Tszyu hints at return.

[zhubin]

I love all the overrated opinions of a guy who fought almost 50% of all of his pro fights against World Champions. If that is overrated then how do we rate fighters at all? He won't comeback, he was done after the Hatton fight, injuries, inactivity and age had taken it's toll. People also forget he never turned pro until he was 23 with 270 amateur fights behind him. I think we only ever saw glimpses of his true brilliance in the ring. DLH, Mosley and even Mayweather had the greatest respect for him and whenever his name was mentioned as a possible opponent i reckon they were all a little wary about taking him on.

Well said Third Man. Anyone who thinks Tszyu was overrated doesn't know squat about boxing. One of the all time great combination's of power, timing, and smarts. As Third Man mentioned...the best of his own era had incredible respect for him. One of my all time dream fights would have Tszyu vs. Mayweather...shame it never happened. That all being said...i truly hope he doesn't come back.

[Boxer4life]

i may sound crazy, but i think his style permits it

[rjj tszyu]

I love all the overrated opinions of a guy who fought almost 50% of all of his pro fights against World Champions. If that is overrated then how do we rate fighters at all? He won't comeback, he was done after the Hatton fight, injuries, inactivity and age had taken it's toll. People also forget he never turned pro until he was 23 with 270 amateur fights behind him. I think we only ever saw glimpses of his true brilliance in the ring. DLH, Mosley and even Mayweather had the greatest respect for him and whenever his name was mentioned as a possible opponent i reckon they were all a little wary about taking him on.

Apparently uncle Roger told Floyd to leave Tszyu alone. I actually think Floyd would have won but that in itself shows how fearsome he was.

[Pavlik]

Seems about once a year this story comes out.

If he was going to return, he should have done it years ago, if he's planning on coming back as a welter, there are some other old wash outs he could fight, but he gets nothing relevant to come back to. He'd be tiny at welter.

i agree, but pac is tiny at welter too

[Gandalf]

Seems about once a year this story comes out.

If he was going to return, he should have done it years ago, if he's planning on coming back as a welter, there are some other old wash outs he could fight, but he gets nothing relevant to come back to. He'd be tiny at welter.

i agree, but pac is tiny at welter too

Pac isn't tiny at welterweight, has been very active and is still relatively young.

Tsyzu as great as he was shouldn't come back and hopefully won't. It's a silly idea.

[ono]

Seems about once a year this story comes out.

If he was going to return, he should have done it years ago, if he's planning on coming back as a welter, there are some other old wash outs he could fight, but he gets nothing relevant to come back to. He'd be tiny at welter.

Erik Morales vs Kostya Tyszu at 147

"Two legends fighting for insert punch line here

$89.99 PPV

I lol'd

[johnsebastianmiran]

I hope he stays out because his injuries lone will slow him down. He was definitely great to watch and a true gentleman outside the ring let's remeber him the right way, as he was.

[ICB]

I love all the overrated opinions of a guy who fought almost 50% of all of his pro fights against World Champions. If that is overrated then how do we rate fighters at all? He won't comeback, he was done after the Hatton fight, injuries, inactivity and age had taken it's toll. People also forget he never turned pro until he was 23 with 270 amateur fights behind him. I think we only ever saw glimpses of his true brilliance in the ring. DLH, Mosley and even Mayweather had the greatest respect for him and whenever his name was mentioned as a possible opponent i reckon they were all a little wary about taking him on.

I don't think he's overrated either, i've never seen anyone overrate him on this forum. I think he struggled vs swarmers but other than that, he was a pretty well rounded fighter.

He beat some very good fighters like Diosbelys Hurtado, who gave Pernell Whitaker all he could handle. And also early in his career he beat many former world champions.

He had some of the best timing from a boxer, i've seen in modern day boxing. And his power punches were so very accurate, he was great to watch at his best.

I just think he spent too long in the Amateurs, and he should of turned pro earlier.

