By: Sean Crose
Twenty-seven yr previous junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu is specializing in his deliberate January match with undisputed divisional champion Jermell Charlo. Speaking through FightHub , the 21-0 Aussie got here throughout as nonchalant however assured as he ready to journey to America to prepared himself for what’s clearly the most important match of his profession. “I’m just going to be chasing big fights,” he stated of his future plans, “something that you wake up in the morning and it’s worth living for.” Life has been fairly good recently for the son of well-known ring warrior Kostya Tszyu. Along with being in line to sq. off in opposition to one of many extra notable names within the sport, he’s additionally set to obtain all the eye that goes with the problem.
“I’m not taking on just the world champions,” he stated, flush with ambition, “I’m taking on the very best in the division.” The fighter made it clear that he’s heading into his bout in opposition to the supremely gifted Charlo with laser like focus. “Right now all I’m thinking about is the undisputed world championship,” he stated. Sure sufficient, a win over the the undefeated Charlo would most actually place Tszyu in highlight, which is simply what the person needs. “Four belts,” he stated, “it doesn’t get any better.”
As for his strategy, Tszyu was direct and to the purpose. “Just go hard…just go all in,” he stated of his coaching mentality. “I’m going all in man, no Plan B, just all in.” If there’s somebody Tszyu would possibly need a B Plan for, nevertheless, it is likely to be the 25-1-1 Charlo. After all, Tszyu needed to get off the mat with the intention to beat Terrell Gausha in his American debut earlier this yr. Tszyu, nevertheless, is nothing if not self assured. “I’m not going to be sitting on my ass and doing nothing for the next hundred days,” he stated. “My thing is to feel good, train hard and everything else sorts itself out.”
Of course fashionable fighters – a minimum of many of the widespread ones – don’t struggle practically as a lot as they used to. Tszyu hasn’t fought since he bested Gausha again in March. As for Charlo, his final struggle was again in May when he knocked out Bryan Castano in a rematch of their 2021 battle. When requested about Charlo busying himself within the trend world, Tszyu opted to keep away from throwing low-cost pictures. “Let him do whatever he wants to do,” he stated. When requested the place his personal runways have been, nevertheless, Tszyu responded with out hesitation: “Uphill.”
