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Some people question his stats, I dont know why. I think he is deserving and personally I was hoping he would come back after the Hatton fight, it just wasn't meant to be.
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He fought 16 World Champions and that's enough for me.
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His Division was pretty weak and the lose to VP is a blemish for sure. His best win is Juda so i dont really know were to place him his division was pretty weak for the years he was in it.
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Well he did beat Sharmba Mitchell twice, who was a hell of a good boxer. And he easily fended off the last stands of Julio Caesar Chavez and Jesse James Leija.
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Kostya Tszyu is deserving of being inducted into the HOF, and certainly as deserving as many of the inductees who've gotten in with lessor resumes. Tszyu was a legit champion, and he brought excitement and added interest to the sport of boxing. Apparently the folks who voted him into the Hall, must have agreed with me.
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You could say the same thing about Aaron Pryor, his best opponent was Arguello a bulked up Featherweight! I remember people saying what a strong and exciting division the 140lb Jr welter was at the time. Mitchell had not been beaten for 7 years, Judah was at his peak and was going to cut through Tszyu like swiss cheese, there was Gonzalez, Hurtado etc Many great champions have had bad fights and lost to fighters they shouldn't have and for various reasons: Foreman to Jimmy Young, Pryor to Bobby Joe Young, Arguello to Fernandez, Olivares to Herrera (twice) Frazier was almost out to Bonavena, Ali to Cooper etc
Maybe because Tszyu beat his opponents so easily people have the opinion the division was weak? What cannot be taken away from him is the fact that more than half of his pro career was fought against world champions. He finished at the right time, he had injuries and age had got the better of him.
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That nut shot from Ricky Hatton didn't help extend his career any...You could say the same thing about Aaron Pryor, his best opponent was Arguello a bulked up Featherweight! I remember people saying what a strong and exciting division the 140lb Jr welter was at the time. Mitchell had not been beaten for 7 years, Judah was at his peak and was going to cut through Tszyu like swiss cheese, there was Gonzalez, Hurtado etc Many great champions have had bad fights and lost to fighters they shouldn't have and for various reasons: Foreman to Jimmy Young, Pryor to Bobby Joe Young, Arguello to Fernandez, Olivares to Herrera (twice) Frazier was almost out to Bonavena, Ali to Cooper etc
Maybe because Tszyu beat his opponents so easily people have the opinion the division was weak? What cannot be taken away from him is the fact that more than half of his pro career was fought against world champions. He finished at the right time, he had injuries and age had got the better of him.
"You knocked him down...now how bout you try knockin me down ?"
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Shots...and there were plenty of them! I would've waved it all off by round 9 and sent Hatton back to the rule book.That nut shot from Ricky Hatton didn't help extend his career any...You could say the same thing about Aaron Pryor, his best opponent was Arguello a bulked up Featherweight! I remember people saying what a strong and exciting division the 140lb Jr welter was at the time. Mitchell had not been beaten for 7 years, Judah was at his peak and was going to cut through Tszyu like swiss cheese, there was Gonzalez, Hurtado etc Many great champions have had bad fights and lost to fighters they shouldn't have and for various reasons: Foreman to Jimmy Young, Pryor to Bobby Joe Young, Arguello to Fernandez, Olivares to Herrera (twice) Frazier was almost out to Bonavena, Ali to Cooper etc
Maybe because Tszyu beat his opponents so easily people have the opinion the division was weak? What cannot be taken away from him is the fact that more than half of his pro career was fought against world champions. He finished at the right time, he had injuries and age had got the better of him.
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