Former unified welterweight champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. (pictured) and former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu kicked off fight week Tuesday with their grand arrivals ahead of Saturday's pay-per-view event Saturday at Afterpay Arena in Sydney, Australia. The two fighters met face-to-face for the first time during fight week with the Sydney Opera House serving as the backdrop for their opening staredown. The event is promoted by No Limit Boxing, The Rose Brothers, Man Down Promotions and TGB Promotions. Here is what the two main event combatants had to say:

 

Errol Spence Jr.

 

"I don't think he's gonna try to shake my hand this time. He knows what it is. I know he's trying to be a gentleman, but he's said stuff about breaking my eye and then wants to shake my hand. He's talking about retiring me, so I'm not trying to shake your hand. You said what you said, now stand on it.

 

"Training camp was hard. There were times where I just wanted to go home. It took a while for my body to really get adjusted to pushing the pace and going all out.

 

"It feels good to be in Australia. The people have been great. I'm ready to put on a show for everyone.

 

"People can think what they want about the [increased] weight [limit of 160 pounds], but on fight night they're gonna see something different."

 

Tim Tszyu

 

"There's nothing personal from me. This is such a big moment in my life. I just want to do some damage and get myself to the next level.

 

"Instead of a tactical fight, I want this to be a fight that makes him ask himself, 'How bad do you really want this?' When you've made all that money and had some time off, what's your real motivation? Do you really want to keep going when it gets hard? For me, I'm all in.

 

"I've had a couple of these big moments. The first was the Jeff Horn fight, then Tony Harrison. Even with the Sebastian Fundora fights, it didn't feel like this. This feels like something different.

 

"I just want to get in there. I'm here to do what I've got to do, and that's fight. I'm very grateful to have that opportunity.

 

"I've watched Spence's fights against Kell Brook, Mikey Garcia and Danny Garcia. But what I bring to the ring is completely different. And I'm going to be even more different than I was in my last fight."