Why did these so called 'great' fighters duck Kostya Tszyu???

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  1. Joe Dempsey

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    Oscar de la Hoya
    Shane Mosley
    Floyd Mayweather

    Do these guys have less heart than Zab Judah and Sharmba Mitchell?
    Even old Chavez had a go. I know Tszyu was a beast but how can you shamelessly duck him like this?
     
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  2. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Phillips killed the Hoya match.

    Money saw Mosley skip 140.

    PBF should have fought him...but less risk, probably more money against Gatti and were signed to rival networks.
     
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  3. Joe Dempsey

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    These excuses are weak as ****.
     
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  4. Thread Stealer

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    Pretty much.
     
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  5. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In sum, Floyd is the only one that really ducked him. The others moved on to fight better opponents than Tszyu. Floyd went on to fight someone a tenth as good.
     
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  6. Joe Dempsey

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    No the other 2 ducked him as well.
     
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  7. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Depends how you want to look at it.

    I'm not going to call Oscar and Shane out as far as their courage goes when they were fighting better guys than Tszyu.

    By the way, if we take a super cynical approach, Tszyu ducked all the welterweights and ducked a Phillips rematch as well.
     
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  8. Joe Dempsey

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    Who was better than Tszyu? P4P he was number 3 behind Jones and Hopkins.
     
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  9. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, but by that stage Oscar and Shane were 154 pounders. A fight between them wasn't even on the radar at that stage.

    I'm saying Oscar 'ducked' Tszyu and went on to fight Pernell Whitaker.

    Mosley 'ducked' Tszyu and went on to fight Oscar.
     
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  10. Brauer

    Brauer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Floyd was in HBO Tszyu was Showtime.
     
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  11. Boxed Ears

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    How.does.Mosley.duck.a.guy.fighting.in.a.weight.class.he.never.campaigned.at?
    That.alone.is.so.outlandishly.stupid.it.kills.any.want.I.have.to.address.anything.else.in.this.thread.
    and.even.makes.the.stupidity.of.the.rest.of.the.thread.seem.smart.by.comparison.


    Edit:

    Oh,I'm.sorry.Must.be.a.troll.thread,innit?
     
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  12. Joe Dempsey

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    You ****** he jumped over the whole division just to avoid Tszyu. Thats worse than how Floyd ducked him.
     
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  13. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Master's.in.irony.studies,ey?
    I.can.spot.them.a.mile.away.
    Bright.future.ahead.of.you,lad.
     
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  14. the skull

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    Thats akin to saying that Germany took on the USA and Britain in WW2 to avoid a fight with Fiji :nut
     
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  15. lora

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    Money brus, money.
     
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