Undefeated Tim Tszyu (23-0, 17 KOs), now elevated to full WBO junior middleweight champion, makes the first defense of his world title when he battles Brian Mendoza headlining action live on Showtime October 14 (Sunday, October 15 in Australia) from the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.
Tim Tszyu: “There was no celebration, no nothing when Charlo stepped in the ring against Canelo and I became world champion. I’ll feel like a world champion once this fight with Mendoza is done. I want to earn it that way Brian and I are both in that top one percent of fighters in the world. He’s a style I haven’t faced before and I know he thrives on that underdog mentality. So, he of course has my respect. But he’s in there with someone that’s a different breed and it’s not going to end well for him. I promise to turn any remaining non-believers into believers. This is my time and my division now.”
the WBO sucks what ever happened to giving the fighter a chance to choose which title he wants to keep? but yet these organizations keep inventing extra titles and hand out rankings based on media popularity
I reckon that all the organisations are in cahoots with each other. WBO strip Charlo,but the WBC, WBA and IBF don’t. Tszyu gets elevated to champ. Then this allows a pathway for Charlo to have a chance to be undisputed again. Jermell isn’t stupid. He realised early he couldn’t hurt Canelo,but he got 12 valuable rounds in. Yes he lost,but he got rounds in and didn’t get damaged (except for the ego).
Just wondering how many boxers have been undisputed in their weight division twice?
As far as I know, in the four belt era the only person who has done that has been Claressa Shields. She’s been undisputed at middleweight twice, but no male has ever done it.
Shields has 2 knockouts on her record and has fought opponents nobody will ever remember. Women’s boxing is second rate and boring to watch so comparing it to men’s boxing is foolish
You can’t choose which title you want to keep it doesn’t work that way. since the WBO, WBA, IBF and WBC are different organizations that have different rankings for their said titles and the FACT that Jermell Charlo had ducked his WBO mandatory to fight Canelo. Jermell had stalled to defend his WBO title on 3 different occasions against his mandate Tim Tszyu so there for the WBO decided to strip Jermell of his WBO title and award it to his mandate Tim Tszyu for not defending against him. It’s not hard to understand if you know Boxing. You can’t say I’ll give up the WBC instead the WBO has no control over what the WBC does and in-fact he didn’t avoid a WBC mandate. The way Boxing is if you avoid/duck the mandatory of a said title you get stripped of that said title.
Jermell Charlo failed to defend his WBO title against his WBO mandatory Tim Tszyu on three different occasions so therefor the WBO stripped Jermell Charlo of his WBO title for failure to comply and award Tim Tszyu the title. You can’t choose to decide to give up another title that is in control of a different organization lmfao. Pick and choose is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard you probably one of those idiots that thought Charlo was going to win by KO lol. Canelo destroyed Jermell and sent his ass back packing back down to Jr. Middleweight with 1 less title lmfao. If He wants to become Undisputed again he needs to fight Tim Tszyu. I can almost guarantee he wont. The man is overrated.
All the Charlo drama is water under the bridge now, time to focus on Tszyu vs Mendoza. Despite the many Tszyu d*** riders on this platform, he has an easier opponent (albeit a solid one) in Mendoza to win the vacant belt, then Charlo. I almost want to see Tszyu get blitzed because of the confirmation bias displayed on this site, its appalling, but I will not stoop to the level that so many evil spirits desire of some to justify their cognitive dissonance. Here’s to a good fight, I’ll be watching. If Tszyu wins and Charlo goes back down to 154 and can’t get the fight he wants in Crawford, then make it happen for all the trinkets, Charlo still has three JMW belts.
Charlo ducked and avoided Tszyu and hasn’t got the balls to face Tim.
Charlo was set to fight Tszyu and took a bigger payday in fighting Canelo. That’s not a “duck” that’s smart business. Why would he not have “balls” when he fought a more lethal Canelo? Hate Charlo but at least make it make sense.
Welcome back little al sharpton. Missed those racial discrimination conspiracy theories that we are all used to by you. Here’s a little tidbit, charlo will get destroyed by Crawford especially after what we saw last week. Tszyu probably even beats him. So, hows that, three losses in a row, will that qualify for your “confirmation bias.” Id***.
Hahahaha Charblow ducked Timmy THREE times because he knew he was going to get walked down just like Canelo did to him. I really do hope they fight next so I can watch Tim terminate Charblow. Neither of the sisters were ever or will ever be any good. Just loud mouth losers with surging mental illness. No one even remembers that they exist because they fight once every century and when they do it’s about as exciting as finding out you have brain cancer. What a joke they are!!
