I guess Tarver was available there near the end, when both were past it. Otherwise no, he didn't have many world class southpaws in proximity versus whom to prove his mettle.
lol loony *******. Which university did he attend again? Was it Oxford or Cambridge? [yt]V66xH85iSC8[/yt]
You sure about that? How about prior to inception of the 168lb division? In the 60's, is he dominating middleweights like Benvenuti, Archer, Giardello, Fullmer, & Tiger - or light heavyweights like Moore, Foster, Peralta, Bobo, & Chegui? :think It's either or. He can only go up or down. There was no 168.
.... as long as he would hold his chin his fast hands would make the difference like it or not there is no answer to his fast flurries
...against the entire dozen names I listed? :yikes Fast hands make the difference for Calzaghe against Dick Tiger?? (To be clear, at 160.) Or Nino Benvenuti? Archie Moore or Bob Foster @ 175??
You've been here a while, why are you bothering with a Slappy fan? They all literally think he's a top 5 overall ATG. If Tua had gone undefeated fighting bums in NZ then beat a washed up Tyson we'd see the same type of insane fanbase insisting against facts that he was the GOAT.
Sir Jos has a well established and time tested iron mandible. Only true hitters like a 43 year old Hopkins, shot to **** RJJ, and a couple bums can put down such a warrior. Tua gets outworked to a UD12.