E.S.B. has some of the most knowledgeable boxing fans,but when it comes to ZOO some of you guys a punchy drunk. Zoo only beat has-beens,pastprimmers, or scrubs. He only beat Judah the same Judah most of think is nothing special. Zoo is overrated. I'm going with Hatton plus he whipped Zoo ass.
I think Hatton could end up with a better resume but as whatarock said, Zoo's depth in the early part of his career was good. I don't think Hatton's early career goes close.
Can we get a ban on this guy. Scar any other Mod help us out. ESB is full of knowledgeable fans yet Zoo has only beat past primers or scrubs. OH MY GOD. Do you want to see the list of title fights here it is you knowledgeable fan you. Jake Rodriguez 30 years old Kostya TKO 6 (Prime) Roger Mayweather 34 years old KT UD 12 Hugo Pineda 25 years old KT TKO 11 (Prime) Cory Johnson 26 years old KT KO 4 (Prime) Jan Bergman 26 years old KT KO 6 (Prime) Vince Phillips 34 years old Vince TKO 10 Diosbelys Hurtado 27 years old KT TKO 5 (Prime) Miguel A Gonzalez 29 year old KT TKO 10 (Prime) Ahmed Santos 26 years old KT TKO 8 (Prime) Julio C Chavez 38 years old KT TKO 6 Sharmba Mitchell 30 years old KT RT 7 (Prime) Oktay Urkal 31 years old KT UD 12 (Prime) Zab Judah 24 years old KT TKO 2 (Prime) Ben Tackie 29 years old KT UD 12 (Prime) Jesse J Lieja 35 years old KT TKO 6 Sharmba Mitchell 34 years old KT TKO 3 Ricky Hatton 27 years old Ricky RT 11 (Prime) So out of his 15 World Title fights 5 opponents are not in there Prime but Mitchell was favorite. Ricky Hatton Kostya Tszyu 36 years old Ricky RT 11 Carlos Muassa 34 years old Ricky KO 9 Luis Collazo 25 years old Ricky UD 12 (Prime) Juan Urango 27 years old Ricky UD 12 (Prime) Jose L Castillo 34 years old KO 4 Floyd Mayweather Jr 30 years old PBF TKO 10 (Prime) Juan Lazcano 33 years old Ricky UD 12 Paulie Malignaggi 28 years old Ricky TKO 11 (Prime) Now im know Baxing guru but i tell you that isnt even close to what KT has done.
If you're 31 and older you're past your prime? Thanks! Didn't know that. Glad there were no scrubs on your list. Urkal,Gonzalez,Tackie, and JUDAH. 2 C CLASS FIGHTERS AND 2 B. I'm know BAXING guru either but i see scrubs. Wasn't Tszyu whiping ass after the age of 31?
Tszyu Kostya was my favorite fighter when he was fighting and I think even underated in many respects but I can understand why to a point. Even to this day I like to watch old Tszyu fights, the guy was just so good, especially after the Phillips loss, you could see he was so cocky going against Phillips and he paid the price and that was the best thing to ever happen to him imo. His power was probably the only thing that wasn't underated. The thing that pisses me off most about Tszyu was his inactivity and he has no one to blame for that, but can't really fault a guy for loving to be with his family. Awesome fighter, wish we would have seen him in more fights! :good
Tszyu took 2 rounds to destroy an undefeated Judah who was at his very best.. Anyone else do that? :huh:-( "And this is right on the chin..."
If you are calling Gonzalez and Tackie scrubs mate you dont watch much Boxing. Gonzalez had never been Knocked down let alone stopped before he met Tszyu. And not even a Prime Dela Hoya knocked him down or stopped him. Yet Gonzalez is a scrub and a c level fighter. Mate Urango,Malignaggi are worse fighters than Gonzalez and Tackie. Jesus.
Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah. Kostya is a beast. His credits were limited, due more to him splitting with Manager Bill Mordey. Having a carsalesman ..Vlad Wharton.. basically limited Tszyu's big cash fights in the USA. Why?? Wharton was a frog with warts in the eyes of King and co. Tszyu, in himself, has a great record. Doing the job well, against all put infront of him. The debarcle of the Leonardo Mas bout was stupid. Mas was a dead man at any given moment. Vince Phillips managed a win... yet never rematched, so questions have to be asked. His destruction of Blab Judah, Sharba Mitchell, Jan Bergman is more than fine. Kostya is remembered by dickheads, particulary for 2 fights. Phillips and Hatton. Hatton won fair and square.. a great tormenting, bullying, powerful way to eradicate a former superstar. Pac would have lasted 1 round with Tszyu.. a lover of southpaws, and the finest example of any man to belt the life out of southpaws. If you have time... take a look at the activity of Tszyu's last 4 years. Very, very limited. Injury plagued Tszyu. His activity was nulified, and the potential mix up with 'so-called stars' was limited also. His manager was a fkn toss pot, and the division was limited to one great man... purely for the sake, Tszyu had convincingly demolished all available, in quick fashion.
I dont know if you can be the same fighter after the beating he took in the Kostya fight though. Ricky dominated him...did a great job doing it. Probably kinda hard to see if he was affected by the Tszyu fight because his style is so straightforward but I though he looked a bit shell shocked against Mitchell. Might be wrong though.