By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Jeff Horn 153.4 (69.6kg) vs. Tim Tszyu 152.3 (69.1kg)
(IBF Australasian/WBO global jr middleweight titles)
Venue: Bank Stadium, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Promoters: Dean Lonergan and Matt Rose
TV: Main Event PPV (Australia), ESPN+ USA
Notes: Horn arrived at the weigh-in late.
Things heated up when Horn’s trainer Glenn Rushton told reporters that there are conflicts of interest involving two of the judges and Tszyu. Rushton alleged that Tszyu trained at a gym owned by judge Chris Condon, whom Rushton claimed was formerly a cornerman for Tim’s father Kostya Tszyu. Rushton also alleged that judge Phil Holiday has been heard saying Tszyu will win on cuts. Both judges will still be working the fight as of now.
Crazy – biggest aussie battle since green v Mundine – machine versus man. The man Danny Green v the Redfern Machine. This is stone cold crazy.
So true, it’s going to scarily violent…..make sure your kiddies are in bed. Green was one of Tasmania’s finest before he got involved in that underground ‘Fight Circus’ at the weekend…..the name says it all.
Let’s hope this judging debacle gets resolved as I hear COVID is starting to rip through the land down under.
I think you are talking about brophys Travelling boxing tents – you could buy tee shirts during the battle of Brisbane. I should have gotten one – all things considered this is the biggest fight of the year since the heavies threw down on the Las Vegas strip back in FEB. Powerful stuff.
Ha, you just made those nick names up!
Big interest in Australia for this fight. Shows you how local names and matchups are able to draw big interest and support.
Why worry about the judges and who they are? Nearly everyone is predicting a KO, right?
Scooby Doo, hopefully there is a ko, that way who the judges were does not matter.
Horns team already know he is going to get schooled so they wanna talk there chances down blaming fair bias towards Tsyzu.
Horn is the beast who blistered Manny Pacquiao. Don’t worry about the judges. He beat Manny so what could possibly go wrong in taking on a young hard-hitting undefeated fighter?
If Horn wins the Aussies will have him up their with Sugar Ray Robinson as an alltime great.
I don’t think Ray was an Aussie – he did hop around the ring like a kangaroo when haglar hunted him like a feral wombat back in the day!
Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard are two different fighters.
Been waiting for this fight for sometime! This will be the make or break of young Timmy!