he was the reason i wanted to be a professional boxer . [YT]xkSlI1sHzUE&feature=related[/YT] [YT]UJIWFhPD1KI&feature=related[/YT]
I just read that he is still considering a comeback and that he hasnt "officially" retired yet. He said he's still in shape and just needs to something that would motivate him to comeback to the ring.
KT toasted vernon forrest in amateurs, at that time i think KT had more experience. who do u think wud have won if KT and Vernon Forrest were to meet again in the pros?
Kostya is the man. His english has gotten alot better the last few years too. A boxer that kids can look up to as a role model.
He won't come back. He's absolutely done. He has a bunch of post-fight moments that are unintentionally humorous. His 'Please don't be rude to me' to Lampley? was great after the interviewer said something about expecting a better performance against Urkal. After Mitchell 2 when Vivian Harris gets in the ring to confront him, a very happy Tszyu grabs his hand and shakes it as if Harris is congratulating him ... you can see Harris doesn't know whether to act tough or shake back. His post-hurtado interview was a classic. The commentator mentions a mouse that is swelling under his eye and Tszyu touches it and said something like 'Ohh! *pokes knot like he is surprised ... Tis good! You can't be world champion without a little bit of scratching' Plus his post-fight interview after the Hatton fight is sportsmanship personified. If only every boxer was so classy in defeat.
Go watch the fight again. Forrest was totally humiliated. It was a worse slapdown than Calzaghe-Lacy. Forrest could have blown himself up to Light Heavyweight, he would always have been Zoo's *****.
My favourite fighter behind Pacquiao. My admiration for him is so great that I actually wouldn't mind him returning to the ring. I just want to see him fight. I don't understand why Kostya's English is still indecipherable after living 20 years in Australia. It's worse than Manny's.
