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Kostya Tszyu will campaign as a welterweight if he decides to return to the ring, with old victim Zab Judah a potential opponent.
But the former world champion is being bombarded with plenty of non-boxing options.
Tszyu, who on Wednesday launched his Fighting Fit book-DVD package, said he would probably decide over the next two months whether he would continue boxing.
The 36-year-old winner of four light welterweight world titles last fought four months ago, when he lost his IBF world title to Englishman Ricky Hatton in Manchester.
If he does return to the ring, Tszyu made it clear it would not be at light welterweight, the division in which he has established himself as one of the all-time greats and dominated for most of the past decade.
"If I'm going to fight, I'm not going to fight at 140 (pounds), probably 147," Tszyu said.
He said undisputed welterweight world champion Judah, who he stopped in two rounds back in 2001 in a light welterweight unification world title bout, would be the logical opponent if he did step up.
"I think he is more mature and more confident in himself (now),and he did the job at welterweight," Tszyu said.
The pay TV boxing politics which prevented him from fighting the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Arturo Gatti would not stand in the way of a fight with Judah.
sometimes articles on the site can only be read by registered users, so I have posted it in two parts.
Kostya Tszyu will campaign as a welterweight if he decides to return to the ring, with old victim Zab Judah a potential opponent.
But the former world champion is being bombarded with plenty of non-boxing options.
Tszyu, who on Wednesday launched his Fighting Fit book-DVD package, said he would probably decide over the next two months whether he would continue boxing.
The 36-year-old winner of four light welterweight world titles last fought four months ago, when he lost his IBF world title to Englishman Ricky Hatton in Manchester.
If he does return to the ring, Tszyu made it clear it would not be at light welterweight, the division in which he has established himself as one of the all-time greats and dominated for most of the past decade.
"If I'm going to fight, I'm not going to fight at 140 (pounds), probably 147," Tszyu said.
He said undisputed welterweight world champion Judah, who he stopped in two rounds back in 2001 in a light welterweight unification world title bout, would be the logical opponent if he did step up.
"I think he is more mature and more confident in himself (now),and he did the job at welterweight," Tszyu said.
The pay TV boxing politics which prevented him from fighting the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Arturo Gatti would not stand in the way of a fight with Judah.
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