Tim Tszyu has “never understood” the lack of activity from the main contenders in his weight division, believing it’s all about testing himself and making so much money in the short amount of time available.

Tszyu is undoubtedly one of the most active title contenders in boxing and has only gone six months between fights once in his career.

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He has fought three times in 2021, with his last fight coming in November against Japanese star Takeshi Inoue.

The 27-year-old didn’t even need to fight considering he was named the mandatory challenger for Brian Castano’s WBO light middleweight title in August last year.

In theory, he also doesn’t need to fight U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha, but he refuses to be idle and is looking to further protect his case for a title shot.

Talk to boxing sceneTszyu was puzzled as to why the rest of his division prefers to keep the number of fights to a minimum.

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“I’m not here to sit down,” Tszyu said.

“These boys in the division, they only have one fight a year.

“I do not understand that.”

When Tszyu takes on Gausha in his United States debut, he’s up against a man who’s only fought two rounds in over 18 months and hasn’t stepped into the ring since March of last year.

The only top boxer who can hold a candle to Tszyu’s high fight rate is pound-for-pound superstar Canelo Alvarez, who also had three fights in 2021.

“Canelo is the gold standard in boxing right now,” Tszyu said.

“He’s the best in the sport, and he fights three, four fights a year.

“That’s where fighters should aspire and take advantage of it.

“These other boys in the division, they fight once a year and then they go on vacation for eight months.

“I never understood that.”

If Tszyu emerges victorious against Gausha, a fight for the winner of the championship rematch between Brian Castano and Jermell Charlo or for the vacant WBO title is next.

And if all goes as planned, Tszyu will hold those prized belts at the end of the year.

But going forward, don’t expect “The Soul Taker” to slow down for a long time anytime soon, although a time will come for it.

“We’ve been in this sport for such a short time,” Tszyu said.

“Have as many fights as you can.

“Earn as much money as you can.

“Enjoy the whole process on this.

“Win then retire.

“I’m sure I will fight three times this year.”