Tim Tszyu almost quit boxing. Now he has the chance to cement his legacy
Worn down by boxing politics, family fractures and a series of beat-downs – including the loss of his world title belt – the Sydney-based pugilist lost the love of a sport that has been his life.Loading“It wasn’t from my losses,” Tszyu explained. “To a certain extent it was the politics of sport, I was thinking, ‘This is not worth it.’“I joined the sport for the love of it, the thrill of it, the challenge of it. There are a lot of obstacles at certain times trying to stop me from doing that.Advertisement“That’s a time when I was thinking of retirement and giving it up … I won’t go into detail, it was just life.”There were several low points.
- ▪Worn down by boxing politics, family fractures and a series of beat-downs – including the loss of his world title belt – the Sydney-based pugilist lost the love of a sport that has been his life.Loading“It wasn’t from my losses,” Tszyu expl
- ▪“To a certain extent it was the politics of sport, I was thinking, ‘This is not worth it.’“I joined the sport for the love of it, the thrill of it, the challenge of it.
- ▪There are a lot of obstacles at certain times trying to stop me from doing that.Advertisement“That’s a time when I was thinking of retirement and giving it up … I won’t go into detail, it was just life.”There were several low points.
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