Kostya had court distractions when he lost to Phillips. No real excuse though, he lost, same way to Hatton. Both time history will judge the better man lost. Phillips won, but nobody in boxing even rates Phillips. Kostya is going to the hall of fame first ballot, as soon as he officially decides to declare, now it's questionable whether Hatton ever will.

Kostya is rated as the second greatest fighter at 140 ever. Some rate Aaron Pryor ahead of him. All Marquez ever did was go up in weight. Both Marquez and Tszyu are going to the hall of fame, but if you asked most guys who would win at 140, Tszyu easy. Even if you take him back to a weight class lower and compare p4p, they have some similarities, Marquez and Tszyu.

The fact is, Tszyu was quicker when younger, he has a way better right hand, than Marquez, they counter punch similar, but Kostya can pressure fight better, and is p4p more powerful ouncher. Marquez went upo the weights, Tszyu didnt.

Tszyu could've started at 135, if he was 35 still fighting at the same weight he started at, and couldve fought up to 147 I suppose. He didn't. Marquez went up the weights, whule Tszyu has been world champion WAY longer than Marquez has been.

And yes.........you can make all the excuses you like, Chavez was of a similar age when he lost as to what Kostya was when he too lost. The fact that an old man was favoured by the bookies over Hatton tells you some tjings Tszyu had over Chavez. The facts are, Tszyu was better tahn Chavez at the same old age, and beat the best fighter Mexico ever had. He was an old man, JUST LIKE TSZYU.