Commentator Shawn Porter believes that Tim Tszyu (24-2, 17 KOs) got here into his combat in opposition to IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazliev (23-0, 17 KOs) with an “conceited” mindset, which led to his fast exit, shedding by a third-round knockout on Saturday night time on the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Porter had picked the previous WBO junior middleweight champion Tszyu to win the combat, however his prediction was utterly mistaken. Tszyu ought to have boxed and moved across the ring reasonably than mixing it up with the large puncher Murtazliev. Nevertheless, Porter admits Tszyu hasn’t gotten this far in his eight-year skilled profession by being a boxer.
Tszyu has at all times been a one-dimensional fighter, relying 100% on his energy and talent to stalk his prey. Final night time, he ran right into a fighter with extra energy, dimension, and expertise than him in his four-knockdown, third-round TKO loss to Murtazaliev of their predominant occasion conflict on Premier Boxing Champions on Amazon Prime Video. Tszyu obtained uncovered. That’s principally what occurred.
May Tszyu Have Gained If He Boxed?
- Switching Kinds: It could have been troublesome for him to change to a plan B when issues went downhill within the second spherical. In opposition to Murtazaliev, Tszyu wouldn’t have been in a position to escape his stress even when he had moved and boxed the way in which Porter felt he ought to have. Tszyu would have needed to work on switching to a boxing strategy, and it’s uncertain he did that.
- Energy Benefit: Tszyu selecting to maneuver and transfer nonetheless wouldn’t have helped him take the laborious punches that Murtazaliev could be hitting him with. These pictures had been brutal, and he confirmed knockout energy with each fingers. Going into the combat, the main target was on Murtzaliev’s proper hand, however his left did many of the harm final night time. Tszyu couldn’t take the left hooks, which appeared equally as highly effective because the rights he was hitting him with.
- Utilizing Jab: Had Tszyu used his jab, it’s uncertain that he may have succeeded in protecting Murtazaliev off with this software as a result of he was a jab of his personal and had the attain benefit. He caught Tszyu along with his jab, snapping his head again, and tagged him along with his left hooks.
“They shouldn’t have tried to combat hearth with hearth. That’s his model. I get that, however I really feel like shifting and turning was the proper factor to do. You place that on teaching,” stated Shawn Porter to FOX Sports activities Australia, discussing the aftermath of Tim Tszyu’s TKO loss to Bakhram Murtaliev final Saturday night time. “So far as getting again to world competition, I’m undecided. While you’ve been on the high, you’re a step away from getting again.”
Porter feels that Tszyu can get proper again on the high with one win in opposition to a top-level fighter, however he doesn’t say who that man could be. At this level, it might be extremely difficult for Tszyu to defeat one in every of these killers at 154:
– Serhii Bohachuk
– Israil Madrimov
– Vergil Ortiz Jr.
– Terence Crawford
These fighters have expertise and energy and would reap the benefits of the identical flaws in Tszyu’s sport that Murtazaliev uncovered final Saturday night time. Tszyu’s promoters could be insane to try to match him in opposition to any of these guys, even when he begged them to.
Tim Should Return to the Home Stage
Tszyu will most likely return house to Australia in his subsequent combat and be matched in opposition to domestic-level fighter Michael Zerafa to rebuild his shattered confidence. That’s nonetheless not a gimme for Tszyu as a result of Zerafa can punch, and if there are any remnants from his loss to Murtazaliev there, he’ll reap the benefits of that.
Tszyu should take an ego hit returning to combating on the Aussie stage, however he’s now failed in his makes an attempt to combat on the world stage. It could be pointless for him to proceed combating top-tier opposition and wind up within the journeyman circuit inside two or three years of repeated losses.
