Born in Serov, Russia, shifting to Australia the long run WBA, WBC and IBF World Tremendous Light-weight champion Kostya ‘Thunder from Down Underneath’ Tszyu constructed an newbie document of 259-11.
In March of 1992, Tszyu turned professional in Australia and, in his fourth struggle, defeated former WBC Featherweight champion Juan LaPorte, 37-11-1. Two fights later, he stopped Puerto Rico’s future WBO World Light-weight champion (1995) Sammy ‘Mangani’ Fuentes, 23-10-1, stopping him at 0:54 of the primary spherical.
In August of 1993 Tszyu would defeat former WBA World Light-weight champion Livingston Bramble, 34-11-3. 4 months later, he stopped Puerto Rico’s Angel Hernandez, 40-1-2, in seven rounds, incomes a world title struggle in January of 1995, stopping IBF World Tremendous Light-weight champion Jake ‘The Snake’ Rodriguez, 26-2-2, in 6 rounds at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In Tszyu’s first protection, he received a lopsided resolution over Roger ‘Black Mamba’ Mayweather, 54-11. Subsequent, Colombia’s Hugo Pineda, 27-0-1, stopped him in eleven. Detroit’s Corey ‘Prime Time’ Johnson, 20-1-1, fell in 4 rounds. Then South Africa’s Jan Piet Bergman, 32-0, stopped in six.
In Could of 1997, Tszyu, after 9 even rounds, was stopped by ‘Cool’ Vince Phillips, 35-3. He got here again, scoring three stoppages over Argentina’s Ismael Armando Chaves, 40-5-3; Calvin Grove, 49-9; and in an eliminator WBC Gentle Welter struggle Rafael Ruelas, 52-3.
In November of 1998, Tszyu discovered himself on the canvas twice within the first spherical and WBC World Interim World Tremendous Gentle champion Cuba’s Diosbelys Hurtado, 28-1, as soon as. Tszyu ended it in 5 rounds, taking the world title.
Subsequent, Tszyu received the vacant WBC World Tremendous Light-weight title, stopping Miguel Angel Gonzalez, 43-1-1, in Miami, Florida, in ten rounds. In his second protection, he stopped Mexico’s Julio ‘J.C.’ Cesar Chavez, 103-4-2, in six rounds in Phoenix, AZ.
Tszyu received his subsequent six defenses. His profession led to his subsequent struggle dropping within the UK to Ricky Hatton, 38-0, stopped in eleven rounds.
Tszyu’s remaining document was 31-2 with 25 stoppages. At 5:07, the ‘Large Killer’ would enter the IBHOF as the most effective in fashionable occasions.
