Paulie Malignaggi Says Jeff Fenech Changes Tim Tszyu’s Mindset

“I feel like if anything, the psychology of Tim with Fenech shall be to fight greater than flight,” Malignaggi said to The Punch Podcast. “I believe if anything, if Fenech’s bringing anything to the table with Tim, it might be more of a mindset than the rest. Pedro Diaz is a really technical trainer, but it surely doesn’t appear to be that’s what Tim needed. I believe Tim needed more of the psychological stuff.”

Malignaggi said Fenech’s own fighting style is the explanation he expects a more aggressive version of Tszyu on Saturday night. As a substitute of attempting to overhaul Tszyu’s fundamentals in a single camp, he sees the Australian great reinforcing an attacking mentality that matches the challenge posed by a returning Spence.

He did say that one technical adjustment he would really like to see is that Tszyu’s left hook could change into a much bigger weapon against the southpaw.

Malignaggi expects Fenech to induce Tszyu to check Spence from the opening bell as an alternative of allowing the previous unified welterweight champion to ease back into competition after a three-year layoff.

“I’d expect an aggressive Tim Tszyu,” Malignaggi said. “I don’t see how you possibly can not start out this fight aggressively against Errol Spence if you consider what’s in front of you and the query marks about Errol.”

Malignaggi did say that Tszyu has been hurt early in previous fights, making that approach a calculated gamble. He still expects Fenech to press Tszyu into an aggressive start.

Looking forward to fight night, Malignaggi said he isn’t expecting wholesale technical changes after one camp together.

“If there’s anything that’s going to face out about Tim with Fenech, I don’t think it’s numerous technical stuff. Although I would really like to see more left hooks from Tim. It’s more the mindset. I believe Fenech shall be demanding a boss mindset from Tim Tszyu,” said Malignaggi.