No Limit have three key targets for Tszyu as WBC champ<\/a>, while manager Glen Jennings has outed Thurman as his client\u2019s No.1 pick.<\/p>\nLongtime US boxing writer Rafael agrees.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they should do the Thurman fight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I say that because it\u2019s what was initially supposed to happen, they\u2019ve already talked a lot of s*** and Thurman has already come to Australia, fought and looked good.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the fight I would like to see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tszyu embracing “Aussie takover” in LV | 02:46<\/p>\n
Algieri, meanwhile, insists headlining a Spence comeback is the best way for Tszyu to continue his push into the American sports consciousness.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Spence comes back, that\u2019s the biggest money fight for Tszyu,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I\u2019m his team, that\u2019s the one I\u2019m going after.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know Tim is a big draw in Australia, and that he tried to break into the market over here with that first Fundora fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt didn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Spence is really popular here, a huge name, and sells a lot of tickets.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd while it\u2019s still a tough fight, I think it would be one of the easier fights in the division for Tim.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpence has been out of the ring a long time, is coming off a loss, and then had the car accidents which definitely affected his trajectory.\u201d<\/p>\n
Algieri also has no problem with a Thurman fight and stresses \u201cit also sells well\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially given they were supposed to fight previously,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd while you could do that fight in Australia, I feel like Tim wants to be big here.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it would be better for him to fight here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fundora vs Tszyu 2: Press Conference | 11:52<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Gibbons stressed that while Tszyu\u2019s famous father Kostya would help his growing profile Stateside, the only thing that really matters is winning.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s simple,\u201d the agent said for Tszyu\u2019s success Stateside. \u201cPut on a great performance, have a big win and Tim can tap into that market for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
And as for the added push he gets as Kostya\u2019s son.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmong fight fans, his dad is still loved,\u201d Gibbons said. \u201cBut it\u2019s a long time ago now, right?<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of these kids today, they don\u2019t know the name.<\/p>\n
\u201cOld guys like me know and the name still helps, the promotion helps.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can create avenues for Tim there.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s all about winning.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou gotta win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Full training camp – ‘Advantage Tim’ | 02:09<\/p>\n
Asked for a prediction this weekend, both Gibbons and Rafael said the fight was too close to call, while Algieri is backing The Soul Taker.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like to go with the guys who are more fundamentally sound, and I think that\u2019s Tim,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou take that cut out first time around, it\u2019s a whole different fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo when I heard this rematch was being made I thought \u2018it\u2019s about damn time\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat first fight was super close, a really fun fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe elbow to the scalp, the blood \u2026 bloodiest fight I\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I\u2019m glad they\u2019re running it back.\u201d <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the team of undefeated American Ortiz Jnr have also expressed interest in a barnburner with Tszyu.<\/p>\n
Speaking with The Punch Podcast in Las Vegas this week, the trainer of Ortiz (23-0) said he would be watching the Australian closely this weekend. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat would be awesome,\u201d Robert Garcia said of a proposed showdown between the two.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be putting a lot of attention on the fight because if Tim Tszyu does pull it off that would be the best fight that could happen at 154.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat would be awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Die in the ring”: Tim calls out Fundora | 02:22<\/p>\n
So who wins Sunday?<\/p>\n
\u201cLook it\u2019s a great fight,\u201d the legendary trainer continued. \u201cI think it might be the fight that steals the show.<\/p>\n
\u201cFundora is an awkward guy, very difficult, great style and he\u2019s improved a lot since they first fought.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been looking really good.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe goes in there to fight and that\u2019s why it\u2019s going to be a great fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first fight, an accidental elbow caused a big cut.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things that could\u2019ve been done, should\u2019ve been done, the corner, everyone else, the doctor, it doesn\u2019t matter, it was still a great fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Tim Tszyu has the skills, the qualities to pull off the win but it\u2019s not going to be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manny Pacquiao\u2019s heavyweight agent insists Tim Tszyu can become a big name in the American sports market \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[3713,2095,3707,3718,3709,3700,64,3710,63,689,2809,2787,2989,3703,3704,3698,2790,3721,3720,2740,3697,653,2817,3719,3701,3717,3694,3696,3716,2623,2795,2767,2786,3695,2627,2782,2041,2067,677,3702,668,2840,3715,3708,3714,85,3699,3711,3705,3706,3712,1236,2614,3722],"class_list":["post-2407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-accompanying-megastar-client","tag-america","tag-american-fight-fans","tag-american-sports","tag-american-sports-consciousness","tag-american-sports-market","tag-au","tag-aussie-takover","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-ben-damon","tag-big-shoes","tag-boxing-community","tag-boxing-scribe","tag-boxing-writer","tag-car-accidents","tag-cody-kaye","tag-consecutive-title-fights","tag-dan-rafael","tag-fiery-press-conference","tag-fight-fans","tag-fox-sports-news","tag-fundora-tszyu","tag-gibbons","tag-glen-jennings","tag-heavyweight-agent","tag-highlight-reel-win","tag-hyped-american-prospect","tag-kostya","tag-las-vegas","tag-manny-pacquiao","tag-mario-barrios","tag-mind-gamesboxing","tag-money-fight","tag-nevada","tag-nick-walshaw","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-oceania","tag-official-press-conference","tag-press-conference","tag-press-conferenceboxing","tag-promotion-helps","tag-robert-garcia","tag-sean-barrios","tag-sports","tag-sports-market","tag-super-welterweight-title","tag-tim-tszyu-press-sebastian-fundora","tag-title-blockbuster","tag-title-run","tag-training-camp","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-world-champ"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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