WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu called out WBC/WBA/IBF champion Jermell Charlo immediately after defeating Brian Mendoza on Sunday morning in Australia. His first words were “Charlo, where you at? Where you at buddy?” He added, “In his delusional head he’ll probably say he’s gonna beat me. Come and get it…he’s the best 154, but let’s prove to everyone who is really the king of the division.”
Tszyu is planning to fight next in Las Vegas in the spring. #1 on his hit list is Charlo, but he says there are other options if Charlo isn’t interested.
As far as the Mendoza fight, Tszyu said, “I thought he was out. Like I could hear his breathing he was like, no offense, but he was like moaning. He was doing all these weird noises in one of the rounds and I was like, man how is he still standing? I was landing all these uppercuts and, yeah, he’s got a heart. That’s for sure. You know, a lot of fighters would have quit. That’s facts.”
I thought Tim would beat Charlo no problem but I think the fight will be a lot closer now. Tim’s low work rate and not letting his hands go when he should might be his downfall. I can see Charlo winning early rounds and maybe finding a way to split the later rounds for a win. Really hope Tim finds a way to let his hands go more in future fights.
It’s called fighting to a plan, conserve some of your energy for the rounds that matter.
All top fighters with a decent ring IQ do it.
Each fighter faced you have a plan. Tim’s fight before this he blasted his opponent out of the ring in 1 round. Before that
Harrison in 7. Each fight is different and Tim is getting better each time
cherlo,,, who cares about charlo now?
This was a good performance. I really liked Tim’s counter left hook, it’s money. It’s a catch and shoot counter over the right hand, effortless with good timing. With that kind of timing he doesn’t have to rely to much on speed. There are other things he does good but this is already a long post and I have to go.
Tim looked very calm and looks to take shots very well. He does fight at a slow pace, but he also hasn’t been pushed or had the need to do more. At this point I think he needs to get over being his fathers son and know that being the son of a former champion comes with questions. It will be interesting to see how Tim boxes when he gets in the ring with Charlo. I wont look at Charlo’s last fight as the fighter who will be in the ring with Tim because he was over his head in that fight and seemed to want to survive.
Tzuyu cannot beat Charlos
Yeah hard to beat both of them at the same time.
Tim Tszyu seems obsessed with Jermell Charlo, and that might hinder his development as a world-class fighter. What about forgetting about Charlo and keeping fighting quality opposition? When the day comes, he might be the one to dictate the conditions, but almost begging for this fight won’t give him any advantage at the moment of negotiation. Fighting in the USA to enhance his marketability is a must too, so why not come and secure a fight with a guy like Lubin or Castaño, and then maybe a mega fight can happen for him, like facing Errol Spence if his rematch with Crawford fell through?
He might be obsessed, but so far, he’s remained active and seems to be taking decent fights. That’s light-years ahead of other “obsessed” fighters who sit on their couches in perpetuity hoping for a mega-fight. I agree that fighting in the US would raise his international marketability, but he seems to be drawing big crowds even at weird times of day (notice it was bright and early on Sunday morning in Australia?) Tim Tszyu already has a good profile and sells tickets. Against Charlo, Spence, or Crawford, he’s still probably a B-side in most of the World. Against Lubin or Castano, he’s the bigger draw.
It was Sunday afternoon here in Australia, but agreed – it was a weird time for a fight.
Fair enough… my time zone math has always been a bit fuzzy.
The time in Australia early Sunday was to catch the Saturday night US audience. In Australia, all big US fights on Saturday night are on Sunday during the day in Australia.
Obsessed? Charlo’s the world champion at that weight class. Who else is Tszyu supposed to focus on? Terry Norris? Felix Trinidad?
Tzsyu threw a variety of punches with pure heat, but his uppercuts were something evil.
There are several avenues for Tzsyu:
Charlo may go to 160, but I would love to see this fight.
If a Charlo fight does not occur, I have no problem seeing Mendoza vs. Tzsyu because Mendoza will present inside pressure and a decent offensive arsenal on Tzsyu – before Tzsyu wins by TKO.
If Mendoza is not mentally ready, is Zayas ready for the big show against Tzsyu? I have no problem with Zayas against Tzsyu?. This has great fight written all over it.
I am not thrilled about Tzsyu vs. Lubin (should have been Ramos here) because Lubin has key defensive flaws – Tzsyu’s uppercuts would destroy Lubin into retirement.
In addition to Tzsyu/Zayas, Tzsyu vs. Ramos is another great fight because Ramos has size, a chin and a solid punch. Ramos’ pressure will give me (or us) a chance to see how Tzsyu fights on his back foot and in possible retreat. First thing first, maybe a Lubin vs. Ramos 2 is needed for Ramos (before Tzsyu).
Otherwise, Tzsyu will have to wait a little longer for Conwell or Fundora.
Either one of those fights will work well. I don’t think Zayas is ready. He needs to be seasoned a bit longer before jumping on to the big stage. For now, Tim should chase the belts and have everyone come to him. Mendoza and Ramos back to back would be interesting.
