(Prime for Prime) Kostya Tszyu vs Roberto Duran

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  1. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    if these to had hit the ring in there primes who would win? Kostya with his accuracy timming with effective power, duran with sheer strength and power to where his opponent down who would u choose

    this fight can go either way if both fighters can gain early advantages maybe tszyu starting faster and landing quick straight rights i belive he may make duran struggle through the rounds but if duran can work kostya on the inside and limit KT by pushing him round the ring punishing him, this fight can go either way but what ever happens would be one great fight!

    My Pick Kostya UD
     
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  2. TFFP

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    No.

    Duran's technical pressure is about as bad as it gets for Tszyu. Tszyu is a good H2H fighter, but he never beats Pryor or Duran due to styles.
     
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  3. mexican legend

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    LOL, Duran wide UD.
     
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  4. warrior85

    warrior85 R.I.P THUNDER Full Member

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    good fight,ill take a duran ud but a close 1,hopefully people wont underestimate kostya on this.
     
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  5. TommyV

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    Out of interest, is their anybody you don't think Tszyu beats prime-for-prime?

    Duran KO inside 7/8.
     
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  6. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    wht makes u think that? u ever seen kostya fight? he gives evreything evreyround and in his prime he lands fast punishing straight right shots and quick movement from the jab which forced his opponents to struggle with his style never mind durans
    Kostya in his prime showed strength and a style which is hard to read and when he does land on his opponents in which hurt his opponents he had perfectly timed accuracy and powerfull shots to make it look punishing, the rounds would be close very close with both fighters to say duran Ud u should really look at this fight with a bit more open eyes
     
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  7. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    in the junior welter and the lightweight divisions not many names come to mind
     
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  8. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    who has kostya beat again??? I will take duran just out of respect
     
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  9. TommyV

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    The fact is, Tszyu couldn't handle Phillips, he couldn't handle Hatton. I don't think he can handle top quality pressure guys, and Duran is a top 6 p4p ATG and one of the greatest pressure fighters of all-time. It comes down to quality, a prime Duran would kill Tszyu. And for the record, so would a prime Pryor.
     
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  10. fitzgeraldz

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    I'm a fan of Tszyu but i'm guessing that if they fought in their primes that Duran would knock Tszyu out ... he hits harder than the two guys that beat Tszyu and he's a better boxer than anyone that Tszyu has ever faced.

    The right hand would be the punch to knock out Tszyu --
     
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  11. JM22

    JM22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Duran by KO.
     
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  12. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran by technical assault and stop asking stupid questions.
     
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  13. JM22

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    :lol:
     
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  14. bigtime-skills

    bigtime-skills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :rofl :yep
     
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  15. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    Duran on points or late stoppage.
     
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