Tszyu easily claimed victory against Velazquez, in what was his first fight under new coach Pedro Diaz.<\/p>\n
But Zerafa has now pointed the finger at Tszyu for not knocking out his rival.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old, who is set to face off with Tszyu’s brother Nikita on January 16, has claimed ‘the old Tim is better’.<\/p>\n
‘Tim should’ve got him outta there in three rounds,’ Zerafa said.<\/p>\n
‘I feel like it’s a worse Tim – he still looked like he didn’t know what he was doing. He couldn’t finish him, he was prancing around a little bit.’<\/p>\n
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Tim Tszyu (pictured) won his fight against\u00a0Anthony Velazquez after suffering three defeats in his last four fights leading up to the bout<\/p>\n
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Michael Zerafa (pictured) has taken aim at Tszyu for lacking killer instinct<\/p>\n
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Tszyu (pictured) bounced back to form after his previous loss against\u00a0Sebastian Fundora<\/p>\n
Zerafa claims his comments\u00a0are not out of spite, or part of a wider effort to build up tension ahead of his figt against Tszyu’s brother.<\/p>\n
But the 31-year-old has since defended his tactics.<\/p>\n
He’s revealed he wanted to spend more time in the ring.<\/p>\n
Tszyu has disclosed he preferred that over winning easily and learning nothing.<\/p>\n
‘I really just wanted to feel comfortable in there,’ Tszyu said.<\/p>\n
‘I wanted to get in the ring, not try go for the KO and get reckless. In the past, that’s what actually came wrong by me.<\/p>\n
‘I wanted to take my time, use my jab. I have all the skills in the world, I just need to apply them.’<\/p>\n
Tszyu now boasts a 26-3 professional fighting record after handing Velazquez his first loss in the Sydney fight.<\/p>\n
The Aussie had lost three out of his last four fights, before he faced off with\u00a0Velazquez.<\/p>\n
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