Was Tua a heavy weight lifter?

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  1. gerryb

    gerryb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    where did that concussive left hook come from?
     
  2. Boon

    Boon Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Was Joe Frazier a weight lifter?

    Casual fan :headbash
     
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  3. Komaster

    Komaster Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    From the tree trunk polynesian thighs i'd say
     
  4. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I'm your huckleberry, that's just mah game Full Member

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    He looked like he could have been. Tua was just an immensely powerful ball of muscle with tremendous explosiveness and flawless technique on his one money punch. Possibly the hardest puncher the HW division has ever seen.
     
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  5. reckless

    reckless Active Member Full Member

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    Despite what they admit, I'm pretty sure all heavyweights lift heavy weights.

    How else do the lean ones weigh 220 - 260lbs?
     
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  6. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    From his parents. Lifting weight MAY help punching power but it doesn't help that much.
     
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  8. chico g

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    There were videos of him benching with weights. But hard not to have any muscle when your 5ft 10 and 220 plus pounds.
     
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  9. TheMotorCityCobra

    TheMotorCityCobra Active Member Full Member

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    He spent the prime of his career in the 240’s, even 250”s. That dude was a little ball of muscle and destruction.
     
  10. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I trained with Tua in Jersey City for about a year and I never saw him with weights. He was just a naturally thick guy. Not saying he didn’t lift at another gym, but I never saw it.
     
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  11. LeftRightDownThePipe

    LeftRightDownThePipe Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Coaching, practice and the rest born with the right stuff to throw it. Weights may have helped a bit.

    Same with Rocky’s SuzieQ. Same with Wlads straight right. Tyson’s uppercut etc.
     
  12. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Samoan and Polynesian genetics are a blessing and a curse. Extremely high bone density but also prone to obesity and laziness. Tua could have achieved more but the latter got the better of him at times. That left hook was money though. The result of genes and hard work in the gym.
     
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  13. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    How many Polynesian strong men do you see competing? These guys genetically suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes despite being as strong as two men.

    Tua was just genetically gifted. In one department.
     
  14. gerryb

    gerryb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ill assume he wasnt but developed his hook hitting carcasses while working as a butcher. In my opinion Tua was more compact and faster with his and hit harder. Im only here to learn baby,no need for the unwarranted aggression.
     
  15. gerryb

    gerryb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i went to school with a high % of polynesians,it does seem a higher % of them compared to the palagis(whites) are born with thicker thighs. thats an impressive photo,the mans got wheels.
     
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