Zerafa: Tszyu a 'gold digging ex-girlfriend'

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Michael Zerafa says Tim Tszyu is similar a "gold-digging ex-girlfriend" after Tszyu made the surprising declaration that helium would beryllium unfastened to warring his arch-rival if a satellite rubric was up for grabs.

Zerafa received authoritative connection from the IBF that helium volition fight Brazilian Esquiva Falcao for the middleweight loop made vacant by combat large Gennady Golovkin successful the adjacent 90 days. He's besides the No.1 contender for the WBA and could combat for that sanctioning body's loop careless of the effect with Falcao.

It's understood Tszyu, who faces disconnected against the American Tony Harrison astatine Qudos Bank Arena connected March 12 for the WBO interim ace welterweight championship, has warmed to the thought of taking connected Zerafa if helium wins the belt, contempt saying helium would ne'er stock a ringing with him aft helium pulled retired of their combat successful 2021.

"Now he's saying, 'I'd combat Zerafa if helium wins a satellite title,' what the f--k is that bullshit?" Zerafa told Wide World of Sports.

"I don't truly care. I'm not worried. I don't request Tim. It's the combat Australia wants. For maine it's to unopen everybody up. I'm warring for a satellite title, wherefore would I request Tim Tszyu?

"If I triumph 2 satellite titles, wherefore bash I request him? It's a combat I privation to springiness backmost to Australia. But if it ne'er happens, it ne'er happens. I don't request him helium doesn't request me.

"But I'm going to get a satellite rubric changeable earlier him. I've got my changeable without him. My vocation is not defined by Tim Tszyu. I don't request him. I'm conscionable doing me."

Zerafa questioned wherefore Tszyu would beryllium talking astir him successful the pb up to his combat with Harrison, a bout the Aussie middleweight tips the American to win. He adjacent suggested summons income for Tszyu's bout against Harrison indispensable beryllium debased due to the fact that they request to notation his sanction successful the pb up to the fight.

"Tszyu is plain arsenic Vanilla helium can't enactment 2 sentences unneurotic helium conscionable ums and ahs. If I'm not successful the combat crippled who are they going to bag? Who are they going to bent crap on?" Zerafa asked.

"Now he's enactment my sanction backmost successful his mouth. He calls maine a brainsick ex-girlfriend but erstwhile it suits him oregon I've got thing valuable, helium comes retired and says, 'I privation to combat Zerafa'.

"He's similar a gold-digging ex-girlfriend, helium lone wants to travel backmost erstwhile there's thing invaluable connected the line.

"He says cipher knows maine erstwhile helium goes to America, yet I've fought successful America, fought each astir the world. They can't adjacent pronounce his f----n past sanction right."

As for Tszyu's chances against Harrison, Zerafa believes the American has much acquisition and volition outshine the Aussie. He felt adjacent much compelled to prime Harrison aft proceeding Tszyu would entertain a determination up successful value to combat him if it's for a title.

"He's worrying astir maine helium should beryllium worrying astir Harrison it's comic however the tables turn," Zerafa said.

"Credit to Tszyu for taking connected Harrison, it's a hard fight. Harrison is nary slouch. If it's the aforesaid Harrison that fought Charlo the archetypal clip rocks up, he's going to beryllium a precise hard antheral to beat. My idiosyncratic opinion, I deliberation Harrison has a small much class."

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