By Yuri Tarantin
21-year-old Tim Tszyu, the son of former world champion at junior welterweight Konstantin 'Kostya' Tszyu (31-2, 25KO), is going to make his professional debut in December.
"I grew up in a boxing ring," - Tim said. "I want to do it. My grandfather is involved, and I'm working on the same schedule in which my father worked. This is how I grew up. And that will be my attitude, no matter what. "
“We got to witness first hand not just the success but everything involved in it. The discipline, the ups and downs. The highs and the lows. People just see the highs, the money the fame. But it’s more than just that.
“We saw with dad we he actually had to do, what he went through. Not many people in this world can do that. Boxing is a tough sport where your risk everything for everything. I think we can do it just because of our genetics, our work ethic and we’ve seen the way dad did it. One step at a time. That’s what dad always said – goal after goal after goal.”
Kostya Tszyu, a Hall of Famer and a superstar in Australia and Russia, competed from 1992 to 2005. He is a two-time light welterweight world champion, having also held the undisputed and lineal titles of that division from 2001 to 2003. He retired from the sport in 2005 after losing by way of an upset stoppage to Ricky Hatton in one of the more iconic fights in British boxing history.
Yuri Tarantin covers boxing for Allboxing.ru
