British light welterweight Junior Witter has boasted that he would have stopped the Kostya Tszyu that lost to Ricky Hatton in June in five rounds. Hatton took Tszyu's IBF crown when the Russian-born Australian failed to answer the bell for the final round.
But Witter, who fights Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday, believes he could have done better.
"I'd have taken Tszyu out inside five rounds with a KO, he wouldn't have quit on his stool," said the 31-year-old.
"Lets face it, he was a shadow of what he used to be.
 |  Lets face it, he was completely out boxed in the middle rounds |
"I don't know if age caught up with him or if it was the fact that he had only boxed three rounds in two and a half years, but he wasn't right.
"He was very heavy on his feet and there was no snap in his punches.
"I know this will sound like sour grapes, but the truth is people are getting very carried away with Hatton's achievement."
Witter added: "On paper, it was a good win and he proved he had a big heart and was very fit, but I already knew that.
"Lets face it, he was completely out-boxed in the middle rounds, but Tszyu ran out of gas.
"If we fought my punches would be more accurate and more powerful than the ones Tszyu threw."
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