By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
IBF #6, WBO #9, WBC #12 light middleweight Tim Tszyu (15-0, 11 KOs) is confident he’ll defeat former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (20-2-1, 13 KOs) on Wednesday at the Bank Stadium at Townsville that will be televised on Foxtel Main Event on Pay-Per-View in Australia and ESPN+ in the USA.
Tszyu said on Channel nine Sports Sunday, “I have prepared by being in the ring with plenty of good boxers including Manny Pacquiao. I have been tested in sparring and training in America so I know the level I am at. I know the opposition that I am facing and I’m 100% confident in my ability and my fitness. I can do ten rounds or twelve rounds. I am ready.
“I started boxing at four years of age – I knew how to punch before I knew how to walk. I guess it was always in my blood. I have seen the bright lights – I have seen it all growing up ( as the son of Kostya Tszyu) and this is what I want to be.
“It’s been a long road but with only three days out – it’s go time – nothing else matters anymore.
“There will always be critics no matter what – I can only do what I can do. In terms of being the best in Australia. I have fought the best here in Australia. There is only one name left and that’s Jeff Horn.
“My goal is always to become a world champion one day – everything revolves in becoming a world champion one day. That is my road and this is one step closer.
“Its a one on one sport – there is no crowd fighting – there is no trainer fighting – it’s just me and him. If he is saying he has a hometown advantage well I disagree. I have plenty of fans here. There are plenty of people who don’t want Jeff to win.”
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Tszyu is a favorite with betting agencies to defeat Horn. Horn is paying $4.50 to win a decision, and $6 to score a knockout. Tszyu is paying $2.88 to win on points, and $2.75 to stop Horn.
Why did the article say Horn is WBO champion? He lost it and got schooled by Crawford.
Anyway Tszyu in 2!
Nice rhyme but unlikely that fast. Tszyu in 7
Tszyu TKO 11 Horn
Odds quoted don’t make sense. You would have to lay odds to take Tszyu.
Horn will win maybe even stop him. . Im putting money on horn by ko
I think Horn has the edge in experience and will outbrawl Tszyu.
Hard to say who will win. Tszyu’s dad told him to fight smart. I think Tim can win with the jab, mixed up with good rights, sometimes he has to do more than just lead with a jab and look for something, he could fight Horn like his dad fought Ben Tackie, and win every round (maybe). He should make Horn look for him, not press at Horn (at least not early). I am not sure Horn is a good counter puncher, his fights just get sloppy, he makes the other guy get sloppy too. But if you hit Horn, he will throw back pretty soon after. Horn has stamina problems after 8 rounds. But if he gets past round 9, he usually gets a second wind. But he gets ragged once he starts to bleed. Tszyu is more a sharp shooter, he doesn’t get himself and the other guy all ruffled up, but Horn manages to make those types of fights.