TSZYU HITS THE HEIGHTS OF FITNESS

THE first time he sprinted up the stairs at Sydney’s Como, Tim Tszyu managed the climb four times before his body gave way.

In preparation for his fight against Jeff Horn, Tszyu pushed his body to the limit and managed to get through six sprints in one go.

“I used to do six of these hill sprints, now I‘ m doing 10,” Tszyu said.

It is yet another method of torture he has found to inflict upon himself as he chases a world title.

“It’s one of the stairs that just keeps going up and up, in Como, and six is quite difficult,” he said.

“And then I went straight to 10, and I sort of was able to push myself and not have a problem with it.

“Before the Jeff Horn fight, I said during the COVID times I became obsessed, obsessed about becoming better and doing things different. And that obsessive mindset has remained with me, it’s at the forefront, just wanting to become better and better and having a challenge to wake up to and getting up to every morning.”

Tszyu’s promoter Matt Rose believes the boxer is the fittest athlete in Australia.

Tszyu is preparing for his second stadium fight of the year, on December 16 against Bowyn Morgan at Parramatta’s Bankwest Stadium. Having disposed of Horn in a clinical eight- round operation, Tszyu plans to do a similar job on Morgan ( 21- 1, 11KO) before challenging super- welterweight world champions Jermell Charlo and Patrick Teixeira.

And there is no physical challenge Tszyu ( 16- 0, 12KO) will decline in his quest to top the mountain.

“There’s no limit, there’s no limitations, but you’ve got to do it in a in an appropriate and smart manner,” he said.

“I’m smarter now. I’m learning more about my body and the way I can react to my body and what I can do better.