By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
WBO #7 light-middleweight Takeshi Inoue (17-1-1, 10 KOs) may be powerfully built, but WBO #1 light middleweight Tim Tszyu (19-0, 15 KOs) says he will be the stronger fighter on Wednesday when they will collide at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, NSW, Australia, televised on Foxtel Main Event pay-per-view.
“I couldn’t care less about my body,” Tszyu told the Sydney Morning Herald.” As long as I’m feeling fit and strong, that’s the main thing. It’s not a body-building contest – it’s a fight. I saw a few photos. I saw he was ripped. I’m quite happy for him that he’s got himself into real good shape and he’s confident. There’s no better feeling than facing a confident fighter and then take the soul out of them.
Tszyu added, “I’m telling you, I’m stronger than him. “Muscles don’t do anything. I’m ten times stronger than him and he’ll feel it when I push him back and his legs start to buckle.”
Tszyu in 2!
After this he needs to fight a scabby American or scumbag British fighter. Then on to Canelo
There´s something I like about Tim, wish him the best, but Takeshi must be taken seriously to start with.
I´ve always felt with Tim that a hurry slowly approach might be the best.
He has potential, but he needs to build up a saving account with experience, then he can be credited with a big fight, or even a superfight in the future, only if, he´s proven worthy.
He has surprised me earlier, but again, don´t know if Takeshi is just a small matter. He must be taken seriously.
Takeshi will not be easy.. but muscles and ripped body doesn’t equal punching power
I’ve said it a million times, this guy exaggerates too much.
No idea who wins, but it should be a good fight
You are right! Tszyu is simply on a confidence train ride talking smack to make himself marketable. Once he decides to step out of his “bubble” and to make his real mark on a global platform, we will see how much talk he truly does. I am not sold yet on his performances being a threat to all the light middle champions. He has more learning to do…
Tzyu might have a point, muscles do not equal strength and endurance. The cornerstone of boxing is running. Fighter like Toney, Andy Ruiz, Chávez Sr and even Fenech were not body beautifu or ripped but they had great succes fighting chiseled opponents.
Haha what? Fenech had an 8 pack and was ripped as shit.
Fenech was recognised as probably the fittest boxer on the planet until after Nelson 2,he was incredibly strong and didn’t carry an ounce of fat.
Muscles get the ladies wet though, pretty sure Takeshi is going to be hitting some skins after the fight
Age: 31 for Inoue, which is a little bit old for a boxer, but was seeing online he was 41, which is way too old. If Inoue were fighting Horn or Zerafa, I’d say he’d win. Japanese fighters always wear the Winning gloves, almost always in Japan, and half the time they take those gloves with them to fight in other countries. Usually, those gloves aren’t known has punchers gloves. INoue should go and take the gloves that Tszyu will wear, so it is an even fight with the boxing gloves. I’d bet on Tszyu winning within 10, on cuts or a tko
Hope tszyu can back his mouth up