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Vernon Paris was not shy when he challenged Judah, ” If you think Kostya Tszyu had him dancing in the ring wait ’til you see what I’m going to do Zab! He will be ready for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ or at least as a back up dancer in one of his friends...
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The pair and their team had the last word though. WBA cruiserweight champion Guillermo Jones has become the latest boxer to throw down the challenge to the Klitschko brothers, who dominate in the heavyweight division. Denis Lebedev didn’t send James...
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CANASTOTA, NY - JUNE 12: Kostya Tszyu gives his induction speech at the 2011 International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductions at the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 12, 2011 in Canastota, New York. View Photo »
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He beat up the likes of Ken Sigurani, Verdell Smith and Marty Jakubowski, but he lost comprehensively to Oscar De La Hoya (twice), Kostya Tszyu (in a fight that never should have been made) and even Willy Wise and Grover Wiley. Junior avenged the last...
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Hall was a star junior boxer and gained a reputation as one of the AFL's heavy hitters in an often controversial career. "I'm keen to see how he goes and wish him all the best," Williams said of Hall. "Maybe down the track something could happen ... ...
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Australian champion Kostya Tszyu, Hatton admits that it was likely his greatest feat but also pointed to his June 2007 butchering of rugged Mexican Jose Luis Castillo. “That would probably be my best win of my career,” Hatton continued. “He was number...
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Boxing Hall of Fame inductees pose with their rings after a ceremony in Canastota, N.Y. , on Sunday, June 12, 2011. From left are trainer Nacho Beristain, of Mexico; Julio Cesar Chavez, of Mexico; Mike Tyson; Kostya Tszyu of Australia; actor Sylvester... View Photo »
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This is not Chris Eubank against Nigel Benn, it is not Ricky Hatton against Kostya Tszyu and it is most certainly not Lennox Lewis against Mike Tyson. Tszyu and Tyson were not at their peaks and Benn and Eubank were not the best at their weight at the...
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"He was one of our first-rate talents, and it was all for the work he put in as a youngster and for the guys that he fought and beat." Promoter Bill Mordey handled Taylor early in his career and tried to position him for a mandatory title shot against...
About Kostya Tszyu
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Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu, more commonly known as Kostya Tszyu (Russian: Константин (Костя) Борисович Цзю, pronounced [ˈkɔstə ˈzʉː] in Australian English) (born September 19, 1969) is a Russian-born boxer of mixed Russian, Korean and Mongol descent. He holds both Russian and Australian citizenship and is a four time world junior welterweight... Full Article
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Boxer Kostya Tszyu, of Australia, delivers his induction speech at the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y. , on Sunday, June 12, 2011. Tszyu was born in Russia.
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Russia's Denis Lebedev, right, drinks water assisted by semi-retired Russian-born Australian boxer Kostya Tszyu, left, during the open to public training session in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Russia's Denis Lebedev and Roy Jones Jr of the United States will meet in a light...
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Boxing Hall of Fame inductees pose with their rings after a ceremony in Canastota, N.Y. , on Sunday, June 12, 2011. From left are trainer Nacho Beristain, of Mexico; Julio Cesar Chavez, of Mexico; Mike Tyson; Kostya Tszyu of Australia; actor Sylvester Stallone; and referee Joe Cortez.
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Boxer Kostya Tszyu, of Australia, delivers his induction speech at the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y. , on Sunday, June 12, 2011. Tszyu was born in Russia.
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