Whitaker vs Tszyu @ 140

Yeah but who was Calzahge having an off day against?? Calzahge was fighting guys with less credible experience when he was a champion. Forget about his 11th professional fight.

 

how the fck does that make sense?

 

Maybe he ranks Tsyzu higher? :blood

 

Bernard Hopkins, angry version of Robin Reid (probably of of the 10 best British fighters ever - Calzgahe injured his left again), Starie (absolutley dominated Clinton Wood), Ashira (one hand), and was hit by a lucky punch against Mitchell.

The only guy that comes close in the modern era is Roy Jones.

Hopkins is considered class, his off day was against Mercado. He only got away with a draw.

 

Or ranks them closely, but Tszyu has the style to do it.

 

Your comparing that to a young fighter in his 11th pro fight? Ill keep quiet on those fighters you mentioned.

 

I think Tsyzu is also somewhat underated. He moved up fairly quickly as a pro but I dont think he had the skills to beat Whitaker. His style would match up badly in my opinion.

 

Robin Reid is nowhere near a top 20 British fighters list

 

Yes he is.

Did you see what he did to Froch before he got knocked out having being brutalised? You could see his class right there.

If he hadn't been completely shot and injured he'd have stopped Froch in the first half of the fight, landing right hands at will. Supremely talented fighter.

 

Tszyu relished southpaws.. Never saw an orthodox fighter ever land so many perfect right hands to KO southpaw opponents.

Whitaker would end up getting 'cocky' in the later rounds and wind up KO'd.

 

i thought tzyus lost also.:smoke

 

you gotta be crazy to consider reid one of the 10 best brits ever. sure ingnorance of boxing history:smoke

 

You classic forum guys would say Hector Lopez won, just because he is a 1980s fighter.

1980s fighter>1990s fighter by default.

 

Name 10 better...

Calzaghe
Lewis
...erm
...and don't bother mentioning pre-war fighers like Wilde.

 

Whitaker is by far the most overrated fighter on ESB. Don't get me wrong he was a great fighter but the reality is different from the "vision" most have of him as some kind of unbeatable boxer.
Watch the first McGirt fight.
Watch the Hurtado fight. Hurtado knocked him down 5 times.
Watch the Roger Mayweather fight.
Watch the Pendleton fight.
etc.

Slick defensive fighters were Tszyu's bread and butter.
Sharmba (who gets too much stick lately) was a very slick fighter. Even Mayweather had trouble punching him in the head as he said in the post-fight interview. And that was a shot 36 year old version. Tszyu hit him with ease. Tszyu had great timing.

If he goes in ultra defensive Whitaker would probably win but to think that he would embarrass Tszyu is ludicrous. If he tries to brawl, like he did in some of his fights, he loses.