Holyfield vs David Tua camp footage (Sparring for Tyson)

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Who was on top, Holyfield or Tua?

  1. Holyfield

  2. Tua

  3. Draw

  4. Cannot tell

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  1. Oblivion

    Oblivion Fight Fan Full Member

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    Twitter account @editinking posted the following footage of Holyfield sparring David Tua in preparation for Mike Tyson. I thought Tua gave a good account of himself, who do you think came out on top? Very interesting footage. Link:

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    Oblivion, Jul 27, 2017
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  2. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sucks we never got Tyson Tua
     
    bluebird, Jul 27, 2017
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    ForemanJab Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Don Turner said Holyfield beat the brakes off Tua and sent him home after a few rounds.
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 27, 2017
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    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Tua
     
    Farmboxer, Jul 27, 2017
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  5. Routa

    Routa Undisputed King of ESB Full Member

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    Too bad this never happened for real.
     
    Routa, Jul 28, 2017
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  6. Birmingham

    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    didn't look like it. Tua landing triple left hooks and more than comfortable with Holy...
     
    Birmingham, Jul 28, 2017
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    Tuaman!!
     
    NakiFan, Jul 28, 2017
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    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    The size of Tua's quads. My god.
     
    madballster, Jul 28, 2017
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  9. shavers

    shavers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holyfield had looked like crap at the start of his camp prior to the Tyson fight, so bad he appologised to his team and thanked them for sticking with him... he worked through it, and at the time Tua was brought in he was back on track, this is just one of many sparring sessions between the two. At the end of camp Tua was beaten bad every time....However Turner is full of crap, as always..tua was there for a good amount of time.
     
    shavers, Jul 28, 2017
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  10. Dfaulds

    Dfaulds Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pretty even spar, both had decent moments.
     
    Dfaulds, Jul 28, 2017
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  11. Oblivion

    Oblivion Fight Fan Full Member

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    Yeah, this or Tyson vs Tua wouldve been great
     
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    TheMikeLake Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The triple left hook though.
     
    TheMikeLake, Jul 28, 2017
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    Holyfield couldn't have hoped for a better sparring partner in preparation for Tyson than Tua.
     
    Steelman, Jul 28, 2017
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  14. Birmingham

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    Can't see it, him being beaten bad.. Holy couldn't plant his feet and bang with Tua, outpoint him scoring, yeah all day. Looked like Tua was comfortable just boxing !
     
    Birmingham, Jul 28, 2017
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    At that stage, Tua was prob just as dangerous as Tyson, definitely more robust ! His sparring was prob harder than the fight at times
     
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