Kostya Tszyu v Shamba Mitchell II 6 November 2004 Phoenix, Arizona, USA 

Kostya is one of the all time greats. So much power from short punches. Very accurate. And always moving forward.

Greatest 140lb fighter in history. Kostya's right hand was an atomic bomb. A humble champion.

Seeing Kostya box is pure poetry. Always put a smile on my face. What a champion.

I like the confident of Tziyu in his tecnique and boxing fundamentals. Great distance, short and compact punches and good timing for his sharp and destructive straight right.

The timing of Kostya's right cross is a thing of beauty!

The thing I like about this guy is that he never ducked anyone. He was always willing to fight anyone and was always respectful. He never dissed FM instead he just said it would have been a great fight. Thats it.

A champion athlete, talented, intelligent and humble. A great role model too. A great ambassador for Australia and his mother country.

I totally agree Sunny, KT was the ultimate professional and none of the so called legends wanted any part of him. De la Hoya called him an animal in the ring and didn't want any part of him and we know big mouth pretty boy is just scared of anyone that will have any chance of taking his 0. His career would of been over if he fought KT. Just watch all of his fight and see what he does to opponents, he breaks them down and destroys them. Best 140pound fighter of all time.

I was always a fan of Tszyu. Philips failed a drug test which therefore doubts his victory. Hatton's victory was because of Tszyu's age.

Imagine Tszyu's straight right vs Pacquiao's straight left in their prime... That would have been amazing.

I was at this fight, the atmosphere was rocking that night

Kostya was the best 140 that ever lived. Do you really think Mayweather would have got in the ring with this guy. Pigs might fly. Would have ended the same way as the Judah fight . De Lay hoya jumped a division to avoid him. Chavez and Mosley were not in his class.

Rewatching this fight today on the 20th of January 2023 just reinforces something I noticed way back when and that is how Fighters raised in Eastern Europe are always humble, respectful Gentlemen. Such a refreshing thing to witness in contrast to the smack talking and cursing displayed more often than not by western Fighters.

IF FLOYD FOUGHT KOSTYA AT THIS POINT AT HIS CAREER HE WOULD OF BEEN KOD NO DOUBT IN MY MIND

Great champion , one if the best in history.

34 fights 31 wins … 25 ko's …boss!

my man Kostya ALWAYS Classic & Beast of a fighter.

Damn! Mitchell wanted NONE of that Tyszu right hand! Sheesh! Just melted him onto the canvass.

that right hand seems to hit the snooze button more often than not

Kostya was robbed in the Hatton fight, receiving a low blow after landing a legitimate body shot which sunk Hatton. Having said that, and being from Sydney, word was out that Kostya was having increasing trouble making the weight; often blowing up to 175 pounds between fights, and when he jumped on the scales at 2am in the morning in the UK facing 20,000 drunken screaming fans, he looked like a Dachau camp inmate.

Two of the most underrated champions of the last 20 years!

The sound of that searing right hand at 33:37 gives me chills every time

30:10 1st knockdown right hand, then a barrage of punches before the knockdown in the 2nd round 33:35 straight right hand knowckown in the 3rd round 35:40 3rd knockdown in the 4th round 36:05 the final blow 4th round Technical Knockout

Tszyu v Aaron Pryor would have been amazing to watch

hugging hard like floyd

...Did Sharmba come to box this night, or to hang on for dear life ( and simply collect the payday)..?..Though I very much understand that Kostya would just be straight Hectic (!!) to go up against in the ring..!!!..What an absolute boxing Legend Kostya is!!!..Awesome!!

Sharmba "No Excuses, Except This Excuse" Mitchell. Sharmba "Stop The Fight - Oh, Man, Why Did You Stop The Fight" Mitchell.

3:20 "KICK HIS ASS SEABASS!"

8.50 Kostya caught sharmba out on his bullshit when he quit in the first fight, i love KT thank god he chose Australia to immigrate we need more legitimate humble champions

Mitchell lost partly because of his choice of shorts. Or should i say skirt.

