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Tszyu wants Zab rematch
By Grantlee Kieza
October 30, 2005
KOSTYA Tszyu will fight again next year but one of America's leading boxing agents has warned him not to face his arch foe Zab Judah without a warm-up.
Tszyu will meet members of his team this week to discuss one last multi-million-dollar hurrah and Judah, the fighter he iced in 2001, is his target.
Despite concerns from his wife Natasha and trainer Johnny Lewis that he should retire after the pounding he took in losing his IBF light-welterweight title to Ricky Hatton in June, Tszyu is pressing on with hopes of a final triumph to end a great career.
But in New York yesterday, agent Don Majeski, who set up many of Tszyu's world title fights, warned the 36-year-old former champ not to expect an easy rematch against Judah.
"Kostya should not even dream of fighting Zab without a warm-up fight first," Majeski said.
"Zab is a much better boxer now than when Kostya beat him in 2001.
"And Zab was winning their first fight until Kostya clipped him at the end of round two.
"Zab is now the world champion in the welterweight division and a much more dangerous fighter."
Majeski estimated Tszyu would receive at least $1.3million and Australian TV rights for a fight against Judah but doubted he could make anything like the $5.4 million he earned in surrendering his title to Hatton.
"If he does chase a fight with Zab it will also mean signing with Don King because Don controls Zab's career," Majeski said.
Judah says he welcomes a return fight with the man who handed him his most humiliating moment in boxing and told The Sunday Telegraph he would give him a worse beating than Hatton inflicted. "If Kostya wants to fight me again I'll knock him out this time," Judah said. "He knows he was lucky to win the first one."
(excerpt about his children removed)
Tszyu says his boxing career has been a journey of learning.
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom," he writes.
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pretty ****ed journalist by saying that Zab was beating Kostya up until the KO....Zab won the first round and stopped at that....anyway guys, what do you all think about Kostya's next fight?
By Grantlee Kieza
October 30, 2005
KOSTYA Tszyu will fight again next year but one of America's leading boxing agents has warned him not to face his arch foe Zab Judah without a warm-up.
Tszyu will meet members of his team this week to discuss one last multi-million-dollar hurrah and Judah, the fighter he iced in 2001, is his target.
Despite concerns from his wife Natasha and trainer Johnny Lewis that he should retire after the pounding he took in losing his IBF light-welterweight title to Ricky Hatton in June, Tszyu is pressing on with hopes of a final triumph to end a great career.
But in New York yesterday, agent Don Majeski, who set up many of Tszyu's world title fights, warned the 36-year-old former champ not to expect an easy rematch against Judah.
"Kostya should not even dream of fighting Zab without a warm-up fight first," Majeski said.
"Zab is a much better boxer now than when Kostya beat him in 2001.
"And Zab was winning their first fight until Kostya clipped him at the end of round two.
"Zab is now the world champion in the welterweight division and a much more dangerous fighter."
Majeski estimated Tszyu would receive at least $1.3million and Australian TV rights for a fight against Judah but doubted he could make anything like the $5.4 million he earned in surrendering his title to Hatton.
"If he does chase a fight with Zab it will also mean signing with Don King because Don controls Zab's career," Majeski said.
Judah says he welcomes a return fight with the man who handed him his most humiliating moment in boxing and told The Sunday Telegraph he would give him a worse beating than Hatton inflicted. "If Kostya wants to fight me again I'll knock him out this time," Judah said. "He knows he was lucky to win the first one."
(excerpt about his children removed)
Tszyu says his boxing career has been a journey of learning.
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom," he writes.
__________________________________________________ ___________
pretty ****ed journalist by saying that Zab was beating Kostya up until the KO....Zab won the first round and stopped at that....anyway guys, what do you all think about Kostya's next fight?
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