[JazMerkin]

I love all the overrated opinions of a guy who fought almost 50% of all of his pro fights against World Champions. If that is overrated then how do we rate fighters at all? He won't comeback, he was done after the Hatton fight, injuries, inactivity and age had taken it's toll. People also forget he never turned pro until he was 23 with 270 amateur fights behind him. I think we only ever saw glimpses of his true brilliance in the ring. DLH, Mosley and even Mayweather had the greatest respect for him and whenever his name was mentioned as a possible opponent i reckon they were all a little wary about taking him on.

Apparently uncle Roger told Floyd to leave Tszyu alone. I actually think Floyd would have won but that in itself shows how fearsome he was.

That's odd then considering they reportedly had a deal in place to fight assuming Tszyu beat Hatton & Mayweather beat Gatti

Tszyu also had a deal set up to face Oscar only to lose to Vince Phillips.

I do feel Tszyu gets overrated a bit, particularly by Aussies, but then I also quite liked him as a fighter & feel for him that he was unfortunate to miss out on the two biggest paychecks of his career.

[eagle]

Which Aussies overrate him?

He was far from flawless and had a definite problem against pressure fighters. On the other hand he had great success against fast slick fighters due to his timing and accuracy.

I honestly think the thing that stopped him getting the big fights was the fact he didnt talk himself up enough and create a load of hype. He was a high risk low reward fight for the likes of Oscar Shane and Floyd due to being virtually unknown in the USA. I dont think he'd have necessarily beaten these guys but i hink he deserved a shot at atleast one of them.
In the late 90s early 2000s he would have been a threat to anyone around his weight class, and deserved a top ten P4P spot. Is that overrating?

[generalbulldog]

Yes, some people tend to overrate him. What was his best win? When your fans have to mention a Zab Judah and a 40 year old Chavez on your resume as your biggest wins, then what does that say?

Good fighter, not an ATG because the resume was really weak, of course to be fair the 140 pound class has been historically weak. Many fighters just either pass through it (Floyd,Manny,Oscar) or completely bypass it (Duran, Mosley). The money and glory is at welter.

If Tszyu wanted the big fights, he should have jumped up to welter.

[eagle]

Yes, some people tend to overrate him. What was his best win? When your fans have to mention a Zab Judah and a 40 year old Chavez on your resume as your biggest wins, then what does that say?

Good fighter, not an ATG because the resume was really weak, of course to be fair the 140 pound class has been historically weak. Many fighters just either pass through it (Floyd,Manny,Oscar) or completely bypass it (Duran, Mosley). The money and glory is at welter.

If Tszyu wanted the big fights, he should have jumped up to welter.

Just a good fighter?
World Champ in 14th fight.
16 Title defenses.
A unified division.

There are better fighters with better resumes around no doubt but who is overrating him? Who? Show my all these threads where he is overrated? I havent seen any threads lately where people have said he is better than what he was. Tszyu travelled everywhere to fight as well, quite often taking on challengers on their turf. How many champs do that?
Judah was seen as a future P4P star 27-0 and was the favourite going into their fight. He also went on to be unified welter champ afterwards.
In hindsght yes he maybe should have gone to welter but he was a medium to small 140 pounder.

[generalbulldog]

Yes, some people tend to overrate him. What was his best win? When your fans have to mention a Zab Judah and a 40 year old Chavez on your resume as your biggest wins, then what does that say?

Good fighter, not an ATG because the resume was really weak, of course to be fair the 140 pound class has been historically weak. Many fighters just either pass through it (Floyd,Manny,Oscar) or completely bypass it (Duran, Mosley). The money and glory is at welter.

If Tszyu wanted the big fights, he should have jumped up to welter.

Just a good fighter?
World Champ in 14th fight.
16 Title defenses.
A unified division.

There are better fighters with better resumes around no doubt but who is overrating him? Who? Show my all these threads where he is overrated? I havent seen any threads lately where people have said he is better than what he was. Tszyu travelled everywhere to fight as well, quite often taking on challengers on their turf. How many champs do that?
Judah was seen as a future P4P star 27-0 and was the favourite going into their fight. He also went on to be unified welter champ afterwards.
In hindsght yes he maybe should have gone to welter but he was a medium to small 140 pounder.

