Chiu Konstantin Borisovich, boxer: biography, personal life, sports achievements

In the world of professional boxing there is not a lot of fighters, to become the undisputed world champion. Each of them - a real superstar and a legend of the sport. Not least in this series takes Konstantin Tszyu, whose biography is his curious fans. Winning everything possible in amateur bouts, he is more than ten years the terror of his opponents punches in the professional ring, sending most of them to a knockout. Kostya Tszyu has never shied away from difficult fights, and fights to his credit with the strongest boxers of those years.

"Thunder from Australia." The manner of combat

Throughout his career as a Russian-Australian athlete was among the world's best boxers of all weight categories. This is not surprising, since Konstantin Chiu had virtually ideal technique, he worked on the ring box and unpredictably, throwing punches at a high speed.

Passing the Soviet school of boxing, he then began to work on an individual, trying to go beyond the usual patterns.

In contrast to the Klitschko brothers, who predictably treated opponents jabs and do it every time, he did not have the standard scheme of the battle. Kostya is not confined to any one favorite hit and attack from different angles and all distances.

A short, stocky boxer Konstantin Tszyu was very sharp and high-speed fighter. At the same time his punches differed incredible power, he literally knocks opponents confused and forced them to leave in the dead of defense. Sometimes without the slow motion it was impossible to trace where and how struck Kostya Tszyu. He literally flew around the ring, opponents simply was impossible to keep up with him. Boxer, whose actions it was impossible to predict the impact that different terrible force, was very dangerous for the opponents. Most of his fights Russian Australian won by knockout.

Becoming a fighter

Born Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu in 1969 in Serov, in the Sverdlovsk region. Asian features and unusual for a Russian guy got his surname from his great-grandfather, a Korean who came to his time in Russia from China.

Like many famous boxers, Tszyu Constantine was a child restless child alive. The energy splashed out on track, dad took him to the local Youth, where he began boxing.

Tszyu used to dominate in the ring, from an early age began to win at all junior tournaments. Already in the 19 years he went to defend the honor of the country at the Olympic Games, where he lost in the quarterfinals of the future winner Andreas Zülow.

However, Sverdlovsk boxer was left without winning an amateur boxer. Twice he won at the European Championships, won the Goodwill Games. However, decisive for him was the gold medal of the 1991 World Cup in Sydney.

Moving to Australia

Most boxers from the former Soviet Union have chosen, as a rule, for a professional career German clubs. However, Konstantin Tszyu after winning the World Cup in Australia, accepted the offer of the local promoter Bill muzzle, he just hit his style of warfare.

However, taking advantage of youth and naivete athlete from the Soviet Union, he imposed his contract with the onerous conditions. Subsequently indignant Tszyu fired his first manager, losing several million dollars of penalties. Unlike many other champions Constantine did not waste time in fights against boxers frankly weak.

The first dropped his fight against the champion of one of the states of Australia Darrell Hayes. Coach Johnny Lewis, addressing Constantine, advised him not to give all the best in the first round. However, poor knowledge of the English announced the boxer, and he decided that he asks him to send the opponent in front of a knockout in the first segment of the battle. Local champion could not resist the onslaught of mad Russians and not last two minutes.

Later Kostya Tszyu went on to enter the ring against tough opponents. By 1993, there were victories over two former world champions and a future to his credit.

The first belt and the first defeat of

Constantine soon outgrew the Australian level and had the opportunity to spend their first title fight. In 1995, he came up against welterweight champion Jake Rodriguez. Puerto Rico became the first truly dangerous opponent Constantine. Several times he barely came away from the terrible shock your opponent, but it ended in a familiar style for him. After the sixth round of the Russian sent Rodriguez to the knockdown, the referee stopped the fight, Tszyu and became the champion of the IBF world.

Becoming the owner of the belt, Constantine to celebrate goodbye to the promoter Billy face and replaced it with Vlad Wharton.

With a new promoter Tszyu went on to act in an aggressive manner customary in the ring a few times to defend his title. Vince Phillips had to become another link in an unbroken chain of victories Bones, which has already acquired the status of real boxing star. However, native Serov chose a bad method of preparation and went to fight against the former drug addict is not in the best shape.

Constantine did not learn in the ring, the fight took place in stringy and bitter struggle. By the eighth round of the American took advantage and won in the tenth round TKO victory.

Restoring the good name

The defeat of the not very credible fighter threw much Kostya Tszyu back. He had to start his climb to fame from the beginning. He held a number of successful battles and came to fight for the title with the interim champion Diobeliosom Hurtado in 1998.

This was preceded by a very complicated story with the champions and challengers. Oscar De La Hoya, who became the owner of the belt, moved to another weight class, and for the vacant title Tszyu had to fight the Mexican Gonzalez. However, the last team in every possible way shirked the fight with Tszyu, knowing that their ward is almost no chance against the formidable Australians.

So, beating the Cuban Hurtado, Konstantin Tszyu received only some amorphous title and continued to wait for the battle with Gonzalez. Endlessly running from meeting the Mexican could not, and yet the long-awaited battle in 1999. González sweep all the wrongs of previous years, Chiu greatly patted him and won a clear advantage, taking the WBC title.

Meeting with legend and a second zone to

The next key fight for Kostya became a fight with Julio Cesar Chavez. Despite his 38 years, a superstar of world boxing, and former world champion was still very dangerous. The first two rounds were held in equal fight, but then a more hardy and fast Tszyu took the initiative and with a fifth round began to dominate in the ring. In the sixth round of the terrible blow he sent Chavez to the canvas and the referee quickly stopped the fight to avoid the humiliation of the ex-champion. In 2001, he took the fight with Sharmba Mitchell in which boxers played two full championship belt. In the middle of the 7th round of the American he sprained his ankle badly and could not get out after the bell to ring. The referee declared victory Bones TKO.

In recent years, the ring

One of the most difficult in his career was a Russian battle against Zab Judah. The American was one of the most talented boxers of our time and a favorite in the confrontation against Tszyu. The bout took place in the United States and was held with resounding support of the stands of the local athlete for whom come "hurt" the elite professional USA Boxing.

In the first round of a young and fast Judah hit bone with shock hail, the hard-held security and narrowly escaped a knockdown. In the second round, Zab continued to fly forward, but at some point too believed in their superiority, and was punished for it. For a moment, the American opened confidently, and Konstantin Tszyu murderous uppercut sent him to the floor. Judah got up instantly, but after going a couple of steps to braid their feet, fell for the second time in the ring, and the referee stopped the fight, declaring knockout. Thus Kostya Tszyu took his third belt and become the undisputed world champion.

By 2005, Russians spent several successful defenses and entered the ring against not knowing defeats Ricky Haton. The best years were already behind Tszyu, the opponent was faster than him, more motivated. In addition, the judge explicitly supported the British and closed their eyes to a lot of dirty tricks. After 11 rounds the corner of Constantine made the decision not to release his boxer on the last leg of the battle. Fight against Hatton became the last in the brilliant career of the Russian Australian.

Konstantin Tszyu. Personal life

More than twenty years of native Serov lived in marriage with his wife Natalia. During this time, they had sons Nikita and Timothy and daughter Anastasia. Especially surprising was made to the public announcement of the severance of relations between spouses.

In 2015, boxer remarried. Chosen legends of the sport was Tatiana Averina. In many children's father appeared two other children - son Vladimir and daughter Anastasia.

Konstantin Tszyu for was not just an ordinary world champion and a true legend during his long career. He is a member of the Hall of Fame boxing world, one of the main heroes of sport in Australia and Russia.