{"id":353815,"date":"2026-06-20T17:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=353815"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:02:16","slug":"tim-tszyu-fires-back-at-shakur-stevenson-shrugs-off-errol-spence-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/tim-tszyu-fires-back-at-shakur-stevenson-shrugs-off-errol-spence-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Tszyu Fires Back At Shakur Stevenson, Shrugs Off Errol Spence Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p><strong>The previous world champion says he is finished with pre-fight talk and focused solely on July 25 in Sydney<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim Tszyu says he has little interest in trading words with Errol Spence Jr. ahead of their July 25 fight in Sydney. The previous world champion also dismissed comments from Shakur Stevenson and insisted his focus stays on the duty in front of him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-32\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<br \/><center><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; gap:12px; flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n<picture style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google.png.webp\"><\/source><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;\n            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/follow-google-news.png\"><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNah, that\u2019s all right. He talks it up and whatever. It&#8217;s what it&#8217;s. I\u2019m not stepping into that style of smack anymore, you already know? I\u2019m just here to cause pain,\u201d said Tszyu to Jai McAllister Boxing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier within the interview, Tszyu said he believes he&#8217;s at his best when distractions are removed, and his attention is centered entirely on boxing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe version? Just blissful, blissful. And once I\u2019m blissful, I feel that\u2019s essentially the most dangerous part. You already know, whenever you\u2019re just focused on what you bought to do and also you don\u2019t have these other stuff coming along around you,\u201d said Tszyu.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He was also asked about comments from Shakur Stevenson, who recently said he hopes Spence beats him. Tszyu had a temporary response for the unbeaten lightweight champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one other one, one other hater. What are you able to say? I actually like Shakur Stevenson, but I do rate Tank Davis higher. So yeah, just do it like that,\u201d said Tim.<\/p>\n<p>The fight shall be contested at a 158-pound catchweight. Jermall Charlo against Koen Mazoudier and Liam Wilson versus Stephen Fulton are also scheduled for the cardboard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-video\" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kz--bjDcoy8\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kz--bjDcoy8\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadVideo(this);\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Youtube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Kz--bjDcoy8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"sabox-authors\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-wrap\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-tab saboxplugin-tab-about\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-desc\">\n<div itemprop=\"description\">\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"497\">Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, recognized for his direct evaluation and extensive coverage of the worldwide fight landscape. 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