By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Two-time world champion Lovemore Ndou has predicted IBF #6, WBO #9, WBC #12 light middleweight Tim Tszyu (15-0, 11 KOs) will defeat former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (20-2-1, 13 KOs) when they clash on August 26 at the Bank Stadium in Townsville that will be televised on Foxtel Main Event via Pay-Per-View.
“Tim Tszyu has the skills to defeat Jeff Horn on August 26,” Ndou told Fightnews.com®. “Tszyu is very accurate and precise with his punches and also has good power. He is the only boxer in Australia that I go to see in action because I think he will be a world champion when he does get that opportunity.
“Tim actually was putting me through punches on the pads a few years ago at the Tszyu Academy when I was preparing for a comeback fight. He was a good trainer also.
“I trained with his father Kostya under Hall of Fame trainer Johnny Lewis. I sparred many rounds with Kostya and I see many of the same skills his father possessed in Tim.
“Horn had that win over Manny Pacquiao in 2017 but only because Pacman took him too cheap and I think had not prepared himself for that fight. He came to Australia only seven days before the fight. Pacquiao was on his phone at press conferences. He wasn’t motivated for Horn and paid the price.
“Horn boxed liked an amateur when Terrence Crawford stopped him in Las Vegas to take the title.
“Horn was stopped by Michael Zerafa in 2019 and in their rematch he was out on his feet in round nine against Zerafa when the referee gave Horn time to recover by inspecting his cut eye. Zerafa should have been crowned the winner.
“Tszyu will take Horn to school on August 26 in Townsville.”
Tszyu should have Horn out in 2! If not he will just be toying with him until he has punished him enough and goes for the KTFO in later rounds.
If Tszyu is any good, the fight will be easy for him.
If not, competitive matchup
Maybe Tszyu can teach Horn a lesson in the value of re-evaluating one’s career regarding the longevity of health concerns. Horn really needs to retire and give it up. His style of fighting wreaks havoc on the potential of head injuries since he has aged.
All that is hype. That’s the best they got? Don’t come here.
I haven’t seen Tszyu box yet and I’m looking forward to seeing this fight. I was a huge fan of his Dad and am anxious to see if he has any of the attributes that made Kostya great.
Little Tszyu looks just like his dad. Hopefully, he acquired his dad’s boxing predator skills and defeats Horn by KO rather than TKO. A KO victory will soundly accelerate Horn’s retirement.
The Rolly Romero decision was one of the worst I’ve seen over many years.
My God this kid takes me back to a post Vince Phillips improved K.T. Hopefully the gods of boxing gave him a laser beam right that made Oscar, Shane and Floyd duck his old man.
Crawford will win…thats for sure
In a wrestling match, given the numbers of heatbutts and elbows
I mean..Horn..hahahahaha
Sorry Bud..not that familiar with the guy from down under✌
Wait for the inevitable cut eye, attention to the body, then a feint to the body before a steely hook from Magnetic Island that Horn will not recover from. Tim is too fast for too many rounds to miss an opportunity that the gutsy Horn will eventually provide.