Kostya Tszyu’s 10 finest performances – Boxing News
1 Zab Judah
This November 2001 gain was the a single that certainly catapulted Tszyu up the pound-for-pound rankings, thanks to a mixture of the fight’s magnitude and the way of the complete. With all a few important belts on the line, Tszyu included Judah’s IBF to his possess WBA and WBC by scrambling his senses with a fatal right cross in spherical two.
2 Miguel Angel Gonzalez
Back again in the swing of things following shedding in opposition to Vince Phillips, Tszyu returned to entire world title contention when defeating Gonzalez via 10th-round stoppage in August 1999. With the stoppage arrived the WBC gentle-welterweight title.
3 Sharmba Mitchell I
Not content material with just the IBF belt, Tszyu picked up the WBA model of the light-weight-welterweight crown in February 2001 when forcing Sharmba Mitchell to retire on his stool immediately after seven rounds.
4 Jake Rodríguez
The very first of Tszyu’s planet title fights, this acquire towards Rodríguez took put in January 1995 and finished with Rodríguez becoming stopped in the sixth round. The earn landed Tszyu the IBF mild-welterweight title in only his 14th professional combat.
5 Sharmba Mitchell II
Tszyu’s final earn as a professional, this 3rd-round demolition of Mitchell in November 2004 led to Tszyu retaining his IBF belt and, despite his advancing age, teased bigger wins down the line, so wonderful was the general performance.
21 Aug 1999: Kostya Tszyu lands a still left hook versus Miguel Angel Gonzalez in Miami, Florida (Eliot J. Schechter /Allsport)
6 Julio César Chávez
While Chávez was at the time a shadow of his former self, the sixth-spherical beating Tszyu managed to produce in July 2000 saw him retain his WBC light-welterweight crown and put his title up in lights stateside.
7 Roger Mayweather
As perfectly this remaining the 1st defence of his IBF light-weight-welterweight title, Tszyu’s June 1995 combat in opposition to Roger Mayweather also represented the 1st time he experienced long gone 12 rounds as a pro. He won, of program, but experienced to settle for a conclusion.
8 Ben Tackie
Tszyu’s Could 2002 get from Tackie was memorable not only due to the fact it was the very first time Tszyu had defended all three big light-welterweight belts, but also since his effectiveness, a 12-spherical clinic, was as dominant a general performance as you are possible to see.
9 Jesse James Leija
Combating in a earth title combat at dwelling in Australia for the initially time because 1996, Tszyu mauled Leija early for the duration of their 2003 fight and refused to enable up until eventually Leija experienced withdrawn on his stool immediately after six rounds.
10 Jan Piet Bergman
In what would switch out to be his remaining thriving defence of his IBF title during his initially operate as winner, Tszyu punished Bergman from the outset ahead of halting him in the sixth spherical in September 1996.
