Joe Louis vs David Tua

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  1. KeedCubano

    KeedCubano Read my posts in a Jamaican accent Full Member

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    Does the Little Left hooker beat the Brown Bomber?
     
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    No, and he doesn't belong in the same ring!
     
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    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Louis should be favored but his chin does not convince me against a dinamite explosive puncher like tua
     
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    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You have nightmares with Tua haha
     
  5. janitor

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    Was Louis's chin the greatest in history?

    No.

    Is he going to fold against a limited fighter, who has little more than a dynamite punch?

    Hell no!
     
  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Louis beats him pillar to post for 12 rounds. It's brutal.
     
  7. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    Majority of Louis's opponents were way worse than Tua and maybe none as dangerous, with a granite chin and crunching power Louis has to box him, big weight difference as well
     
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    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    10lbs is a big weight difference?
     
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    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    He has a massive punchers chance, louis was on the deck with lesser punchers, also i'd favour the Tua of the Ike fights to maybe over power Louis, he's way more solid/robust, Louis really has to beat the **** out of him to get on top, Tua could turn the fight around with 1 punch
     
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    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    Theres more than 10lb difference there
     
  12. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Yes, I forgot that Tua ballooned up for Ruiz and stayed that.

    I thought it was 200-205 to -210-215. It's actually 200-205 to 225-230.
     
  13. janitor

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    The majority of everybody in history's opponents were worse than Tua.

    That just means that he was legitimately world class.

    As for being dangerous, that turns on who you actually beat.

    Having a dynamite punch, and a granite chin, do bot make you dangerous against an all time great!

    They don't even make you a top contender for your era!
     
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    Louis is the better p4p fighter, but that weight combined with power, chin..Its a lot to ask of Louis, I think its a bad match up for him
     
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    Being knocked down by puncher A, doesn't not mean that you are likely to get stopped by puncher B!

    Louis has one of the most tested chins in heavyweight history. He fought a ridiculous number of ranked contenders, and punchers for that matter, including some more proven than Tua!