Tszyu reveals act of disrespect behind four-year Spence grudge and why ‘I want to hurt him’
Long before there was a signed contract or a date for the blockbuster showdown, Tim Tszyu already knew he wanted to fight Errol Spence Jnr.
The Aussie has revealed the rivalry with the former unified welterweight king first became a little bit personal back in 2022, when Spence publicly dismissed him as “trash” before doubling down byTszyu v Spence Jr. | Sunday July 26 from 11am AEST | Tim Tszyu takes on the biggest name in his career so far - future hall-of-famer Errol Spence Jr, in a can’t miss event for boxing fans around the world. | Now, almost four years later, Tszyu finally gets the chance to get his hands on The Big Fish when he faces the American superstar on July 26 in Sydney.
Speaking this week, the former world champ admitted Spence’s comments had stayed with him ever since.
“Ever since he started talking smack on Twitter and saying Harrison was going to beat me and bagging me out and calling me trash,” Tszyu told Shaun Porter on“I’m not the guy that talks bad about people – it’s not me. But I’ve always had this thing against Errol. ” At the time, Tszyu was still unbeaten and on his way up, while Spence sat atop the sport as one of boxing’s pound-for-pound kings.
While Spence publicly wrote the Sydneysider off, Tszyu answered with his fists, stopping Harrison with a 9th round TKO. The American superstar was brutalised by Terence Crawford before disappearing from the ring for three years. Yet despite the inactivity and questions about what version of ‘The Truth’ will show up in Sydney this week, Tszyu says he isn’t expecting damaged goods. Porter later described Spence’s trademark southpaw pressure as being “like a train” that simply keeps rolling forward.
“It drowns you. “But this fight is going to be a relentless style from me – I’m going to bring the heat and see if he can match it. ” Asked if there was any temptation to try and box the American, Tszyu simply grinned and shook his head.
“I feel like stylistically this is the fight that everyone wants to see. This is a fan-friendly type of fight. Two big names in the sport, so I feel like it’s one for the fans.
“But also for myself, this is the fight I’ve always dreamt about, always wanted, it’s always been on my hit list…Has it exposed a blueprint for Tszyu to follow? “But that was Terence Crawford. What Terence Crawford does with all his fighters is crazy.
“But it does show that he’s human as well. There’s no such thing as invincibility and Terence Crawford proved that. ”“I’ve noticed his losses. I definitely see the weaknesses and the openings,” Spence said.
“He has a new coach now and I think they’re going to change the game plan up a little bit. If not, I think it might go the same way as his other fights where he gets stopped. ”
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