Joe Louis vs David Tua

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Not head to head.

    For one thing Tua was an animal in the gym not the saloon.

    Elsewise, Tua actually had things like balance and a guard and packed power in both hands. He didn't need to throw his left from the next county to get power on it... They are nothing alike.
     
  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Galento probably accomplished more to be honest.
     
  3. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I don't believe so.

    Galento surely swam in shallower waters.
     
  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    He also swam with dolphins. Tua dealt with sharks.

    He just didn't deal with them as well as his advocates make out.
     
  5. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Yet still he somehow crawled slightly further up the beach!
     
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Only thru the stench of low tide!
     
  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The problem here is that Galento clobbered most of the dolphins, and Tua got eaten by the sharks!

    The biggest dolphin that Galento beat, probably batters all the small sharks that Tua beat!
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Something tells me this metaphor may have been drawn out too long.
     
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  9. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What does going 38-3 86 percent KO rate have anything to do with dreaming of beating Louis? Does Tua go 66-3 with a 75 percent KO rate against Louis opposition? Would hope you are being honest here and say absolutely not.
     
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  10. Fury's Love Handles

    Fury's Love Handles Mrkoolkevin Full Member

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    Lou Nova? You think he beats everyone Tua beat?
     
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  11. Fury's Love Handles

    Fury's Love Handles Mrkoolkevin Full Member

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    Galento also lost to some clown fish and guppies.
     
  12. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Yes, with the possible exception of Rahman!
     
  13. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Had you woken up when you wrote that? You sound more spaced out than your text!
     
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  14. janitor

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    He did not have the benefit of an amateur career.

    That makes a world of difference early on!
     
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  15. Fury's Love Handles

    Fury's Love Handles Mrkoolkevin Full Member

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    Who said anything about early on? Galento was still losing to unimpressive unranked guys 6,7,8,9 years into his career...