Do you think Kostya Tszyu would have...

[cuzfozzy]

mosley ducked him apparently

[PensionKiller]

kt will last a bit longer than hatton... but would get ktfo late

I don't know if Pacman is your mother or soemthig, but you give him too much love.

[RodBarker]

mosley ducked him apparently

Everybody ducks everybody depending on who is telling the story , fact remains Kostyas resume is not very good and the black marks against him are standout he has no defining fight , he should have in the very least fought Phillips again , I dont think he did because Phillips would have beat him again and so would have Zab if he had of kept his cool instead of trying to KO him , people on this board talk of KT like a god which is bull**** when you actually break his resume down bit by bit most B grade fighters and few shot names .

[cuzfozzy]

well he was exciting to watch. maybe not a great
but he was exciting to watch . he was like a mini mike tyson

[tesla_power]

Put up a better fight than Ricky Hatton had he fought Manny Pacquiao in his prime. Tszyu was a very hard hitting Light Welter and he even though he wasnt that fast he still had the ability to throw hard punches while backing up. I'm certain Manny could have beat him but what I'm asking is do you think he could have gone the distance or perhaps even hurt Manny with one of his thudding right hands ? Thoughts...

Of course. I'm not that sure but I'm leaning toward KT beating Pac at 140. IMO, KT is better than Marquez in boxing skills (assuming KT would stop looking for that KO punch ) and is probably stronger than Pac in one-punch power.

[miron_lang]

yes, I noticed that as well and we are talking PAC here who IMHO is at his best at 140, a lot of guys just wont learn to accept that Manny is a beast at jr. welter...

Yeah

and to think that PAC has done things that NOBODY has done before.

Thomas Hearns carried his power up north but his chin has always betray him. Pacquiao on the other hand kept his speed and power while showing the ability to absorb hard shots from bigger fighters.

Many noobs here are quick on the draw when pac is matched againts a former champion in a fantasy matchup. but i bet they wont bet any of their points much less their real money on it.


**** they cant even bet for MIGUEL COTTO a p4p fighter naturally 3 division bigger without odds.

[moochi]

King Kostya knocks out Pacman from rounds 6 onwards...Pac lands early (like Zab did) and then get's smashed with one of those laser right hands!

[BennyST]

Put up a better fight than Ricky Hatton had he fought Manny Pacquiao in his prime. Tszyu was a very hard hitting Light Welter and he even though he wasnt that fast he still had the ability to throw hard punches while backing up. I'm certain Manny could have beat him but what I'm asking is do you think he could have gone the distance or perhaps even hurt Manny with one of his thudding right hands ? Thoughts...

I'm actually pretty positive that Tszyu would have beaten Pac. He had the perfect style to beat southpaws. He just never got hit by the straight left (Judah got through with his slick little uppercut but that's not a punch that Pac has), and his right was always straight down the pipe and always blew them away.

In fact, I'm certain that Tszyu would have beaten Pac. He had the counters, the power, a decent defense with good head movement and was utterly brilliant at fighting southpaws. If you were a southpaw it was always a good idea to stay away from a fighter like Tszyu.

Bad style match-up for Pac.

[BennyST]

A past prime Tszyu would have put up a better fight than Hatton let alone a Prime Tszyu.
Tszyu's speed and stamina declined over the years as well...and was already talked about as possibly being "past prime" as early as the Judah fight...but of course power makes people forget quickly about the talk as to why the talks started.


He may have even started to break down with age because maybe his body was ready to go to the next weight-class but he never did...or maybe the inactivity and/or training methods as well as the long amateur career he had...not sure.



This was his very first Pro fight: Just look at the speed, agility, and power (despite his opponent) he showed as far as potential.
Still say he would have been better off in the States than Australia as far as boxing.

Benny mate, I agree with that statement so much. I actually find it a little sad that he came here. His boxing talent was astonishing and he was one of the greatest pure boxers in the amateurs most people had ever seen, but the training he lacked down here ended up being his main downfall.

I don't think the trainers here had the right style to keep him boxing properly and he never reached his full potential because of that.

Anyway, yeah, by the time he fought Hatton he had had a long history of injuries and had been inactive due to them for a very long time. Not only that but his absurdly long amateur career didn't help his body too much either by the time he hit his mid-thirties.

[RodBarker]

I'm actually pretty positive that Tszyu would have beaten Pac. He had the perfect style to beat southpaws. He just never got hit by the straight left (Judah got through with his slick little uppercut but that's not a punch that Pac has), and his right was always straight down the pipe and always blew them away.

In fact, I'm certain that Tszyu would have beaten Pac. He had the counters, the power, a decent defense with good head movement and was utterly brilliant at fighting southpaws. If you were a southpaw it was always a good idea to stay away from a fighter like Tszyu.

Bad style match-up for Pac.

The things your missing is he never fought anybody of Pacs ability no one even close and he got beat by fighters Pac would demolish , Floyd would beat him easier than Pac , go and look at the Phillips fight , the lightweight Leija fight and also the Hector Lopez fight and then tell me Pac cant win .