By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Boxing legend Kostya Tszyu says his son, current WBO interim 154lb champion Tim Tszyu, will be ready to fight this weekend despite a dog bite on his forearm three weeks ago that required 26 stitches.
“Preparation was good,” Kostya Tszyu told the Sydney Morning Herald. “[The dog bite] more motivated him to be 100%. Sometimes these kind of injuries can help with more motivation to have a better fight. Of course, [Ocampo] will [target the injury], but Tim will never give him the chance for this. I haven’t seen him physically what’s happened, but at the same time Tim said everything is all right and I believe him. He’s ready.”
Tim Tszyu (20-0, 16 KOs) will face WBO #11 Carlos Ocampo (35-2, 23 KOs) on Sunday at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, televised on Foxtel Main Event and Kayo Sports Pay-Per-View in Australia and on Showtime [Saturday night] in the USA.
Will this be another Fundora 2.0? The Mexican is coming for the KO and Tszyu has a suspect chin.
Ocampo in 2!
Must be good stuff you’re smoking!!
Apparently, Ocampos gave Charlo a great fight. This will be a real test for Tszyu. I have to give it to Tim, most would sit around waiting for their mandatory but he’s choosing to stay sharp. He’s been fighting quite often. Hopefully, his handlers will advise him to take a breather and get ready for his September showdown with Charlo. Interesting fight indeed.
I don’t know if the Charlo fight for September is a guarantee now that Spence versus Crawford has been announced for Late July. If Crawford wins this I’ll bet you that him and Charlo fight in the fall and Tim is sidestepped. Charlo would probably let the WBO title go for a fight with Crawford and then the winner can circle back to fight Tzsyu for the full WBO belt. I know that’s what Crawford would do, but you never know with Charlo.
These are all big ifs. Mostly far-fetched and highly unlikely.
“Apparently, Ocampos gave Charlo a great fight.”
What is this in reference to? When did Charlo & Ocampo fight?
Looking forward to Tszyu vs Decampo match.
Actually, the appointed boxing physicians to observe and evaluate the dog bite wound will be the ones to determine if Tim is ready to fight. Tim may be ready physically in regard to training, but the wound must be cleared under evaluation.
Yeah and I don’t think it’s such a good idea to go ahead with this fight right now with 26 stitches in his arm. If the stitches haven’t been removed and the arm isn’t fully healed then it’s crazy to move forward with this fight. This is all risk for Tim and a bad one I may add.
Good points you make.
Agree Scooby…Tim is proving that he is a committed professional…dedicated to the sport…a student of the sport…improving by fighting often against upper tier competition….reminds me of a young determined James Toney…see what fighter Toney turned out to be…not saying that Tim will be another Toney but Tim has plenty of skill and upside…be careful of this dog bite thing…an unforeseeable event…agree that Tim needs to follow proper advisement concerning fighting under the circumstances…..
I dont think Tim will fight with stiches, by fight night, the stiches would be long gone
Perhaps the bite wasn’t as bad as made out to be by the media. That’s the rumour flying around in the land of oz