Any hope Horn had ended after a crucial intervention early in the fight. “What an exquisite boxing performance we’re seeing from the young man Tim Tszyu,” Damon said. Get your free trial now & start streaming instantly >. Those who ordered the Tszyu-Horn fight can watch a replay until 11.59pm September 6. Tsyzu continued to stay patient, slipping in a jab here, delivering a right hand there, before again delivering a thundering body blow with 40 seconds on the clock. New to Kayo? Do you understand me?”. Tim did exactly what I thought he’d do but Jeff just wasn’t following the strategy, which is odd for Jeff. Jeff Fenech has made it clear he wonât leave his boys in the ring in situations like that. It’s not easy to hold the faith under these trying conditions but I believe so strongly in Jeff, and with his career evaporating, I had to give him one last chance to snatch victory from defeat. It's not the main event on the night, but a duel between two NRL heavyweights is always going to draw the eyeballs and the fireworks are set to fly when Hodges and Lussick touch gloves. Glenn Rushton became an Australian villain on the night Jeff Horn was beaten to a pulp by Tim Tszyu — and he’s finally unloaded. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. There is always a way – it’s just a matter of finding it. Only Jeff can make that decision and there’s no hurry. Kneeling in front of Horn, Rushton asked his fighter a couple of times: “What do you want to do? Jeff wasn’t himself.
From the time this bullied schoolkid walked into my gym to learn self-defence when he had just turned 18, I have grown to admire him for his courage and determination. Luke Boyd beats Masong Warawara by 1st KO after a few brutal body shots. "I heard Barry Hall is looking for a fight.
Tim Tszyu might just be something special. The intensity and volume of punches Jeff was supposed to be throwing on the inside weren’t happening.
Of course we’re all disappointed, including Jeff. The win takes Australia’s golden child of boxing to 15-0 and now he’ll eye off a shot at a world title in 2020. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Watch Boxing Live & On-Demand on Kayo. New to Kayo? These are all of the points I considered. If no medical reason emerges for his performance, I can only say that the flame has gone – at least for now. Tszyu was cool as a cucumber while Horn was gassed. But Austin wasn’t going to play those games and stopped the fight a minute into the round in a crucial intervention. “There’s always room for improvement. I was the person who had the most experience, as well as the most information about Jeff to make the call but unfortunately, I wasn’t allowed that opportunity – and I can assure you, it still hurts. Adam should never have been on the apron in the first place, as only two seconds are allowed on the apron, which in our corner, was Stephen and Ben, as always. It's time. You don’t stop a fight just because a boxer is losing – you stop a fight if a boxer is injured and can’t continue or is being badly hurt by his opponent – neither of these were the case in Jeff’s fight. With Brubaker stuck on the ropes, Tszyu let his hands fly and landed heavy shot after heavy shot and trainer Jeff Fenech was left with no other option than to throw in the towel. Stephen was heard saying a couple of times, “I don’t want to”, meaning he didn’t want Jeff to continue, and Adam is telling Ben “no” when Ben was supporting me about allowing Jeff to continue for another minute to see what he could do. This rule applies in all sports, as I’m sure Anthony Seibold would agree. If Jeff had walked out for round 9 thinking that if he didn’t land a huge punch within the first minute, I’d throw the towel in – who knows what would have happened. I also knew from his recovery between rounds that he wasn’t as tired as he appeared (his breathing was quite steady) and he certainly wasn’t badly hurt, so he was okay to continue – he just wasn’t doing enough to win – and yet he knows how to win. “All I’ve seen so far from the pair of you is wrestling,” he said.
Selected international fights, classic bouts and more. Jeff Fenech has thrown in the towel after Jack Brubaker was getting absolutely mauled against the ropes. We’ve all grown to love Jeff’s tenacity, but after a few rounds it appeared as though the heart had been ripped out of Jeff Horn. It was so one-sided the commentary turned to Tszyu’s future in the sport. His right hand made some sweet connections, while Horn was already drawing referee Phil Austin’s attention, copping a warning for a hit to the back of Tszyu’s head. Sign up now!!! With those words, Tim Tszyu officially stepped out of his father’s shadow and announced himself as the new king of Australian boxing. Melbourne Cup 2020 live, how to watch, Channel 10, Delta Goo... Melbourne Cup 2020 live updates: King of Leogrance scratched... Melbourne Cup 2020 form guide: Late betting plunge, market m... Cricket news 2020: Shane Watson retirement, IPL, Morning Ser... Melbourne Cup: Wildest photos of all time, post-race, madnes... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. The fight we've all been waiting for. By the third Tszyu was in complete control. were all perfect. All times AEDT (GMT +11). The hunger didn’t appear to be there to stay on top of Tim.
