Tim Tszyu vs Brian Mendoza, US stars Mario Barrios, Shakur Stevenson say Australian will lose, fight predictions

Mario Barrios has WBC gold and, he will tell you, intimate knowledge of how Tim Tszyu loses his own world title this Sunday.

“Because,” the champ says, “I found out a long time ago that Brian Mendoza can crack”.

Only a fortnight after claiming the WBC interim welterweight title, Barrios has jetted into the Gold Coast this week to cheer close mate and fellow American Mendoza against Australia’s Tim Tszyu.

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PRESS CONFERENCE: Tim Tszyu’s last chance to send message to US rival

While Tszyu is a strong favourite to retain the WBO super welterweight title he himself only received a few weeks back – after unified king Jermell Charlo was stripped – Barrios heads a list of US stars now tipping an upset.

And at the top of the pile is Charlo — who is publicly, and extremely loudly, tipping the undefeated Aussie to become a third straight KO victim…