By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
WBO #1 light-middleweight Tim Tszyu (19-0, 15 KOs) will clash with WBOv#7 Takeshi Inoue (17-1-1, 10 KOs) on November 17 in Sydney. In August, Tszyu was made the mandatory challenger to the WBO light-middleweight champion Brian Castano, and he is looking forward to a world title opportunity in 2022.
“That’s the thing. [Castano’s] on mandatory now so he’s got no choice but to fight me,” Tszyu told the West Australian. “Yeah, once I start smacking him in the face he’s going to regret his words, I guess.”
He continued, “Look, Castano is going to be a tough challenge. Charlo, I don’t rate Charlo. I never did. Charlo’s just overrated. Charlo’s just in a world of his own. Castano is a tough competitor, his pressure and his awkwardness.
“He’s only small and he always makes it into his fight so the aim is to make his fight into my fight.”
Tszyu knows to keep Charlos name out his mouth. The people will hold him to it and thats a check he’s not willing to cash.
Doesn’t matter If Charlo is overrated – that means you go get his title. Tszyu is repeating the same words as casual fans that want their favorite fighters to avoid Charlo or Andrade. Both ‘over-rated’ fighters happen to be world champions.
Castano is very good but fights 1 dimensional is why Tszyu likes the fight.
Castano deserved the nod over the overrated charlo…
Charlo schools this kid and then knocks him out. Castano is one dimensional but that dimension is probably enough to handle Tszyu in a close fight. Don’t know why he is talking like Castano is avoiding him.
The small matter Takeshi Inoue first. Then the talk about Castano.
Tszyu in 2!
First mistake Tim,,your already talking about a title fight and you haven’t got past your immediate opponent yet! A slight touch of arrogance or supremely confident…..hmmmm.
He aint ready for Castano.I see Castano kicking his ass all over the place. The kids has nothing special about him. Castanos pressure is too much for anyone to deal with.
This is uncharacteristic of Tim Tszyu, and I believe this is all media hype that is not true at all. All you have to do is watch a show where himself and Michael Zerefa promoted the fight between themselves that Michael pulled out of at the last minute. Tim was very respectful and didn’t make underhanded comments like this article is making us believe he is doing with Castano and Charlo. Inoue is the top priority in Camp Tszyu right now, and articles like this are just there to produce future interest. Whether the truth or a lie. I think most of us on here know better than to believe all media outlets anymore.