“You’ll see me come out with different punches and different things.". From the first round, Jeff was off. Tszyu – the son of Aussie boxing great Kostya Tszyu – was dominant from the outset and in the third round he turned up the heat and once the bell sounded to get the fourth underway he charged across the ring and once applied the blowtorch, retaining his IBF Australasian super welter title. The primary concern of a referee is to prevent unnecessary damage to the boxer’s health – and he saw no reason to stop the fight until our corner persuaded him. There has to be a chain of command and I had said to Jeff after Zerafa 1, that the only person I would discuss a stoppage with in future was his brother, Ben Horn, and yet for Zerafa 2, I still had Adam Copland desperately wanting to throw the towel in, while I was trying to concentrate on every detail that was unfolding before me so as to make the best possible decision. Woke up this morning, got a fade and we're ready to go.".
“I don’t want to,” one member of the team repeated. Leading into the fight, Jeff had done Dexa scans, skin folds and he was being constantly monitored by Chris to ensure his recovery, diet, sleep, etc.
Tsyzu began showing off his full arsenal, hurting Horn with a left bodyshot. Tim Tszyu’s demolition of Jeff Horn was a masterclass in pain. So what went wrong in the fight against Tim Tszyu? A powerful, nuggety boxer, the Kiwi will present a different challenge to Tszyu than Jeff Horn did in his previous fight.
In the latter stages of the fight May began landing the heavier, cleaner shots but Tarimo refused to take a backwards step and just kept on pressing the pace with relentless pressure.
“Wow.”. Instead he just shrugged his shoulders, as if to say, I don’t really care either way. It was a messy fight with a lot of clinching and few clean punches landed. This is it. If you’re not clearly winning the next round within a minute, I’m going to throw the towel in. It was very difficult to communicate with Jeff after round eight as I had four other heads in the ring all trying to have their say, whereas, in Tim Tszyu’s corner, there was just a very peaceful team with one trainer and a second, which reminded me of when it was just Ben Horn and myself in the corner. Credit: Getty. This was a shame, as Adam had been sent to the canvas during his fight earlier in the night, went to hospital the following morning and shouldn’t have even been on the apron in the first place. To all those who say it was obvious Jeff couldn’t win, I simply say that’s nonsense. Both times Jeff did the impossible and snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Damon reported that no Australians came forward for the fight, with Dennis Hogan pre-committed to a US event, Daniel Lewis dealing with issues away from the ring, and Michael Zerafa intent on fighting Anthony Mundine.
Horn, as expected, was the aggressor early and let his opponent know he was in a fight quickly. “Knock it off,” Austin said. Justin Hodges holds a 2-0 record, but has only spent 95 seconds in the ring more than his opponent, Darcy Lussick, who is making his debut. The Queenslander could barely land a punch and just didn’t have his regular energy as Tszyu began to pick his shots. 2752 words worth. But Rushton continued, asking Horn if he had one last effort left in the tank. I believe Jeff will take some time to ponder his future, reflect on who he is, how he wants to be remembered, why he is boxing, if he still enjoys it, and if he has more goals he wants to achieve in boxing, etc. These guys are telling him to do this or do that — he’s got nothing left.”, Cofie added: “Clearly he’s got nothing left. I knew he was just annoyed with himself that he was losing the fight. "I watched Love Actually, usually puts me to sleep within 10 minutes and it worked," he said. The ENT specialist gave him the all clear to fight and slowly the vertigo subsided, however, the throat issue remained, as everyone knows who heard him speak leading into the fight. Further, as I am also Jeff’s manager, I knew there was no rematch clause in the contract, so there would be no second chance for Jeff to redeem himself. He’s normally like a junk yard dog ready to tear someone apart, however, his demeanour was subdued and the usual pop wasn’t in his punches. I have no qualms with the referee Phil Austin, as I believe he thought the corner wanted the fight stopped. Lussick was happy to get the job done early and after the fight called out former AFL legend Barry Hall who made his professional debut against Paul Gallen last month. Lussick.
“The footage appears to confirm that Adam, in particular, was largely responsible for ending the fight and quite possibly, Jeff’s career,” Rushton wrote. Morgan, 31, is 21-and-1 over the course of his career.
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