Tim Tszyu’s promoter, George Rose, says Terence Crawford will “by no means be” the king of the 154-lb division if he doesn’t combat former WBO Junior middleweight champion Tszyu.
Tszyu’s Focus On IBF Title First
Rose states that whereas they’re serious about preventing WBA champion Crawford sooner or later, their precedence is capturing the IBF title from champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs) for now. Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) wants that piece of knickknack to transmute it right into a mega-fight towards Crawford if he nonetheless holds the WBA belt after his subsequent combat.
Crawford is in a rush to attempt to get the Canelo Alvarez payday, and he may not hold across the 154-lb division lengthy sufficient to gather all of the gold and combat Tszyu.
He appears virtually fixated on the Canelo combat, and he doesn’t appear formidable sufficient to remain round and combat all of the gifted at 154 to be the true king.
“We’re going to combat for an IBF World Title. Terence Crawford doesn’t personal that, that belongs to Bakhram Murtazaliev,” stated promoter George Rose about Tim Tszyu. “So we’ll be preventing Bakhram, and we’ll be profitable that world title.
“Crawford has now obtained belts. He’s a man we might love to speak to sooner or later, however proper now, we’re targeted on Bakhram.
“He’ll by no means be the king of the division if he doesn’t combat Tim Tszyu. Tim Tszyu is the king of the division,” stated Rose.
Crawford must run the gauntlet at 154 if he desires to be the true division king as a result of it’s not sufficient if he captures all of the belts however swerves Tszyu like he did Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis at 147.
Terence, 36, has obtained to run the gauntlet to point out that he’s the most effective this time as a result of he fled the 147-lb division with out preventing Boots after his win over the automobile crash-ravaged Errol Spence Jr. final 12 months in July.
Though technically, Crawford was the undisputed champion at welterweight after his win over the half-stunned, weight-drained Spence, he nonetheless had unfinished enterprise towards Boots to the King.
The Killers at 154
– Tim Tszyu
– Sebastian Fundora
– Vergil Ortiz Jr.
– Serhii Bohachuk
– Israil Madrimov: Rematch in impartial turf outdoors U.S
– Charles Conwell
– Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis: If he strikes as much as 154
– Xander Zayas
