Via Jeff Aaron: WBO 154-lb 1st place contender Tim Tszyu (20-0, 15 KOs0) overtook world title challenger Takeshi Inoue (17-2-1, 10 KOs) to win the round 12 unanimously agreed on Wednesday night at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Tszyu took down many tough shots during the skirmish as Inoue was equipped with a tall guard to avoid getting hit upstairs. During the championship rounds, Tszyu looked tired and tired from hitting as many punches at punchers as Inoue.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t much give and take in the competition, mostly 8 because Inoue didn’t appear to be willing to trade with heavy handed Tszyu.
It seems that Inoue’s goal for the fight was to survive 12 rounds without being knocked out, and he accomplished that goal but at the cost of losing.
This is the same performance we saw from Inoue in his unanimous decision in the 12th round loss to former WBO 154-lb champion Jaime Munguia in 2019.
Inoue joined that fight as well, hiding behind a high guard and blocking and capturing the entire fight as a sparring partner. Munguia is more willing to let go and take chances in that fight than we saw in Tszyu tonight, but that is typical for the Mexican knockout artist.
Contrary to Tszyu, Munguia is a massive and heavy-handed puncher. In Tszyu’s case, he looked wary and focused on pictures of his body and throwing knives at his head. Inoue would be knocked down if Tszyu didn’t stop attacking him, but he didn’t seem to want to do that. Maybe Tszyu was worried about getting cut or vented.
The score is 120-107, 119-108, 120-107. Boxing News 24 scored for Tszyu 117-111.
All in all, it wasn’t a stellar performance from Tszyu but he needs to prove he’s among the top at 154, as it clearly shows that he needs more experience. experience before going up against the big dogs in the tournament.
The 27-year-old Tszyu defeated Inoue in the 12th round, but other than that, the match was not much. Tszyu fought clinically against the overly cautious Inoue, who remained on high alert throughout the 12th round competition to avoid getting hit by a bullet.
In the 5th round, Tszyu injured Inoue with a blow to the head that caused the Japanese boxer to lose his temper and turn his back to him. Inoue then retired to the ring amateurishly. Tszyu didn’t take advantage of Inoue from training him with a header when he was defenseless.
Tszyu was a bit too controlling with Inoue as this is someone he needed to be attractive to to prove he was among the top fighters at 154th.
Inoue was there to be defeated tonight due to the way he shelled like a partner about to attack, but Tszyu looked hesitant to bombard him for fear of being hit.
The top middleweight contenders, Jermell Charlo, Brian Castano, Erickson Lubin and Israil Madirmov, will be celebrating Inoue if they’re there tonight.
“It was a great experience,” said Tszyu after the win over Inoue. “The guy is built like a brick wall. F***ing hit him with anything, and he didn’t come down.
“I don’t think any strong candidate can drop him. Raise your hand for him. I’m sure he’ll be in pain tomorrow. God, what a warrior! ”
Inoue had never been knocked down before meeting the Australian, and it wasn’t until the final round that he reached the tarp – although in one knock it was mainly due to his feet failing to keep up. slippery floor.
“I don’t feel s**t. I’m just having a good time! ” said Tszyu in giving a stream of positive comments about his less than impressive performance.
