{"id":826087,"date":"2026-07-27T02:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/826087\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T02:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:43:11","slug":"tim-bradleys-brutal-tim-tszyu-prediction-backfires-against-errol-spence-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/826087\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Bradley\u2019s Brutal Tim Tszyu Prediction Backfires Against Errol Spence Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Tszyu (28-3, 18 KOs) silenced his critics with a dominant victory over former unified welterweight champion Errol Spence (28-2, 22 KOs) yesterday in Sydney, Australia — including former champion and boxing<\/a> commentator Timothy Bradley.<\/p>\n

It was a result that many thought would go the other way. In the build-up to the fight, there was much talk of Spence being a big welterweight who would be able to go toe-to-toe with Tszyu.<\/p>\n

Spence had a good game plan<\/a> focused on attacking Tszyu to the body, hoping to break down the younger fighter. Tszyu is a more conservative fighter under trainer Jeff Fench (himself an Australian boxing legend).<\/p>\n

Tim Bradley’s off prediction<\/p>\n

\u201cErrol Spence is going to beat Tim Tszyu. He is going to knock him out. Tim Tszyu is done,\u201d Bradley said on his YouTube channel in the build-up to this fight.<\/p>\n

\u201c[There has been] a lot of knockouts and wars for Tim Tszyu, man. He gets hit too much. That is what happens when you get hit too much, your time is up real fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley did not hedge. He even said Spence\u2019s new trainer should be good for Spence in an Instagram post. Instead, it looks like Spence is done after losing\u2014118-110 and 117-111 twice. This wasn\u2019t a hometown decision.<\/p>\n

\"Errol<\/p>\n

Errol Spence Jr | IMAGO \/ Hoganphotos<\/p>\n

The PBC fight, shown on DAZN and PPV.com, was perhaps the most competitive of the weekend\u2019s three major fights. Yet, one could make the case that while Anthony Joshua (30-4, 27 KOs) showed his chin is gone, Tyson Fury\u2019s (36-2-1, 25 KOs) seven rounds against a 46-year-old never was. Both of those fights created more questions than they answered.<\/p>\n

At 31, Tszyu proved that he is far from done and answered many questions about his future in the sport.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for Tim Tszyu?<\/p>\n

He is the son of former light-welterweight world champion Kostya Tszyu (31-2, 25 KOs), who will be remembered as one of the greatest in that division. His younger brother, Nikita Tszyu (12-0, 10 KOs), may have a higher ceiling. However, following his win, Tszyu is still very much in the mix at 154 lbs. and 160 lbs., the weight class this fight was contested at.<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/p>\n

Tim Tszyu | IMAGO \/ Hoganphotos<\/p>\n

Tim Tszyu could be in the ring again this year against WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (32-3-3, 19 KOs) as a potential future opponent. That opens up a potential return for Terence Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs), as a Tszyu-Crawford fight would have the makings of the sort of event Netflix might be interested in. Crawford’s presence ringside in Sydney added to that speculation.<\/p>\n

Why else would Tszyu work so hard to face off against a ring-rusty Errol Spence other than that he is a former opponent of Crawford?<\/p>\n

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