Kostya Tszyu hall of fame induction

[Mr140]

Kt would get wrecked by Mosley and out pointed or koed by Dela Hoya. Kt was a was a unknown pretty much in 1997 and Mosley went to fight Oscar for his biggest pay day ever. I just saying i think if Kt moved to WW he would have a better resume then he does now. I mean come on all the names were at welterweight and if he would of moved up he would of had a chance to have some hofs on his resume.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Kt would get wrecked by Mosley and out pointed or koed by Dela Hoya. Kt was a was a unknown pretty much in 1997 and Mosley went to fight Oscar for his biggest pay day ever. I just saying i think if Kt moved to WW he would have a better resume then he does now. I mean come on all the names were at welterweight and if he would of moved up he would of had a chance to have some hofs on his resume.

Not in 1999 he wouldn't have. Duran stayed at Lightweight for an entire decade, he had one super fight with Leonard and won in 1980, it was all down hill from there. Being in one division does not get you dismissed as an ATG, in fact if anything KT has reinforced his position by cementing his place in the top 3 Jr Welters of All time. I think people have had their judgement clouded by the success of Paquaio and Mayweather who have achieved great results in many divisions. Mosley's best efforts were at Lightweight and one great fight against DLH at WW, other than that his past 10 years are very, very ordinary. I would say his decision to move back and forth in divisions has backfired. Moving up divisions doesn't neccessarily make you a greater fighter, remember that Tsyzu was also 23 yrs old when he turned pro and that's a late start. He was a champion for almost 10 years, he unified the division, what more can you do? If people are going to judge him on his last fight with Hatton then do the same to Mosley, Jones jr, DLH, all of whom ended up a shadow of their former selves and why? Because they fucked around with their weight in search of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. At least Fatton has had the good sense to finish and not be embarrassed by losing to some club fighter in the UK somewhere.

[Andre]

Kt would get wrecked by Mosley and out pointed or koed by Dela Hoya. Kt was a was a unknown pretty much in 1997 and Mosley went to fight Oscar for his biggest pay day ever. I just saying i think if Kt moved to WW he would have a better resume then he does now. I mean come on all the names were at welterweight and if he would of moved up he would of had a chance to have some hofs on his resume.

He could of stepped up to wweight easily, his team were masters at weight stripping he walked around normally huge, so he could of been there if he wanted to.

But like they say, why trade in a bike thats getting you over the line first every time?

[Mr140]

Good point Andre i have no problem with Kt being in hof i just saying his resume is kinda weak. He could of moved up in weight and fought Trinadad, Mosley, or Dela Hoya just never did it.

[Andre]

Good point Andre i have no problem with Kt being in hof i just saying his resume is kinda weak. He could of moved up in weight and fought Trinadad, Mosley, or Dela Hoya just never did it.

In fairness same goes the other way too many didnt want any part of him at his chosen weight either.

[Mr140]

Well to be fair i would say they were the stars they did not need him like he needed them. I mean look at Mosley, Dela Hoya and Trinadads resumes they did not need him they will go down as atgs i not sure kt will. I mean Evander Holyfeild could of been CW champ for ten years no one would of given shit because the real prize was the weight class above him thats were the glory lied and he took it.

[Andre]

Yep its a reflection on how easy the heavyweights are to watch and the big hits that go off and so on down the line, as soon as you get underneath Welter the general population of the world dont know any of the champs. Even Lopez will suffer it outside his own country.
Anyway HOF is a crock its just a building and a tag the real HOF is in the hearts and minds of real fans.

[Mr140]

To be honest andre its hard for me to watch anything under 126 just not really in to it at all. My favorite division was heavyweight which is why it pains me a tad that US can't get its shit together and produce a champ. People say Heavies are less talented but that is the weight class people want to watch and if the lower weights were as big as the heavies i am sure that there skill set would be a hell of a lot different as well.