Tim Tszyu has opened up on his complex relationship with his father Kostya as he prepares to contest another fight with his old man on the other side of the world.
on the Gold Coast on Sunday and is the heavy favourite to win his third bout of the year in what’s expected to be his last fight on home soil.
“It’s everything to have grandpa’s support. He’s never missed any of my fights, even in the amateurs. “Dad sometimes forgets. I respect what he’s done of course but we’re in a different era now. We do things differently. Tszyu has also taken another step to separate himself from his famous father by taking down promotional posters of Kostya’s legendary fights and relegating a handful of them to one section of the family’s gym.
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