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Darren Walton and Will Nicholas

'Thank God': Tszyu relishes Spence's weight demand jump

Tim Tszyu says he's at a new level of power ahead of his fight with Errol Spence Jr this weekend. (George Chan/AAP PHOTOS)

Mocking his legendary rival's tactics, Tim Tszyu is predicting Errol Spence Jr's demand to fight at middleweight will spectacularly backfire in the American's face.

The two combatants were to slug it out at a 158 pound flyweight in Sydney on Sunday before Spence's camp insisted on Tszyu rising from his customary super-welterweight division.

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