Tim Tszyu weighed in at 153.4 lbs and IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev got here in at 152.8 kilos throughout the official weigh-in for his or her fight this Saturday, October nineteenth on the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The ceremonial weigh-in might be later.
Nervous Tszyu
Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) has seemed nervous all week during interviews. While he’s talked in his normal daring manner, his face and body language don’t match his words. He clearly knows that the unbeaten Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs) is a threat to him and his profession.
Tszyu could lose and get knocked out by the massive, powerful seek and destroy Murtazaliev. The timing for Tsyu to tackle the murderous puncher Murtazaliev, who fans feel is a mix of those fighters: Artur Beterbiev, Gennady Golovkin, and Sergey Kovalev.
If Tszyu can’t keep Murtazaliev off of him on Saturday, he’s not going to last long because this guy is lethal along with his power and combination punching. There’s a reason why he’s been avoided by the highest fighters within the 154-lb division and paid step-aside money.
Weights:
Bakhram Murtazaliev 152.8
Tim Tszyu 153.4
“I just said he’s not as tall and as strong as I assumed he was,” said Tim Tszyu to the media when asked what he said to Bakhram Murtazaliev during their final press conference on Thursday. “He doesn’t look that big.”
It appears like Tszyu is attempting to boost his own self-confidence by saying that Murtazaliev didn’t “Look that big.” When the 2 fighters stood face-to-face, Murtazaliev looked taller and more powerful of the 2. Tszyu is attempting to project a false image of fearlessness, designed to disguise the fear that he has for his opponent, Murtazaliev. Tszyu is clearly afraid.
You may see it in his face and the way in which he acts. He knows Murtazaliev can wreck his profession by knocking him out on Saturday and permanently ruining his dreams of getting the massive money fights against Crawford, Fundora, and Spence.
“That is the fight to prove it as well. I can really exhibit what I’m manufactured from,” said Tszyu when asked if his fight with Murtazaliev will prove that he deserves to fight Sebastian Fundora, Terence Crawford, and Errol Spence.
If Tszyu loses to Murtazaliev, his hopes to change into a two-time 154-lb champion might be temporarily derailed, and it might be a second consecutive defeat for the 29-year-old. Furthermore, Tszyu’s popularity might be further degraded because he could have failed once more, but this time against a fighter that casual boxing fans aren’t acquainted with. Murtazaliev isn’t well-known to Australians and U.S. fans.
Tszyu Can’t Afford One other Loss
A loss against Murtazaliev will make it difficult for Tszyu to get the fights that he wants against Crawford, Spence, and Fundora. Tszyu would want to work his way back to the highest by beating highly ranked contenders at 154, and it’s questionable whether he could do this in time to get fights against the aging Spence and Crawford.
“I feel prefer it’s a bit just like Ocampo. He’s a bit more grit, more skillful,” said Tszyu about Murtazaliev. “I’ll see on the night. I actually adapt and adjust. People really underestimate my boxing skills. They really think I just walk forward. No, no, there’s rather a lot more to that.”
This appears like mind games by Tszyu, comparing Murtazaliev to his past opponent, Carlos Ocampo, who he knocked out in the primary round last 12 months on June 18, 2023. Murtazaliev fights nothing like Ocampo, who had been knocked out in the primary round by Spence in 2018 and beaten by Fundora in 2022.
“Zero,” said Tszyu when asked if he feels that he and Murtazaliev have a somewhat similar fighting style.
“I’m not doing that. It’s silly,” said Tszyu when asked if he’d been running to take off weight for the weigh-in because Murtazaliev had been seen doing that. “He was also eating chips the opposite night. It doesn’t make any sense in any respect. No, I don’t think he’s struggling [to make weight]. I feel he’s silly.”
This comment from Tszyu is one other example of him attempting to get a mental advantage over Murtazaliev, hoping that he heard what he said in order that he wouldn’t be confident on fight night. It’s not going to work. Murtazaliev might be confident and looking out to knock out Tszyu and potentially finish off his sinking profession.
