Shakur Stevenson has offered his thoughts on Errol Spence Jr vs Tim Tszyu, believing that one fighter will get “destroyed” when they collide on July 25.
The pair have reportedly agreed to meet in Australia at a catchweight of 158lbs, despite Tszyu’s best efforts to face the former unified welterweight champion at 154lbs.
It was at super-welterweight where the Australian claimed his world title, against Brian Mendoza, before being relieved of the WBO belt by Sebastian Fundora.
Their first encounter resulted in a split decision in 2024, before Tszyu suffered a punishing seventh-round stoppage defeat to ‘The Towering Inferno’ last July.
This came just two fights after an even more devastating night against Bakhram Murtazaliev, whose third-round finish has caused many to question Tszyu’s world-level credentials.
Similar doubts have been raised about the current capabilities of Spence, too, as the 36-year-old has not fought since his ninth-round stoppage defeat to Terence Crawford in 2023.
It will have been three years of inactivity, then, by the time he returns to action against Tszyu, this time competing at just 2lbs below the middleweight limit.
Prior to the Crawford loss, Spence was widely considered to be the leading champion at 147lbs, even after being involved in a life-threatening car accident in 2019.
It is therefore the experience of Spence which, in an interview with The Agnew Podcast, has inspired Stevenson to predict a rather undesirable outcome for Tszyu.
“I got Errol. I don’t think Tim Tszyu can do anything with him. I don’t see Tim Tszyu being the [only other] guy to beat Errol.
“I feel like that experience [Spence] has doesn’t go nowhere. For me, personally, I feel like an in-the-box fighter like Tim Tszyu is going to get destroyed [fighting] like that [against Spence].”
Before losing to Crawford, Spence had claimed victories over Danny Garcia and Yordenis Ugas, which both followed his near career-ending car crash.
