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Jermell Charlo vs Tim Tszyu, January 28, 2023, venue to be announce later.

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We have a banger at the start of the year, as Tim Tszyu, the son of legendary Kostya will have his chance against pound for pound Jermell Charlo for the undisputed belt at 154 lbs.

It is also interesting that fight also coincides with the 28th anniversary of Kostya Tszyu debut in the US against Jake Rodriguez in 1995 to win the IBF light welterweight title.

We've also heard that both Crawford and Spence wants to move to 154 lbs, so possible that the winner might get either down the road.


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Yes, the fighting style of Tim is very similar to Castano. In the first fight it was a split decision with by Charlo and there are some pundits who says that he lost as the score is SD. So they immediately go at it in the rematch, round 24 but this this Charlo won by knockout

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpQcS2_bzZA

And I think the Castano is a better boxer overall compare to Tszyu. So there could be some adjustment on the side of Charlo in the beginning, because of the pressure and overwhelming style of Tim, but eventually he will be caught by the power of Charlo late in the rounds. So my prediction is that Charlo winning here.

It wouldn't matter what it coincides with, this is Charlo's fight, he is in the best position to win it. He has better experience in fighting and is not coming straight from recovery from any injury like Tszyu. He has a title to defend and knows well that after Tszyu, some other fighters are equally waiting for the challenge, with his mind set on that, he will ensure to give the other fighters an opportunity with him and will be keen on winning against Tszyu. He has wanted to fight since, and he is finally getting what he wants.

It's a great start for 2023 two have two of the tough fighters in the superwelterweight, Tim Tszyu deserves to have a crack at the title he has a good record and a good rating I remember him knocking out Jeff Horn, that was the first time I watched him fight his fighting style is similar to his father and he also has a good chin and hard puncher, but I have Jermell with a slight advantage against Tszyu, this is a very tough fight to predict.

charlo can KO with one punch, its highly fair to say betting him by stoppage. that is if he can find a spot to stop Tim from pressuring him.

charlo will be the favored by bookmakers. a lot will probably pick him to win but i'd not also be surprise if he lose either. after Tim beating Horn, he really made a good run knocking the rest at 154.

I do hope that Tim Tszyu won't be like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. He only have the good name but when he step up and try to fight top rated boxers, he lost.

So this is the chance for the younger Tszyu to become like his father or at least became a good champion from Australia. But Charlo is one scary dude, that power, the way he knocks out Castano in their second fight is brutal.

Right, Tim Tszyu has been taking noise in this division for the last 2 years if I'm not mistaken and wanted to be like his father.

For those who are not familiar with his father, Kostya Tszyu, he is the one that give Zab Judah the infamous stanky legs, LOL. And probably if that happens on the social media days, the Internet would have exploded like when Maidana beat Broner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cilqqDXQRp4

Tim has the tenacity though, yes he could be like Brian Castano style, but I think he is more finesse, if we could say that. Meaning it could not be all brawl and could used his IQ to offset the power of Jermell and maybe put him in some awkward position just like in the first Castano fight. And that's why others say that Brian won because he put Charlo in one corner and then just try to bust him up. But in the second fight, Charlo has adjusted and fight in the middle that's why Brian head snap from that power of Charlo because Jermell chooses to fight different. But hopefully Tim will get a good account of his father's name and give Charlo a rugged and solid fight.

Finally, this fight is something to watch for next year. I think  Jermell Charlo will be a slight favorite here as he is the more popular boxer, but Tim Tszyu cannot be underestimated also as he is a great boxer.

Those who are interested in checking their record, they are both undefeated, just check below.

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/783149
https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/433135

Yes, I agree, Jermell will be the favorite in most of his fight as he is the champion at this division and had the majority of the belts. He is so brandish as well, I guess it's because he can back it up. And although he has a close call against Brian Castano, he defeated him with a spectacular one punch knockout to leave his doubters behind.

Now a new challenge for him, a tough Australian in Tim Tszyu. He shouldn't underestimate him because Tim is also a good boxer and has been really pushing hard in every fight that's why he is a challenger right now for the belt by Charlo.

@Baofeng, can you make a poll? So we will see what would be the pulse of the majority here.

I guess majority will choose  Jermell Charlo to win, so for a change, I will be rooting for Tim Tszyu to win, maybe a 12 rounds decision as these boxers are tough enough to lose in KO.

This is a great fight, Tim Tszyu is really not scared to fight against Jermell Charlo which is currently undisputed champion on light middleweight division. Although he doesn't risk any belt, but he will take a risk about his clean record.

Based on the bookies, the odds for Tim Tszyu is 3.20 while Jermell Charlo odds is 1.32x, I think the moneyline odds is fine if you bet Tim Tszyu and the bookies also see a chance if Tim Tszyu can pull an upset against Charlo.

Added it mate, thanks for the reminder.


Yes, this is a tough matchup for Charlo, style makes fight and this one is going to be intriguing because Tszyu will likely to be the aggressor and then Charlo trying to defend himself but will also go to score a knockout. At the same time, Tim's chin is tested, but we will see if the power of Jermell will be enough to at least stop him in his tracks. Otherwise, Tim will go and will come forward specially if he thinks he can take Charlo's power.

That is also the probable result I'm seeing, I know that this Tim is not an easy boxer to defeat and so does his record said but I reckon Charlo can find that correct timing to give that knockout punch that will end the fight instantly. Although, maybe it will happen somewhere from round 7 to 10. No doubt Charlo will be the favorite by the bookies here.

Charlo by decision for me.

If what others have been saying that stylistically this is going to be a tough match for Charlo then it might go full 12 rounds. Tim might be determined to take the belt and so he will fight on whatever capacity, or maybe fight it dirty and see how Charlo will react or adjust to him roughing and making Charlo not comfortable. That is the only way that Tim could win. But if Charlo adjusted, with the whole fight in hugging, then he might win the rounds with his power and caught the incoming Tszyu with some good potshots like Floyd Mayweather does for fighters trying to come forward against him, straight or left hook.

This is a close match up and no doubt they will gonna give us one of the most exciting fights next year. One of them will gonna Spence for sure and also they are not an easy opponent for him. As the time goes by, these guys are improving their boxing skills especially Jermell who came from a solid knockout win from his last fight. I think this is the reason why he is the favorite boxer to win this fight but anything can happen inside the ring, Tim is also have the skills to beat him and might probably win this one unexpectedly.

Voted already, I'm expecting that the result is going to be close.


That's why I'm thinking, and Charlo has to be careful also as Tim has a high KO rate, 15 KOs in 21 wins, that's a decent rate already IMO. I saw his fight against Horn, we know the style of Horn, he always goes forward, so Tim takes advantage of that as he has the power and at the same time he is quicker than Horn. I know this is different, so let's see if he can continue his undefeated record.

Tim Tszyu is a tough fighter but Jermell Charlo has faced a lot of tough fighters one of these tough fights is the Harrison fight, Tim deserves this fight because he is the mandatory challenger I have to dig deep to see who got the upper hand as both fighters
are capable of pulling a knockout or a decision, Tim's toughest fight was the Horn fight, we will know in this fight if he will follow in the footstep of his father, who is considered one of Australia's great fighters.

Great fight for him, Tim Tszyu is surely gonna give him a tough match.
By the way, the opening betting odds are;

https://bettinginsiderjournal.com/boxing/charlo-vs-tszyu-odds/

I would say that Charlo is just a slight favorite, so I think bookies really respect Tim Tszyu for being a tough challenger. Big fireworks at the start of the new year, I like that, and hopefully it will end with big fights.

