By: Sean Crose
“Expect the unexpected,” Tony Harrison stated in an interview posted on FightHub Thursday.” Harrison, a former junior middleweight titlist, will likely be dealing with common and undefeated Aussie Tim Tszyu subsequent weekend in Tszyu’s native Australia. The bout was initially imagined to go down between Tszyu and undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo. An harm put Charlo out of the battle, so Harrison stepped in to take his place. Credit each Harrison and Tszyu for agreeing to sq. off towards one another in a lower than optimum state of affairs…for this battle could also be a coin toss.
“I feel great,” Harrison stated about his weight heading into battle week. “It’s no struggle for me. It’s no drying out.” Preparation apart, Harrison was requested about his declare that Tszyu is a primary fighter. “He does nothing that nobody doesn’t see with the naked eye,” Harrison stated. “He’s just a basic fighter.” The 29-3-1 Harrison was then requested about Tszyu’s remark that he might each outfight and outbox the American. “I think we got a confident fighter speaking on himself,” Harrison stated. “That’s the way Tim should be speaking as a championship level fighter.”
The interview, in fact, got here round to Tszyu’s acclaimed energy. “I think people are giving him more credit than he deserves when it comes to the power aspect of it,” stated Harrison. “To sit here and act like he’s Kyostya Tszyu, I think we’re giving him just a little too much.” Ultimately, nevertheless, Harrison realizes that the time for chatter is rapidly coming to an in depth. “All the talk is over,” he stated. “I’m here. I flew across the world and I’m here.” For a person about to face a extremely regarded opponent hundreds of miles away from house, in that opponent’s homeland, no much less, Harrison seems within the interview to be fairly comfy.
“I’m not leaving no t’s uncrossed and no i’s undotted,” he stated. “I’m busting my ass here man, and I’ll be ready come fight night.” Harrison’s profession has been nothing if not attention-grabbing. Boasting a document of 29-3-1, the Detroit native shocked the battle world by decisioning Jermell Charlo of their 2018 battle. Charlo got here again, nevertheless, and defeated Harrison inside the distance of their 2019 rematch. Since then, Harrison has solely fought twice, drawing with Bryant Perrella in 2021 and decisioning Sergio Garcia final April.
A victory towards the 21-0 Tszyu, nevertheless, would certainly put Harrison again on the map as one of many strongest names within the division.
