Tim Tszyu suffered a devastating upset defeat in his quest to return to the super-welterweight throne on the weekend. Now, revered boxing journalist Gareth A. Davies has questioned how a lot the Australian has remaining within the tank.
‘The Soul Taker’ seemed to be on monitor for a showdown with Terence Crawford that might have even been for the undisputed 154lb crown, offered with a perceived simple alternative to reclaim a world title in opposition to unproven Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev.
But, regardless of Tszyu hoping that he would have the ability to run via the champion inside 30 seconds, it was Tszyu who was overpowered from the get-go and was dropped on 4 events inside simply three rounds earlier than the towel got here in to verify one of many upsets of the 12 months.
After struggling the primary knockout defeat of his profession, many are suggesting that Tszyu returns to Australia to regain momentum and confidence earlier than in search of world honours in just a few fights’ time.
Nonetheless, in an interview with Boxing Social, Davies shared his concern on the quantity of punishment Tszyu has taken in his final two fights – recalling the sizable minimize that price him his WBO world title when shedding out to Sebastian Fundora again in March.
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“I used to be a bit nervous about Murtazaliev’s assault on Tim Tszyu on the weekend.
“He obtained badly crushed up. Clearly, he misplaced to Sebastian Fundora earlier than that, I’m just a little bit involved about how a lot punishment Tim Tszyu is taking.
“We all know what his dad was like, Kostya, clearly I coated a part of his profession.
“I simply assume there is a component of questioning, how a lot has he obtained left?”
When it comes to who Tszyu may face subsequent, home rival and former world title challenger Michael Zerafa has been vocal in his callouts of the 29-year-old, stating that it’s ‘time for them to settle their unfinished enterprise’ after watching Tszyu’s capitulation.
As for Murtazaliev, the IBF super-welterweight world champion nonetheless has a goal on his again however he’s unlikely to be ignored sooner or later, with Erickson Lubin the contender hoping that he’ll get the possibility at hand the now well-respected title-holder a primary profession defeat.
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