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Australia\u2019s Tim Tszyu has taken a subtle dig at the Paul Gallen versus Sonny Bill Williams fight night \u2013 plus controversial crossover superstar Jake Paul — as he prepares for his Las Vegas blockbuster, grinning that the sport doesn\u2019t need influencers and \u201crugby players\u201d.<\/p>\n

Tszyu vs Fundora 2 & Pacquiao vs Barrios | SUN 20 JULY 10AM AEST | In the biggest fight of the year, Tim Tszyu faces Sebastian Fundora in a blockbuster rematch, plus Manny Pacquiao makes his highly anticipated return to the ring to face Mario Barrios. | Order now with Main Event on Kayo Sports<\/a><\/p>\n

Only days out from his highly anticipated rematch with towering WBC champion Sebastian Fundora, Tszyu welcomed the chance to be appearing alongside fighters like Manny Pacquiao, Mario Barrios and Isaac \u2018Pitbull\u2019 Cruz.<\/p>\n

Quizzed initially on the huge crowds inside the MGM Grand attending the open workouts, Tszyu replied: \u201cIt\u2019s good that this fight isn\u2019t influenced by influencers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s influenced by proper boxers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the mecca.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

‘I want to take my time’ | 01:46<\/p>\n

Soon after, it was then suggested that the card included plenty of genuine fighters with an old school approach to the game, including himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, we do,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis event is such a big event for pure boxers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is eyeballs from everywhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Mexico, the Philippines, Australia, the UK, the US, it\u2019s massive.\u201d<\/p>\n

So you don\u2019t need Jake Paul?<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd rugby players,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo need for the rugby players\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Speaking earlier this month on the Mark Bouris podcast, Tszyu suggested the clash this week\u2019s clash between Gallen and SBW \u2013 which resulted in a decision win to the Cronulla premiership hero \u2013 had come five years too late. <\/p>\n

After a decade of waiting, Gallen outpointed Williams in a controversial decision that received widespread criticism for being fought over shortened two-minute rounds.<\/p>\n

Asked if he had watched the event, Tszyu admitted to being asleep inside his Las Vegas accommodation just off the strip.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t even watch highlights of it, man,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At which point a journalist then asked who he thought won?<\/p>\n

\u201cDunno,\u201d he shrugged.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t watch it.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, good on em, they had a go and made some money out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, Tszyu again suggested he wanted to finish Fundora by KO this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, man,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWouldn\u2019t that be sweet.<\/p>\n

\u201cA sweet ending.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also suggested the atmosphere was even better this time than before his 2024 bloodbath against Fundora, which he lost by split decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a better buzz, man,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetter feeling<\/p>\n

\u201cBigger crowd, bigger feeling.\u201d <\/p>\n

Tszyu again looked in outstanding shape at the open workouts, moving around briefly in the ring with head coach Igor Goloubev as a large crowd watched on.<\/p>\n

Yet while Tszyu looks in incredible shape physically, boxing megastar Manny Pacquiao has stopped short of backing the Australian he handpicked for sparring back in 2019 \u2013 describing Tszyu\u2019s WBC showdown against Fundora as a 50\/50 fight.<\/p>\n

Making his hyped comeback against WBC welterweight champ Mario Barios this Sunday, the Filipino star reckoned the showdown against Fundora is too close to call. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good fight,\u201d Pacman started. \u201cAnd I encourage the fans to come early and watch.<\/p>\n

\u201c(But) It\u2019s hard to say who is going to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s even.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt all depends on how they\u2019ve prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barios, meanwhile, is tipping Tszyu in what he suggested could be another bloodbath.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be another banger,\u201d Barrios said. \u201cAnd I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if it\u2019s just as bloody as the first one.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m leaning with Tszyu in the rematch.\u201d <\/p>\n

Tszyu vs Fundora 2 & Pacquiao vs Barrios | SUN 20 JULY 10AM AEST | In the biggest fight of the year, Tim Tszyu faces Sebastian Fundora in a blockbuster rematch, plus Manny Pacquiao makes his highly anticipated return to the ring to face Mario Barrios. | Order now with Main Event on Kayo Sports<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tszyu was later swamped by media, while the previous evening he also conducted a large run of Australian TV crosses in front of the famed Bellagio Fountain.<\/p>\n

Then on Thursday night here in Las Vegas, Tszyu\u2019s image will be projected onto the large overhead screen covering Fremont Street, a production that will be seen by thousands of visiting tourists.<\/p>\n

Speaking after beating SBW on Wednesday night meanwhile, Gallen actually mentioned how both Tszyu and Jai Opetaia had previously fought on his undercards \u2013 and wished The Soul Taker luck in Sunday\u2019s title blockbuster.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had my times,\u201d Gallen said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of fun, I\u2019ve helped a lot of boxers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look at Tim Tszyu and Jai Opetaia and what they\u2019re doing — they started fighting on my undercard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s pretty crazy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not trying for a second to take any credit myself for what they\u2019ve done because they\u2019ve done it all themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cJai Opetaia used to travel down from the Central Coast before school and spar me and drive back to school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s how dedicated that bloke is to the sport, and to see him at the top of the tree now and doing what he\u2019s doing, that\u2019s awesome.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy for Tim Tszyu.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope he goes out this week and wins, and I\u2019m really proud of what I\u2019ve done for boxing and those guys.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s Tim Tszyu has taken a subtle dig at the Paul Gallen versus Sonny Bill Williams fight night…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,85,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-69","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69","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=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}