You live in your own world of misery, and really are just angry at the other posters on this forum because they won’t sulk with you.
You’ve already stooped to that level….no bueno
Tszyu wins this fight and Charlo/Charla will continue to duck Tim Tszyu #Charloduckstszyu
Charlo could enter the ring when/if he ever fights Tszyu with the “Coward of the County” as his entry song.
Charlo ducked his mando. He was also not granted an execution by the WBO. As a matter of ethics, and for showing up just to collect a PBC paycheck and not even try, he should be stripped. It is because of Al Haymon’s mismatches that is why boxing is in the crapper.
How does one get granted an execution? One would normally be pardoned from execution, as execution would be undesirable.
That said, PBC sucks. Bad fights and horrific decisions on every card. I can’t think of a promoter that more routinely has corrupt judging than PBC.
Here’s the thing everyone fails to recognize, boxing is called prize fighting for a reason, Charlo stands to make 6-8 million dollars fighting Canelo, he would made just over 2 million fighting Tszyu, you do the math, I would have blown off Tszyu also for a big payday only to make the same amount fighting him later, remember it a business fellas
Dre, that’s garbage. Any athlete would be, should be willing to go the necessary lengths to win especially in boxing. Remember the charlos claim lions pride. They don’t make fighters or men like they used to. Go out on their shield rather than the easy way out. Having a lot of money doesn’t equal you being able to look yourself in the mirror every morning unless you are a coward.
If Charlo had fought Tszyu (for 2Mil) and lost there would have been no opportunity for Charlo to fight Canelo(6mill) but where does the money come from and surely not defending your titles for over 12 months is not satisfactory for the fans either, the best in division should be decided in the ring not on speculation. He won his titles in 2020 and defends them once per year, except for this year.
Exactly what’s wrong with boxing. If this coward Charlo doesn’t unify the titles against Tszyu or fight Crawford, then it’s a repeat by PBC to try & hold onto the 3 belts & hope Crawford will
fight Tszyu for 1 belt (ala Spence).
For all the Mensa candidates on this site claiming Charlo is a “coward,” please explain why he wasn’t afraid of fighting the great Canelo, yet he’s somehow afraid of the unaccomplished Tszyu?
Canelo was up for a fight, no matter what it took. Charlo on the other hand, wasn’t.
Why didn’t he fight Bivol again if he was “up for a fight.” Of course he’s “up for a fight” he’s fighting a guy 2 weight classes South of him.
Cubanitovich, Charlo knew he would lose against Canelo and still keep nearly all his belts and make a ton of money, but losing against Tszyu he would lose all his belts and make much less money.
Cuba, risk versus reward. Get 6 million or whatever go up in weight which provides me with an excuse or take a smaller paycheck and possibly lose my belts. What still gets me, is that canelo could have had him out of there, but he didn’t??? Is canelo truly back? Hmmm.
forget charlo. enough already….
please retire
I still hope Tim gets a chance to take knock Charlo’s block off.
Promoters Promote. Managers manage. Fighters fight. He probably made more money fighting Canelo than ever before. This is prize fighting. Canelo is strong, hits hard and is hard to beat. Charlo was simply never let into the fight. It says more about Canelo dictating the pace and executing his game plan then Charlo not showing up.
Like Tszyu’s attitude that he does not celebrate just being awarded the belt but wants to prove he is champion, in the ring.
Tszyu is the real thing. Clearly, the Charlos are fraudsters. Once Showtime exits boxing, in 2024, PBC will have to find another network to put on these staged heists. Boxing should be like all other sports and not be allowed open lanes to be governed by multiple corrupt sanctioning bodies. Its time to protest by boycotting these shit shows.
Tszu’s the MAN.
Like him or not, Tim Tszyu has been earning his keep the hard way. I wish Charlo was still undisputed and it was mandatory that he fought Tszyu next or be stripped. Good on Charlo for making his payday but Tszyu has been waiting and deserves a shot at full glory in a unification match. The boxing organizations are so corrupt that its sickening.
yea , they did that to arthur beterbiev, danny jacobs, artur beterbiev ( big time) and buys a contract rite and out not to fight / others dont want to be bought ..Mahmooud Charr.. Matt korobov..and the straw Deantay Wilder or intentionally ghoul..vernon forest, edwin valero ..PAUL WILLIAMS..bernie camz bruta weights..