| Perhaps in the wake of his destruction of closest rival Sharmba Mitchell, Kostya Tszyu heard the faint whisper of destiny calling him. That whisper might soon evolve into a very significant noise in the boxing world as rumors circulate that Tszyu might be about to finally leave his light welterweight territory and venture seven pounds north to the welterweight division. And Tszyu, not a man to do anything by half |
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measures, will not waste any time with tune-up fights to help him acclimatize to the new weight class, no, he will want the ultimate challenge available to him and in 2004 at 147-pounds, that challenge is Cory Spinks, the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. Tszyu certainly has the credibility to march into a new division and demand undisputed title fights and of course, Spinks has not become known as a fighter that avoids challenges, a fact manifested by his defeats of Ricardo Mayorga and Zab Judah. Check back to saddoboxing.com for new developments in this story as they happen.
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