Jeff Horn addresses Tim Tszyu camp’s Townsville hotel issues
“It’s not the greatest qualities of a future world champion if he can’t handle seeing his opponent before the fight”: Boxing champ Jeff Horn takes on Tim Tszyu’s feud.
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Jeff Horn’s team have been informed that the Tim Tszyu camp do not want to be placed at the some hotel in Townsville come the pairs anticipated showdown.
But the former world champion says he simply could not care less where he stayed, and he would accommodate for the 25-year-old’s request.
Plenty has been said in the build up to the bout at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, adding fuel to what is already set to be a firey clash on August 26.
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Add to that Tszyu’s relocation from New South Wales to the Gold Coast in order to avoid the coronavirus outbreaks south of the Tweed, and it has hardly been smooth sailing for the forthcoming battle.
However the hotel drama has written another chapter to the feud, but one Horn refuses to read too much into.
“I’m just going to go somewhere else now, they’re having a whinge about it so he can have this one, then go back to the dressing room first after the fight,” Horn said.
“I couldn’t care less, I had that in Vegas – I bumped into Terence Crawford’s team pre-fight and I wasn’t really effected, I just ignored anything to do with them.
“It’s not the greatest qualities of a future world champion if he can’t handle seeing his opponent before the fight, which he’ll have to do anyway at weigh-ins.”
Horn received the backing of two-time rival Michael Zerafa to come away with the goods in Townsville, with the latter calling for a third instalment of their story in the ring.
While said he had not entertained the idea, he appreciated the sentiment that he seems to have gained the fellow heavyweight’s respect.
But the same does not seem to have come from the Tszyu camp in his opinion, with the decision on who will walk out second yet to be locked in.
Both fighters have demanded they walk out second — with Tszyu the betting market’s favourite, and Horn the former world champion and higher ranked fighter.
“As far as I know I don’t think it’s decided yet, I just go on my last comments on that — I’m the former world champion, I’m higher ranked overall than he is, he could show some respect and let me walk out second,” Horn said.
“I’m a Queenslander as well, if we were in Sydney he’d probably come out second but he’s in my hometown.”
Originally published as Jeff Horn addresses Tim Tszyu camp’s Townsville hotel issues