A legend kostya. Best 140lb fighter after manny Pacquiao

Savage fight. Tszyu just had a knack of landing that right hand on southpaws. Notice there are no flurries - every punch is planned, has a specific target, and mosrt of them connect

The timing of Kostya Tszyu's punches was what made him such a great fighter more so than the great power he had. From Russia With Gloves🥊🥊

Tszyu is a humble man. The arrogant fighters who bragged and boasted, all failed to beat him. The sad thing, is the sore losers still carried on like lost little puppies.

GREAT IBF CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, GREAT WBA, WBC, IBF CHAMPION OF THE WORLD AND GREAT IBF CHAMPION OF THE WORLD AGAIN

In both fights Shamba hit Kostya with the best shots he had, Kostya took them all. Shamba not in the same class as Kostya who was one of if not the best ever.

Remembered this fight...Mitchell was obsessed with a rematch for over 3 years-he trained so hard he had low body fat-too low by trainers for boxing. And for this to happen it was sad...And proved how great Tsyzu was as champion.

Judah NEVER controlled Tszuh "early" for heavens sakes it was a 2n round KO!

It is a JOY to watch Tszyu work ! ! ! 22 Mon. off and come in and take Mitchell's pride and a good part of his HEAD OFF ! ! ! LOL ! ! Wish I had seen him fight live n in person, regret not having a chance to be a. part of the excitement ! ! Oh well, family first . . . GO TSZYU !!

You have to remember Mitchell had a great record and WAS the interim world champ - Tzuh completely des troyed him.

Crazy to think a year after this he got beaten by Hatton.

If you ever need a hug...ask Shamba :)

Why did they bring that bum Harris up for,didnt deserve to be in the same ring,Chaves and Tszyu both in their prime would have been the best 140 pounders of all time

Kostya was smashing fuck outta Mitchell in the first fight even with that shit ref not letting them fight on the inside...The ref in this fight let them fight & Kostya put his head back ten rows...Deal with It.

Какой Костя Красавчик!!!

Commentators almost missed the best punch of the fight. KT's left hook at the end of the second. Short and powerful.

They're making out that Kostya is a dirty boxer when it's Shamba doing all the head charging.

People hated this dude during this fight . Listen to crowd at 2 minute mark of round three when you here boom and Mitchell starts wobbling trying to hug once more and goes down! Lol

Twenty five minutes before the fight starts. The commentators were biased in their prematch assumptions about the result. Kostya power. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

He surely did kick Mitchell's ass

33:40 the perfect right cross.

WOW! so clinical from The Champ!

The thing that surprises me most about this is that Sharmba Mitchell was the favourite

Who got at Mitchell's pants with a pair of scissors?

Mitchell's statements ,pre fight. a typical attitude with American boxers ..all talk and excuses.. Kostya is a silent assassin who concentrates on the fight ,instead of complaining..and takes a loss like a man . Karma is wonderful

Величайшие боксеры Майк Тайсон и Костя каждый в своей категории .

The commentators appeared to favor Mitchell ... even with his dirty tactics

anyone notice kostya even gave him a light right on the chin after the fight when they embraced .

Mitchell now was convinced...

24:32 Shamba is already beaten. You can see it in his eyes.

Красавчик )

Not bad for a 35 year old guy ... He should have just left it alone after this fight .. retired he must have had some money stashed Zyu didn't want any question and what he said in the first fight was true in this one .. just quicker ... You can run, but you can't hide Hell of a life story ... and he appears to be a nice guy

Dude wouldn't have got hurt if he didn't try to hold the whole fight because he was afraid to get hit! That's the real deal

Yessssss, good job bro , ur the one , Mitchell no goood , he's bully boxer ,,

The announcer said this was a sloppy effortlol

He would have destroyed Hatton in his prime

ARE you ac tually allowed to put your arms around and hold t he other guy ? I mean for the periods that Mitchell did? I didn't think this was allowed..but it was!

Totally out classed!!! Just a practice session!! Peace

No wonder Mayweather was scared of him...lol....😅

And either way hold or fake an injury or cry about something else its gonna be the same outcome! Knockout!!!

