One of Joe Louis' greatest strengths was his ability to control distance but this would be impossible against a swarmer of Smokin' Joe's calibre....
175-Foster 168-Jones Jr. 160-Jones Jr. 154-Hearns 147-Hearns 135-Duran 126-Pep
Agreed. Also, let's not discount the impact Hagler had on him. Duran pretty much left it all in the ring against Marvin and we can see the results...
Castillo, DLH and Hatton(until rd 6 or so)...
A bit of a stretch but I do believe that Chagaev and Arreola would provide easier targets for Tua as they tend to trade when prompted and they...
Until Tua loses 20 lbs, it probably is laughable to assume he'd beat any top 10 HW...
I love Tua but Thompson would school him. Oddly enough, I do believe he'd be competitive against Chagaev though.
No, this was supposedly the best camp he's had in years because he was being backed financially.
Indeed. Not to mention that all of his best performances(except Moorer) were when he weighed around 225. It's just sad but hey, if Arreola can get...
Exactly. Lifestyle is everything.
38 is very old for a very short HW who's power has left him to a degree and who's feet, which were never great to begin with, make him look like...
:smh...c'mon man.
The loss absolutely destoyed Tua as he's been in serious financial trouble for some time and was hoping for a shot at a top 10 guy, then a Klitschko.
Margarito rematch, Cotto rematch, Angulo, Berto...unfortunately too many possibilities for him to retire.
I see Bradley struggling with Berto as he as he doesn't possess the power to bother true WWs and the hand speed advantage that he'd normally enjoy...
