Tim Tszyu says he must “rewrite historical past” when he challenges Sebastian Fundora for his WBC junior middleweight title of their rematch on July nineteenth on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Tszyu-Fundora Rematch Preview
The previous WBO 154-lb champion Tszyu (25-2, 18 KOs) is getting an opportunity for redemption after dropping his title to Fundora by a 12-round break up choice final 12 months in March. Tim’s document is 1-2 in his final three fights.
Fundora (22-1-1, 14 KOs) appeared to deal with Tszyu fairly effectively. Tim blames his loss on not having a full 10-week camp and struggling a lower within the second spherical of the battle. Boxing followers see Tszyu’s shotgun strategy with excuses for example of a fighter who can’t admit the reality. He simply wasn’t ok.
“It’s an excellent alternative. It’s one thing I have to rewrite historical past. I’m very blessed to be again on this alternative,” stated Tim Tszyu to Fighthype about his rematch with WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora on July nineteenth.
Tszyu is getting the rematch with Fundora regardless of having misplaced two out of his final three fights and never beating a top-15 contender in two years. That is extra of a business-level battle than a sporting one as a result of Tszyu doesn’t deserve a rematch with Fundora.
Selecting Fundora Rematch
“As quickly because the battle completed [against Joey Spencer], I stated, ‘I need to go straight into the fireplace and return into redemption.’ That meant preventing towards Fundora,” stated Tszyu about why he selected to not battle Keith Thurman. He needed the rematch with Fundora.
It is smart for Tszyu to skip the battle towards previous ‘One Time’ Thurman, as a result of that may have been a no-win scenario. Thurman has been so inactive, and he’s previous now. Regardless of how good Tszyu seemed in that battle, he wouldn’t have acquired credit score for the victory attributable to Thurman’s outing of the ring and his superior age.
“It was blended feelings due to what beforehand occurred, you needed to undergo demons in that battle,” stated Tszyu about his loss final 12 months to Fundora. “So, I’m going again and I’m reliving the demons. However I’m it in an actual optimistic manner.”
It seems like Tszyu remains to be haunted by his loss to Sebastian. I simply hope Tim is aware of what he’s getting himself into by urgent forward with the rematch, as a result of if he loses this battle to Fundora, it might be flashbacks for all times. He might be eaten up by remorse.
He’d be a kind of varieties of vets that one sees strolling across the block, wanting gloomy. What Tim ought to have executed is battle Jorge Garcia Perez first. He’s seen as Fundora 2.0 with the lengthy arms and the tough high-volume punch output.
Tszyu’s Loss Excuses
“What can occur in successful this battle is what will get me up every morning. I’ve bought a full 10-week prep towards a tall fighter as an alternative of simply the 2 sparrings that I beforehand had. What misplaced me the battle was I misplaced my head, and my mind at a sure given time,” stated Tszyu about why he misplaced to Fundora.
Tim’s loss to Fundora had nothing to do with him not getting a full 10-week camp for the battle. He fought the identical manner as he did againt Brian Mendoza, Carlos Ocampo, and Tony Harrison together with his aggressive strategy. He tried to battle with aggression towards Fundora, and that was his undoing. Fundora had an excessive amount of measurement, youth and punch output for Tszyu to cope with.
“From rounds three to seven or eight, I wasn’t fascinated with the battle. I used to be coming again to my nook. It wasn’t on my thoughts about what I needs to be adjusting, however what was in entrance of me,” stated Tszyu about his mindset towards ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora.”I felt like I used to be in survival-type mode. I used to be extra about displaying my coronary heart, and displaying what I’m able to quite than sticking to the sport plan and sticking to what I’m good at.”
Tim’s Battle Reminiscence
It seems like Tim’s reminiscence of the battle with Fundora is just a little foggy as a result of he wasn’t preventing in survival mode. Tszyu continued to assault Sebastian as he’d been doing, however he couldn’t deal with the attain, the bizarre angles, and the punches from the long-armed Fundora have been hitting him.
The sport plan that Tszyu was utilizing earlier than the lower was the identical as he all the time employs for his fights. Tszyu was on the assault, throwing punches with full energy, making an attempt to attain a fast knockout.
“So, this battle [Fundora rematch], I’m going to return out and I’m hoping to stay to what I’m good at and convey out the very best in every spherical and win every spherical,” stated Tszyu.
Tim doesn’t say what he’s good at to make his rematch any completely different than the earlier battle. He was taking numerous photographs from Sebastian, even early within the battle when he was slugging, and nothing modified. He continued to get hit lots. The one distinction was that he was preventing blind at instances, however not on a regular basis.
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