Tim Tszyu suffers second Las Vegas disaster, cops brutal baking from boxing Tsar Turki Al-Sheikh

Tim Tszyu’s rocky relationship with one of the most powerful men in world boxing, Turki Al-Sheikh, took a twist after the Aussie fell to Sebastian Fundora in another war for the ages.

One of the most powerful men in world boxing, Turki Al-Sheikh has appeared to take a swipe at Tim Tszyu just minutes after the Aussie lost his world title rematch to Sebastian Fundora.

An account bearing Al-Sheikh’s name tweeted, then quickly deleted, a Courier Mail graphic sharing news of Tszyu’s defeat.

The account added in the caption: “I said to you from the beginning, Tim Tszyu does not deserve to be on a Riyadh Season or Ring Magazine card.

The tweet was rapidly deleted, but not before boxing fans took screenshots.

Tszyu has had a rocky relationship with Al-Sheikh.

The Australian had been slated to fight Vergil Ortiz on a Riyadh Season card last year, but was forced out.

The tweet which came from an account bearing Turki Al-Sheikh’s name.

It led to an apparent falling out , with the Saudi powerbroker saying he’d never work with him again.

“I will not work with Tim Tszyu,” Alalshikh said in August. “Let him do his way, he doesn’t understand.”

Al-Sheikh then tweeted another cryptic remark about Tszyu.

“Regarding Tim Tszyu, there’s something unclear with the communications from his team with our team, so I believe I will reconsider his situation.”

Asked last year about those comments, Tszyu said: “It kind of felt like a young kid that didn’t get a lollipop.

“‘Oh well.’ You just ignore it.

“I’ve got a good team behind me, and I’m happy with everything.”

TSZYU FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE

Tim Tszyu faces an uncertain future after a disastrous defeat to Sebastian Fundora in yet another bloody and bruising battle in Las Vegas.

Tszyu was dropped in the first round and likely lost every round before the fight was waved off after the seventh.

There was confusion around whether Tszyu had told his corner to stop the fight, but his team confirmed it was a decision made by the whole corner.

He said he was gassed out from all the jabs, and was taken straight to hospital for precautionary check-ups.

It’s the 30-year-old’s third defeat in four fights, leaving his position as one of the world’s elite fighters at 154-pounds in tatters.

He was forced to say he couldn’t continue, but left the arena alongside his wife, Alex, to big cheers from the sold out MGM Grand crowd.

The same crowd rose to its feet in nearly every round of what turned out to be another brutal encounter between them.

Tszyu wore the same style of jet black trunks that his father wore in his upset world title win over Zab Judah at the same arena in 2001, but couldn’t deliver the same result.

While he was overmatched, Tszyu showed incredible heart to keep swinging until the very end.

But his attacks became more and more desperate while his face grew ever redder as Fundora displayed his phenomenal speed and power.

The southpaw Fundora’s left hand was his money shot.

In scenes eerily similar to Tszyu’s loss to Bakhram Murtazaliev last year, the Aussie was caught by a left hand in round one and fell to the canvas in shock.

Fundora kept landing the same shot, and jabbed brilliantly.

Tszyu couldn’t figure out the puzzle of how to get in close and work the body, instead left to throw wild haymakers to the head.

Tszyu’s courage to keep looking for the knockout had an instant impact on the powerful WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, who made a beeline for Tszyu as he sat dejected on his stool moments after the stoppage.

Sulaiman took the Aussie’s face in his hands and told him what a warrior he is.

But it takes two to tango, and Fundora showed drastic improvements from their first fight last March.

“He’s one tough motherf***er,” Tszyu managed to laugh after collecting his thoughts. “I tried to do everything, but I just couldn’t do it.

“Victory belongs to Sebastian Fundora, the best at 154 pounder on the planet right now.

“He’s the better man. He’s hard to land.

“He’s tall as f**k, sometimes I thought I was shadow-boxing with myself. It is what it is.

“Congratulations to his team, God bless.”

After admitting he was frustrated by people questioning his first win over Tszyu, Fundora will now look to unification fights.

“My dad was telling me all week, ‘I think we’ll get him out’ and after that first knockdown in round one, I think his prediction came true,” he said.

“My mum said I’m the bigger guy. Everyone calls me a bully in the ring, so why not start bullying guys?”

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