a dangerous yet unglamourous fight for a lot of the top guys around at the time.

Again, we'll never really know.

[Domain]

^why so mad man?

[Ryn0]

Kostya looked past Phillips and lost, if he hadn't Oscar-Tszyu would have happened. I'm not sure who i'd favour to win.

[OTSS]

Yeah everybody ducked Kostya....get the **** outta here man.

Oscar wouldve broke his head, Floyd wouldve boxed his braid off.