Comments Thread For: Bakhram Murtazaliev repeatedly drops, and stops, reckless Tim Tszyu

[BoxHead88]

Probably not. At the end Bakhram was telling him to stay down, out of genuine compassion I think. Probably some Russian camaraderie. It’s the ultimate humiliation to have your opponent take pity on you in the ring. He should probably look elsewhere, and if he can rise again and their paths cross, yes, take the rematch when he’s back on a high. What do you think?

[Roberto Vasquez]

Tbf I never was high on Tim Tszyu. Always fought he was a bit reckless and when he fought someone who could really wack at 154lbs he'd be in trouble. He was just absolutely eaten there by Murtazaliev. Literally got caught same punches over and over and didn't even try to adjust.. but Murtazaliev looks like a legit fighter at 154lbs. Like to see him against the likes of Ortiz or Crawford. Think he deserves it after a performance like that

Agree! Tszyu is a classic example of a guy who beats people mostly with power but when he fights a guy who can take his shots and fire back - he has no experience of how to deal with it. Always take a while before these guys get exposed.

That ref had def been told not to stop Tsyzu. Let him go when other guys would have been stopped. Still on wobbly legs after he rose multiple times. Only the towel coming in - finally got it stopped!

[Oldskoolg]

Because when someone is arrogant and acts like Billy Bad Ass, they had better back it up. Tszyu could have handled the Turki issue with more maturity.

He acted like Billy badass because he didn’t want to work with him? Strange comment man. Turki isn’t entitled to have whatever he wants.

[Oldskoolg]

He was making fun of the shiek because he didn't get what he wanted. Tim got a second shot at a title that most thought he would win. He got utterly embarrassed, fought a m o r o n i c fight, and now he is playing the part of the kid without the lollipop. He will have to work alot at 30 to come back from this.

Because most people saw the Fundora loss as a freak occurrence and most thought Tim would win if not for the cut.....this fight was no freak occurrence. He got badly exposed and in retrospect his arrogance concerning that comment has backfired on him. If he had just gotten beat, ok.

He basically made fun of a guy who tried to sign him to the biggest fight of his career for a huge payday, he balked and then made fun of him, and then proceeded to not just get beat, but made to look like an idiot. He lost alot of money in order to get majorly f'ed up.

Pretty rough.

So it would have been better if he got beaten in Saudi? Is this just about pocket watching then mate?

[Lefty0616]

Tim is overrated. This was just a matter of time. This is the fight that Charlo should have taken if he was smart.

While I believe the stoppage would have been inevitable, I have a problem when a fight is stopped while a fighter is punching back.

[Gary Coleman]

Lmfao yeah that's what I thought bltch no real counter argument

What counter argument do I need?

This goes for greeneye99 too. I told you he was overhyped and that there was nothing special about him.

I was right. Deal with it, loser.

[davef]

Maybe there is a fighter at 154 then that Ennis can aim toward since 147 is so dead he has to rematch Karen.

Doubt Crawford will want that smoke too much risk low reward fighting some nasty chechen for his belt

[BoxHead88]

Maybe there is a fighter at 154 then that Ennis can aim toward since 147 is so dead he has to rematch Karen.

Doubt Crawford will want that smoke too much risk low reward fighting some nasty chechen for his belt

I don’t think the risk is that big for Crawford. A limited Tszyu could have done better with a smarter approach. Bud would go in prepared and with the right plan, make adjustments on the fly if needed, and use his superior skills. It would be relatively easy work imo. Mur was good last night, but he was also made to look good by Tszyu

[davef]

I don’t think the risk is that big for Crawford. A limited Tszyu could have done better with a smarter approach. Bud would go in prepared and with the right plan, make adjustments on the fly if needed, and use his superior skills. It would be relatively easy work imo. Mur was good last night, but he was also made to look good by Tszyu

Don't get me wrong I still think a declining old Crawford beats him but I don't think he will be motivated to fight a guy who won't go over easy for such a low purse

[BoxHead88]

Don't get me wrong I still think a declining old Crawford beats him but I don't think he will be motivated to fight a guy who won't go over easy for such a low purse

Ok yeah, given the purse would be modest, I think you’re right. But if Turki want the fight, that could entice Crawford