Arriba
04-17-2009, 12:36 AM
Just a completely random thought that came to me while watching Tszyu vs Sharmba Mitchell I. Recently Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley unified with a win over Kendall Holt. Showtime made a rather large to do about this being the first time a LWW has unified in some capacity since Kostya Tszyu. So that got me thinking..what if by some strange form or capacity, Tszyu fought during this time period (2007 to now) and Timothy Bradley fought from Tsyu's time period of dominance (I'll assume post Vince Phillips in 1998 to the Tackie fight in 2002).
Basically what I'm asking is:
How would Kostya Tszyu have done against this crop of light welters? Do you see anyone out of the current croup who could trouble him? Guys like Ricky Hatton (this form of Hatton), Kendall Holt, Junior Witter, Juan Urango, Victor Ortiz Manny Pacquiao, Nate Campbell and Malignaggi outline the crop. Does Kostya flirt with going up in weight? Is he a bigger star than he was in the late 90s? Does he suffer a surprising defeat similar to how he did against Vince Phillips? Any "flirting with death" type fights like he had against Diosbelys?
And on the other end, How would Timothy Bradley have done against the likes of Sharma Mitchell, Diosbelys Hurtado, Zab Judah, Ben Tackie, "Irish" Mickey Ward, Vince Phillips, A faded but still active JCC and Jesse James Lieja? Does Bradley's lack of power make him an easy target for this class of LWWs? Are his hands fast enough to keep up with Zab Judah types in the division? Does facing off against Don King fighters while King's status in boxing was still relevant play into anything?
This isn't a thread to bash or try to discredit either fighter. I just thought it would be somewhat interesting to see where Timothy Bradley stands in todays boxing world. He's kind of an intruging fighter in a sense that he has no real major strengths but is very well rounded. Would he be able to be transcend a time period? Likewise on Kostya Tszyu.
Any responses are appreciated.
Basically what I'm asking is:
How would Kostya Tszyu have done against this crop of light welters? Do you see anyone out of the current croup who could trouble him? Guys like Ricky Hatton (this form of Hatton), Kendall Holt, Junior Witter, Juan Urango, Victor Ortiz Manny Pacquiao, Nate Campbell and Malignaggi outline the crop. Does Kostya flirt with going up in weight? Is he a bigger star than he was in the late 90s? Does he suffer a surprising defeat similar to how he did against Vince Phillips? Any "flirting with death" type fights like he had against Diosbelys?
And on the other end, How would Timothy Bradley have done against the likes of Sharma Mitchell, Diosbelys Hurtado, Zab Judah, Ben Tackie, "Irish" Mickey Ward, Vince Phillips, A faded but still active JCC and Jesse James Lieja? Does Bradley's lack of power make him an easy target for this class of LWWs? Are his hands fast enough to keep up with Zab Judah types in the division? Does facing off against Don King fighters while King's status in boxing was still relevant play into anything?
This isn't a thread to bash or try to discredit either fighter. I just thought it would be somewhat interesting to see where Timothy Bradley stands in todays boxing world. He's kind of an intruging fighter in a sense that he has no real major strengths but is very well rounded. Would he be able to be transcend a time period? Likewise on Kostya Tszyu.
Any responses are appreciated.