Boxing: Aussie WBO super welterweight champ Tim Tszyu has labelled Jermell Charlo a 'coward' and a 'fraud' as he gears up for his Las Vegas debut against Keith Thurman.
Should Tim Tszyu run into Floyd Mayweather’s team over the next few weeks here in Las Vegas, he wants nothing from the ‘Money’ mob but to see a betting slip.“Just ensuring,” the champ grins, “they’ve all put their money where their mouths are”.
Yet undeniably for many boxing types here Stateside, there remains questions about the Tszyusa takeover.To which the seventh most Googled Australian this past year says what?“Just be sure to put your money where your mouth is.”“When people have questions, that’s how you build a fight. “So it’s f***ing freezing,” laughs the fighter whose past year has included highlight reel wins over Tony Harrison, Carlos Ocampo and Brian Mendoza.“Taking on things I don’t want to do. And the pool is just one of them.“But I am, and eventually I’ll double that time, too.”
Situated about 20 minutes off the Las Vegas strip, the Tszyu camp sits in a quiet suburban street with rendered homes coloured like the late, great Richie Beneaud’s jacket collection.In Tszyu’s front yard, a black Porsche is parked on the driveway with a basketball visible on the backseat. “So as he was entering the arena, I put my head out and started screaming. It was ‘Manny … Manny … Maaaanny …’This time around however, Tszyu is spending the majority of his downtime recovering, shooting hoops or attending Vegas Knights ice hockey games – although always, anonymously, among punters in the crowd.
“This is my spot, definitely,” the champ insists of his prime placement, right in front of a large flat screen TV.“Master, every time,” he cackles. “Then from there Igor choses …”