Quote Originally Posted by DIOS DOMINICANO
Quote Originally Posted by Mr140
Good point ono some people discredit Hatton beating a old Tszyu but then they never bring up how old Oscar was when he was beat by a sd by PBF.
Oscar was past his prime when Floyd fought him. No Doubt.

But, on balance, Oscar was younger, bigger, healthier, and just BETTER than Kostya Tszyu.

Kostya Tszyu was a very good fighter, but can you ever envision Cool Vince Phillips giving Oscar a brutal beatdown? The same Vince Phillips that Ike Quartey blew out in a couple of rounds?
I go back to 1997/98 and say if Oscar had not won the Whitaker and Quartey fights which were both debatable then which direction would his career have taken? I have no doubt that DLH ducked Tszyu in 96/97 and was lucky to get those decisions. So Tszyu lost to Phillips, his performances from 1998 to 2002 were awesome and a rematch with Phillips should have happened but for the fact that it would have lasted about 2 rounds.