Thanks for a reminder. I am looking forward looking this fight. This is a great chance for Tim to get his first serious title. Tim is in perfect age to become a champion. I am a fan of his father and watch interviews with him from time to time. Kotsya said that from his view, his son is ready for a title shot. As well as Tim wants that fight badly, as his goal was to at least be close to fame his father has.

Yes, his father was one of the greats that era, was underrated but very good boxer in his prime. And hopefully his son will be like that, but his first step is against the champion Jermell Charlo.

So if Tim wants this bady then I do hope that he is very well prepared because Charlo has been beating all his opponents and defending his belt for quite sometime now. Just good to see a father and son win a title in boxing and this could be another record for Australian boxing.

Tim is a huge underdog in this fight. This is the first time he is facing such experienced opponent. Dont know, maybe he should have one more intermediate fight before he is testing himself in a title fight. He could have ask for an advice from his father, but his father is not involved into Tim's careers, as Tim said that he wants to achieve everything himself (like his dad). He says that if father is involved, then everyone would think that he has achieved everything only with fathers help. I think Charlo gonna win by UD here, he is more matured, had better opponents.

Well the opportunity is knocking and so he might as well take this chances. And I think he deserves to be the mandatory challenger for Charlo. Although I would agree that if we look at Tim's record, I would say that most of them are B level fighters. It's good that he wanted to achieved it the hard way and not being influence by his father, and so this is his chance now to show if he has the tools to defeat Charlo in their fight to create an upset in the division.

So this fight is really good for him to test his skills as a boxer, he is the mandatory challenger now and could win a belt if he beat Charlo. This fight is going to be entertaining as they are evenly matched although bookies sees Charlo as a heavy favorite.

Jermell may have a lot of experienced but Tim is capable and ready for a big fight like this I have seen him knocking out fighters with one punch and dominating every situation his opponents bring out, if you want to see how good Tim is check out this video
he might pull a huge upset here the match is still three months, I'm sure the build-up leading to this fight will be hot.

I think this is going to be one of the most exciting matches I'm looking forward to.
I hope Tim will be in top condition after recovering from his hand injury.
This will be the toughest fight for Tim because Charlo is certainly not an easy opponent to beat.
Although there are many who favor Charlo here, but I hope that Tim can maximize in the match against Charlo.
Tim is indeed a worthy opponent for Charlo in my opinion, we'll see if Tim can prove whether he deserves the title.
I have faith that Tim will be bigger than his father.

Yes, last time I checked, Tim is 3:1 underdog in this fight, not as bad as I thought initially, but yeah, since this is the champion that he is going to face, Charlo has all the advantage as far as experience goes.


Tim is rank #2 - WBC
#3 - IBF
#2 - WBO

He is unrank though by WBA. But it doesn't matter, he has gain the respect of several organizations that he is on the top of the list for mandatory for their champion Charlo. So I guess he deserves it from the get go to become the next challenger for the belt.

Good thing that this match has come to a fruition. Tim Tszyu deserve this fight as he patiently working hard to reached this far but i do think that this is one hell of a fight for him because experience-wise, Jermell has the advantage and he also got the power to intimidate the son of the legend.

Have voted Jermell to win by decision because i think the former won't go all out at first as he might be hit with the lucky punch that may slowed him down like in the Castano fight.

If Spence and Crawford will move this division i think both won't be the run-away favorite anymore like in the welterweight division because these guys (Jermell and Tszyu) can offer them good resistance.

What a way to start the year by having two tough fighters I consider both fighters undefeated Charlo's loss was a fluke he is still one of the most dominating fighters in his division, but Tszyu is capable to wrest the title I have seen Tszyu fight on Youtube one of this is a knockout win against Jeff Horn his fighting style is very much similar to his father, my heart goes to Tszyu but I feel that Charlo has everything to keep the title, he is a more experienced fighter and have fought big names already.

I think that was his break out win, against his fellow Australian and for all the reasons, he could have sent Jeff into retirement with that lost from Tim. So definitely Tim might be the new face but he will be on a rude awakening against Charlo. Jermell has power as well no doubt about it. And Tim has a good chin, but against Jermell, he will be tested if not only his chin, but in his mind as well. He need to believed that he can pull an upset here as he will be a underdog in this fight and for sure it will be in a hostile environment. Recently we've seen George Kambosos lost the belt and the rematch. So Australian boxing fans need something again.

Experience and IQ are the only edge for Charlo here and if he will be going to win this fight then I bet it would be unanimous decision and certainly not a knockout or stoppage because he's not that kind of boxer. But Tim here is quite good, pretty record and impressive knockout ratio, which I bet it will be a good match to see as Charlo here will get tested if he's still worth it to be called as the undisputed champion in 154 lbs. Not overrating the challenger but it is what it is.

Ok, as per Stake, this is the odds:

Charlo - 1.30
Tszyu - 3.40

So as we can see Tim is a huge underdog, and this could be a good bet for those who love underdog and of course, Tszyu's fans around this community. Charlo has the advantage as far as power is concern, but who knows, Tim could have the bigger heart in this fight and will used his aggressive against Jermell to make this a good fight at the start of the year for us boxing fans.

Charlo jas just more fights than Tszyu which might created this impression by many people. There is a huge difference between their records, and if that's the reason of some on siding with Charlo, I think that won't be a reliable or valid reason. Tszyu Had a good start on his career and this young man could still give more than his previous fights so I guess chances are still not clear. If More likely Charlo would be the aggressive one in this match up and if ever Tszyu will have a good distance  while maintaining his usual speed, then I guess he could still do this one. Anyway I would also love to wait for Spence vs  Charlo if ever their plan of meeting on a particular weight range would be evident .

Not just the record, but Charlo but the level of opposition that Charlo has faces as compare to Tim Tszyu. Although I would say that Time is dangerous ad Charlo can't take this fight lightly as Tim might surprised him early and may caught him up with good punches.

We will have to see about Spence vs Charlo, Spence will have to fight Thurman first before we can talk about him moving to 154 lbs.

Or who knows, maybe him and Crawford will square it out for next year (but that is a big question mark).

Obviously, this bout is not any other champion vs the underdog fight because we all know that Tszyu can actually turn the table once he feels that he can take Charlo's punches. it just seems like they might gonna give us a more exciting fight than Crawford's next fight. Anyway, I think most of the spectators have already assumed that this fight will be easy for Charlo cause he was already able to overcome most fights like this but he needs to consider not slacking off because Tim can actually knock him out.

Ah yeah, I think compare to Crawford next fight, I think this is more exciting. Nothing against Crawford picking up Avanesyan, but he is a unknown fighter for us.

As compare to Tim Tszyu, who's father is a legend in boxing and has to work his way up to challenge Charlo at 154 lbs.

So we will have to see, Tim is known for his durability, although I'm not counting him as a knock out artist, but he can still deliver a win thru the old and traditional way of hard grind in the full 12 rounds.

12 rounds of the fight would be great, hopefully, we will see a toe to toe fight as these fighters are known to be aggressive. At the opening of the year, we will see a firework, and although most of us think that Jermell Charlo will win but please let us not underestimate Tim Tszyu because he has a heart of a champion.

Just let them be mate, we cannot stop them if they are already inclined to see Jermell Charlo winning. The important thing is that we know that this won't be an easy fight for Charlo and that's what makes it interesting because Tim here, the challenger, is tough enough to test the reigning undisputed champion. KO is not that likely for the both sides, UD or SD will be the nearest possible scenario. So this will be a close tough fight to see.

