Just watched some old KT tapes

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  1. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have the career set, but I haven't as of yet really dug down into his early fights. That man was a beast straight from hell, created in a test tube and genetically engineered for asswhooping. Won close to 300 amateur fights, gold medal at the goodwill games, in his very first pro fight he looked like a contender with 20 wins and 20 kos under his belt.

    This may sound stupid, but I swear to god he beats any version of Ricky Hatton in his pro debut. If you don't have his career set, GET IT.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRMu-pcHkzM
     
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  2. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I too own a KT career set, the man WAS amazing.
     
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  3. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    fought Juan La Porte in this third pro fight, tough Sammy Fuentes in his sixth pro fight, Livingstone ****ing Bramble in his 10th outing and nothing but elite fighters from then on. Talk about a fast start...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef308Gwk5gY
     
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  4. JohnAkiBoa

    JohnAkiBoa Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was Truely Great Fighter with out a doubt. Kostya had his dark moments in his career like they all.

    If fight happened anywhere else Than Britain Ricky The horrible brawler Hatton would have been carried away there with stretchers. But that limited motha****a got what he always deserved after all when he fought outside Biased British Soil.

    kostya had some hard fights already in his career very early
     
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  5. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ricky would never have been able to clinch with a young KT, he wouldn't have allowed it and the bombs would have been coming at 100 mph while Hatton was trying to close the distance. Plus KT just wouldn't let other fighters grab him, he was like Pacquiao, he would fight them off like they were in an alley and just keep throwing punches.
     
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  6. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    i've seen very little KT other than the hatton, judah and chavez fights. Everything I've read is amazing and I'm dying to see more of his career because offensively, what i've seen so far is breathtaking. any keys fights to watch?
     
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  7. Smazz20

    Smazz20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime KT v Paul Williams?
     
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  8. Arthur

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    has anybody seen kt's workout dvd?
     
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  9. Ayatollah

    Ayatollah ESB's Godliest poster Full Member

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    I've seen KT vs. Forrest in amateurs. wow, KT was super fast.
     
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  10. Mr. Blobby

    Mr. Blobby Well-Known Member Full Member

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    who's he fighting there? Mr. Punchbag? lol. Could that guy even see with all that hair he looked like marge simpson
     
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  11. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was still in his prime against JCC, pretty much... I've heard often that many boxing people think he stayed an amateur way too long and it shortened his peak period in his pro career and I believe it. I've never seen a fighter who looked more like a finished product and ready to fight at the elite level right from the very beginning. The main difference between this KT and the one that fought Hatton is the young KT was faaaaaaast, I mean FAST, he rarely stopped moving his hands and every punch was murderous. He was a ****ing monster.
     
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  12. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Paul is a handful for anyone, especially any 140 lb'er lol... I guess it all depends on if KT can get past those long arms and get to his chin. Kind of an unfair matchup imho, I think PW beats Pavlik. He would be HUGE against a 140 lb guy.
     
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  13. Mr. Blobby

    Mr. Blobby Well-Known Member Full Member

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    iv seen alot of his fights in his early career, as fast as ppl say KT is , he slows down alot after around 4 rounds. Understandable really when u see how many punches he throws straight out of the blocks. Ppl say he slowed down later on in his career because his fitness was not as good and i think he had learned to be more economical with his punches, his hands was still fast.
     
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  14. sitiyzal

    sitiyzal ................. Full Member

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    Invincible. A beast.

    Oh wait...

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  15. Sweet Pea

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    This may sound stupid, but I swear to God Tszyu was a more skilled, well rounded fighter in his pro debut than he was in his supposed prime. As good a pro as he was (borderline great), he was a far better amateur. One of the most experienced and decorated in history, he really built his skill-set up and IMO, peaked with it in his later amateur and early pro days before he started to, IMO, deteriorate into more of a less varied, stalking power puncher. Still very effective though.
     
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