Terrell Gausha Loses in Tim Tszyu’s American Invasion
In his first stateside prizefight, super welterweight contender Tim “The Soul Taker” Tszyu (21-0, 15 KO’s) found the glory he was looking for. This is because Tszyu would win a unanimous decision win over Terrell Gausha (22-3-1, 11 KO’s). Gausha, 34, entered the match with spotty success being that he was 2-1-1 in his last four dustups. Although, the Cleveland native did face Tszyu straight off his second round destruction of Jamontay Clark.
Evidently the tricks that the Olympian picked up in his matches with Erislandy Lara, Austin Trout and Erickson Lubin were not enough to thwart Tszyu. Ranked number #10 (WBO), it will be interesting to see what Gausha does next. The same is true of the Soul Taker. This was a significant victory given Tszyu was ranked #1 (WBO), #3 (IBF) and #3 (WBC) prior to the bout. Those standings are sure to improve. In 2021, Tszyu faced Dennis Hogan, Steve Spark and Takeshi Inoue. Hogan and Spark would succumb to stoppages while Inoue stretched the Soul Taker to the cards.
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Despite fighting on the back foot, Gausha was able to largely control the action with his jab in the opening period. Yet, things got serious in a hurry for Tszyu after Gausha dropped him with a straight right hand down the middle. The Soul Taker made it to his feet and fought on without further misfortune, but the damage had been done. Gausha would then quizzically opt to follow up the tremendous success of the first by shelling up, gluing his back to the ropes and allowing Tszyu to take the lead over the next several rounds. It was true that the Cleveland native evaded most of the Australians’ offense but it was the wrong look to show the judges.
Things went from bad to worse when Tszyu hit and hurt Gausha with a right uppercut in the fifth. Obviously wobbled, Gausha just barely avoided going down to the ground. For the remainder of the round, the former Olympian was battered and tenderized by the Australian import. Gausha would go on getting pelted and controlled until the eighth. While he probably still didn’t win the period, the two did trade heavy shots down the final minute of the round. Regrettably for him, Gausha was unable to make any significant alterations to change the climate of the match. As a result, Gausha would lose a unanimous decision loss to the tune 114-113, 116-11 and 115-112.
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By: Bakari Simpson
