Quote Originally Posted by zhubin
The referee in that fight was a disgrace. Sure, that's not the only reason Tszyu lost..and credit has to be given to Hatton for fighting a rough/pressure fight...but there is no question in my mind that that was no where close to a prime Tszyu. Add to that the referee, the home crowd, and a younger/fresher opponent...and you had that result.
The home crowd had an effect on Kostya If a fighter actually let's a crowd get to him during a fight, much less a fight where he is defending his title, the fighter isn't all that mentally strong to begin with . I don't remember those rabid British fans bothering Tyson too bad when he went over to England and beat the sh!t out of Frank Bruno