Yes, who wouldn't love to see a fight that goes full 12 rounds, a war.

And I as I have said, Tim has a good chin and Charlo will have to bring his power again and see if he can stop Tim here. On the other hand, Tim is going to used his aggressiveness and make Charlo feel everything, his weight, his power and make this a very close fight.

So yeah, we wouldn't mind a 12 rounds, but in any case that Charlo might caught Tim with a good short upper cut, for sure Tim will either go down or back down a bit if he feel that power.

Some news regarding Tim Tszyu sparring partner:


https://www.boxingscene.com/tim-tszyu-wants-secure-terrell-gausha-prepare-jermell-charlo--170521

I think some of us might not know, but getting a sparring partner to at least emulate the style of your opponent is very important for boxers.

Just funny though that Tim is getting a sparring partner that he just had beaten, a boxer that has knock him down. But what's important is the experience that he will get sparring with Gausha and vice versa.

And so it seems the boxing community is excited to see this fight early next year.  :)

Yes, and it seems both are also very durable, and so this fight could be UD or SD depending on who the judges are going to view as the winning. Although Charlo proved his power against Castano in the rematch and knock him down with vicious body and head shot.

But Tim might be a different opponent, as what others said, a very tough and durable boxer that might give Charlo a problem throughout the whole fight.

And it good that we hear that Tim has found or at least have a name already for his sparring. I haven't seen his match against Gausha but very interesting choice of sparring partner.

Correct, but I don't think that he will just one get sparring here, could be multiple and Terrell could be just one of them.

And if I remember correctly, another Australian was used to be a sparring partner of Manny Pacquaio and his name is George Kambosos Jr, he won the belt as we all know against Teo Lopez last year. But lost it twice already to Devin Haney.

Not saying that Tim will have the same path, but maybe his hard work will pay off against Jermell Charlo.

Tim Tszyu will hire many spar mates for his preparation with Jermell Charlo and Terrell Gausha is one of them. This is an uphill battle for the son of a legend, Jermell Charlo is not an easy foe. Jermell Charlo is the undisputed champion and in his part, he will train very hard to defend his belts. Tim is dreaming of becoming a great champion like his father and this is a shortcut, if he wins he will earn himself all the belts in one fight.

We will find out next year if Tim learned his lesson from his legendary dad and from the great Manny Pacquiao.

^ Correct me if I'm wrong though, isn't it the relationship between Tim and his legendary father is not that good? At least that's how I got it from the news and he has been in boxing without his father's help or influence in his career. So I don't know if he will learn from him father since he is not with his side in any of his fight.

However, Tim can't deny that he has his father DNA and that might be enough to bring him to greatness.

Yes, hard fought match and so it's starts with finding a good sparring partner in order to better prepare him in this fight.

Tszyu had surgery on his hands recently, these injuries were picked up in the fight against Terrell Gausha and have kept Tszyu out of the gym for several months while Charlo is a devastating puncher and not to mention the guy seems to be quite arrogant, in the interview From what I could read he simply behaves as if he doesn't even know his opponent, he has contempt, maybe it's part of marketing but one thing is clear to me, this Charlo is without a doubt the winner on paper and on the day of the fight he will win without having many difficulty. I don't see him losing this fight


sport is something incredible where things like father and son DNA do not work, in sport everything that works is practice, practicing a lot leads to perfection, practicing a lot leads to victories, of course there are things that can be a natural advantage such as:

Height, big hands, big feet, big arms, naturally strong body... these things are a natural advantage that can't be acquired by training, except the strong body that can be acquired by training a lot.


I think he had to choose someone much stronger than he and much stronger than his opponent, with that he could prepare better, but who decided that is him and his team, I don't know how someone he already defeated could be of great help, I know that a fighter improves and that today he can be defeated and in the morning he will be much stronger and defeat the person who defeated him in the past, but in that short period of time for the fight he had to choose someone stronger than him

Outside the ring, Jim and his dad Kostya is in good-terms and had a great relationship with his father. As far as I know, his dad is not that supportive to his son, Jim, when it comes to boxing. Details are bit blurry and not clear enough why but I assume that Kostya wanted a different life for Jim away from the boxing industry, but even his father cannot deny anymore that his DNA are running through his son including the superiority in the boxing ring.

Jim had a revelation recently and it seems that his father already accepted his son's career, so he decided to support him instead.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-11121583/Tim-Tszyu-reveals-dad-Kostya-world-title-fight-reveals-rocky-past.html

Jermell Charlo has been knocking out his last opponents on the way to becoming the best in his division. He is arrogant because he believes he will knock out everyone in the division he is ruling. Jermell has only one defeat but he stopped Tony Harrison and regained his title.

Is Tim Tszyu biting off more than he can chew? Is this match-up too early for him? The confidence of Tim is at a high different level. He assures everyone that he has what it takes to win. He feels he has an extra edge and brought up that he was not 100 percent in his last couple of fights and this time he will be able to showcase everything. 

I think Tim earn his spot as the mandatory challenger for Charlo here. So I think he didn't bite more than he can chew, he deserved it. And so it is going to be based how far he is ready here, he need to train very hard as this is a very important fight for him, chasing the belts and of course recognition.

So this is going to be another tough test for the brandish and big mouth Charlo. That defeat though to Harrison is very controversial, and so they set up a rematch and then Charlo defeated him, so technically he has no lost as he avenge that defeat.

He is also been tested by Brian Castano in their first fight, although Charlo take the decision win, it was tough and very close fight and it could go either way. But in the rematch, he blasted Brian and knock him. And so there is no question as how is the best boxer in this division. But now he has a new challenger in Tim, so Charlo will have to go and try to muster his boxing skills if he wanted to remain a champion because his challenger is very tough and motivated to become a 154 lbs champion. This fight will be a chess match, the one that will make the first mistake, might get knock down.

as right now, it is understandable that charlo is the bookies' favourite here on this match. but yes, tim has the chance to make an upset move. but definitely, it would take a lot of trainings and studying of strategies on how to beat charlo and snatch those belts. on this match, i think i would go for charlo but other betting lines may be attractive to bet on. high likely that other MLs will be available in the next month or as the fight is getting closer.

Charlo was a victim of an upset already and this is via a decision against Tony Harisson because of this he doesn't want to leave the decision to the judges again, so I'm sure he will go for a knockout or a stoppage here against the very tough Tszyu both fighters will go all out Charlo not wanting a decision and Tszyu to bring home the crown in Australia, I don't expect an upset but I never rule out an upset Tim has a very good boxing skill and power and he can do an upset against Charlo who sometimes becomes tentative in a fight.

Personally I don't think Jermell Charlo vs Tony Harrison match on 2018 isn't fair, actually even though Charlo landed more punches, Harrison was outboxed him and landed clean punch to Charlo. But Charlo is really hungry and he can knockout Harrison to get back his belt.

Tim Tszyu is really a though boxer, Charlo might loss in this match. He have a strong chin, I'm not sure if Charlo can able to knock out him.

Bettors are already expecting about that too, it's just too hard to see that the undisputed boxer will be the underdog. Don't get me wrong here, I know there is a chance but I haven't saw that case yet. Anyway, if Charlo will be indeed listed as the favorite then I'd be glad because Tim here as the underdog means that his odds to win the fight will be juicy. This might be Charlo's dead end, not sure yet but I'm confident that Tim can pull a good fight on the current undisputed champion, he won't be in this position if he have nothing to offer and the right skills to dethrone the king of the division.

