Who is Tim Tszyu fighting next?, Jermell Charlo, Tim Tszyu vs Brian Mendoza full fight highlights\u060c<\/p>\n
Tim Tszyu has called out Jermell Charlo for a unification blockbuster in 2024 after punishing American world title challenger Brian Mendoza so severely that he was left bloodied and “moaning” in the ring.<\/p>\n
After defending his WBO super welterweight title for the first time, Tszyu said he had now entered ‘superfight’ territory – with Charlo and Errol Spence Jnr the two names topping the list subsequently revealed by the world champion and his manager, Glen Jennings.<\/p>\n
The Australian boxing poster boy also suggested he was looking forward to the NRL season launch in Las Vegas next March, and urged Peter V’Landys to “open the checkbook” and help make it happen .<\/p>\n
Tim sends a hilarious message to Dad! | 00:45<\/p>\n
While Tszyu ultimately made a strong decision in a packed Gold Coast Convention Centre, there were several occasions when Mendoza looked gone – notably when he was rocked by three uppercuts in the seventh, banged against the ropes in the 10th round and seriously cut above the eye a round later.<\/p>\n The champion also revealed that the courageous Albuquerque native was even \u201cgroaning\u201d at one point in the fight, but fought bravely, with Tszyu ultimately taking all three scorecards 116-111, 116-112 and 117 -111. <\/p>\n Then presented with a Kayo t-shirt displaying his famous \u201cJohn Wick hit list\u201d \u2013 with the name Mendoza now also crossed out \u2013 Tszyu was asked who he wanted next.<\/p>\n There was no break.<\/p>\n \u201cCharlo,\u201d he responded immediately, referring to this American superstar who still holds the WBC, WBA and IBF titles.<\/p>\n A guy who also owned the belt that Tszyu owns until a fortnight ago when he was stripped for moving up two weight classes and taking a huge payday to challenge Canelo Alvarez.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the name I wanted before all this, before this whole list.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted Charlo, number one.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE NEWS TSZYU VS MENDOZA<\/b><\/p>\n Tszyu calls on ‘delusional’ rival to ‘come get him’ as Vegas epic awaits<\/b><\/p>\n Awkward moment after Tszyu’s hilarious post-fight joke to his legendary father<\/b><\/p>\n At that point, a reporter suggested that Charlo had put himself in a difficult situation by moving up two weight classes and was perhaps now reluctant to move back down.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is in a difficult situation because I became obligatory,\u201d Tszyu said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe knew how to make his way, earn his small salary.<\/p>\n \u201cBut if I had released him in January, that salary would never have happened.<\/p>\n \u201cHis career would have been over.<\/p>\n \u201cSo he has his last fight left.\u201d<\/p>\n Do you think it scares him to see you with that belt?<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely,\u201d the champion continued, smiling.<\/p>\n \u201cBen Damon mentioned my name (during an interview with Charlo) before he fought Canelo, and he was just going crazy.<\/p>\n \u201cSay ‘Mendoza va te kayo’.<\/p>\n \u201cAlright brother, what happened?\u201d<\/p>\n Do you think he watched your last fight?<\/p>\n \u201cYou would think so,\u201d Tszyu said. \u201cEspecially when we\u2019re on the radar.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCome and get him\u201d: Tszyu\u2019s message to Charlo | 01:37<\/p>\n American boxing great Shawn Porter, who flew out this week<\/a> to commentate on the Tszyu fight, said Charlo would never return to the division to fight him, the champion smiled again.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t blame him,\u201d he smiles. “I think he’ll spend a year’s honeymoon spending that money… wasting that money.”<\/p>\n Although Tszyu was not called upon when he thought a Charlo unification fight would take place \u2013 \u201cthat’s a question for him, I’m ready\u201d \u2013 Jennings also put forward the name of Errol Spence Jnr during the press conference.<\/p>\n Tszyu also said that while fighters may have shied away from him before, he now boasted a shiny, golden appeal.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving this,\u201d he said, tapping the world title belt on the table next to him, \u201cgives you a little negotiating power.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you have that, they can come and get it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow did he stay awake?!\u201d : Mendoza survives | 01:22<\/p>\n No Limit CEO George Rose also acknowledged that the March date made sense, while suggesting that if he were Charlo he would likely stay away from super welterweight as well.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I was watching Tim Tszyu fight, I would wonder what the other options are,\u201d Rose said.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause it\u2019s a Tim Tszyu victory.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that\u2019s why the blacklist exists.<\/p>\n \u201cBut every time Charlo raises his hand, Tim is ready.\u201d<\/p>\n Tszyu suggested his victory over Mendoza confirmed he was now ready for the biggest fights the sport has to offer \u2013 and the famous T Mobile<\/a> Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the level I\u2019m at right now, superfight level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not talking bullshit.<\/p>\n \u201cActually, I\u2019m up there.<\/p>\n \u201cI learned from a young age that if you want to say you are something, you have to do it.<\/p>\n \u201cI am no longer in the 1%.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m at 0.01%.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s superfight level.<\/p>\n \u201cThe T-Mobile Arena level.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s where we\u2019re headed.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd to end here on a high note, the last hurray is nice.\u201d<\/p>\n So what’s the chance of this happening in March, around the same time the NRL holds its season launch in Las Vegas?<\/p>\n \u201cLet them take out their checkbook and sort it out,\u201d smiles Tszyu.<\/p>\n \u201cThat would be sick.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not for me either, it\u2019s more for the people.<\/p>\n \u201cFor people to come and watch rugby<\/a> and end with a boxing match, it\u2019s a vacation there for any sports fan.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about the fight, Tszyu said he was never too concerned about the power of a rival who had iced his previous three opponents, saying: \u201cI could feel a little sting.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I train against super middleweights and light heavyweights, so it\u2019s nothing I haven\u2019t felt before.\u201d<\/p>\n And he was tough, wasn’t he?<\/p>\n \u201cI thought he was out,\u201d Tszyu conceded.<\/p>\n “No offense, but he was moaning and making all these weird noises during one of the rounds and I was like ‘dude, how is he still standing?’<\/p>\n Tszyu arouses Mendoza in BRUTAL fashion | 02:36<\/p>\n ” He has a big heart.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of fighters would have given up.<\/p>\n \u201cThese are facts.<\/p>\n \u201cBut that\u2019s why I gave him so much respect, because I knew he was a warrior and he had that warrior mentality.<\/p>\n \u201cHe said it himself: kill or be killed. And he shows it.<\/p>\n Tszyu also revealed how he prepared for the world title fight<\/a> by watching the Troy movie.<\/p>\n