By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Looks like WBO interim 154-pound champion Tim Tszyu should get his unified world championship opportunity against undisputed super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo in July or August.
Charlo gave an update on his hand injury to Brian Custer on The Last Stand Podcast. “The hand is going. I’m just doing everything I can with rehab,” Charlo said. “I have not punched yet. When you break two bones in one hand, it takes a lot. The hand is real delicate, but these are my moneymakers. It’s gonna be stronger than what it was before.
“I’m doing a lot of exercises and work to make sure I’m stable. I don’t want to get in there and shatter a hand during a fight or place myself in a position where I have an issue and be out even longer.
“I was in a cast for about six, seven weeks. I remember going back and they put me back in the cast and then finally I was able to get out of the cast and start doing rehab, put the weight back on, flexibility, but I’m working and I’ll be back. I’ll be back. I got some time but I’ll be back…the end of the summer or something. The middle of this year. It could be August, it could be July, it could be whenever.”
Hopefully Charlo doesn’t chicken out against Tszyu. AGAIN!
The man has a hand injury. You may not like him but he’s still a human and needs to recover. Once he’s recovered they will fight. Very easy concept.
Spot on brother! I get it that he’s hard to root for, but damn this man has ALL but cleared his division! He is the UNDISPUTED MF Jr. Middleweight champ!! Put some respect on his name folks!!!!!!
Tszyu in 2!
Nah. Tzyu couldn’t take out Harrison in 2 let alone charlo.
Roy, it took Tyszu 9 rounds for Harrison. You think he’ll KO Charlo in 2?
He picks every fight in 2. If Roy watches a fight and the bell rings to start round 3, he gets up and goes to find something else to do.
“It’s going to be stronger than it was before”. Coming from someone who has broken or fractured their hand three times, I can assure you it will most definitely not be stronger than before.
Charlo is confusing concepts. A fracture is not the same as micro-fractures. With a fracture, your 100% correct. It is very hard to have a complete recovery and usually becomes a weak point at some degree.
Micro-fractures occur under stress during training which heal up with denser than before when allowed to heal correctly. Over time, the hand is less suseptible to breakages on impact.
However, with modern medicine, he might be able to take something for bone regeneration. At least there should be.
I am 99 per cent certain that Charlo will come up with some excuse not to fight Tszyu in July or August.
Are you in Charlo’s camp? If not how can you be so certain?
The answer, lies in the name.
I can live with this answer as 2023 is proving to be a great year for boxing. Benavidez vs Plant (march), Davis vs Garcia (April), Josh Taylor vs Teo Lopez (June), Zhang vs Joyce, and Usky vs Fury. Let’s spread out the goodness so that it keeps on giving. Hopefully Charlo vs Tszyu in July or August.
I get it, people just do not like the guy and that’s fine, you’re entitled to your own opinion… but damn! Guy broke his hand, they’ll fight when he’s healed up. Also, Tszyu has turned himself into an interesting opponent, especially off the Harrison win. Outside of Crawford or Spence moving up, TT is probably Charlo’s biggest realistic payday.
He is a puncher, most punchers have major hand problems. Tsyzu is no where near formidable enough to make a champion sit out. The fella has a win over Tony Harrison, Wow! Lets not exaggerate who he is. What do I expect though if Jeff Horn, Lucas Browne, and Troy Waters are their heroes….
I’m Australian and none of those individuals mentioned is my hero. Tim may not have great names on his resume but he’s got pedigree. Perhaps this fight is a little too soon as he’s still improving but having said that Tim would be nuts to pass up the opportunity to fight for all the belts.
It’s not Dog Breeding, his so called pedigree means nothing.. Ronald Hearns, JCC Jr and Wilfredo Vasquez Jr have the same fake claims to pedigree.. look at them..
Scary injury for any boxer. Hopefully, the hand does not present a chronic issue going forward.
Damn july or august is a long ways out?
Broke two bones in one hand..hahaha you scared straight up! The unfazed..unafraid formidable man from Down Under will defeat jc & can’t wait.
How does a broken hand make him afraid? The greatest modern Aussie legend had fragile hands that shortened his career. Go ask Fenech if Charlo is faking. Somehow, Tszyu passes for a pugilistic hero these days, it won’t be long now….
Settle down friend, nobody ever claimed Tim is a “pugilistic hero”.
Go Tszyu!!