Emergency Vegas meeting called as Tszyu-Spence hits last-minute snag on key issue<\/a><\/p>\nNikita wants some ‘adversity’ vs. Diaz | 01:09<\/p>\n
Speaking earlier, Tszyu also took aim at a fighter who was long on the world\u2019s pound for pound list.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey call him \u2018The Truth\u2019, the \u2018Big Fish\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always said I\u2019m hunting the biggest fights and biggest names and now I\u2019ve got one right in front of me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve kept the receipts from everything he\u2019s said about me – the tweets, the doubt, all of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis motivates me even more to knock him out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI respect what Errol Spence Jr. has done in this sport, but that was then.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile he\u2019s been staying away, I\u2019ve been in the fire. I\u2019ve taken my hits, I\u2019ve learned the hard way, and I know I\u2019ve come back better. I\u2019m ready to retire him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m undefeated at home and he\u2019s stepping into my backyard. While he\u2019s trying to prove he\u2019s still there, I\u2019m about to prove that \u2018The Truth\u2019 was a lie all along.\u201d<\/p>\n
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At one point in the press conference, Tszyu compared the July showdown to his father\u2019s famed world title win against Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez, way back in 2000.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know back in the day my dad fought Julio Cesar Chavez,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd growing up he used to think of Chavez as the number one guy.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Then] he got to fight him. And beat him.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this is the type of moment where I get to reflect because I grew up watching Errol Spence, and being at that top calibre.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now I get to fight him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my Julio Cesar Chavez moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked for a reply, Spence shrugged: \u201cI think that\u2019s cute. But it ain\u2019t what this is.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is Errol Spence versus Tim Tszyu.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not the calibre of his daddy. He can\u2019t compare himself to his pops.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s fighting me. He is trying to get out of his daddy\u2019s shadow. We\u2019ll see July 26 if he can get out of that shadow\u201d.<\/p>\n
Which was when things kicked off, and Tszyu branded Spence a \u201cdisrespectful f***\u201d.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, and when asked about the catchweight, Spence said simply that he had \u201cearned that right\u201d.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the Las Vegas press event, Spence had also praised Tszyu.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a balls-to-the wall type fighter,\u201d the American said when asked to describe his rival.<\/p>\n
\u201cTremendous heart. He never gives up and he always comes to fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to tell the truth \u2026 he\u2019s a guy that comes to fight and if you\u2019re not in shape he\u2019s gunna put all that to the test. Very good fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Tszyu, meanwhile, also gave praise to the man who has been out of the ring three years, saying: \u201cI\u2019m expecting the best version, the guy who came to fight Kell Brook back in the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know he throws a lot of punches. Drowns people. I know the type of style he\u2019s got and it\u2019s going to be a cracking fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked about going straight into a fight against Tszyu, in Australia, Spence said: \u201cI don\u2019t take tune up fights. I want to fight someone who is up for the challenge. I look forward to looking up after the fight and seeing how everyone has left the arena because they were disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later, he added: \u201cI\u2019m about moments, that\u2019s something I enjoy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s just some type of sick gratification but to fight someone in their hometown, and beat him in front of I don\u2019t know how many fans \u2026 that\u2019s going to be a great moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI liked the feeling when I went to Sheffield [and beat Kell Brook] and I\u2019m looking to do the same thing again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tszyu, meanwhile, also had his take on Spence not taking a tune up fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely not recommended to go straight into the firing line,\u201d he said. \u201cIt would\u2019ve been better to start off slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe doesn\u2019t feel like he needs tune ups which is far enough. It\u2019s going to be fireworks from the opening bell.\u201d<\/p>\n
No Limit\u2019s Matt Rose also gave a timely reminder for Team Spence.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to remember, the Tszyus are undefeated in Australia,\u201d he said, referencing the incredible run of wins involving Tim, Hall of Fame father Kostya, and undefeated young brother Nikita.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve never been beaten in Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I know what this is going to do in terms of Errol having to come out to Australia and compete with that. With the fans, acclimatize to somewhere completely different \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
At which point Spence interrupted.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been there, done that,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been to Sheffield and done that. I\u2019ve been there [travelled] through the amateurs and done that.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what are you talking about? We\u2019re talking about pedigree here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rose: \u201cWe\u2019ll see July 26, we\u2019ll work it out then\u201d.<\/p>\n
The promoter added the undercard would be announced in coming weeks and promised the event will be \u201cspecial\u201d.<\/p>\n
Nikita issues ominous warning for Diaz | 03:34<\/p>\n
No Limit CEO George Rose added: \u201cMake no mistake, this is absolutely huge.<\/p>\n
\u201cA truly global event that delivers exactly what boxing fans deserve right now.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got Errol Spence Jr., one of the biggest names of this era, stepping into Tim Tszyu\u2019s backyard, where he remains undefeated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis fight has been building for a long time, with plenty said along the way and neither fighter has ever taken a backward step.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve seen fighters come to Australia talking a big game before \u2026 [but] it is a different kind of pressure here in Australia when the whole country gets behind you like they do with Tim.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s elite versus elite, a genuine crossroads fight where the winner does not just win, they once again become the main man in an absolutely stacked division.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a fight that defines legacies and No Limit Boxing can\u2019t wait to host it, right here in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tim Tszyu has branded Errol Spence Jnr a \u201cdisrespectful f***\u201d following an intense altercation prior to the Las…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[2095,64,63,689,80117,802,312549,1920,312548,312546,296217,2057,312544,11862,311632,27662,311637,2782,11876,2041,2067,677,123802,312542,668,3595,2020,283039,219301,85,312543,8943,312547,312545,312550,2614],"class_list":["post-645924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-america","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-big-fish","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-fans","tag-boxing-news","tag-disrespectful-f","tag-dudes-bro","tag-emergency-meeting","tag-europe","tag-genuine-crossroads-fight","tag-george-rose","tag-hits-roadblockboxing","tag-jeff-fenech","tag-lengthy-crunch-meeting","tag-nick-walshaw","tag-nikita-tszyu","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-oceania","tag-pbc","tag-pound-list","tag-press-conference","tag-southern-europe","tag-spain","tag-spaniard-oscar-diaz","tag-spence-jnr","tag-sports","tag-stokes-fire","tag-super-welterweight","tag-super-welterweight-clash","tag-tension-simmers","tag-tszyu-ampampamp-fenech","tag-united-states-of-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645924","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=645924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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