How would Kostya Tszyu fare against today's 140 lbers?

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  1. Casamayor122

    Casamayor122 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Too big. If he had turned pro earlier Tszyu could have won titles from SFW to JWW.
     
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  2. doomeddisciple

    doomeddisciple Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed. Basing himself in the US wouldn't have hurt either.
     
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  3. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol::lol::rofl:rofl:rofl
     
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  4. DavidChao

    DavidChao A contender,.. a somebody Full Member

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    Sad how Zoo is such a recent fighter, but in my eyes, gets underrated (or perhaps just forgotten?) a lot.

    He's in a different class than the current 140 lbers.
     
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  5. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    DLH fought at 130m 135, 140 and leveled off there for a while...so youre saying kostya wouldnt fight him because he was tall? :lol: he fought hugo pineda who was 6 foot 1 :deal
     
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  6. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Its just ALOT of posters on the general forum dont know **** ALL about any fighter in history not named Floyd, Pac, Cotto, Haye, and Khan.... so you have to forgive them.
     
    Xplosive, Jan 20, 2011
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  7. bahobilat

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    kt would beat all of them even on a staredown. kt would come at them like a cheetah with his little tug of hair swinging like a balancing tail.

    he was both speed and power and has one thing that a lot of these current boxers don't have. he had the intimidation factor like what tyson has.

    i mean, kt looked liked a mutant with his weird asian western looks and obvious intent to hurt.

    do the chicken dance zab.
     
    bahobilat, Jan 20, 2011
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  8. EJDiaZ

    EJDiaZ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He would beat them all :good
     
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  9. Tully

    Tully Well-Known Member Full Member

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    its sad how quick people forget..the ts needs to hrow away his wankmags and buy a kostya tszyu career set on dvd..

    Another thing, tszyu was shot againat hatton, but he DID deserve that punch in the balls
     
    Tully, Jan 21, 2011
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  10. kflex101

    kflex101 Active Member Full Member

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    Great to see Tszyu getting some respect, for whatever reason he seems to get overlooked a lot.
    Remembering what he did to guys like Zab Judah, Gonzalev, Mitchell etc in his prime is all you need to consider with any of these matchups. I don't think it's fair to hold the Phillips fight against him, that's like judging Mayweather by the Corrales fight (where he easily could have walked away with a loss).

    Hell, I think this version of Zab may have a chance with some on that list and he is light years worse than the version that KT flattened.
     
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  11. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Beats them all. Does well against Pac or Floyd even.
     
    Gneus7, Jan 21, 2011
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  12. bahobilat

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    as big as a pac fan that I am, I got to admit, a kostya pac showdown would have been epic.

    would be like two pit bulls going at it.
     
    bahobilat, Jan 21, 2011
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  13. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thats right up there for me as far as fantasy matchups go.
     
    Gneus7, Jan 21, 2011
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  14. Contendo

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    This is what would happen to Khan! :lol::lol::lol:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o7A3rMN6Co[/ame]
     
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  15. Noam Chomsky

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    He would lose to all of them, especially Maidana, Marcos would mess him up good, give T a good clop in the chop. Berto gets arrested for murder if he faces KT
     
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