Australian boxing sensation Tim Tszyu revealed his one cheeky request when visiting NRL golf equipment and posing for images and backed Penrith to win this 12 months’s grand closing.
Tszyu, who shall be elevated from interim WBO champion to world champion, is within the closing levels of his combat camp forward of his tremendous welterweight showdown in opposition to interim WBC champ Brian Mendoza on October 15.
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But the 28-year-old shall be certainly one of a number of million Australians who will park up and catch the NRL grand closing between the Penrith Panthers and the Brisbane Broncos on Sunday.
Unfortunately for Tszyu, his beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs didn’t make it into the finals having had a disastrous closing run to spherical out the common season.
Despite his love of the Bunnies, Tszyu’s allegiances got here into query when he was quizzed on who he really helps by NRL legends Nathan Hindmarsh and Bryan Fletcher.
Tszyu has usually appeared on the sideline or on the coaching grounds of a number of NRL golf equipment and is pictured within the respective crew’s jersey.
It sparked Fletcher and Hindmarsh to open up an intense inquiry as to who Tszyu really helps.
“You’re a Souths man, you’re a Sharks fan, there was a Titans as well in there, a Broncos jersey possibly,” the duo stated.
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Tszyu cheekily replied he’s “only Souths” earlier than Hindmarsh interjected.
“No Eels, I’ve noticed, there hasn’t been a holding up of the Eels (jersey) ” Hindmarsh stated.
Tszyu replied: “Not too keen on that one.”
The Aussie boxing champ then revealed his solely demand when doing these promotional shoots.
“All I ask for is no Roosters,” Tszyu stated.
“That’s all I say.”
Tszyu additionally revealed he’s tipping the Panthers to safe three-straight NRL premierships on Sunday and pointed to a key aspect as to why they’ll achieve success.
“I think it will be a close game,” Tszyu stated.
“I like the Broncos team actually, the boys are all well connected with each other and I’ve met a lot of the boys.
“But I like the chemistry with Penrith.”
Source web site: www.foxsports.com.au