I said some people tend to overrate him, and I'm not the only one in this thread that feels the same way. Like I said, if Zab Judah is the biggest name on his resume then that's pretty weak.

As for as not going to welter because he's seen as medium to small, well that didn't stop Floyd and Manny for venturing into that division now? Those 2 are small welterweights, not natural welterweights at all by the general consensus. Hell even Hatton ventured into the 147 division and he was pretty small too.

If Tszu wanted the big payday and glory, he should have went there when the likes of Quartey, De La Hoya, Mosley, Trinidad, Whitaker were there. Those were the big fights that were on the horizon for him if he had dare ventured into the 2nd most glamorous division in boxing. But then he was smart, because he for sure would have went 0-4 against those guys.

Depends on whom you're asking if they think Tszyu was great. Some do while others don't, it's all subjective for a fighter like Tszyu, because his resume was really weak. A 40 year old Chavez and a Zab Judah are his biggest wins.

[eagle]

Yes, some people tend to overrate him. What was his best win? When your fans have to mention a Zab Judah and a 40 year old Chavez on your resume as your biggest wins, then what does that say?

Good fighter, not an ATG because the resume was really weak, of course to be fair the 140 pound class has been historically weak. Many fighters just either pass through it (Floyd,Manny,Oscar) or completely bypass it (Duran, Mosley). The money and glory is at welter.

If Tszyu wanted the big fights, he should have jumped up to welter.

Just a good fighter?
World Champ in 14th fight.
16 Title defenses.
A unified division.

There are better fighters with better resumes around no doubt but who is overrating him? Who? Show my all these threads where he is overrated? I havent seen any threads lately where people have said he is better than what he was. Tszyu travelled everywhere to fight as well, quite often taking on challengers on their turf. How many champs do that?
Judah was seen as a future P4P star 27-0 and was the favourite going into their fight. He also went on to be unified welter champ afterwards.
In hindsght yes he maybe should have gone to welter but he was a medium to small 140 pounder.

I said some people tend to overrate him, and I'm not the only one in this thread that feels the same way. Like I said, if Zab Judah is the biggest name on his resume then that's pretty weak.

As for as not going to welter because he's seen as medium to small, well that didn't stop Floyd and Manny for venturing into that division now? Those 2 are small welterweights, not natural welterweights at all by the general consensus. Hell even Hatton ventured into the 147 division and he was pretty small too.

If Tszu wanted the big payday and glory, he should have went there when the likes of Quartey, De La Hoya, Mosley, Trinidad, Whitaker were there. Those were the big fights that were on the horizon for him if he had dare ventured into the 2nd most glamorous division in boxing. But then he was smart, because he for sure would have went 0-4 against those guys.

Depends on whom you're asking if they think Tszyu was great. Some do while others don't, it's all subjective for a fighter like Tszyu, because his resume was really weak. A 40 year old Chavez and a Zab Judah are his biggest wins.

Thats the point. Floyd and Manny are better fighters than Tszyu. There is no denying that. You said he is overrated, well im asking by whom? Who overrates him? He doesnt overrate himself like 99% of fighters, he doesnt have many fanatical supporters who overrate him like some other fighters, and i dont see many media people talking him up as better than what he is. So who is he overrated by?

[zhubin]

We can scrutinize any fighters resume. I personally think Tszyu would have been a hell of a challenge for either Pac or Floyd. Unlike some of his fanatics...i don't consider Oscar, Hatton, or Cotto to be the best opponents Pac faced. The best fighter he fought in terms of skill was Marquez...and their two fights both could have (and some will say SHOULD have) gone to Marquez. Well Tszyu has even better timing than Marquez...and Tszyu had true one punch KO power. As for Floyd...we all know Tszyu was his best against slick fighters. Floyd never faced, IMO, a fighter as dangerous as a prime Tszyu. So that road can go both ways. As far as why Tszyu didn't "SEEK" these fights...that is pure speculative BS. A guy like Floyd has mostly been a low risk/high prize type of guy. There is no definitive proof that Tszyu didn't seek certain fighters out. If anything...if you listen to the respect his fellow fighters and other trainers had for him...it is very likely that he was the one being avoided.