Tszyu v Maragrito

[GunStar]

Id like to see that. I would like Margarito to KTFO Tszyu the way he did it to Chavez.
How old was chavex when he fought tszyu anyways?

Chavez was 37 with over 100 fights.

[GunStar]

BTW-you age actually has zero to do with how young you are in the ring. The number of fights are not the best indication either.

A fighter could be 27 years old with 20 pro fights and could be long in the tooth.

Zoo may not have a ton of fights professionally but his amatuer background was quite lengthy and the fights he was in during his profgessional career were fights where he took punishment to win.

Check out Hurtado, Urkal, Phillips, Hatton...the guy is not young!

True with some fighters, but not with Tsyzu!

[cupcrazy01]

i like zoo, but i dont like the idea of him going up in wieght at 37 and fighting a young champ, with this much inactivity... i'd like to see zoo fight zab, cotto maybe baldy....

Going up in weight at an old age sure worked for Castillejo against a young 'champ'. The same Castillejo who was handled by a shot Vargas.

However, there is little doubt Margarito would be a tough task, more like moving up two weight classes with the size disparity. I agree that Cotto would be a better welter comeback opponent for Tszyu.

[deuce_drop]

i think Tszyu should take a couple of warm up fights before jumping into the mix like that. going right in after his loss and after all that time off, he would be doing himself a great disservice by doing so. having to deal with ring rust, timing, stamina, as well as being mentally prepared to fight after retiring on your stool in your last fight, i don't think it's the smartest move to fight Margarito as a first fight back.

Tszyu is moving up in weight too, the odds are stacked against him if he takes this fight.

i would expect Margarito to stop Tszyu after 9 rounds, sad to say, Tszyu has been one of my favorites, the guy is a true calss act and i thought a great champion.

[!! Mr. Soprano]

Actually Tszyu is a young 36, he's only fought 34 times in his career.

Holyfield has 49 pro fights and so does Wladimir Klitschko, but you cannot compare their resumes and the toughness of their opponents...

Holyfield went to war to get those wins, where Wlad just cruised through most of his fights....

De La Hoya has 42 pro fights and he is only 33.. a young 33. But most his fights, like Holifield's were wars and he took a lot of punishment to get those wins.

My point is that the # of fights and the age mean ****

[!!Captain]

Kostya should stay retired, he doesn't have his heart in it anymore and will get beaten again just because of that.

[ferocity]

he's not good..he just is lucky enough to be very big for his weight class..just like paul williams..neither one is that good

If size is all it takes then Lance "Goofy" Whitiker would be the dominate Heavyweight today.


Isn't Antonio Margarito supposeded to be a suck ass fighter? According to many of you! Now some of you who have hated on Margarito are picking him to win over Tszyu?

[mECHsLAVE]

True with some fighters, but not with Tsyzu!

scap is right, you are wrong. Kostya has taken brutal punishment in many fights. That's always been his style. He never minded getting hit, and has always been willing to trade and mix it up. The rougher the better. And he's fought a lot of tough customers. Anyone remember that brutal fight where Kostya was fighting this dude who looked like a super-middleweight, a cuban dude or something? He just kept coming and eventually stopped the guy.

A prime Kostya v. Mayweather is disaster for Mayweather. Kostya had the sharp counters and straight punches to really throw Floyd off his game.

A current Kostya v. Mayweather is still an interesting fight, even though Floyd should be a heavy favorite.

A current Kostya v. Margarito is disaster waiting to happen. Margarito is brutal and relentless, and his size would just give him too many advantages over an aged Tszyu. I'd pay to see it, as would everyone else, but by the 3rd round I'd be cringing, wondering when they were going to stop it.

[Del Coqui]

Kostya should stay retired, he doesn't have his heart in it anymore and will get beaten again just because of that.

Don't count KT out yet, remember the loss he took against Phillips? That was his motivation to accomplish everything he did afterwards. He might come back better than ever after the loss to Hatton.

[Toddy]

tszyu by murder round 1
only jokin tszyu by 10th round ko