‘Tim Tszyu is a monster’: America reacts to Aussie boxing beast

Australian fight fans already know Tim Tszyu is a class act but now the rest of the world is starting to take notice of the 27-year-old.

Tim Tszyu is marching towards a world title. Photo: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images.

Boxing fans liked what they saw from Tim Tszyu on Wednesday night and America may soon understand what all the fuss is about by witnessing him up close for the first time.

Tszyu beat Takeshi Inoue via unanimous decision in Sydney but was unable to land the killer blow and stop the fight before the end of the 12th round. He admitted facing his Japanese rival was like punching a “brick wall” as he heaped praise on the “warrior” for withstanding a brutal barrage of uppercuts and body shots to remain standing until the final bell.

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After moving to 20-0, Tszyu is eyeing off his first overseas venture — a title fight in Las Vegas against Brian Castano, who has possession of the WBO super welterweight belt.

“I’ll be back in the gym, I gotta be more prepared than that because I need to take these guys out and I need to keep taking them all out one by one. The grind continues,” Tszyu said after the fight as he called Castano out.

“You boys finish your little honeymoons and get back in the gym and start training. I’m coming for all of you. Every single one of you.”

Everyone in Australia knows how impressive Tszyu is as he enhances his reputation with every win, but a trip to the States is needed to elevate his status to the next level.

CBS boxing analyst Brian Campbell is certainly a fan of the 27-year-old, tweeting: “Tim Tszyu is a monster. Time to bring the show to the world stage.”

Writing for boxing bible The Ring, Diego Morilla assessed that “after dropping dozens of bombs during the fight — and a few F-bombs in the post-fight comments — Tim Tszyu remained undefeated and well on his way to a junior middleweight world title fight”.

“Punch statistics wouldn’t do justice to his performance,” Morilla added, saying the Aussie “landed numbing body punches in large quantities against a foe that simply wouldn’t go down”.

Tim Tszyu just keeps winning. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Jake Donovan of Boxing Scene said “Tszyu has fully embraced his new ‘Soul Taker’ moniker, stalking Inoue from the opening bell” but Boxing News 24’s Jeff Aronow warned of being too optimistic about the performance.

“In Tszyu’s case, he looked cautious and loaded up on body shots and threw jabs to the head,” Aronow wrote.

“Overall, it wasn’t an outstanding performance from Tszyu that he needed to show that he belongs among the top guys at 154 (pounds), as it clearly showed that he needs more experience before tackling the big dogs in the division.

“Tszyu was a little too controlled against Inoue because this was a guy that he needed to steamroll to show that he belongs among the top fighters at 154.

“Inoue was there to be battered tonight due to the way he was shelling up like a sparring partner, but Tszyu looked hesitant to bombard him for fear of being hit.”

UK boxing journalist James Dielhenn said the “one-sided demonstration” showed Tszyu “is ready for the world title scene”.

“Tszyu pulverised Inoue to the body but his run of five consecutive stoppages was brought to a halt simply by his opponent’s toughness,” Tszyu wrote for Sky Sports.

Originally published as ‘Tim Tszyu is a monster’: America reacts to Aussie boxing beast