Comments Thread For: Sebastian Fundora to rematch Tim Tszyu; Xander Zayas and Jorge Garcia Perez to contest vacant WBO title at 154

[archiemoore1]

It'll be another bloody battle. The problem as I see it, is Tim Tszyu is very strong and tough but he's not evasive. He barely has any head or waist movement at all. He's always there to be hit. Fundora can close his eyes and punch, and they'll land most of the time, because Tszyu is robotic and stiff and stands too straight up.

[JeBron Lamez]

The real question is : will Tim give Murtazaliev a rematch if he beats Fundora?

This could be the exact play Murtazaliev's attempting. Try & get the winner.

[Left Hook Louie]

The real question is : will Tim give Murtazaliev a rematch if he beats Fundora?

Let's hope so.

[Smash]

Thurman probably asked for too much money and really had nothing to offer to Tim, so they skipped him and went straight for Fundora and the title. Mind you, I am sure they had to pay a pretty penny to Fundora for the belt. I would not be surprised if Tim is taking short money on this one just to get the belt back.

ah yes i was thinking of before when tim what the champene and he was due to fight thurman and thur pulled out with a sore arm 12 days before the bout and timmy said yeah lets go with the lanky guy and the rest is history so far

[BoxerFreddy]

While TT looked good before the cut in the first fight, I think Fundora wins this one. He is the younger fighter and is still improving. TT has taken 2 tough losses and his confidence must be hurting.. I predict Fundora by KO8...

[ShoulderRoll]

What about "The Alliance"?

Shouldn't Vergil be the next mando? Of course not, he's not a PBC füker.

Vergil is the interim champion, he should get the WBC shot next. And if not him than Bohachuk is ranked #1 by the WBC.

How the hell does Tim Tszyu get to jump the line ahead of them?

The rankings mean nothing in boxing. They are there to be manipulated or ignored if they are inconvenient to the promoters.

[TheOneAboveAll]

I'm okay with this. Tim was winning before that cut. Should be a fun rematch

Too much is made of Tszyu performing well in the first third of the first fight. Championship fights are 12 rds for a reason. Tszyu was unlucky with the cut, but Fundora was also bleeding like a stuck pig and pulled it together to box smart and win. Tszyu showed in his next fight that he has real flaws that will probably keep him a level below the true elite at 154lbs. He doesn't deserve a title shot right now.

[BlackRobb]

Don’t suppose there’d be any chance of that Uzbekh who almost blew Tzyu’s head clean out of the ring getting a title shot? Yay boxing.

He's already IBF champ at 154. Murtazaliev.

[garfios]

That's a pretty shocking move, frankly.

Fundora's style will be absolute kryptonite for Xayas.... easy money.

Meanwhile Tszyu was having his way with Fundora until that cut. 50-50 kinda fight in the rematch.

Wonder if the money just wasn't there for Fundora-Xayas.

Fundora was giving as good as he was receiving, and the cut was completely his fault.

[factsarenice]

Right, and of those names, Murt is arguably the scariest of them. Can you imagine an Ortiz v Murtazaliev matchup? Fireworks.

Great fight BUT..... Ortiz is a big draw and similar to the PBC, Golden Boy has options. Risking everything against Murtazaliev just doesn't make good financial sense, it's reckless and hat's why it won't happen.

Murtazaliev probably has a better chance at landing a fight with Madrimov or Bohachuk in Eastern Europe where they have name recognition.