Australia can’t believe insane Tszyu victim

Tszyu claimed a unanimous points decision win, losing just a single round on one of the judge’s cards in a dominant 120-107, 120-107, 119-108 victory.Watch Boxing Live & On-Demand on Kayo. Selected international fights, classic bouts and more. New to Kayo? Start Your Free Trial >The Aussie rained down massive uppercuts, brutal body shots and savage hooks around his guard but he wasn’t able to knock Inoue down until the 12th round — and even that was contentious because of the slippery advertising sticker in the middle of the ring.It was a remarkable performance from both men as Tszyu was at his brutal best, while Inoue never went down even with all the punishment he copped.“He’s done himself proud, he’s an outstanding fighter and he’s very tough,” Main Event presenter Ben Damon said during the 12th round.He added that Inoue “showed otherworldly toughness” and needed to visit hospital after the bout for a check-up.Commentator Paul Kent said Inoue was “something else”, while Aussie boxing icon Barry Michael said Inoue has a “granite chin”.But the most telling comments came from Tszyu himself, who couldn’t believe Inoue was still standing at the end of the fight.“It was a great experience. The guy’s built like a brick wall,” Tsyzu said in the ring after the fight. “F***ing hit him with anything and he doesn’t go down. “I don’t think any of the heavyweights can drop him. He’s a brick wall, literally. Hands up to him man, that’s a warrior.”While it was Inoue’s second professional loss in his 20th fight, the 31-year-old was battered from the opening round. “In all honesty, I heard him squeal like 20 times and he still wouldn’t go down,” Tszyu continued. “His face, it’s completely battered, his body, I’m sure he’s going to be sore tomorrow but man, what a warrior. F***.”Asked about how much he felt Inoue’s power, Tszyu, who escaped reasonably unscathed, brushed it off.“I didn’t feel s***,” he said. “I was just having a good time in all honesty.”Tszyu is the mandatory challenger for Brian Castano’s WBO title and has long called out the men ahead of him.But he did say Inoue’s toughness gave him a reality check of what he needed to bring to match it with the best in the world.“Honestly I think that was the best thing that could have happened, getting a good 12 rounds in before I hit big time,” Tszyu said. “I’ll be back in the gym, I gotta be well more prepared than that because I need to take these guys out and I need to keep taking them all out one by one. The grind continues.”Australia was in awe of Inoue raving about the star’s incredible durability in the face of Tszyu’s onslaught.Michael added later the result may have been the best thing for Tszyu.“You can’t knock everybody out, he’s just proved that,” he said. “He’s going to fight tough opponents, Tim, and this was a great learning curve for Tim Tszyu, I believe. Twelve hard rounds against a world-class tough opponent. I think it was great.”

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Tszyu claimed a unanimous points decision win, losing just a single round on one of the judge’s cards in a dominant 120-107, 120-107, 119-108 victory.Watch Boxing Live & On-Demand on Kayo. Selected international fights, classic bouts and more. New to Kayo? Start Your Free Trial >The Aussie rained down massive uppercuts, brutal body shots and savage hooks around his guard but he wasn’t able to knock Inoue down until the 12th round — and even that was contentious because of the slippery advertising sticker in the middle of the ring.It was a remarkable performance from both men as Tszyu was at his brutal best, while Inoue never went down even with all the punishment he copped.“He’s done himself proud, he’s an outstanding fighter and he’s very tough,” Main Event presenter Ben Damon said during the 12th round.He added that Inoue “showed otherworldly toughness” and needed to visit hospital after the bout for a check-up.Commentator Paul Kent said Inoue was “something else”, while Aussie boxing icon Barry Michael said Inoue has a “granite chin”.But the most telling comments came from Tszyu himself, who couldn’t believe Inoue was still standing at the end of the fight.“It was a great experience. The guy’s built like a brick wall,” Tsyzu said in the ring after the fight. “F***ing hit him with anything and he doesn’t go down. “I don’t think any of the heavyweights can drop him. He’s a brick wall, literally. Hands up to him man, that’s a warrior.”While it was Inoue’s second professional loss in his 20th fight, the 31-year-old was battered from the opening round. “In all honesty, I heard him squeal like 20 times and he still wouldn’t go down,” Tszyu continued. “His face, it’s completely battered, his body, I’m sure he’s going to be sore tomorrow but man, what a warrior. F***.”Asked about how much he felt Inoue’s power, Tszyu, who escaped reasonably unscathed, brushed it off.“I didn’t feel s***,” he said. “I was just having a good time in all honesty.”Tszyu is the mandatory challenger for Brian Castano’s WBO title and has long called out the men ahead of him.But he did say Inoue’s toughness gave him a reality check of what he needed to bring to match it with the best in the world.“Honestly I think that was the best thing that could have happened, getting a good 12 rounds in before I hit big time,” Tszyu said. “I’ll be back in the gym, I gotta be well more prepared than that because I need to take these guys out and I need to keep taking them all out one by one. The grind continues.”Australia was in awe of Inoue raving about the star’s incredible durability in the face of Tszyu’s onslaught.Michael added later the result may have been the best thing for Tszyu.“You can’t knock everybody out, he’s just proved that,” he said. “He’s going to fight tough opponents, Tim, and this was a great learning curve for Tim Tszyu, I believe. Twelve hard rounds against a world-class tough opponent. I think it was great.”