Mayweather Jr VS Tyszu @ 140 lbs

Tyszu KO 1.

 

Mayweather would do to Zoo what Judah did in the first round but for all 12 rounds instead. In and out, outspeeding, giving angles, landing lead rights. Zoo had great power but not enough to take Floyd out unless he landed PERFECTLY. This wouldn't happen. The fight should have, and would have, occured if Hatton hadn't ruined things but a loss for Zoo anyway

 

fair post :good and you raise some good points about Zoo's strengths

 

PBF relatively easily

 

your points about zoo are well taken. i underestimated his speed early on because his hands weren't incredibly fast but the more i watched him the more i realized he was compensating with brilliant timing and distancing. the 2nd round of judah was brilliant as he took a short step back and was timing the move the entire round; he was walking judah into the sledgehammer. mayweather would win but as you said, if he lets the pace slow down it's buying right into zoo, who COULD wear him down with well placed counters; they wouldn't all be clean but they would do damage.

 

Mayweather wins atleast 7 times out of ten I think... BUT...

I was actually thinking something similar last night when watching the fight. Mayweather can be timed with a good straight right and a good looping right when in tight. Marquez would have landed it more if it werent' for the fact his whole arm was the size of Mayweathers forearm. He couldn't reach over him at all and Tszyu is just as small so I doubt it will make much difference.

But Tszyu is one of the most likely to catch Mayweather imo. Marquez could do nothing at all - he was powerless and totally ineffective because you can't pressure PBF, especially when your punches can't reach him ffs. Tszyu would stalk and get caught a bit but I think he would offer way more than many fighters Mayweather could come up against.

Also - totally tired of people using Judah winning round one to suggest Tszyu can't handle speed... Judah did win the round with some effective shots. How far did that get him though?

In reality it should be said Tszyu took ONE round to figure Judah out completely. The Second round was owned by Tszyu because though he was at a speed disadvantage, Tszyu negated it with in 1 round. Tszyu makes mince meat of fast, defensive & flashy fighters who have a low lead. You just can't leave your head unprotected against Tszyu cuz he will catch you.

 

Floyd UD, next

 

Tszyu to me is the right fighter to beat Mayweather.

Precision, patience, ring intelligence, under-rated boxer, one punch knock-out power and a great chin. His best punch wasn't the straight right (that was the finisher) but at his prime it was the hook off the jab, not to mention brutal body punching went he went there.

His career as a whole lacks a big-name win and he suffered from several sub-par performances (in my opinion due to his own ego more than the opponents).

But it's Tszyu at his best that demands respect. His destruction of Gonzales (who had come off fighting De La Hoya and said Tszyu hit much harder), Rodriguez, Judah, Mitchell, Hurtado ... beating better, prime versions of these fighters more decisively than most others shows how dangerous he could be when fully focused.

Mayweather is the type of fighter Tszyu loved to fight.

Wish we'd seen it. Would have been brilliant.

 

PBF vs Tszyu is the one fight and the only fight that i wish day in and day out us fans got to see.


Some ask why.

Most should know why.

Because Tszyu wasnt like most he put fear in Most when he landed his first true Power Punch something that PBF has never faced.

 

Yes people should know that they didn't fight because mayweather was a HBO fighter while Tyszu was a showtime fighter. But most don't, the only time a showtime fighter fought a Hbo fighter was Lewis vs. Tyson.