The odds is as per Stake, and probably almost the same with other crypto sites as well.

Charlo - 1.30
Tszyu - 3.40

So still, Tim is a 3:1 underdog i this fight, so yeah, very juicy for his fans and supporters because it means that if he won and they bet on him, good amount of money to be win. And as others said, this is fight is still very close as we can't removed that Tim will give everything he good in his title shot against the brandish Jermell Charlo.

I must say that there are fighters that are really arrogant, for sure you are a familiar with Adrien Broner who trash talk a lot and very arrogant and even at the time he lost the fight against Maidana or Pacquiao, he can't accept their defeat.


We will have to find it out when they square in the ring. Tim Tszyu as well is very confident in his abilities, although not that trash talker like the champion. But he has proven skill wise that he can contend with the power of Jermell Charlo as he has experienced facing power punchers. He was even knock down, but come strong in the next rounds after being down and still win the fight.

Tim is already in the States as early as this time and he says that it's hunting time, killed or be killed attitude, listen to this interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0gl85j3wQw

And he also said that he doesn't want any distractions, so that is the sacrifice that this boxers will have to do to get their dream, away from family.

Seems to be very confident as well, the attitude of him and his team are very positive and they are looking to shock the world.

Yes, Tim is really looking forward to have a difficult fight ahead and that's why he wanted to be in the US as early as November for his January fight with Charlo. Probably he knows what he can offer in this fight that's why he is very much confident in the interview.

But still remember that he is the challenger and so he knows that the task in big ahead of him. His team should put a a strategy. It's not only the power or his chin that is needed here, they should also have a plan in place, maybe 2 or 3 depending on what version of Charlo that they are going to see in this fight.

I have not seen that news about Tim, the truth is that if this is so it is very sad because Tim may need the advice and experience of his father, not only the DNA helps here, the boxers in spite of everything have to have a lot of strength of will and have a very high oral, a boxer will always be a person that anything could affect him, some news, even some statistics, although there are boxers that when they see statistics that do not favor them they start to train much harder, and they want to break those numbers, that's something that happens a lot, but only for boxers who have very high morale and who don't care what they say about them, it's different because their personality changes a lot and each person is different.

Ok, news here:

Tim Tszyu moves training camp to the USA


Source: “I’m going hunting, it’s hunting season,” Tszyu told Fox Sports. “This the biggest challenge there is right now. It’s going to be a big moment in Australian sporting history. I understand everything that’s involved, everything I’m putting on the line, this is why I’m leaving so much earlier. This is why I’ve been busting my arse in the gym the last four months, non-stop. This is all in.” (http://“I’m going hunting, it’s hunting season,” Tszyu told Fox Sports. “This the biggest challenge there is right now. It’s going to be a big moment in Australian sporting history. I understand everything that’s involved, everything I’m putting on the line, this is why I’m leaving so much earlier. This is why I’ve been busting my arse in the gym the last four months, non-stop. This is all in.”)

Source: https://fightnews.com/tim-tszyu-moves-training-camp-to-the-usa/141050 (https://fightnews.com/tim-tszyu-moves-training-camp-to-the-usa/141050)

who will have the courage to bet on Tszyu even seeing this high discrepancy in odds, there are few times when bookmakers make mistakes when they put odds of @ 1.30 for a certain event as a favorite, most of the time odds like these are right, especially when you it's about fighting, tennis and motor sports, cases where they can even make mistakes are soccer and basketball games, but for me whenever I see a fight where the odds are like this:

X = @1.30
Z = @3.30

I don't risk betting on the fighter with odds of @3.30, because I know it will be very difficult for this guy with odds of @3.30 to win the fight, I prefer to bet on the guy with odds of @1.30 and put it on a parlay, in this case it's not just By the odds I also think that Charlo will win this fight, I don't see him losing in this fight


he's spending money and putting in a lot of effort and getting a lot of attention, now he's going to have to divide his time between the city of los angeles and then las vegas and this warning he gave to the press: "it's hunting season (https://www.foxsports.com.au/boxing/inside-tszyus-allin-250k-world-title-boot-camp-and-the-big-us-weapon-in-his-corner/news-story/a2c047a03403f198da1308f7a329d8a8)" he will be the caca or the hunter? because according to the odds he is more like the hunt than the hunter, I hope that all that spending and training and marketing that he is doing will produce some results there at the time of the fight, because the fighters who call a lot of attention before the fight in most of the time they arrive in the fight and lose, I hope he knows that well

There are fans regardless of the odds (specially if they are going to be the underdog), that are going to bet like the Tim Tszyu odds.

So we don't have question though, it's not that they are courageous, they believed in their guy so again, no matter what the odds will be, they are going to be on the side of their boxers. Specially here, Tim is not American, he is Australian, so there could also be the flag and the pride that someone will bet on their boxers because they are going to carry it for him.

And it doesn't matter if bookies are right, what is important is that you support your boxers, just like what we are seeing in World Cup, and there are even upsets already.

Upsets do really happen.

In any sports there are upsets, and I would not be surprised if Jermell Charlo will lose since Tim Tszyu is such a good fighter too. He may be an underdog here but that doesn't eliminate the reality that Tim Tszyu is a great contender, so let's see if he will succeed here, and if ever he'll loses, as long as he competes well, fans will still appreciate him.

In this fight, Tim's chance to upset the current undisputed champion is quite pretty given that his record is also decent too. I know that Tim's already excited about this because he has been waiting for this chance to come and so I bet he's already training like hell so that he can give a good fight as he cannot afford to lose this chance without giving his all. This will be a good fight to see next year January. Also, I think we have lots of fight this coming January, right? A good start of the year.

I agree there is a similarity between Castaño's and Tim Tszyu's style but I think Cataño is missing the body punch that Tszyu has.  Castaño is more of a head hunter while Tszyu throws a combination of body punches and head punches.  If the fight goes to distance I believe Charlo would be having a problem with his stamina due to the possible volume of body blows thrown by Tszyu which is the most effective way of draining someone's stamina.

Yes, head hunter and so he swing a lot and that's why he was caught by Charlo in their second fight. And if I may add, I will favor Tim as far are as ring IQ though, so I'm not seeing him being careless like Castano who thinks that he can take the power of Charlo based on their first fight.

So this could really be a close fight and will be a battle of strategy and who will adjust.

I'm hoping that way because Tim Tszyu deserves to be recognized, Charlo is very popular already, just like his brother but I see he already found a good rival and that is Tim Tszyu. Though looking at the betting odds we might be disappointed if we are backing Tim Tszyu to win because he is the underdog, but let's view it on a positive way as that could mean more money if we win.

It's weird that you mentioned rivalry, it might be good to see Tim deserving this fight against Jermell and who knows, maybe there is another controversy in this fight that it will deserved a rematch just like his fight with Brian Castano? The same fighter we says he has almost the same style?

So it will be good to see them also ending like that or maybe a trilogy.

But we shall see, it's too early to talk about, we will have to see how Tim will perform in this big stage, whether he choke or live up to the billing as a live challenger.

Too early to talk about rivalry between this two because as we can see we will have Crawford and Spence hinting at going into this division in the future. So it will be a different landscape when this two officially arrived at this division. Trilogy or at least rivalry happen in a weight class when this two have dominated their weight class already and their fight are very close, obviously the latter hasn't happened yet.

But it ever it will be a stack up division, let's say the 135 lbs that we have right now, it's going to be very hard to see some rivalries, it might be a free for all fight. And we might not see a dominant boxer unless he really clean up the division.

