If Tim Tszyu was facing a test in his Sydney hometown last night, he passed it with flying colors. In with the tricky, savvy veteran Tony Harrison, Tszyu would have been forgiven for having a few rough moments even en route to a victory. Instead, he started taking control very quickly. By all appearances many of the rough edges Harrison might have targeted now smoothed out.
He also delivered an impressive display of slowing cranking up the pressure, one piece at a time, rather than throwing the kitchen sink immediately. Struggling to keep his younger opponent away, Harrison started to struggle with the pace, and Tszyu scored an impressive ninth-round victory.