Charlo did himself no favours with his efforts in his last fight, but was obviously Undisputed for a reason. No doubt he would like to be Undisputed again, so he needs to stop the talking and take the fight. No more excuses, just take the fight. The time for talking is over.
Yeah, I don’t understand why Charlo wouldn’t take the fight. It’s the biggest money fight he could get involved in.
He knows something we don’t. He’s past his peak and he just went up 2 divisions for a big money fight. If memory serves me right, anytime someone goes up 2 divisions and comes back down, its usually a disaster. For Charlo to correctly return, he needs a year off and he doesn’t have a year to spare.
I think everyone saying he was not active enough. They forget he starts slow to work out his opponent. He’s incredibly accurate not wasting energy while keeping calm. His measure of distance was great. He was in no trouble from Mendoza. Not sure what more he needs to do.
It was obvious that Tim and his team had a lot of respect for Mendoza. I thought Tim was too cautious in the first half. It’s easy to lose unnecessary rounds in the beginning. You may need them later.
Ask Loma.
Jermell survived Canelo. In super middleweight. What can Tim bring to the table that Jermell hasn’t seen before? To be honest. Nothing. Tim is not Canelo.
Terrence is a big no. Jermell is a very difficult opponent for Tim. Too difficult? Maybe.
Tim is still learning and he is improving with every fight. He still has a lot of future ahead of him. It will be interesting to follow him.
Tzsyu is like his dad Kosta cautious
but methodical. It was good to go the distance to test his endurance. He’s smaller but Charlo prefers safety than to mix it up so Tim walks him down with head movement & body shots. If he decides to fight, Tzsyu KOs him.
I think Charlo is a tougher fight than Tim may think, but I also feel he has the style to control Charlo’s aggression as well. It would be a great scrap regardless. The more Charlo puts it off though the more the odds favor Tim in my opinion. At this rate Tim will have had two more fights before Charlo materializes. Hope it happens though. I’ll be pulling for Tszyu.
Charlo is not Mendoza he has way more power than Mendoza. And Tzsyu doesn’t hit like Canelo and has no jab. I don’t see him being able to handle Charlo
On another note, Tszyu destroys Fundora.
Mendoza left it all in the ring. There were a few times where I thought it was over, but he held on somehow. Unfortunately, I think he left something in the ring, more than most would in a fight. He needs a six month break at least to recover.
Also, I heard that Tim will be fighting here from now on. I’m glad for two reasons:
1. Marketability and exposure
2. Australia absolutely takes you over the coals with taxes. It’s over 50% for large earnings with very few exemptions. At least he’ll keep a much larger share here if he’s smart about who handles his earnings.
Tszyu has definitely earned the Charlo fight but boxing isn’t always fair. Perhaps Tszyu should call out the winner (CRAWFORD) of Crawford vs Spence or look to 160 if there is nothing left at 154. Benavidez has been waiting forever for Canelo. Andrade and Benavidez are finally set to fight each other instead of waiting for Canelo. Hopefully, Tim is prepared to move on if he doesn’t get the fight he wants.
Calling out Crawford or Spence would be a big mistake as he would lose both fights. I do agree he has much improved so a showdown with Charlo would be a good fight.
I agreed calling out Crawford would be a big mistake but he’d get the big fight he was looking for and likely the most money he’s ever made. A Spence fight is now intriguing given Spence’s current situation. Tim loses to Crawford but he’s the type of fighter the public will forgive and allow another chance. His father was TKO’d by Verno Phillips who was a 3:1 underdog and he bounced back. Lomachenko lost 3 times and he’s still seen as unbeatable by some of the public. Waiting on Charlo might be a waste of time especially if boxing decides to allow Charlo to ignore Tszyu like they have allowed Canelo to ignore Benavidez.
Life isn’t fair but the Charlos are frauds like most sanctioning bodies. Time to put up, shut up, or just strip this clown.
Why should Tszyu wait for Crawford or Spence when a coward holds 3 belts in his own division?
Give Charlo some credit. He’s still the top dog at 154 and until someone takes his crowns he’s the best at 54.
It’s easy to call him coward when you’re an awesome arm chair warrior! Charlo would smack you silly if you tried saying that to his face. Pfft.
The same could be said about Canelo making Benavidez wait. Is Canelo a “coward” or do we have corrupt governing bodies? Charlo should fight Tszyu who has earned it and Canelo should fight Benavidez who has earned it.
Jermell Charlo will never fight Tim Tszyu the man has been scared ducking him for a while now which was why he was stripped of the WBO title in the first place. I don’t see anything changing. I thought Jermell said all he wants is to fight the big money fights from now on but then why is he Instead of fighting his mandatories or Tszyu or Carwford he is going to fight a mediocre fighter in Jose Benavidez lmfao. Why does Charlo get a pass when some other fighters don’t? This is why Jermell Charlo is a shit fighter.