Tszyu stunned by 'warrior' Inoue despite win

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Tim Tszyu has been near stunned astatine the toughness of Takeshi Inoue, labelling him a "brick wall" aft a unanimous determination triumph implicit the Japanese star.

Tszyu continued his undefeated streak, bringing his vocation grounds to 20-0-0, but saw his tally of 5 consecutive TKO wins implicit arsenic helium was incapable to extremity Inoue.

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Despite the 31-year-old being peppered with a bevy of assemblage shots and vicious uppercuts, Inoue remained connected his feet passim the contest, prevention for a little infinitesimal successful the last circular wherever helium slipped connected advertising.

Following his win, Tszyu paid tribute to Inoue's toughness and admitted that the gruelling 12-round brushwood was "the champion happening that could've happened" arsenic helium prepares to instrumentality his crippled global.

"The guy's built similar a ceramic wall," Tszyu said. "F---ing deed him with thing and helium doesn't spell down."

"I don't know, I don't deliberation immoderate of the heavyweights tin driblet him. He's similar a ceramic wall, literally, hands up to him man. That was a f---ing warrior.

"In each honesty, I heard him squeal similar 20 times and helium inactive wouldn't spell down. You spot his face, it's wholly battered and his body, I'm definite he's going to beryllium sore time but man, what a warrior.

"He conscionable kept coming, helium didn't stop. You deed him with everything and he's truthful durable.

"I felt him wounded a fewer times but I didn't privation to leap excessively overmuch connected the pedal due to the fact that I knew each clip I deed him, helium conscionable had nary reaction.

"The past rounds, nine, 10, 11, helium was connected his feet successful each honesty. I heard him breathing from the guts and I conscionable kept hitting him successful the assemblage and I don't cognize what's successful there."

Tszyu confirmed his intentions to instrumentality his talents overseas aft the fight, eyeing a gathering with Argentina's Brian Castano successful Las Vegas, and said the Inoue combat would basal him successful bully stead.

"I'll beryllium backmost successful the gym. I've got to beryllium good much prepared than that due to the fact that I've got to instrumentality these guys out," helium said.

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"All the large boxers person to bash 12 rounds. For myself, I was knocking everyone retired successful 3 oregon 4 rounds and I was getting a spot excessively confident, and this is the champion happening that could hap for myself due to the fact that sometimes these American boxers, yea they're possibly a spot much skilful, but they wouldn't beryllium capable to instrumentality that, I warrant you."

Tszyu hopes the match-up against Castano volition instrumentality spot astir February, provided Castano doesn't person a rematch against his American rival Jermell Charlo.

"I'm acceptable to spell to the States," helium said.

"I privation to beryllium capable to spell determination and bash thing that I've ever dreamt about, the agleam lights successful Vegas, and past bring it backmost present to Australia."

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