Via Brian Webber: Tony Harrison says the opposition Tim Tszyu fought for for #1 with the WBO at 154 was “disgusting” before their match on 11 March for a provisional title at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia.
Former young WBC middleweight champion Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KOs) isn’t shy about expressing his feelings about the easy ride that 28-year-old Australian Tszyu had to top the Boxing Organization The leaderboard world is knocking on the door to claim the title against undisputed champion Jermell Charlo.
Tszyu earned the required spot with wins over Terrell Gausha, Takeshi Inoue, Steve Spark, Dennis Hogan, Bowyn Morgan and Jeff Horn. Those are the best wins on Tszyu’s seven-year professional resume.
To be fair to Tszyu, the 32-year-old Harrison’s résumé is only marginally better, with just one notable win over Jermell Charlo in 2018, which many boxing fans feel was a decisive decision. gifts for Detroit natives. Aside from that win, Harrison’s best wins in his 12-year professional career were against these boxers:
- Ishe Smith
- Sergio Garcia
- Serge Rabchenko
- Bronco Mckart
- Brewer Grady
- Anttwone Smith
Those fighters are arguably worse than the ones Tszyu has beaten in the past three years, which makes Harrison a hypocrite or someone refuse about his weak background.
The truth is that no boxer has a good resume, but that comes with territory. Only recently has the 154 lb category improved, with talented boxers going up from 147 and potentially replacing the old weight classes that Harrison & Tszyu have maintained throughout their careers.
“I don’t know what my game plan is, but like what I’ve told everyone, expect the unexpected.
“I see a lot of bad things he does not at championship level,“Harrison continued about 28-year-old Tszyu.
Harrison lost to fighters who did “bad things” in terms of their skill, but they still beat him. Willie Nelson and Jarrett Hurt are both forward slow-movers who will pass shots to drop their own bombs.
No one would mistake them as excellent boxers with excellent boxing fundamentals, but both knocked out Harrison in the ninth round.
“The opponents you face are terrible. We only judge you for the guys you fought with; the guy you fought for 1st place is disgusting.
“You see me packing up and walking towards Jermell [Charlo] second time, so expect the unexpected,” says Harrison.
