Chris Algieri Errol Spence Jr vs Tim Tszyu
Chris Algieri offers his analysis of the Errol Spence Jr matchup with Tim Tszyu.
Transcript (en)
Now in terms of the fight itself, Tim Zhu and Errol Spence, or Errol Spence and Tim Zhu, depending on how you want to bill it, I'll probably go Errol Spence first. But I actually like the fight. It's a fight where I think there's a lot of question marks for both guys. And if Errol was coming in and going right into a fight with like a Virgil Ortiz or someone who was streaking at 150, or like a Sebastian Vendero, for example, coming off the layoff, I would be a little more apprehensive than I am with this. Because Tim Zhu is a guy who his life has been turned upside down. His boxing life has been turned upside down the last couple years, from going from a budding superstar champion looking to make a real name for himself in the States, to taking two really bad stoppage losses, to looking less than stellar in some of his comeback fights, to a guy who's been switching training camps, losing touch with family members. There's a lot going on brewing under the surface of Tim Zhu at this moment. And with Errol, he's just a big question mark. The guy hasn't been in the ring in almost three years. his last fight was a really bad loss to Errol Spence. There was questions about his health in terms of the beating he took from Crawford, but also the car accidents that he had many years ago in which it doesn't seem like he's necessarily the same guy anymore. So a lot of question marks for both these fighters, which generally makes for a good fight. You've got two guys that you don't know exactly what's going to happen, two guys who are very high-contact fighters in terms of their styles. Tim comes right at you. He's really in front of you like he's shown in his last couple fights. And Errol's a Terminator. He comes forward and rips with both hands as a combination puncher. I think he's actually going to feel better at 54, not whittling himself down to 147. So all in all, I do like this fight because both guys have enough question marks that you really don't know exactly what's going to happen on fight night.
