I don't think that Kostya Tszyu was too bad that night.
I think he resisted too many rounds (11) to R. Hatton who did rabbit punches, plus the swarming tactics of Hatton prevented Kostya T. from unloading, and laying on a fighter takes a lot out of him.
Also, Hatton throws hundreds of punches more than his adversaries every fight, both to the body and head.
Kostya T. fought 9 rounds in 3 years, some fighters do 20-50 rounds per year.
Also, Kostya T. style needs to find a moment to throw a powerful right hand, that couldn't be used with the fast rhythm Hatton did. However he actually won some rounds.
All the above without mentioning another three factors: his age, the crowd and the fact he didn't train at 2AM.
The fight was relatively close on judges scorecards.
What do you think?
I believe some other guys would have resisted far less than 11 rounds in these conditions.
I think he resisted too many rounds (11) to R. Hatton who did rabbit punches, plus the swarming tactics of Hatton prevented Kostya T. from unloading, and laying on a fighter takes a lot out of him.
Also, Hatton throws hundreds of punches more than his adversaries every fight, both to the body and head.
Kostya T. fought 9 rounds in 3 years, some fighters do 20-50 rounds per year.
Also, Kostya T. style needs to find a moment to throw a powerful right hand, that couldn't be used with the fast rhythm Hatton did. However he actually won some rounds.
All the above without mentioning another three factors: his age, the crowd and the fact he didn't train at 2AM.
The fight was relatively close on judges scorecards.
What do you think?
I believe some other guys would have resisted far less than 11 rounds in these conditions.
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