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Kosta Tszyu Autograph
A Colour 8x10 Action Autograph from one of
the boxing Legends of the modern era Kosta Tszyu.
Kosta Tszyu
£75.00
Boxing’s obviously not a sport for everybody (whether
talking about participating or just watching), but it has
certainly produced its fair share of fascinating people.
Not the least of which is Australia’s compact and
seemingly ever-smiling Kostya Tszyu.
Born in 1970 and raised in the “grim” Siberian
industrial town of Serov, Tszyu spent his early years in
a one room ‘apartment’ in a Soviet-era housing
estate with his close-knit family. He started boxing lessons
at the age of ten (it was his father’s decision not
his own), and by the time he became a professional in 1991
he had fought in 270 bouts and lost just 11.
From a tender age he had displayed the discipline, tenacity
and self-belief that would eventually enable him to unify
the three titles in the junior-welterweight class and become
arguably one of the best fighters ever to grace a ring.
As both an amateur and a professional, Tszyu has had an
exceptional record (almost unmarred but for the upset loss
to Vince Phillips in 1997).
In 1992, after facing over two decades of the often-inexplicable
ways and hardships of Russian cultural and sporting life
(including bizarre incidents like being dropped from the
national team because of not wanting to fight when he was
obviously sick), he uprooted himself – and his teenage
sweetheart, Natasha – to move to Australia.
Like many elite-level sporting figures, Tszyu has had his
share of personal and business problems. Not the least of
which was the infamous court case that eventuated as a result
of his breach of contract with Bill Mordey, which was to
ultimately cost him a cool four million dollars and a bout
of depression.
