Fitzy Unable To Speak After Punch Up In The Studio!

Local legend Tim Tszyu dropped by the studio today to size up Fitzy for a fight! With his upcoming bout against Sebastian Fundora on the horizon, Tim gave us a glimpse into life growing up in a boxing family, shared what he gets up to after a big fight — and even threw a few cheeky test punches at Fitzy...

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Fitting In with Kate Richie podcast. Good
to have this weapon in the studio. Fits.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
We are so excited about this because it is the
biggest boxing event of the year Sunday, July twenty exclusively
on Main Event KO Sports Foxtel. It is Tim Zuo
up against Sebastian Ferndora. It's their second fight and Timmy
and welcome.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
To the studio.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
Here we go. Can you feel the love from Australia
for you?

Speaker 3 (00:25):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (00:26):
I hope.

Speaker 4 (00:26):
So everyone's behind you, buddy, and this is a rematch.
How are you feeling about it?

Speaker 3 (00:32):
Yeah, it's It's a nice responsibility to have. I've always
sort of embraced it and every time I get on
the world stage, it's always representing your people.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
Here for you, buddy, Timmy.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
I don't want you to knock me out, but if
I stand next to you, am I around the same
hid as Ferndora. I think he's tall, So I'm one
hundred and ninety nine centimeters.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
I'm six six.

Speaker 3 (00:55):
I think he's Yeah, he's taller than that.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
That's an easy body leading up to the fight.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
I mean, you can use me as a punching bag
if you want actually fighting against tool guys to get
a bit more of an idea.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
Yeah, so I brought in a few boys from from
the United States and also New Zealand and a couple
of local boys just like tall. Yeah, same home.

Speaker 2 (01:26):
What about afterward? How does a boxer let his hair down? Tim?
Are you one of those that likes to go through
McDonald's drive? Actually crazy afterwards?

Speaker 3 (01:36):
I wouldn't say too crazy. I'd like to I like
to eat out a little bit. Some people like to
get on the pit, so I'm not not much like that.
Usually a lot of my friends from overseas come to
my fight, so they celebrate for the reunion and then
they know what to do.

Speaker 1 (01:52):
What about growing up in a boxing house? Like what
I mean?

Speaker 4 (01:55):
Boxing would have been from the day you were born, obviously,
But what are some of the things you saw? Even
techniques your old man used to do.

Speaker 1 (02:02):
There was something where he used to put his hands
into ball bearings. Yeah, what was that?

Speaker 3 (02:05):
Well, look, for us, it was five fifteen am wake up,
time to go for a run. Yeah. Well not everyone.
My brother and sister copped it a little bit less.
My dad was a little bit softer with them, but yeah,
for me it was.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
But that's discip Like I mean, when you look back
now at the time it.

Speaker 2 (02:21):
Probably you probably would have thought it was the worst
thing ever. But the discipline that you have now of
course started for me.

Speaker 3 (02:26):
Yeah, of course. And I remember I lost in my
cross country run when I was in year three, and
I came back and my dad was like ashamed of me,
you know, like Dad, I came second.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
It's cross country country, first loser.

Speaker 3 (02:43):
That's when the alarm bell started running fifteen am. I'll
never forget it. And then yeah, it came first ever since.

Speaker 4 (02:49):
I mean, you've got a bit of a team where
you can see them in the news booth there. I don't
know if you've bought a gear with you, but I'm
just thinking, apparently I.

Speaker 1 (02:56):
Was a big guy. Well yeah, fits you put your
hand up before it would make sense.

Speaker 4 (03:00):
I was only joking to kind of practice or warm up.

Speaker 3 (03:04):
Now, now you hold the body, Tim, Tim, don't have
ever copped a liver punch on the Yeah, I have,
and it.

Speaker 2 (03:13):
Is horrificus liver punch in the ring on the body shield.

Speaker 1 (03:18):
You'll be okay, can we get that on?

Speaker 3 (03:20):
Okay?

Speaker 2 (03:21):
So this is the body shield, So this is what
your trainer will wear. The whole team's laughing at this.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
So where are you aiming for in the body shop?

Speaker 3 (03:29):
Sweet for you, I like to go on the left hand,
So that's that.

Speaker 2 (03:35):
So that's that's up into the ribs, yes, under the
liver kidney.

Speaker 3 (03:41):
Timmy, Do you also get the right? The right?

Speaker 1 (03:44):
Okay?

Speaker 3 (03:48):
Which is just?

Speaker 1 (03:50):
Which is yeah? Okay?

Speaker 2 (03:51):
So the sternum is where you can win somewhere, isn't that?
That's the wind?

Speaker 1 (03:56):
So Timmy, if I'm calling out things like one too, okay?

Speaker 2 (04:01):
What down a little bit?

Speaker 1 (04:06):
What okay? Singles?

Speaker 2 (04:15):
Three?

Speaker 3 (04:15):
Punch?

Speaker 1 (04:21):
That last one merely slip below the belt.

Speaker 2 (04:24):
Tim Actually when it takes your breath away very quickly,
but then you get a copper cup more.

Speaker 3 (04:30):
But you're lucky you got the body. Shoot on imagine
without the body.

Speaker 2 (04:34):
My god, we are so proud of you, brother. You're
you're doing an amazing job.

Speaker 1 (04:40):
Good luck with this.

Speaker 2 (04:41):
Fight because I know how right it means, absolutely starting.
I know how shattered you were in the first one,
and your preparation has been amazing. We're right behind you.
Make good luck.

Speaker 3 (04:52):
Thank you, guys.

Speaker 4 (04:53):
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