I think the ref wanted to see him get k'oed too lol

Obvious from the beginning that Mitchel was scared

Mitchell was no slouch he fought to long as an amateur by this time he was a punching bag for Tzsyu

The little baby's excuse for losing the first fight.. he went into it with an injury? Get the man his mommy..a real champion excepts a loss.. Tszyu is a champion...knocked him to the the canvas...4 times in 3 rounds..beautiful. 38:02

kosta looked in the crowd and give up he was ahead he made alot of money on his final fight

Сочетание ума и силы.

KOTYA IS A VERY SKILLED BOXER. BOXERS HAS TO LEARN HOW TO BOX FROM KOSTYA IF THEY WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR BOXING CARREER.

If Mitchell's knee was so bad why didn't he wear a knee brace? No excuses. You signed that contract. Signed or not, no excuses. Mitchell quit on his stool, plain and simple.

I feel very sad for Tszhu having gone back to his Russian roots, it wasn't them who gave him the chance and I understand people honour their heritage but you usually show gratitude at those that in spite of you heritage embraced you and gave you your chance any way. Tszhu did none of this and also didn't cover himself in any glory with his betrayal of his family, yes there may be reasons but a betrayal is a betrayal and now to have gone back to Russia to be part of a regime ruled over by thugs, despots, dictators and criminals dimishes any thought of kindess in me towards a man I once viewed as a good role model.

Great timing on those punches against an awkward opponent.As for Floyd ducking well I don't think that's true at all and would of been a great fight.Unfortunately Tszyu stayed at 140 cooked himself cutting the weight and Hatton was able to walk through his punches.

Typical American hipe and BS, as an Australian , l remember watching the fight and loved it 🙂🙂🙂🙂🤣

CHAMP...

Mitchell looked like a tree being felled in the 1st knockdown at beginning of round 3.

Well said Damien Pettigrew>

Mitchell was obsessed with the rematch. He got in too much of a physique..the experts noticed he had no body fat at all and just kept training.."a knife with too sharp of an edge might break". no way he could absorb shots like before.

People say kostya was past it when he fought Hatton but this fight was 7 months before the Hatton fight an kostya destroyed Mitchell

No excuse, he has to fight or die!

Какая вертлявая зверюшка:-)

shamba holds too much

There is Cortez again, in my mind the most Biased judge in the Business? Then in the last round when Sharmba Mitchell couldn't move his leg! He was hit by a straight hand right on the button,,, which of course Cortez missed, or chose to miss, who can say for sure? That is what caused the leg to "Freeze-up," not because of anything else? He did well until TSZYU finally figured him out and started to land, which obviously upset Mitchell, who thought he was going to have an easy victory over TSZYU? Thanks again Cortez, for another poor judging performance? Why that Ref is NOT ON the unemployment lines is a mystery?

Can boxing authorities please insist boxers wear appropriate shorts. Wearing a skirt doesn't do a lot for the business!!

Kostya is one of many Great fighters that Mayweather AVOIDED and Cherry 🍒 Picked (AROUND) so he didn't have to fight him on his way to the top! The Best Ever Floyd??? Really? That is certainly NOT the case you fool.

Mitchell might have done better if he had spent less time at the hairdressers Mitchell's defeat was welcomed by the crowd. I guess he wasn't popular.

Also why did they bring that wombat in the ring at the end. Kostya just finishedbeating the crap out of someone then they put this bloke in front of,him. Pisa off mate!

This 2nd fight he does the same shit wants to hold the whole time so he don't get hit! I would do the same thing! Get rough! Did you come to fight or hug some dude all night??????????

Mitchell was a liar, every one heard what was said.

D D Destroyed...

Костя наш! советский человек! В этом болоте грязного бокса пробиться до вершины...большого стоит! Смотреть противно на эти бесконечные обнимашки от соперника Кости.

Showtimes Jim Gray was always SOOOO disrespectful to Non Black boxers.

atg