By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn wants more money if he fights IBF#7 light middleweight Tim Tszyu over twelve rounds. Negotiations have hit a stumbling block on two issues, a rematch clause and whether the fight is ten or twelve rounds.
“If they want to make it a 12-rounder, they will have to pay me more,” Horn said. “If I was getting offered this type of fight at the stage of the career Tim is in, I’d be jumping at a 70-30 split. Even if it was 80-20, I’d be raring at the bit at trying to get it…I was exactly the same with Manny Pacquiao, I didn’t think about what money I was getting for that fight. I just took it.
“Tim Tszyu is going off his dad’s name, as well. Certainly, I wouldn’t be asking for a lot more if he was in his position without his family history.
“People are excited about it. The majority of people expect me to lose, as normal. On social media, I read everywhere that they’re going for Tim, that I’m past it and that I’ll lose the fight. Hopefully I can prove them wrong once again. That’s what I’ve continually got to keep doing. I think I’ve got too much experience at this stage, it’s definitely early on in his career.”
You got hammered by Zerafa who is solid but unspectacular, then second time up got lucky & had sh1t officiating on your side. I’m not saying you aren’t worth 60/40, that’d be fair, but you had a smelly decision against Pac even if you did hang tough & got beaten up and broken down by Bud. Hardly puts you in world class pedigree, just a solid pro with good if extremely irritating promoters. Take the fight & stop acting the primadonna. You need the Tszyu name, father or not, to get enough interest in your fight to bring in enough $ to make it worth your while, else you’ll be fighting sh1tshows in Bendigo and the like the rest of your career
As mentioned before, Horn needs to retire for the safety of his own health. Feel free to give me thumbs down in this post for making my claim, but Horn’s style of boxing has caused him to be a human punching bag in his last few fights. It’s apparent in this headline he is after cash rather than understanding the value of his long-term health. Such a shame….
Totally agree. Related point: Strange how some boxers take these beatings and still appear and talk totally normal and even when they are older one day, and then others not.
Yeah, it’s weird how someone like Pernell Whitaker use to slur a little after being a defensive mastermind his whole career but George Chuvalo fought 93 times face first and sounds like he’s never boxed a day in his life the way he speaks so clearly. Even Jake LaMotta spoke clear as day after 100 plus fights and going 15 rounds numerous times vs legends. And it wasn’t just speaking clearly he was sharp as a tac at 90 years old.
It’s weird how CTE and being “punch drunk” effects some and not others.
Really good examples JC, interesting facts.
Drugs and alcohol are corrosive to the brain. Pernel was a great fighter but struggled with cocaine and alcohol his whole professional career. The combination of head trauma and dope excel progression of CTE. Back in the day water, food, and air were higher quality. Especially if you could afford the best. Pollution, gmo, flouride, and soft metals destroy our immune systems.
Its called being punch drunk
Scooby
U r right
10 is good.
Please stop the nonsense.
Rematch clause lolol
12 rounds lolol
Both ridiculous. Especially for these 2 & with no title
But you did lose against Manny Pacquiao and the world knows it boy calling it one of the most horrible decisions in recent memory. Also Tim should take the fight regardless and if he’s that good he should be able to beat Horn, which is a little difficult with his awkward style.
The next time I hear an Aussie commentator call Jeff Horn a ‘boxing legend’ I will..
The strange fact is, in Aus he is and will be a legend. The UK has the same thing with their local boxers. But agree with your point.
I don’t like the fact that Horn is fighting a bigger guy and with little to lose. Not sure management made the best decision. Whatever the case, this matchup is intriguing.
I hate to but I have to agree a little. This fight could be Zu’s coming out party and Horn’s going away. Zu is getting a rope fighter that has Paqman on his resume. He is comparing him taking money to fight Paqman is way out of line. First he’s a hall of famer/living active legend while Horn is just someone who got a lucky decision. Second 70/30 is a champs purse, not some guy on the way out. I’d say 55-45 for Horn or I’d walk if I was Zu.
Horn wants the big money to go 12 because he knows he’ll be bleeding out from around round 2. Instead of finding a good surgeon to try to repair his scar tissue over whichever eye is more likely to cut, he’s rushing to a good money 10 round fight after two fights in 2019 w/ early rounds cuts. Tim Tszyu wants to use this as a spring board to a title fight, and wants to show he can hammer on Horn for 12. Horn thinks he can go 10, but he has doubts about lasting 12. He also thinks if he goes 10 with Tszyu but keeps it close, but still loses, it will make people want to see the rematch. Horn is banking on losing a decision by like 96-94 or 97-93, so he can claim he should get a money rematch in Brisbane. Horn should just agree to the 12 round fight but push it out to June or July, so he has time to figure out how to prevent cuts from busting open quickly again. One fight, winner gets title fight after. If Horn goes 12 but loses like 115-113, there is always the 3rd Zerafa fight in late 2020.
Team Horn could always do a search online: Cut-Prone Fighters Turn to Surgery to Limit Bleeding
Why dont the both of you act like men ..tell your management to f off and agree to a 50-50 split and both of you donate your purses to the bushfire appeal in Australia? Sure would enhance your reputations as gentlemen.
This guy is turning into the Australia Amir Khan
The Tszyu camp should move on, This was a BAD idea for a fight on a Global scale, only Relevant to people from Australia. Time to bring his still untested talents stateside and fight #’s 6-1 from his sanctioning body. Horn & his people are “ON DAT SHIT” trying to get more cheese off of his ONLY significant gift, my bad I mean win to date. “Let it go, Let it go” ( In my Nieces Nevaeh & Hayven’s voices)