‘Tszyu is a killer’: Terrifying Aussie star destroys another victim
Newswire
Tim Tszyu ended Stevie Spark within three rounds as Aussie boxing’s golden boy demolished the challenger with a relentless barrage of brutal body shots.
It was an intriguing fight as Tszyu had everything to lose while Spark could only enhance his reputation by putting up any sort of resistance.
Bravely stepping into the ring with just a week’s notice after Michael Zerafa pulled out of the clash, Spark moved up two weight divisions to take on Tszyu and he was clearly outmatched.
Despite leaving a rare mark under the eye of Australian boxing’s golden boy, Tszyu was never majorly troubled by Spark, who more than won over the crowd just be stepping into the ring.
While Spark started strong, Tszyu settled into his work and controlled him from the outset.
At the start of the third round, Spark’s corner earned him a little more time when an ice bucket was knocked over in the middle of the ring, but it only delayed the inevitable.
Tszyu went up a gear with a minute left in the third, dropping Spark with a brutal body shot.
It was all but over then and there as Tszyu dropped his rival again seconds later to end the fight.
“The first one put him down but the second absolutely destroyed him,” Commentator Ben Damon said on Main Event.
“Every fight, I try to bring something new, try to break my opponent down, picking my shots,” he said.
“If you see the body shot, it went straight through his stomach. I put this pressure where I was just tapping him and just touching him up and distracting him for those shots where you really put it on.” Tszyu also had a message for whoever he takes on next.
“For myself, I’ve got one objective in my mind and that’s take whoever is in front of me out,” Tszyu said in the ring. “All respect to Stevie Spark for coming in, he’s got a big career in front of him but again, this my ring, this is my division.
“Liam Smith, (Magomed) Kurbanov and Danny Garcia, they’re the guys I’m going for. If you’re watching boy, I’m coming for you.”
With the fight being shown around the world after a deal with broadcaster ESPN, the calls are already on for a big name on the global stage for Tszyu’s next fight.
Spark said he’ll drop back down to super lightweight but added that “the hype is real”, having shared the ring with Tszyu.
“I’m glad that my name gets to go down on his resume,” Spark said. “He’s a future world champion that bloke and I’m glad I got to share the ring with him.”
