Mayweather Will Defeat Tszyu Soundly

[elveiel]

That is my point power aint everything. Time after time throughout history we have seen power punchers fall to a slick style boxer. From Ali Vs. Foreman, Ali Vs. Liston, Holyfield Vs. Tyson, Leonard Vs. Duran II, Whitaker Vs. Chavez, Hopkins Vs. Trinidad. The list goes on and on. I just see it in the styles Mayweather is too defensively slick for Tszyu to land anything solid wnough for a KO therefore Tszyu will outpoint him and win by UD. Not a KO a UD.

There's plenty gone the other way too.

Yeah, plenty have gone the other way!!

And the fighters mentioned were the same weight as each other, Floyd is a lot smaller than Tszyu so the power will be more effective.

[STEELHEAD]

jose luis castillo gave mayweather the fight of his life. you guys really think that he can take tzsyu's power? no way, he may be on his bicycle for 7 or 8 rounds but eventually he will get caught by the awesome power of tzsyu, mayweather will be exposed for the fraud he is

MAN I AGREE. I DONT THINK FLOYD IS PROVEN TO HAVE BROUGHT HIS POWER WITH HIM UP IN WEIGHT. AND HE IS TALKING ABOUT 147. A BONEHEAD MISTAKE.

[oldgringo]

It seems that the majority of the people on this thread think that Tszyu will eventually impose his power on Floyd and KO him rather easily. I'll go against the grain and say that Floyd fights very cautiously and either stops Tszyu late after wearing him down or takes a close decision. Power isn't everything. I think Floyd would rise to the occasion and win this fight.

[NAB]

Firstly, the Vince Phillips fight was 1997. Anyone who has watched Tszyu knows that he fights totally differently now than he did then.
Secondly, Tszyu's body punches are way, way better than people think. And Tszyu is much smarter than people think. People said he couldn't catch Zab, people said he couldn't catch Mitchell.. Tszyu has a saying..."you have to stop to punch"... Floyd will taste more power in this fight than ever before, and wouldn't last 12.

[Powerpunch4u]

Let's look at this in an unbiased perspertive. Mayweather has a good chance at defeating Tszyu, but the odds are against him. I know you guys love Mayweather, but lets be realistic. This fight would be like ODLH agaist Hopkins. Oscar had a chance because of his talent, but the chances were bleak. Mayweather has lots of talent but Tszyu is the man in the light-welters. The only way Mayweather has a chance is if Tszyu ages overnight or if he proves he belongs in this weight class.

[MlLkMan]

i agree mayweather will defeat tszyu without a doubt

Yea, in the Judah fight, tszyu was having problems with Zabs speed in the first round.

[Truth]

I think as long as Mayweather boxed and didn't get into a brawl he would beat Tszyu by a close UD.

[Invader_Stu]

Firstly, the Vince Phillips fight was 1997. Anyone who has watched Tszyu knows that he fights totally differently now than he did then.
Secondly, Tszyu's body punches are way, way better than people think. And Tszyu is much smarter than people think. People said he couldn't catch Zab, people said he couldn't catch Mitchell.. Tszyu has a saying..."you have to stop to punch"... Floyd will taste more power in this fight than ever before, and wouldn't last 12.

Well said IMO.

You can't actually throw effective powerful punches when your moving away from your opponent. If he wants to hit Tszyu, he'll have to stop. If he does, at some point in the fight he will get tagged. I'm not saying that will end the fight either way, just that there cant be many people who seriously think Tszyu will never land a punch for the whole match.

Tszyu did struggle a little with Zab's speed in the first round, its true. But Tszyu is a patient fighter. He picks his opportunities. He is also very accurate, and doesnt waste energy by throwing useless flurries of speedy weak punches, that seems to wow so many fans (why I dont know..).

Either way I'd love to see this fight, like millions of other fight fans around the globe, but it will never happen. It keeps being brought up every few weeks but this fight is destined to be a fantasy fight only. The two fighters are contracted to different networks, and while Tszyu's career has to come to an end sometime and would take this fight I'm not sure the younger PBF would want to.

[Floydmayweather]

zoo has big time power but will he be able to handle PBFs speed. I think floyd would beat zoo to the punch surely he will catch him with a big punch but if floyd weathers a few big power shots i could see him using his speed and defense to ud or maybe stop zoo late in the fight. This fight will be great i cant wait its only a matter of time.

[Solo322]

Floyd mayweather is awesome, him not having a good chin or whatever is irrelevant because of his defensive skill. It comes down to whether or not Kostya is fast enough to overwhelm him. probably not.