the former world champion told Main Event this week<\/a>, when quizzed about a rematch with the man who stopped him in nine rounds to earn the interim WBO gold.<\/p>\n\u201cI owe Tim an ass whoopin\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if I get the opportunity again, I know exactly what I have to change.<\/p>\n
\u201cKnow exactly where I fell off.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith him coming off losses too, he\u2019s not as confident as the Tim Tazoo I fought.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s taken a couple of devastating losses. And while the guy can still fight, confidence is key.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Australia needs to know if they still got that same confident Tim.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tony Harrison punches Tim Tszyu during their 2023 fight at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Picture: Tim PascoeSource: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n
Asked what message he would give Tszyu on the eve of next Wednesday\u2019s comeback in Sydney, the man who once beat Jermell Charlo for WBC gold continued down the camera: \u201cI\u2019m only here on Skype for one reason.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ain\u2019t your friend.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish you all the best, all health to you and your counterpart.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut like I said, I ain\u2019t here to be your friend and you ain\u2019t here to be my friend.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll f*** with you just a little bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust a little bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if I ever get that opportunity again my dawg, understand I\u2019m here.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd trust me, it will never happen twice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI now exactly what I did wrong, my dawg.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I thank you for that.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I needed it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if No Limit call me, I\u2019ll answer on the first ring and tell them to send that contract so I can sign it right there.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I owe you.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Tim Tszyu is now only days away from what is being dubbed a career resurrection \u2013 taking on undefeated American Anthony Velazquez next Wednesday in Sydney \u2013 Harrison will himself also fight in Detroit three days later.<\/p>\n
And should the former world champion get up against Argentina\u2019s Brian Chaves, he then plans to call out both Tszyu and his Australian promoter, No Limit.<\/p>\n
Australian boxer Tim Tszyu (R) punches USA’s Tony Harrison during their WBO super welterweight world title bout at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Saeed KHAN \/ AFP)Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Yet if Nikita Tszyu beats Michael Zerafa next January, what chance he could also potentially be next for Harrison?<\/p>\n
\u201cIsn\u2019t he like 12,\u201d Harrison laughed of the younger brother.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, what is he? 10-and-0 or something like that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Told Nikita had gone 11 fights without loss, and would definitely be looking to level up with a win over Zerafa, Harrison grinned: \u201cListen to me, I\u2019m not gunna keep losing to the Tszyus.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat s*** dead.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the Tszyus need to go back to the zoo.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t keep losing to them.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you\u2019re calling me to fight [Nikita], who is still kinda wet behind the ears.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I watched him fight and think he\u2019s technically sound, we just haven\u2019t heard of him yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo keep doing your thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if No Limit were to call me, man, I\u2019ll make an exception for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take that trip.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Harrison also described he and Tim Tszyu as being in something like a marriage, where both fighters remain good for each other.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd this marriage is until death do us part, baby,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ain\u2019t signing no paperwork to get out of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I hope you ain\u2019t signing no paperwork to get out of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause No Limit is going to send me something.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know they are.<\/p>\n
Undefeated gun vows to end Tim’s career | 01:05<\/p>\n
\u201cSo hopefully [his upcoming Detroit fight] is the audition to say \u2018let\u2019s get this boy back over to Australia\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this day and age, you don\u2019t get too many chances for a rematch, to heal a wound after it\u2019s been cut.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if No Limit would do me the favour and send me out there again, I wouldn\u2019t think twice.<\/p>\n
\u201cGive me the pen over the phone, over zoom, I\u2019d love to do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd honestly, it makes sense seeing where Tim\u2019s career is and the downfall he\u2019s had.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes sense for us to do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked what had gone wrong with Tszyu\u2019s career, Harrison said: \u201cWell, like I told No Limit when I was over there, they needed to hire me as a consultant for the group.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I would\u2019ve never put Tim in the ring with [Sebastian] Fundora that first time, after Keith Thurman got injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cFundora, you need six months to prepare for that dude. He\u2019s a freak of nature.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would\u2019ve done things a lot different.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Tim is for sure a goer who isn\u2019t afraid of anything. But for the people of Australia, for him to quit on the stool \u2026 I actually thought the round he quit in, second fight, he was doing good.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut when you\u2019re fighting someone as stiff as Fundora, I get that.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now we could meet again.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though the fight didn\u2019t go my way, I think the clash of personalities was TV worthy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opetaia retains belt with brutal KO | 01:37<\/p>\n
Harrison also revealed he actually used Tszyu\u2019s latest opponent, the undefeated Velasquez, as a sparring partner as he prepared to face Tszyu at Qudos Bank Arena in 2023.<\/p>\n
That night, the Sydneysider finished his rival in nine rounds to claim the interim WBO super welterweight title. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was actually quicker than I thought he was,\u201d Harrison said when asked where Tszyu had surprised him. \u201cThe punches were snappier, quicker, come out cleaner than TV described it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a gamer, man.\u201d<\/p>\n
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