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You are trippin, 90,% of Tszyus fans took it on the chin like he did. Some made excuses but we all know what I said above is true.Ricky did a great job on him, the only way he could of done the job.(And Im a big Tszyu fan).

The whinging pom thing started in Australia very early on mainly because of the weather out here and many people fresh off the ship in the wrong season thought they had stepped off into hell and didnt shut up about how good it was at home.

The Mediterraneans that came here off the same ships were used to such beatings off the sun already and just got out there and dug the fields made a fortune and called it home, so unfortunatley us poms that migrated out here early got a bad rap and it stuck.

They thought we were dirty pigs too, cause we only knew to have a bath once a week and knew no different until a week of wicked weather hit even then some didnt learn fast enough.

Cause out here you have to shower it off once a day minimum in between swimming with the sharks and drinking very cold piss (beer) wearing a large hat and keeping your mouth shut to conserve moisture and keep the flies out, so you see winging doesnt suit the climate or the local toleraters tolerance levels.
guess the third man must be part of that 10pct then.....

nwonder the brits getting off the boat used to miss home, most of them were po risoners!

Does anyone know if Tszyu had a rematch clause in his contract? It would seem strange for a top fighter to fight a relatively unknown fighter without this.
Well if i was a convict in the 18th or 19th century and i had a choice between English weather and English food or the beaches of Bondi or the Great Barrier Reef then i would be fessing up to being Dick Turpin just to get out here!
10% of something or all of nothing i am prone to say, Tszyu gave a lot of concessions to Hatton in 2005, far to many IMO. Not sure about a rematch clause, i guess there was one, but remember Tszyu sufferred bruising on the brain after this fight. He was never going to fight again after losing to Hatton. It was an outstanding performance by Hatton that night, he had some help, he won and we all move forward. Hatton has never been the same since.

I agree to a certain extent, Hatton would of been the most motivated in his whole career that night even more so than the Mayweather fight imo, he was a man possesed who had Dave Paris under strict instructions ( I actully dont think the refs performance was nearly as bad as some people say on here )

Hatton has never been top top quality and like you say had everything in his favour that night and took them advantages and did very well and from that single performacne he was become a multi millionaire and househild name and had a very good career.

Mayweather would of beat him comfortably.