Sanders was more skilled but Tua had both the chin to take his punches and the power to knock him out with. I’m going with Tua by knockout
Tua is a bad matchup for Corrie, but what an absolute shootout it would be. I'd go for Tua in the mid-rounds.
Small chance of Sanders winning early but Tua is probably too durable. Tua stops him late. Great fight.
Sanders on points, and easily at that. If Corrie came for a shootout with Tua, then, yeah, he might be in trouble. But Sanders was just so much more mobile and simply a leagues better boxer. Let's contrast these common opponents: This content is protected This content is protected This really highlights the difference in speed and length between Sanders and Tua. Tua had a lot of hassles getting hold of the slippery Hart, who boxed pretty well from range against the blocky Tua. Against Sanders, Hart barely managed anything, he just took an absolute drubbing because Sanders was simply too fast with too good a footwork for him. Moreover, let's also note the size difference. Tua looks short next to Hart, and Hart looks small next to Sanders. Corrie would absolutely be able to utilize his size against a plodder like Tua. Here he is showcasing his feet against another iron chinned big hitter in Purrity This content is protected
I just read Hart died at 48 after a courageous battle against Leukemia. He was extremely popular and respected and from all accoutns a great man. He was an attorney too. R.I.P.
You can see he had a lot of guts too, from these two fights. He didn't just go the distance with Tua, he tried to make a fight of it too. Same against Sanders. The dude kept getting up when it was clear he was outgunned.
I watched your clip vs Sanders. I was thinking, stop it already as he was so outclassed and down every time Sanders put his punchers together. Sanders kept the pressure on and there was no breathing space. It ended up a total mismatch.
Sanders could have pulled off what Maskaev almost did, what Lewis did pull off. He had the height, the jab, and quicks. But he was often not sufficiently fit, in which case Tua beats down the door and stops him. That said, Tua wasn't always fit either. At their respective best, 60/40 Sanders.