Tim Tszyu’s Next Big Moment: A Terence Crawford Or Errol Spence Fight?
Mar 28, 2024 • 11:45 PM ET
LAS VEGAS – Tim Tszyu recalled on stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Thursday how he dreamed one night 15 years ago, at the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight, of one day headlining his own Vegas card.
Looking out at a sea of reporters and boxing dignitaries, he locked eyes with none other than Cotto.
And if that wasn’t head-exploding enough, Australia’s Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) is also peering out to envision fight nights even greater than this long-awaited dream event.
Not only has recently undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford positioned himself through the World Boxing Organization to fight Tszyu within 180 days of Saturday night, word came Thursday that recently deposed three-belt welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. was en route to Vegas to seek a fight with Tszyu.
Reacting to a post on Spence’s X social media account that contained a photo of a Great White shark and a caption reading, “Headed to Vegas. I want the winner!! #TszyuFundora,” Tsyzu didn’t bat an eye.
“Beautiful … these are the types of moments I’ve always wanted,” he said. “Big moments to be getting the big names into a fight.”
Earlier in the day, Tszyu told BoxingScene that he, without question, plans in victory to fight Crawford in the U.S.
- Manny Pacquiao
- Miguel Cotto
- Terence Crawford
- Errol Spence Jr.
- Tim Tszyu
- Sebastian Fundora
- Manny Pacquiao Jr.
- Tszyu vs. Fundora
Lance Pugmire has been a full-time boxing writer for nearly 20 years, serving now as BoxingScene’s U.S. Senior Writer and assistant producer for ProBoxTV’s “BoxingScene Today.” Pugmire capped a near 20-year career at the Los Angeles Times (sports investigations, NHL/MLB beat work, law enforcement/courts and boxing/UFC) to join The Athletic, and then USA Today. Pugmire’s stint at The Times started with the first Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez fight and the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jnr then-record pay-per-view, leading through a slew of ringside assignments at major bouts, including Mayweather-Pacquiao, Mayweather-Canelo and the Canelo-Golovkin trilogy. Lance’s appreciation for boxing is rooted in his admiration and appreciation for the fighters, gladiators who have proven to be the most forthcoming and candid of all the athletes he has interviewed over a career dating to 1990. Lance was honored to be named the 2022 winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence and he’s collected many BWAA writing awards in categories ranging from breaking news to deep-dive long features.
