Kostya Tszyu vs Aaron Pryor

2 of my favorites but i have to go with pryor. he has 2 factors that i see working in his favor against kostya.
1. High workrate (keep the pressure on a fighter who likes to pick and chose when to punch and you'll win a lot of rounds)
2. Perpetual motion (pryor pounches and then evades, that can make for a tough target to hit)

 

Pryor for me.

He's capable of dragging Tszyu into a high tempo fight with his pressure and workrate, and also has the head movement and defence to offset Tszyu's big right hand to a degree.

Unless Tszyu can outbox Pryor for the 12 :think

 

Pryor by battery.

 

3. would be that left elbow way out, left arm extended style of Kostya.

That's what Phillips got him with and another tall guy Hurtado maybe? can't recall name, got him with. A guy can come right over the top of that extended arm with right hands . That herky jerky upper body movement Pryor had and punched out of, works well here too. And nobody ever had to tell Pryor to throw punches.

Kostya liked to fight off his pitchers mound and set the pace. That simply is not going to happen in a Pryor fight and Aaron makes opponents fight 3 minuters per round at all times. I think Pryor lands over that extended left arm and steps quickly inside like he always did and just peppers away with both hands. Probably a late win due to cuts, but I really don't like the Tszyu chances very much against this particular opponent.

 

Pryor tears him apart.

 

Pryor knocks him out late in a brutal one.

 

It's funny to me how people pick on Pryor and act like "Eh, maybe great, maybe borderline great...eh. Resume...eh. Overrated." but then when it comes H2H time...Not too many guys are favored to beat him at 140, are there?

 

pryor late tko

 

Very few in my opinion. Eff resume. This guy could fight. I think Arguello-I is tainted but I still think Pryor was an extreme badass.

I think Tzsyu is good enough to get Pryor's attention early, and Pryor goes in to boxing mode, which he could do very well. I'd take Pryor by late stoppage in a tough fight. Tszyu is getting dissed a little in this matchup but Pryor is too much.

 

good point. And Hurtado is the guy. yeah, he was a tall strong 140 lber. caught Tszyu with some good shots.

 

Kostya UD

 

:thumbsup That's all I'm saying. We've seen enough to know he's got the skill, the will, the whole ...hawktimedness of everything. ...Dig it.

 

Getting his attention doesn't stop Pryor though. Actually, I think Arguello gets rid of Tszyu also, come to think of it. That straight as an arrow right hand Alexis set guys up for is going to land clean over that left arm extended Tszyu defensive posture.

 

Aaron would TKO Kostya after 11 rounds, after probably losing the first 3 or 4.