An evening of professional boxing will take place on the night of October 19 to 20 in Orlando (USA). The main event of the tournament will feature an IBF junior middleweight world title fight between undefeated Russian champion Bahram Murtazaliev and Kostya Tszyu’s eldest son, Tim Tszyu. The tournament will start at 4:00 Moscow time, the main battle will begin at approximately 6:30 Moscow time. The match will be broadcast live on Match TV.
For Tim, this will be a fight after the first loss of his career. In March of this year, Tszyu lost to Sebastian Fundora, largely, of course, due to a serious cut at the beginning of the fight, but the fact is that he lost the cherished “zero”. Perhaps this affected his reputation, perhaps Murtazaliev was simply promoting the upcoming fight, but Bakhram unexpectedly called Tim “the most promoted boxer in the world.” Tszyu’s response was immediate.
“I’m only here to prove that I’m at a higher level, that’s all. I’ve heard about this since the beginning of my career. Nothing new. People keep talking. A couple of opponents were respectful, then another one shows up, and everything repeats itself, more nonsense. We have what we have. What can I do about it? — Tszyu was quoted by the Daily Mail.
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Tim really was in his father’s shadow from the beginning of his career. It’s hard to avoid comparisons when you have such a legendary relative in boxing. And of course, these comparisons often did Tim no favors. He is worse than his father in this, and in this, and in general, he plays professionally only because of his last name. Tszyu reacted sharply to this several times in an interview, saying his name is Tim, not Kostya. But then I stopped paying attention to it.
Perhaps there is some truth to this, and Tim is treated differently in the boxing community than other boxers, after all, the name is well known. Well, it’s easier for Tszyu to get a high-profile fight, on equal terms, with other opponents, again because of his last name. In addition, Tim was managed very competently: in fact, if Jermell Charlo had not escaped from all contenders, Tszyu would have received a fight for the title of absolute world champion with only one fight in the USA in his asset. , and even in That he was knocked down in the first round. All other serious opponents in Tim’s career came after the planned, but never took place, fight with Charlo.
At the same time, we still have to say “for” Tszyu. Perhaps, to some extent, his father’s surname played in Tim’s favor, while he alone achieved his victories in the ring. He did not wait for Charlo, unlike Murtazaliev, but fought Tony Harrison, who, by the way, defeated Jermell. Tim risked everything, but he wanted to show that he was rich as a boxer. This was followed by the destruction of Carlos Ocampo and a victory over the strong Brian Mendoza, who defeated Fundora. Yes, and there is a feeling that the fight with Sebastian would have been different if it hadn’t been for the cut.
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Murtazaliev does not have such important victories under his belt. In fact, the fight with Tszyu will be the first real test for him, so there is no point in mischief. Also, Bahram, unlike Tim, has not been as active lately: in the last two years he has had two fights.
Tszyu proved in practice that he is not just the son of a famous father, but a completely serious independent boxer. Yes, maybe he is recognized somewhere for his big name, but Tim Tszyu has long been recognized as a boxer in his own right, one of the best representatives of the first middleweight. Now Tszyu has to go through another test, which could give him back not only the championship belt, but also qualify him for bigger fights, including with Terence Crawford. And this is a completely different level.
