Kostya Tszyu hall of fame induction

[THE THIRD MAN]

I still don't get why KT never went to the WW division and why Proyer never did either find it weird. I mean both divisions were lacking talent and the division above them had all the names in it. I mean Kt fought when Dela Hoya, Forrest, Mosley, and Trinadad were just a weight above him. Same thing with Proyer i mean he had Duran, Leonard, Benitez and Hearns above him yet didn't move up in weight.

He was talking to Cory Spinks people before the Hatton fight, i believe he was riddled with injuries for the last 3 years of his career, he had shoulder surgery that kept him out of the ring for 18 months and for a boxer that is almost curtains, couple injury, inactivity and the age factor father time just caught up with him. I have no doubt he would've made the move to WW in 2003 if not for injury. Maybe he was just very comfortable at JWW in those years? He looked terrible at the Hatton fight weigh in, drawn and gaunt and missed the limit by a bee's dick. He should've been fighting at WW from 2003, but the shoulder injury prevented that happening.

[Snakey]

I still don't get why KT never went to the WW division and why Proyer never did either find it weird. I mean both divisions were lacking talent and the division above them had all the names in it. I mean Kt fought when Dela Hoya, Forrest, Mosley, and Trinadad were just a weight above him. Same thing with Proyer i mean he had Duran, Leonard, Benitez and Hearns above him yet didn't move up in weight.

He was talking to Cory Spinks people before the Hatton fight, i believe he was riddled with injuries for the last 3 years of his career, he had shoulder surgery that kept him out of the ring for 18 months and for a boxer that is almost curtains, couple injury, inactivity and the age factor father time just caught up with him. I have no doubt he would've made the move to WW in 2003 if not for injury. Maybe he was just very comfortable at JWW in those years? He looked terrible at the Hatton fight weigh in, drawn and gaunt and missed the limit by a bee's dick. He should've been fighting at WW from 2003, but the shoulder injury prevented that happening.

I remember watching the weigh in for the hatton fight and thinking fuck Kostyas going to lose. Had never seen him look that drained before and he still missed weight.

[Master]

In the Hatton fight you could still see his class, after losing the early rounds, once he found the distance he landed with the right hand and that would have halted Hatton in his tracks. When that did not materialise, Tszyu wained and had to concede victory to Ricky who was at his peak and inspired.

[THE THIRD MAN]

In the Hatton fight you could still see his class, after losing the early rounds, once he found the distance he landed with the right hand and that would have halted Hatton in his tracks. When that did not materialise, Tszyu wained and had to concede victory to Ricky who was at his peak and inspired.

I agree. He didn't actually have a bad fight, (look at Hatton's face after the fight) I think the round 9 low blow did him in. Pariss had no idea how to referee that fight, so many double standards. I don't believe Hatton was ever the same again after that fight either.

[Andre]

Dont think Oktte Urkal was quite the same after he fought Tszyu either. Game boy that one.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Dont think Oktte Urkal was quite the same after he fought Tszyu either. Game boy that one.

I noticed that a lot of fighters who fought Tszyu were never the same again after. Gonzalez, Mitchell, Hatton and of course Zab were just never as good again.

Hatton had some wins, but he was sluggish in most of them before his next elite fight against Mayweather and then his debacle against Pacman.

Judah has been all over the place ever since, sure he won the Welterweight title (in two attempts against powderpuff Cory Spinks!) Then loses to Baldomir? He is 14-5 with one NC since 2001 and has lost to every elite fighter he has fought.

He ruined Gonzalez and Mitchell was gone after that KO in 2004.

People can be critical of Tszyu all they want, at the end of the day he unified a divison, was a world champion from 1995-2005 and that makes you a worthy Hall Of Famer.

[Master]

Kostya is definitely HOF material. He had a tremendous amateur pedigree and I loved his style of fighting. Great timing and a bomb of a right hand that if it not detonate on the chin, destroyed them slowly. Quality fighter and man.