That is the expected scenario even before the betting odds was released and the bookies listed Charlo as the favorite because of he is the undisputed, but yes, that should be an advantage for us who back and believe Tim Tszyu because he really do have a fair chance to dethrone Charlo on his current status. Not overhyping Tim here but I really do think that maybe this time, Charlo will get his 2nd lost although that is still debatable.

Live dog, that's how we consider Tim here against the undisputed champion in Charlo. The thing with Charlo is that he has been tested before recently against Castano in the first fight. So we can say that he has some weaknesses, although he win that fight but still there has been a lot of debate as to who win in that fight. Of course he has adjusted in the second match and win it by knockout. But nevertheless, it will be his first time to see how Tim fight and who knows, maybe this is Tszyu time to shine and pull the biggest upset at the start of the year.

And as a extra motivation he will have his father, grandpa and brother to be with his side, in this important match of his.


https://www.boxingscene.com/tim-tszyu-plans-hof-father-kostya-his-side-charlo-fight--171119

So this is more of a psychological game play by the Tszyu here, we all know who is father is, so it make sense for him to bring Kostya and watch his son's fight live.

And who knows, maybe Charlo will be intimidated or not.

Oh, I bet it will be a good fight this coming January. Jermell Charlo had finally found a much interesting boxer that is really a threat on his throne and ready to dethrone him if he will be exposed, Jim Tszyu got a decent chance on defeating the current undisputed and I'm also with him. Anyway, you're right! Underdog is just a label and it's not that really big of a deal, and because of that, it will give us a decent chance to bet on him with more profits.

Well what you say is true in everything, also what he has done in moving is as you say, to attract attention, of course these boxers allow themselves to spend a lot of money to have more attention and make everything more striking, I think that greatly influences to be able to make better bets in their favor, I think this can also be part of the show, and I don't see it as a bad thing, in part I even like that they do these things, they keep the emotion alive in many.

For the most fans, they always want to have details of everything they are doing, how they are doing it. and that makes the fans have more affinity with them.

Tim Tszyu is ripe for a crack in a title but this is not going to be an easy fight for Tim Tszyu and it's not also going to be an easy fight either for Jermell this is a very exciting fight we have seen a lot of cherry-picked fight this month of December and the month of January we will see fighters that are equal in terms of skills and power, Jermell has a slight advantage over Tim Tszyu but Tim Tszyu being the challenger should be the one to take away the championship, if Tim Tszyu is going to win it should be by stoppage no way he is going to win by decision against Jermell who is a very technical fighter between the two.

Yes, but as far as sport bookies goes, it's not 5:50, but Tim is 3:1 underdog. But I do agree that at least at the start of the month of January, there is not cherry pick fight but instead it's for the belt. As we have said, just about time for him to be recognized or given the chance to fight for the belt and this it is. Probably, but if he can touch that chin of Charlo and test it, then probably he will have a chance to win by stoppage or who knows, just like his fellow countryman before his, Kambosos surprises us all against Teo Lopez and take the belt with him in Australia.

Ok, and this is what Timmy has to say:


https://www.sportnewscentral.com/box/tim-tszyu-tells-jermell-charlo-keep-those-belts-shiny-because-im-coming-to-grab-them/

Lol, that's kinda funny but the same time savage, hehehe. The mind games are really starting to heat up, because the fight is just 4 weeks from now and probably even at holidays, this two are training full swing because this is a huge fight, specially for Tim who wanted to become a champion and follow his father's footstep.

Yes you are right brother and I can garee because Castano is a best Boxer as compared to the Tszyu because he worked hard and he is better in every aspect as compared to him but in game there is not surity skill over luck. So I will say that I might gamble on Castano as compared to the Tszyu. Their is a hype for the Tszyu but he is crap as compared to him.

I don't know if that's counted as boasting because it really seems to me that he was just spitting some facts ;D

I don't know about you guys but for me, it is the very reason why people are drawn at him because he can really keep his words and will do what he is saying, and this time, he is giving the current undisputed champ a countdown and I bet this will be a good fight to see this coming January.

Castano though has lost to Charlo already mate, I just compare him and Tszyu and that's why I think that Charlo will still win even if Tim says that he is going to beat Charlo.

The fight though is getting near and Charlo is really the outstanding favorite now, his odds is widening. Nevertheless based on the latest interview of Tsyzu, he is still very confident that he will beat that odds in January. This boxers needed everything they can, even in their mental mind games and believed that they can do it despite the overwhelming odds in front of them.

Unfortunately, this fight is postponed because Charlo has suffered a broken hand. He got this injuries during, left hand to be exact, broken in 2 pieces.


https://www.boxingscene.com/jermell-charlo-breaks-left-hand-camp-tim-tszyu-defense-postponed--171387

So it was reported that Charlo will have to cast it for 2 months and then before he can resume training, dang, not sure when this fight is going to be scheduled. And we have to wait maybe this the second quarter of next year.

There is always some reason why the Charlo brothers are pulling out of fights or remaining inactive. They like to run their mouth talking about Canelo and Crawford but they are not really accomplishing anything in their own careers and we will be left waiting to see them in those big super fights. Jermell might be an undisputed champion but the names on his resume are really unimpressive and that's why you will not find him on most pound for pound lists.

Oh that's too bad specially for Tim who has been training very hard in the US right now if I'm not mistaken, away from his family.

But if Charlo is really injured, then he just have to wait then, or maybe take a tune up fight in between that to keep him active for the time being. Because it seems that the injury will obviously be taken care of, healed without any issues before the doctor will allow him to box again.

Charlo though still boastful when he knows he can't fight, telling us that the can beat Tim with just one hand? Lol, that's ridiculous and I don't think he can do that.

He should remain quiet though until everything is ok with him and resume the fight.

Although Tszyu question whether Charlo's injury is true, there has been pictures of Jermell already in the social media,

https://i.imgur.com/fDI7odJ.png

https://twitter.com/Boxingego/status/1607209783890788354

No doubt, it seems that his injury is real and that fight is already in January 2023. We are happy that it's going to be a banger at the start of the year, unfortunately, this boxers are also prone to hand injuries even at sparring and training.

Tim has a lot of reasons to be disappointed this is a championship fight and he is fighting on the 28th anniversary of his father's debut in the US, but things like this happen, I believe the injury is real and the fight should not proceed we have seen the repercussion if there's an injury on one fighter but decided to push with the fight, it happens on Loma and Pacquiao and I guess Charlo knows the consequences if he proceeds to fight Tszyu who is considered a very tough fighter.
Guess we'll just have to wait for a few months Tszyu can opt to have a tune fight, but it's better to wait for Charlo.

Yes, you can add Russell Jr, when he had a shoulder injury and losses to Mark Magsayo. I also believed that Charlo is not faking it, but we can't blame Tim for asking for proofs coming from the doctors telling us that indeed his hand had break. Take note though that if a fighter broke his hand in several pieces, tendency is that it will reoccur just saying.

True, I guess we will just have to wait, although one name has pop up as a potential replacement, and that is Tony Harrison, who deal Charlo his first defeat.

Charlo is considered as favourite and he will be defending his undefeated record, so he will have more motivation. He is known to be a fierce opponent, and he is sure not going to make things easy for Tszyu. On the other hand, the underdog is looking to get an advantage in this fight, so a defeat is out of the question. All in all, I expect to see a tight fight with no K.O. where Charlo may come out with the upper hand.

