Boxing nice Kostya Tszyu is called a person who pushed himself tougher than arduous when coaching for a battle. Now, 55 yr outdated Tszyu desires his two boxing sons, Tim and Nikita, to “spend a while in discomfort” in a coaching camp in Russia. This yr may show to be a pivotal one within the profession of former WBO 154 pound champ Tim Tszyu, who misplaced twice in 2024, to Sebastian Fundora after which Bakhram Murtazaliev. Whereas Nikita Tszyu is presently unbeaten at 10-0.
Tszyu, talking with Fox Sports activities in Australia, says he desires to take his sons again to fundamentals so far as coaching goes, and he’s sure Tim can win himself a second world title right here in 2025. Kostya, who lives in Russia, says the nation can be the proper place for such a coaching base.
“I’ve already put the supply out,” Tszyu stated of the invitation he has despatched his two sons to return and prepare in Russia. “Clearly they’re massive boys now – and might make their very own choices – however I’d like to take them each to Russia, take them into camp. I wish to put them on the bottom and provides them a tough routine. The easy stuff. Good however not flashy. Have them spend a while in discomfort. As a result of typically being in a consolation zone, it provides you no benefit…..typically it’s in opposition to you.”
Once more, Tszyu was all the time in terrific bodily form when coming into the ring, and he was mentally prepared additionally. It might, one would assume, serve Tim and Nikita Tszyu nothing however good for them to take their dad up on his, shall we embrace, disagreeable supply.
Will probably be attention-grabbing to see who Tim Tszyu fights when he makes his ring return. Two dangerous losses on the spin can spoil a fighter, and 30 yr outdated Tszyu, 24-2(17) wants to return again and present us he has not been ruined as an elite fighter. Can Tszyu do it? Perhaps. And together with his dad’s assist, possibly Tszyu may even come again harder and stronger than ever earlier than.
Tszyu suffered one heck of a nasty lower to the highest of his head within the Fundora loss, whereas he was shockingly taken out in simply three rounds by Murtazaliev. Tszyu definitely does have all of it to show, and are available again from, right here in 2025. Perhaps some ‘Rocky Balboa’ Russian coaching is simply what Tszyu wants to have the ability to make his ring return a profitable one.