Right after the Gatti fight we all seen Cotto's face. he want no part of PBF and was not ready but lets say Tyszu would of waited for PBf and then fought him who would of won? I got Pbf by TKO in 10 ref steps in to stop the punishment but it would be a close fight imo
I wouldn't pick tyszu prime for prime against floyd never mind the version that would have been in the ring if he had not fought hatton and waited for floyd. This fight would have happened if kostya had beat hatton as well
i dunno, tszyu back in his younger days was ridiculous. he had really fast hands and a good defense, not to mention that ko power.
that would be at around the same time KT got beat by Hatton,he was clearly past his best he would have a punchers chance cause the punch is the last thing to go but nothing more. Mayweather by clear UD or late KO.
Yes tyszu was miles past prime, even if he had beaten him beating de la hoya at 154 would have been a bigger accomplishment in my mind, and he doesn't get mch credit for that. Floyd never cherry picked as people like to say until 147 anyways, up until then he was alwas happy to fight the best fighters at the weight he was at. Unfortunatly at 140 no one wanted to fight him and kostya lost to hatton before floyd could get to him
Kostya loved to time and ko the quick fighters and you better believe Floyd was vulnarable to some extent to the right hands due to his shoulder roll defense. Kostya had impeccable timing and vicious power in his hands. I still would take Floyd to take a 2004-5 Kostya via decision as he was power drunk with his right hand but, in a prime for prime, Kostya had sick boxing skills to go along with that power. Either way, Floyd is going to have to be very cautious from opening to closing bell of that right.
I'd take a prime Tyzsu over a prime Gayweather any day of the week. It would maybe take Tyzsu until the later rounds to figure out Gayfeather, but I believe he would catch and drop him enroute to a TKO or KO.
The Tyzu that fought hatton would of beat mayweather, Kosta was fighting hatton an the ref,,he was great boxer, that slugged alittle too much with a cheating hatton an lost,,,,I say floyd, would won first three or four rounds, by then he be getting nailed offen with heavy punches, an be tko'd by the 9, i sure floyd handlers knew to stay away from the russian,