’Man, I trigger him’: Tszyu rips into ‘scared’ Charlo over Canelo loss, rants aimed at Aussie
US star touches down, promises Tszyu ‘something he hasn’t seen before’Apart from being stripped of the WBO strap for going up two weight divisions to face Canelo – rather than Tszyu, his mandatory – Charlo then, with the Aussie suggesting prior to a Wednesday training session that his rival fought “scared”.
Asked his thoughts on what seemed a deliberate act, Tszyu laughed: “You know what, I think he’s that illiterate he can’t speak properly.And as for Charlo’s performance against Canelo days later?“I thought for what he said , who he is, calling himself a lion, that wasn’t a lion performance.“He was in there to survive, not in there to win.”
“There was no ring control, he was just moving, running.”Tszyu added soon after however that he wasn’t surprised, suggesting he had seen similar from Charlo in his first fight with Brian Castano, a 2021 split decision draw, and second fight against Tony Harrison, where he won via a late KO.“The first Castano fight, Charlo was on cruise control. I thought Castano won it.
Told the former undisputed champ doesn’t appear happy with Tszyu having claimed his WBO strap either, he shrugged: “Who is to blame?