Tim Tszyu Lays Out ’20 Step’ Plan After Upset Loss

Tim Tszyu is on the road to redemption after his upset loss to Sebastian Fundora back in March.

Tszyu suffered a split decision loss to Fundora in a fight he had a nasty cut. It was a shocking defeat and now, following the loss, Tszyu says the change in opponent was tough to deal with, but he still had confidence he would get his hand raised.

“I know what I possess and I knew that I could get the job done and I could adapt,” said Tszyu (via BoxingScene). “It’s hard because you think about when you’re fighting an opponent. You’re like, this is the man you’re fighting and then it’s a complete switch. It took me two days to process it and I said, alright, the fight’s not over. We’ve got a new change and that’s it. And then I was locked in sparring and I felt good. Eric from Las Vegas and the boys got it done with sparring southpaws. The show went on and the rest is history.”

Since the loss, Tim Tszyu has been recovering and rehabbing, which he says is a bit odd as he doesn’t have any date or opponent to prepare for. But, he knows the time in the gym training will benefit him in the long haul.

“Yeah, it’s a weird feeling. You’ve always got, like, a date to work towards and a goal,” said Tszyu. “But yeah, it’s been not as intense, just a bit of relaxation mentally. But at the same time for me, I need that. I need to feel that pressure. I need that date just to be able to say, I’ve got something locked in and I’m ready to go. But you got to be able to balance things out and, even though I don’t have a date, I’m still growing, still finding ways to level up in every way I know.”

Ultimately, Tim Tszyu is confident he will be able to rebound in his next fight and will become a champion again as he laid out his plan to doing so.

“You don’t win everything in life, you know,” said Tszyu. “That’s what I realized. One thing I thought about was that, in my eyes, I was never too happy with a win anyway so when I lost I didn’t get too sad either. I always had a fear of losing. Once I felt that, I knew that it was going to bring a lot of growth. When you take two steps backward, you’re going to leap another 20 steps forward so that’s the mind frame. I’m coming for it all now man.”