Shawn Porter Believes Tim Tszyu Is Now The Favorite To Beat Jermell Charlo

Shawn Porter thinks Tim Tszyu would be the betting favorite to beat Jermell Charlo should the title fight happen.

Tszyu is currently the mandatory challenger to the undisputed world champion in Charlo and the fight has been rumored for months. But, injuries to Charlo have delayed it and on the weekend, Tszyu picked up the biggest win of his career as he beat Carlos Ocampo in just 77 seconds.

“That’s the key word right there – confidence. He’s on physically. He’s growing in terms of his experience and in his mentality in the ring, those boxers’ eyes that we talked about earlier,” Porter said on Main Event (h/t BoxingScene). “Knowing what you’re seeing and taking control where you can. Now his confidence is growing.

“This is a big problem for Charlo. Look at all this momentum on the side of Tim Tszyu,” Porter continued. “Tim Tszyu has so much to talk about when they go to a press conference, or they go to this and that – Charlo has to keep his mouth shut, because Charlo hasn’t been busy. What can he talk crap about? Nothing. Guess what – everything’s on Tim’s side to win this fight. I even guarantee that even from a standpoint of bookies, if bookies don’t put Tim as the favorite, they’re just favoring Charlo. Tim Tszyu is now the favorite to win and become undisputed.”

As of right now, no date has been set for the title fight between Jermell Charlo and Tim Tszyu. However, the fight will likely take place in Las Vegas, and although that would be enemy territory for Tszyu, Porter doesn’t see that as an issue for the Australian.

“Hey, listen, let’s play devil’s advocate here. He’s doing this at home. You’re right, he is doing this at home,” Porter said. “But this crowd is still loud. This crowd is still big. He’s still got a lot going on where he’s got to handle tickets, and he’s got to handle this person being there, and that person being there. When he goes abroad and he goes back to America to fight Charlo he doesn’t have to worry about trying to put himself anywhere. He doesn’t have to worry about family and friends being at this place and that place. He’ll be even calmer and more focused and he was here with two big wins here in Australia.”

Do you agree with Shawn Porter that Tim Tszyu would be the favorite to beat Jermell Charlo?