The fight will not push, better hold your prediction for the next two months Jermell suffered an injury and there will be a delay in the fight, it's good that Charlo is honest about his condition, some boxers hide it because the contract has been signed and the tickets are sold, but the fighter's condition should be the main concern, or we will see a lackluster performance of Charlo.
Whatever time it takes it's better to see two well-conditioned boxers inside the ring.

Well shit happen for Jermell Charlo, looks like the injury would be quite long to be fully recovered, maybe it take a year. I think Tim Tszyu could challenge Sebastian Fundora since he has WBC interim belt, so he could test his skill before fight with the undisputed champion. I'm curious with Charlo performance after this injury, because some athlete that suffer serious injury usually doesn't really sharp again.

Read the post about you mate, he injured his hands in practice, broke it and it might take some time to heal.


Yeah, why not take Fundora for the meantime get the interim belt and so he has leverage now for a Charlo match if ever they can still push it later this year. And it will be an advantage to him because it could be mental for Charlo moving forward, perhaps the injury will be in his mind when he throws that left.

Tim will have to look for a dance partner, either Fundora or Harrison to keep him active and sharp as well.

And as expected, Tszyu can't wait for Charlo to recover, he want's to have a get busy fight and so they are shopping around for fighters to fill that January 28 schedule according to his manager,


https://www.boxingscene.com/team-tszyu-tim-fighter-he-wants-fight-waiting-charlo-recovery-not-an-option--171448

So that is the latest update, and let's see who is willing to step up to fight him, although I see a lot of names being suggested here. It's a good name to begin with, but maybe team Tszyu might be looking for someone that is less riskier because this is just a tune up fight that they might be looking so no serious threat, just to say the least. Hopefully they can find a replacement fighter in short notice.

I think that is the best option for him and his team, they have been camping in the US for months now and they don't want to shelved everything out of the window just because Jermell Charlo is not available anymore.

So the best thing is to look for boxers that is willing to take Tim, probably his very best version, go on and win this fight against this boxer, take a rest for a while and then grind it hard again whenever Charlo is available.

Tszyu can be frustrated but nothing to blame here.  Jermell Charlo doesn't want to suffer such an injury, it is a hindrance to his daily activity let alone I believe Charlo is also looking for that match on Jan. 28 due to the income and profits the match promised which slipped in his hand due to injury.  If the injury does not happen and the fight commences, he could have another fight in three to four months.  So it is also a loss for Charlo being injured.

Yes, there is nothing to blame, this is just an accident that both doesn't want to happen, specially Jermell Charlo who is training very hard perhaps that he throws so much power that his hands can't handle that.

Nevertheless, as I have said, there are fighters who's willing to step up, and it's good for Tim, shake his strength on whoever will they pick to replace Charlo. And he can still earn that money although obviously, it's not going to be that big as compare to fighting Jermell, but still going to be worth for him instead of just sitting it out through the rest of the year.

Well, the only man to have beaten Jermell wants to fight Tszyu, this is good and if Tim accepts the deal he'll have good preparation, Harrison is a good option I don't think Harrison is a tune-up fight, it's a risky fight for him that might derail his fight against Charlo and for challenging for the title, but if he is that brave and confident he will likely take this fight.

Tony Harrison Willing To Fill In For Injured Jermell Charlo Against Tim Tszyu (https://www.boxingscene.com/tony-harrison-willing-fill-injured-jermell-charlo-against-tim-tszyu--171487)

If Tim doesn't want a easy fight then yes, he can go after Harrison, but this time Harrison doesn't need to travel to Australia, they can fight stateside. But that is still up to them, again it's a high risk low reward for Tim and probably will like someone outside of the top 5 fighters so that there will be no derail on his fight against Charlo. Because if Harrison defeats him, then most likely the fight will Charlo will not have the safe effect obviously and it might not do good in the PPV as fans is not going to be interested anymore.

Just like what you've said, it's a high risk with low reward for Tim and I seriously don't think he will accept this fight and fight Harrison because of that. He surely knows his value now, so a bad move will certainly get him back to the ground. He's already near in sitting at the peak of super welterweight, almost there, fighting Harrison is definitely not worth. A delay is much better rather than taking this risk.

His team is on dilemma right now, but more likely they will settle for a fight instead of waiting. But not the fighter that will give them a threat like Harrison and yes, it's a high risk very low reward for Tszyu.

Sebastian Fundora is also not a good pick, he has the other belt but Charlo holds the regular WBC, so the risk is also there.

The logical choice maybe fighters rank in the 6-10 rankings, no name and again, just for a tune up fight for Tszyu.

Well, it’s not that bad to bet on Tim Tsyzu because his boxing record is quite impressive too as he has 21 all won fights and no record of losses. He might be the underdog in this game but he can actually end as undefeated if he will give his best and improve his craft in boxing, even better than the performance shown by Charlo in his past games. Well, both have their hidden gems in boxing so definitely a must watch again.

Ok, it's finally official, Tim Tszyu will be fighting Tony Harrison. Yes, he was the man who beat Charlo in their first fight, it's a bit controversial, scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 115-113. But in the rematch, he scored a knockout win against Tony to close their story line, and Charlo didn't give Harrison the time and doesn't want it to leave to the judges scorecard. The fight will be interestingly enough going to be in Australia, March 12 on a location yet to be determine.


https://www.boxingscene.com/tim-tszyu-tony-harrison-interim-wbo-title-fight-set-march-12-australia--171986

I'm going to keep this thread open for the Tszyu vs Harrison discussion.

^ And it's not an easy fight to be honest, so not sure if we can consider this as a tune up fight for  Tim. Because Harrison can still be a threat, he gave Charlo his first lost and I would say that the rematch has the scenario like the first fight as Charlo is not dominating that one and Harrison stick to his jab and then run, until he was caught with that huge uppercut and gets knockout.

The thing is that it will be in Tim's hometown, so he might be oozing with confidence although the last champion that defended his belt in Australia is 0-2. So hopefully it will be the other way around and Tim winning here put a statement on why he is the number 1 challenger for Charlo.

I didn't know that this fight was already canceled. Yes, might as well open a new thread with the specific fight to avoid confusion. I thought we are going to witness this fight in less than a week now, but it's okay because we are still gonna see a good fight. Good for Tim Tszyu, he will keep his undefeated record as most likely if they will fight with Jermell Charlo, he might lose.

It's fine to continue in this thread, @OP just need to revise his thread to "Tony Harrison vs Tim Tszyu - Mar 13, 2023"

I think Tony Harrison's prime already passed, he haven't knock out any boxer in the last 4 years which proving he doesn't have a same power like before. Tim Tszyu on other hand is a strong contender, he have a chance to beat Charlo even it will going very close and the judge might favor on Charlo or make it a draw.

Currently the bookie only list moneyline betting option, Tim Tszyu is a favorited with 1.40x odds while Tony Harrison is an underdog with 2.80x odds.

I have updated the title of the thread to reflect the changes, thanks.

The odds doesn't change a bit,  Tim Tszyu 1.39,  Tony Harrison 2.75.

I think still a good match for Tim here as a interim fight while waiting for Charlo. Hopefully as per the odds, there will be no upset that is going to happen. Another interesting plot is that I read that Spence is willing to bet that Harrison will beat Tim in this fight. Perhaps he see Tim as being a hard fight for him in the future since his next plan fight for Thurman is supposedly at 154 lbs.

Tony though might be a hard fight for Tim, nevertheless a good test for him as we all know that Harrison beat Charlo in their first fight. So this will defined if Tim has was it takes to really challenge Charlo.

