By: Sean Crose
First issues first – Sebastian Fundora regarded incredible in his victory this previous weekend over undefeated junior middleweight titlist Tim Tszyu. He was battered, he was bloodied, however the Californian pushed forward, incomes himself not one, however two divisional championship belts. Yet it’s onerous to disclaim that an unintended head gash on the cranium of Tsyu modified the course of all the combat. “That fight was completely noncompetitive in the first two rounds,” former world titlist Paulie Malignaggi stated on the Deep Waters podcast, “and I don’t want to hear that Fundora came out with an adjusted game plan and he adjusted. He didn’t adjust anything.”
Sure sufficient, as gutsy as Fundora was, he was being merely outclassed by Tszyu till the reduce actually prevented Tszyu from seeing clearly. After that all of it got here right down to Fundora retaining the partially blind Tszyu from efficiently coming in on him as had been the case earlier. In different phrases, it’s onerous to not surprise if Tszyu would have received had it not been for that unlucky harm. “Every single round you are forced to fight with an injury like that,” stated Malignaggi, “you’re probably going to lose those rounds.”
Malignaggi then went on to point that Tszyu’s braveness had led to him damaging his profession. “He’s going to get fazed out because he’s too dangerous, because he would have beat Fundora easily,” Malignaggi said. “Instead, now he’s going to go home, he’s going to get phased out, they’re going to move this title to Spence and PBC’s going to keep it.” Sure sufficient, the fiery New Yorker made it clear that Tszyu, who took the combat towards the extraordinarily tall Fundora on brief discover (after the unique opponent, Keith Thurman, stepped out of the match resulting from an harm) deserves a a second go along with Fundora. “Tszyu deserves a rematch,” Malignaggi stated, “and he doesn’t deserve to be phased out now on account of doing the right thing.”
It’s onerous to not agree with Malignaggi’s reasoning. With that being stated, Tszyu has been gracious in defeat (not that he doesn’t desire a rematch). “Congratulations to @SebastianFundo1,” the Aussie claimed on social media. “Well earned victory. Never backed out of any challenge and trying to inspire the next generation to fight through all adversities that are presented. I’ll be back. For ALL the belts. The goal remains the same. Warrior shit only.”
