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Kostya Tszyu

1969 - Today

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Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu ( KOS-tə ZOO; Russian: Константин Борисович «Костя» Цзю, IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin bɐˈrisəvʲɪtɕ ˈkosʲtʲə ˈdzːʲu]; born 19 September 1969) is a Russian-Australian former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2005. He held multiple world championships in the light-welterweight division, including the undisputed and lineal championships between 2001 and 2005. Tszyu was an exceptional all-around boxer-puncher who relied heavily on accuracy, timing, and carried formidable punching power; he is often regarded as one of the hardest-punching light-welterweights in the division's history, and one of the greatest light-welterweights of all time. As an amateur, Tszyu represented the Soviet Union, winning a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1989 World Championships, and gold in the light-welterweight division at the 1991 World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kostya Tszyu is the 193rd most popular boxer (down from 136th in 2019), the 2,387th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,164th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Russian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Kostya Tszyu ranks 193 out of 496. Before him are Henry Maske, Amir Khan, Raúl Landini, Alexander Povetkin, Fidel Ortiz, and Otto von Porat. After him are Héctor Camacho, Kiyoshi Tanabe, Bruno Ahlberg, Guillermo Lovell, Gennadiy Shatkov, and Ion Alexe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Kostya Tszyu ranks 409. Before him are Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Nino Salukvadze, Acun Ilıcalı, Olivia d'Abo, Krunoslav Jurčić, and Dave Sheridan. After him are Fiona May, Daniela Escobar, Allan McNish, Boris Berezovsky, Brett Ratner, and Philippe Adams.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Kostya Tszyu ranks 2,387 out of 3,761. Before him are Yelena Romanova (1963), Daria Kasatkina (1997), Oleg Zhakov (1905), Igor Korobov (1956), Eugene Roshal (1972), and Igor Nikulin (1960). After him are Mikhail Anikushin (1917), Olga Mineyeva (1952), Boris Kuznetsov (1928), Aleksandr Bashirov (1955), Valeriya (1968), and Soslan Andiyev (1952).

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Among BOXERS In Russia

Among boxers born in Russia, Kostya Tszyu ranks 6. Before him are Sten Suvio (1911), Artur Beterbiev (1985), Boris Lagutin (1938), Stanislav Stepashkin (1940), and Alexander Povetkin (1979). After him are Gennadiy Shatkov (1932), Sultan Ibragimov (1975), Sergey Kovalev (1983), Oleg Saitov (1974), Egor Mekhontsev (1984), and Rakhim Chakhkiev (1983).

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