But if we are going to talk about challenges next, year are a lot, Thurman and Spence is fighting at 154 lbs and maybe they will move up to the division. And then we also have the possibility of Bud Crawford as well. So the super welterweight will be another interesting weight class if this fighters decided to move up and shake the division.

Obviously, they just inserted the title as 'interim' in this fight. So Tszyu will still have to win this fight against Harrison to be able to get a shot against the regular champion in Charlo.

The odds is not that far though, meaning the chances are not that slim. Not sure why Spence think that way, maybe he and Harrison is close that's why he sided with the American. But the fight is going to be in Australia, so Harrison be ready for the hostile crowd in this fight.

Yes, the odds is closer, and maybe the book makers acknowledge that Tony Harrison win against Charlo for having that odds for him and for Tim. So we will se how close the fight will be. As you have said, the fight is in Australia so I think the memory of Pacquiao vs Horn is still fresh on us wherein we think that Manny was robbed because the fight happens on Australia. And although we have seen Kambosos losing his title in homesoil, it was a complete domination by Haney. So in this case if the fight is close and goes to distance and to the judges, who knows, just saying.

I didn't realize that Tim Tszyu is already inactive for nearly a year. But it could a blessing in disguise, I don't really see him winning against Jermell Charlo. Jermell Charlo would've been too fast, too strong, too experienced, and too powerful for Tim. Tony Harrison is a good test and I want to see if Tim has improved a lot and if he is ready for the undisputed champ. If this fight is staged in the US, I'm pretty sure the odds would've been closer than what we are seeing at the moment. Tony Harrison is a very confident guy and is the only one that blemished Jermell's record although he lost in the rematch, it was very close before he was stopped in the 11th round. Hats off to Tim for not taking an easy fight.

On the other hand. It seems like Jermell has overdue mandatories already. Sebastian Fundora deserved a title shot rather than that worthless WBC interim. We'll see if Charlo wants a tune-up in his return or if he will right away face any of his mandatories.

Hopefully he will not go for a tune up once he has recovered from his injuries and go directly to Tim because that's what the schedule fight for him. And that is why Tim has to take a fight because he will have a long lay off if he wait for Charlo to heal. So it's better to take a get busy fight against Harrison, but it's a dangerous one. This is not an easy fight for him, or what we say a tune up fight. He has to push himself because Harrison is a tough challenger. The rematch is still close until Harrison gets over confident as Charlo stop him in 11 rounds. So Harrison is still very dangerous.

Press kick-off for Tszyu vs Harrison,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHR8pX2CzpE

Who's not gonna love Tony Harrison here? hehehe, "Tim, I just wanna be friends, show me around".

“He took the elevator… I took the stairs”

So let's see what Harrison can do, he seems to be motivated in this fight to have a second wind in his career after his lost to Charlo in the second fight.

This fight is very interesting. The fact that the match of Tim Tszyu with Charlo was called off must have made him unhappy. However, he is now able to use everything he learned in training against the person who beat Charlo. Mr. Tszyu might be able to beat Harrison more effectively than Charlo. On the other hand, if Harrison defeats Tszyu, he can restart his career and will compete in a third match with Charlo for all the alphabet of the division. After two consecutive defeats of Kambosos, this is also the ideal time for Tszyu to return the nation to the winning column.

According to https://www.proboxingodds.com/fighters/Tony-Harrison-696, Tim appears to be the favorite in this fight. I would say his chance of winning is good, and maybe after this, he will have a big fight, like a championship fight. The fight is happening in March, so there is still plenty of time for these two fighters to train. I'm rooting for Tim Tszyu to win, and I would like to see him win via KO.

He will have a fight with Charlo, until it was postponed, so definitely they will clash again for all the belts in line. However, Tim can't wait that much longer for Charlo to recover from his injury so he decided to fight a dangerous Harrison.

No timetable for Charlo's return, but if this fight is in March and Tim won, maybe in the 3rd-4th quarter we will see that championship fight.

And this fight is in Australia so Harrison will have to travel like Devin Haney and see if he can pull a upset win.

Yes, that fight with Charlo is for all the belts in 154 lbs, so if ever Tim won, he will be the unified champion and would make history for him and his dad. But there are things that we didn't anticipated or we don't have control such as boxers being injured in training.


This is a really a good test for Tim because Harrison is very good and durable opponent who gave Charlo his only lost so far. Right, win-win situation for Harrison as well, if he wins then maybe he will be the mandatory for Charlo again.

This fight is a challenge for both fighters, as the winner will have the opportunity to fight Charlo. While Tim Tszyu is a slight favorite, I wouldn't be too convinced that he will win easily. The winner of this fight will surely be deserving of the opportunity to fight the champion.

It would be very entertaining to watch a knockout in this fight. With Tony Harrison having 21 knockout wins from 29 fights, he is definitely not a boring fighter and has a high KO percentage.

Tim deserves a shot at Charlo, it's just that it has been cancelled for now. Yeah, some of us might think that Tim will win against Harrison, I think Tony is somewhat on a decline already and could be out of his prime in this fight in my opinion after his defeat on the hands on Charlo.


Tim has a good chin although if my memory serves me right, during his last fight he went down from a flash punch. But he was able to recover and bounce back and win that fight. So he has been tested, and his chin is not yet really broken by anyone.

You brought up a good point, and you also brought to mind that his dad was also the undisputed champion of his time. We cannot forget how his dad won over Zab Judah by knocking him out and making the American do the chicken dance. It was a boxing match that will always be remembered. Therefore, if Tim Tszyu defeats Jermell Charlo and wins all of the belts, he and his dad will become the first dad and son undisputed champions in the history of this sport. That will be an incredible feat that has never been attempted before. But the fact that Jermell Charlo is an excellent boxer makes it difficult.

Yeah, it could go down to the history books, but what's important is for Tim to win his fight then against Harrison. Everything is at his advantage, the venue and he has trained already, so he is ready to go anytime he wants to fight Tony.

But of course, every fight is at risk even if Tim will be the favorite here as Harrison is still a very dangerous opponent and I don't think we can say that he is not on his prime anymore. Harrison has a punchers chance in this fight to pull any upset in his career.

Odds are out as well for this fight,

https://i.imgur.com/MpYwINO.png

Obviously, Tony Harrison is a huge underdog in this fight.

The over/under is 10.5 rounds, still decent at the over @1.71 as Harrison is a tough fighter to beat.

Tim by decision as well @3.20

But if you are a Harrison backer, everything on him is very juicy bet hehehe.

Just another update for this fight, face off already at Sydney Harbour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxr-n6N3W_k

Harrison is taller, but it seems that it's hot in Australia right now and who knows, this might affect him. The odds hasn't change that much though, still Tim Tszyu is the outstanding favorite here. And I see that this is going to be tough for Tim, but in a sense a blessing in disguise if he can come up the victor here as it might serve as a good experience to handle a fighter that beat Charlo. And style wise, I think Tim can win in a grueling 12 round decision, and Harrison doing all the tricks in the book to test Tim, his chin his body and his mental strength.

This will be a tough fight for both fighters. While Tim is still considered undefeated through all his performances, but I would say beating Tony is never easy and from his high KO percentage, it would be a big challenge for Tim to beat Tony, which it could be the other way around since Tony is also a very dangerous opponent and that fighting with him involves a massive risk. So let’s see then who will come out undefeated days from now.

