Tua would KO Haye as well not saying that he should be at three but if Haye is on the list Tua is probably not out of place
11player, oct 10, kushner said so in nz herald. it won't be meehan or ahunya. it would be madness for meehan to take this fight now. its just not worth the risk. he has very few fights left so he should be fighting for a ranking only.
No, Wladimir will get hit, he's not going to get KO'd by one shot, he's smart enough to clinch now when in trouble and his ring intelligence has gone way up with Emanuel Steward. Klitschko UD against Tua.
i think ether klitschko would beat tua..there just so tall and have the power to keep tua hounest..i rate tua #3 at heavyweight.
true, but has wlad ever been hit by anyone like tua?? i think not. if tua could land a shot on wlad that'll cripple him (which is any punch he throws), then tua would jump all over him, when tua has a guy rocked he puts them away quickly. wlad would have to fight a perfecet, lop-sided fight. and seeing as tua is completely rejuvinated and hungry for the title, it would be wlads toughest fight in his career. i would give each fighter a 50/50 chance, if the fight goes to the judges it would be wlad if he keeps tua at bay with his jab, if tua can close the distance and get inside wlads chest and unload with body shots followed by shots to the head, then tua all the way.
I agree I think Tua is a threat to anyone with a belt especially with this new hunger he seems to have found. He has a big obstacle with his height but he does get to the inside well ( plenty of practice ) and has good head movement. his biggest advantage is that no heavy weight at the moment can come close to having his power or probably his chin.
No doubt, but now way will Wlad's management risk that fight against Tua. They know how bad their man's beard is.
Steward said in an article in the NZ paper that he welcomes Tua back on the scene. Said he's exciting, but his height is a huge disadvantage. Said he used to fight guys 6'3" or so, but now they're 6'6" or 6'8".
Wlad's jab will be too punishing and prominent for Tua to penentrate. Wlad will give Tua the Matador and Bull treatment that Lennox beat him with.
Yea that would be the plan but Tua is very good at getting inside and lets be honest Wlad is no Lewis. Tua has a good chance here it would only take one mistake in 12 rounds and its all over.
wlads jab is overrated, its a good established jab but it wouldn't have enough snap to keep an aggressive tua at bay. tua has been hit by absolute monsters, wlad's power just cant be compared to ikes or lennox lewis'. wlad would have to rely on good footwork and throwing more than just a jab. basically, wlad would have to ALOT of things that he isn't used to doing.