Tim Tszyu Wants Errol Spence to Quit: ‘Tap Out’

The Australian says he plans to overwhelm the former unified welterweight champion with pressure and make him question himself from the opening bell

Tim Tszyu says he wants Errol Spence questioning himself from the opening bell when they meet on July 25 in Sydney. The former WBO junior middleweight champion believes enough pressure can force Spence to mentally unravel during the fight.

“Ideally, Errol Spence just questions himself from the very get going, you know, and then taps out,” Tszyu said to Fight Hub TV.

When the interviewer followed up by asking if he wanted to break Spence mentally and make him quit, Tszyu didn’t hesitate.

“Yeah, of course. Of course,” he replied.

Tszyu believes the psychological battle could begin as soon as the opening bell. Earlier in the interview, he said he wants Spence questioning himself after feeling the power and pace of a natural junior middleweight.

“I want to make him think, you know what, this isn’t a small Danny Garcia that I’m fighting against. This is the pure 154-pounder that can hit, that can put on a pace, and I want him to feel that,” said Tszyu.

The former WBO junior middleweight champion also suggested Spence may be underestimating him heading into the fight.

“I’m very motivated, and the fact that he’s underestimating me, I feel like he just thinks this guy’s going to be a walk in the park. But yet when I get in the ring there, I want to shock him,” said Tim.

The bout is Spence’s first fight since his loss to Terence Crawford and his first appearance after a lengthy layoff. Tszyu enters the contest after decision victories over Denis Nurja in April and Anthony Velazquez last December. He has repeatedly described himself as a rejuvenated fighter under new trainer Jeff Fenech.

Their 158-pound clash headlines a pay-per-view card in Sydney on July 25, with Tszyu hoping to revive his world title ambitions while handing Spence what could be the final defeat of his career.

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