Tszyu V Hatton preview
Posted: 03 Jun 2005, 06:29
i knocked this up for a friend for another forum, thought i might share it with you guys.....
A few points re Hatton v Tszyu
Hatton was Bronze medallist at the 1996 world junior championships in cuba, although it is widely known he was on the receiving end of some rather dodgy judging so could have arguably got silver or Gold. So upset with the polictics of Amateur boxing he turned pro with Warren. Hatton won a number of national junior titles BUT never fought as a senior at the highest level.
Kosta was one of the best amatuers of all time, went to the seoul olympics as a 19 year old and lost to eventual winner Andreas Zuelow (east germany), the following year he beat Zuelow to become Euopean champion although lost again to Zuelow in the world cup.
1990 he won the goodwill games beating future world champion Terron Millet on the way to gold.
1991 he again won the European championship and travelled to Sydney for the World championships….. he won gold beating future World champion (and Shane mosley conqueror) Vernon Forrest in the final.
So whereas Hatton was a world class Junior, Kosta is really one of the best Amateurs the world has seen… shame we never saw Hatton as a senior.
The fact that Kosta Tszyu is training in a sweat suit shouldn’t be cause for concern (or a glimmer of hope) he is a total professional and has probably trained in a sweatsuit for all is fights prior to this and he hasn’t done to badly so far!!!
Much as I like Hatton (he is a genuine nice guy) it is pretty hard to find a way for him to win….
At the higher level his body shots haven’t been that damaging, Tackie, Philips, Magee all took them without too much trouble.
The left hook to the body that he favours leaves him very exposed to Kosta lightning fast and accurate right hand.
Hatton can be hurt and cut badly and he will do well to go 12 rounds without getting caught by a big Tszyu right hand. How he reacts when he gets caught will be crucial and the whole fight hinges on that in my opinion….. worst case scenario Hatton gets caught early like Judah and gets put to sleep….
Whilst Hatton has a superb work rate, most of his opponents have been naturally smaller guys therefore easier to wear down…. He did well against Philips but Vince had used diuretics to make weight so must have been very weak in there….Tackie is a tough fit man and although limited, we saw Hatton tiring slightly and holding towards the end of the fight which is a slight worry….
In this fight for only the second time in his career (magee the first) Hatton will be in with a naturally bigger stronger man……I don’t think he can over come Tszyu’s physical and technical advantages…..
He can be hurt by the right hand, cut early and as some have suggested may get caught to the body himself. I remember for a moment against Jason Rowlands he looked in some discomfort from a body shot (the only time I have seen him hit with one) and he admits that it was getting flattened in the gym by a Pat Barrett (one of manchesters finest fighters) body shot that inspired him to work on it in the gym!!!!!!
A few points re Hatton v Tszyu
Hatton was Bronze medallist at the 1996 world junior championships in cuba, although it is widely known he was on the receiving end of some rather dodgy judging so could have arguably got silver or Gold. So upset with the polictics of Amateur boxing he turned pro with Warren. Hatton won a number of national junior titles BUT never fought as a senior at the highest level.
Kosta was one of the best amatuers of all time, went to the seoul olympics as a 19 year old and lost to eventual winner Andreas Zuelow (east germany), the following year he beat Zuelow to become Euopean champion although lost again to Zuelow in the world cup.
1990 he won the goodwill games beating future world champion Terron Millet on the way to gold.
1991 he again won the European championship and travelled to Sydney for the World championships….. he won gold beating future World champion (and Shane mosley conqueror) Vernon Forrest in the final.
So whereas Hatton was a world class Junior, Kosta is really one of the best Amateurs the world has seen… shame we never saw Hatton as a senior.
The fact that Kosta Tszyu is training in a sweat suit shouldn’t be cause for concern (or a glimmer of hope) he is a total professional and has probably trained in a sweatsuit for all is fights prior to this and he hasn’t done to badly so far!!!
Much as I like Hatton (he is a genuine nice guy) it is pretty hard to find a way for him to win….
At the higher level his body shots haven’t been that damaging, Tackie, Philips, Magee all took them without too much trouble.
The left hook to the body that he favours leaves him very exposed to Kosta lightning fast and accurate right hand.
Hatton can be hurt and cut badly and he will do well to go 12 rounds without getting caught by a big Tszyu right hand. How he reacts when he gets caught will be crucial and the whole fight hinges on that in my opinion….. worst case scenario Hatton gets caught early like Judah and gets put to sleep….
Whilst Hatton has a superb work rate, most of his opponents have been naturally smaller guys therefore easier to wear down…. He did well against Philips but Vince had used diuretics to make weight so must have been very weak in there….Tackie is a tough fit man and although limited, we saw Hatton tiring slightly and holding towards the end of the fight which is a slight worry….
In this fight for only the second time in his career (magee the first) Hatton will be in with a naturally bigger stronger man……I don’t think he can over come Tszyu’s physical and technical advantages…..
He can be hurt by the right hand, cut early and as some have suggested may get caught to the body himself. I remember for a moment against Jason Rowlands he looked in some discomfort from a body shot (the only time I have seen him hit with one) and he admits that it was getting flattened in the gym by a Pat Barrett (one of manchesters finest fighters) body shot that inspired him to work on it in the gym!!!!!!
