Tim Tszyu sort of came out of nowhere. Although he spent the first 20 fights of his career taking on unheralded fighters in Australia, Tszyu kicked in the WBO’s door and found himself ranked number one in the sanctioning body at 154 pounds.

Marked as Jermell Charlo’s mandatory challenger, Tszyu (23-0, 17 KOs) has been forced to wait a bit longer than he initially wanted thanks to both he and Charlo going down with injury. With Charlo’s injury bug keeping him sidelined a bit longer, Tszyu has kept his idle hands busy.

With back-to-back stoppage wins against Tony Harrison and Carlos Ocampo, Tszyu has poked fun at those who once viewed him as an unknown commodity. Following each of his recent wins, the 28-year-old kicked off his post-fight pressers by asking “What’s my mother f------ name?”

Austin Trout, a former WBA junior middleweight belt holder, knows exactly who Tszyu is. But, even with the Aussie native making a bit of noise, Trout believes that Tszyu’s pathway to recognition will both start and end with him.

“Y’all wanna legitimize Tim Tszyu? Bring him my way,” Trout told BoxingScene.com. “I’ll stop that train. He gets hit too much.”

Taking two to give one has been the name of Tszyu’s game as of late but it’s been incredibly effective for him. Nevertheless, if Trout is standing on the other side of the ring, he’s convinced that it’ll be practically impossible for Tszyu to land a shot.

At the age of 37, Trout knows good and well that the light at the end of his boxing tunnel is getting closer and closer. Five consecutive wins have put Trout back in the good graces of the sanctioning bodies, including a current ranking of number six in the WBA.

His winning streak, nonetheless, isn’t likely to allow Trout to skip to the front of the line. So, as he awaits his turn, he'll simply play the role of a spectator when Tszyu and Charlo line up. In terms of how he sees their showdown playing out, Trout views Tszyu’s chances as slim to none.

“I think Charlo is gonna smash him.”