Public workouts of the two:

Tim Tszyu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqwncBgjlpw
Tony Harrison - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctU9Q-DKDSs

It's really hot out there in Australia, it's good that he come up early in Australia to familiarized himself, but I think it will still affect him. Of course, both are enjoying their public workouts, there are fans out there to watch so it's good to see that. And this is so far the biggest test for Tim Tszyu and we really see how good he is, or just pure hype if ever Harrison pulls an upset.

I guess we’ll gonna witness a good and challenging fight here. Tim and Tony are both hard punchers, but I am rooting more for Tony as he is certainly an obvious knockout master so let’s see as to how this fight will end, or it will be another remarkable knockout game by Tony. However, Tim on the other hand has also impressive boxing record so definitely, Tim is never an easy fighter too.

This means that it's hard to predict who will win between these two boxers. However, based on the latest betting odds, Tszyu is a heavy favorite with 1.35, while Harrison has 3.15. Therefore, it will be a huge upset if Harrison wins this fight.

Looking at their previous fights with Tony, he showed aggressive strength in the ring which Tim should be ready about. He always throws solid punches and makes sure he won't miss hitting his opponents and I guess he is also preparing well for this match. I don't mean to underestimate Tim but Tony will surely be a big challenge to him so he should also try to catch the weak spots of Tony.

Three days to go the awaited fight will come and we see a very close fight the undefeated Tim tszyu fight against veteran boxer tony Harrison which is I know that this is gonna be a good fight Tim need to prevent tony defeat him because he is undefeated now and he need to do his best in this fight to ends up the winner. While in the other hand tony wants to break the record of Tim which its a big achievement if tony break the records Tim.

Good win by Tim Tszyu, really established himself to be the mandatory for Charlo, as he beat the man who beat the main in Tony Harrison. As others have been speculated, this could be a good test for the young Tim, and he did play smart in this fight and stop Harrison in 9th round.

So now, we are all waiting for Charlo to heal him same with Tim.

And with this win, Tim's confidence will skyrocket for sure and eager to fight Charlo for the undisputed 154 belt.

It's an ugly fight, but Tim shows his heart in this one, Harrison only weapon in fight fight is jab and early on he was hitting Tim with a perfect time jab but Tim always have answer to that. Either shot to the body or right hand.

Yes, this is a good test for him, the rough and stubborn fighter in Tony shows here and this could be a very good experience for Tim because Charlo will be obviously a tougher opponent. Kudos to Harrison for showing in this fight in Australia. I think with more focus training, he can still fight the best of 154 lbs and give a run for their money.

By the odds though, it seems that Tim Tszyu is going to win this fight. But I was surprised on how Tim was really in this fight, I mean yes early on it was a close fight but he slowly gain the momentum and even fight the fight of Harrison, in the inside and he was hit with that job but we have able to overcome it. So it's a A+ performance for him in front of his fans in his home turf. And with this, it's a good tune up fight for him. And the numbers don't like as he hit Harrison with 45% of his power punches, the score on the judges though at the time of stoppage in round 9, Tim leads all the judges 77-75. And he clearly sends his message to Charlo in this win.

Good tune-up fight indeed for Tim before facing Charlo. Have not seen the odds for this fight but i assumed that Tim was the favorite, seeing the fight highlight, it's a close one before Tim deliver those punishing bombs that finished Tony Harrison in the ninth round. The volume of punches was too much for Tony to handle, that's the factor and him taking that 45% of Tim's power punches that KO is inevitable. 

I hope that promoters will now start negotiating for that Charlo vs Tszyu championship fight as it is what the fans wanted to see in the near future.

Congratulations to Tim Tszyu for a well-deserved win, Tim Tszyu just prove that he is not afraid to take a hit to get a hit, he breaks down Tony Harrison with his jabs, body, and head punches this is a good preparation for the Charlo fight, he is popular in Australia before the fight but after this fight, the boxing world now knows him and he will become even popular if he beats Charlo for his next fight.

That's what I saw in this fight too. Tszyu was not afraid to get hit, probably because he did not respect the power of his opponent. It was his power shots that eventually knocked out his opponent. Although I knew from the beginning that Tszyu was heavily favored to win, I also noticed a weakness in him, which was that he wasn't quick enough to evade his opponent's punches. Anyway, congratulations to him.

Sooner or later, Harrison will really felt the power of Tim and I have the speculation that the weather really affected him in Australia, but that is not an a excuse the better fighter won.


I think the contract is still in, and if Charlo backs out of this fight, it will be a clear duck and so it will affect his reputation.


The best weapon of Harrison is just the jab, and then Tim has a way to respond, looping right now and just moving his head left and right. So he take 1 shot in the face, but he then threw 1-2 punch in return and it was all power behind that. So perhaps he is willing to get hit, just to dish out his own punishment. But I guess it will be a different strategy against Charlo as obviously, he has more power, so Tim's chin will be tested and see if it can hold up to Charlo's power.

True, he went toe to toe, maybe he has seize up the power of Harrison early and knows that he can't hurt him that much so he decided to be the aggressor per round and as it goes on, Harrison tires, misses a lot of shots.

Again, maybe he don't want to evade that shots of Harrison as he pushes inside as he want to put Tony in a bad position and he did in round 9, those uppercuts are on the money and Harrison can't response to that barrage of punch and the referee knows it.

I hope that's the strategy he is pursuing. I don't want him to be careless against a better fighter. Perhaps he accepted the punches from Harrison because he can take them, but eventually, Harrison's power shots overwhelmed him. It would be a great strategy if that is indeed his plan, and maybe next time, facing a different opponent, he will have a different approach to avoid receiving too many power shots.

He was supposed to face Charlo, but the news came up that he would have a new opponent. Probably, this fight is just a tune-up fight for him, and with this big win, I believe he will be ready to fight Charlo in his next bout. I'm impressed that he could absorb the shots from Harrison; perhaps Tszyu has a solid chin. So, I would not be surprised if he could go toe-to-toe against Charlo.

Charlo will now know what to expect from Tszyu when they fought, he has a good chin and a good body and like his father, he loves to slug it out and loves to engage, something Charlo will be prepared for when they fought, Tszyu's condition is very good and he shows how hungry he is and his eagerness to duplicate his father's feat.
Right now he is still known as Kostya Tszyu's son but after he beat Charlo I'm sure he will be known and he will carve his own identity as Tim Tszyu.

That multiple uppercuts really hurt him and also lose his defense against those power punches. Tim was from another level and he just couldn't take his punches throughout the round which causes him to lose that fight. Steal undefeated and ready for another strong opponent, I think he is really ready for a championship bout this time because he actually beat Tony easily here. Though it reaches 9 rounds, they planned it and it worked well for him.

It was a one-sided fight even before the fight commenced, Tim was just a different boxer in-front of Tony and the fact that he can't shake those punches off of him makes him so vulnerable at most times when he is taking punishments again, round to round. Looking at the scores of that fight, the outcome would be a unanimous decision in Tim's favor.

Now that Tim holds the WBO interim belt, I surely hope that he can get the chance to fight Jermell Charlo. Although I got this feeling that he will fight with Magomed Kurbanov first while Charlo waits for the mandatory defense fight.

Thanks again for those boxing fans who made this thread alive before the actual fight. In summary, Tim Tszyu beat Tony Harrison in the 9th round.

Now we are expecting that Tim Tszyu will fight Jermell Charlo in the US sometime this year as Charlo is in the process of healing his injuries. And with this win by Tim, there's no doubt that he deserves a crack against the champion. So we will see in the future, Charlo says that he is going to be ready and that Harrison is never been the same after he beat him. Nevertheless, I will say impressive win by Tim Tszyu.