Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
Quote Originally Posted by Gyrokai
Anybody who humiliates Kostya Tsyu's legacy by making him quit on
his stool and end his winning streak is an Elite Fighter. I favor Castillo
though. Only because I've never seen Castillo lose a brawl, aside from
that miracle that Diego Corrales seemed to pull out of thin air.
At 140lbs, Hatton has a better chance.
Remember Kosta had only fought 3 times in 3 and a half years, and was 35 years old. Great performance by Ricky but Castillo will be a harder test in my opinion.
Hatton did what an elite fighter was supposed to do. He defeated the champion.
Now people are saying it was because 3 blah blah 3 and blah 35 years blah. heh
You have to give Hatton more respect than that.

Jermain Taylor is a Perfect example, he dealt with an OLD champion who wasn't
active, by the name of Bernard Hopkins. By all the facts on record, Taylor
should have embarrased Hopkins much like Hatton did to the future Hall of Famer
Kostya. Now I'm not saying Kostya is as good or great as Hopkins, I'm just
saying that age and activity can take a back seat when your still winning
and fighting successfully. Even though Kostya lost, he still fought a competitive
fight and his punching power was still present. No one still has been able
to embarrass Sharmba Mitchell as badly as Tszyu has.

But both Bernard and Kostya have on thing in common, they both eat right,
don't party, and stick to a strict, disciplined, and rough training schedule.

You just can't ignore Hatton's win over Kostya, as an elite performance.

Never!