Who take it right now? Tua have excellent chin, would Wlad be able to stop him? In other words if Wlad do not stop him will he be able to survive to the end of 12th round?
I doubt wlad KOs Tua. Stoppage from excessive punishment by the ref or corner is a possibility but I doubt it. Wlad would be tentative because he's a smart guy and knows that Tua hits HARD.
Its possible but I doubt he KOs him. Tua has an iron chin. He's been blasted by HEAVY hitters and walked through them.
thats a different scenario. I can agree with that. Like I said, a ref stoppage from excessive punishment or the corner stepping in is possible. I doubt Wlad could actually put Tua to sleep though.
Why wouldn't Wlad stop Tua???? Easy in fact, Wlad would KO him with a jab. Obviously not the first one but after about 200th jab and 3 right hand David would have been through. Andrey
Wlad by stoppage. I wouldn't bet on a KO, but a TKO is a the best option. At this stage, Tua is far too easy to hit for wlad, who would stay at length and pick him apart at that range. Tua wouldn't have much chance. I think the ref or his corner stops it around 8.
atsch God damn..I get back from the plane and check the boards and ALREADY there is a Tua -vs- Wlad topic. Holy **** guys. I'm a huge Tua supporter but lets be real here, Tua shouldn't go for Wlad just because he KO'd Saul Montana. I nearly fainted I was so overcome with joy, thinking "Tua's BACK!" but then I calmed down and put things in perspective. Wlad wins a UD right now. (Forget about a KO its not going to happen. A TKO might happen if he was upwards of the 250's, he isn't anymore) If Tua continues to come in at a lower weight each time he fights then he should challenge for one of the titles. NOT Wlad's. Tua needs to be under 230 and used to fighting at under 230 again before he even entertains the idea. This isn't just a matter of drain down, he needs to be comfortable at the weight. If he is, then I believe he can get in and catch Wlad. People say how open he is and how easy he will be for Wlad to hit, just like Brewster. That may be true, but the difference is that Tua can walk through Wlad's shots and **** him up with a left hook (This is assuming a comfortable 225ish Tua). Until he is comfortably fighting at least 2 fights at 220-28, he shouldn't be anywhere near Wlad. All he can do is hope to get lucky and crack him if he was to fight him right now. He can't bet on getting lucky, he needs to be in condition and ready to go to the late rounds if need be.