He's doing exactly what shitty Rahman and shitty Briggs did, so you can't fault the guy. He's losing weight and keeping busy. Nothing wrong with that. Put him in there with Maskaev, Peter, or Chagaev and expect him to knock them all out, except Wlad will give him a hard time.
Here's some guys I think should fight. They're more high-profile: Calvin Brock Serguei Lyakhovich Shannon Briggs James Toney (if possible) Oliver McCall I'd rather see him fight some NAMES, if nothing else. His fan base will dwindle and the money will stop rolling in if he insists on fighting bums.
You're probably right. Another poster on another thread raised the valid point along the lines of "Tua going from bums to Wlad Klitschko is going to be a big wake up call." Hopefully, Tua has what it takes to step up. And its not as if he doesn't have wins against former champs, but I don't think anyone holds John Ruiz in the same regard as Klitschko.
No I didnt see the fight Diehard, and I have no intention of wanting to. But yes, I might take note when he steps up.......if he does. We just had Ozzie Shamrock over here last night, they went quite well at Lagoon Stadium - Panmure. Shamrock/Auck had a win and a loss (split) against them. Good fights. Pleased to see you anytime mate, but gym will be quiet in October. National Champs are this month. Cheers
Shamrock, I'll give you a call before I come. I'll also be in town in Nov-Dec. Tua looked great at 234. Said he did it by eating clean, not by dieting. Says he wants to be around for 3-4 years. Is looking better defensively and throwing combos. As I said, the key is whether he can do it against top competition. Fenkel said he needed to do it against top competition before Klit would face him. Look for a small step up Oct. 18, then a top 10 guy Dec. 1st. If all goes well, Klit or a belt holder in Feb. Tua is active in the ring, his weight his down, his skills are up, his attitude is good. Now the question is whether he can put it together against top competition.
Thanks for that DH, you're a gentleman, I'll look forward to meeting you. Hope you're right about Tua, the concept is awesome! S
who the hell is Cameron anyway? Try fighting a top contender first. Once he steps his opposition up, he will be exposed easily
I think Tua should fight someone like Austin next, definately a big step up. Austin is a big fighter and drawed with Ibragimov. Wlad, the best heavyweight today stopped him in round 2, it would be interesting to see what Tua can do. Or Tua vs. Rahman 3, would also be interesting.
It depends on whether or not Tua is going to be gifted a shot against Wladimir due to the whole Finkel situation, or if he's going to have to earn one. If it's the latter, then he needs to go after guys like Brock, Valuev, Virchis and Austin.