¿Could 97 Tua withstand the fury of a 70 Foreman, tire him out and knock him out in the end?

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Could 97 Tua withstand the fury of a young Foreman, tire him out and knock him out in the end?

  1. George knocks him out

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  2. Tua would do it

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  3. Very difficult, but Tua might have the jaw and stamina to pull it off

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  1. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Active Member Full Member

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    No, he either gets TKO'd or plods behind his high guard to a decision loss.

    More people on this forum need to realize that Tua was a bum compared to an actual top-level fighter.
     
  2. BCS8

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  3. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Time to hit’em with the classic… “Har Har Ron Lyle almost did it”
     
  4. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Foreman’s jab keeps him at bay until Tua gets frisky and then he runs into bombs that detonate and get him out of there … unless Tua is willing to eat a decision loss to stay safe like against Lennox.
     
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  5. Showstopper97

    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    Foreman stops him in 7. Tua is too short, too one dimensional & too hittable to beat Foreman. Foreman ate short, aggressive come-foward fighters for breakfast, lunch & dinner.
     
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  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I chose the last option and thank you for putting a choice on the poll that didn’t demand a definite verdict one way or the other
     
  7. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    Foreman lifted Frazier off the ground, so no, Tua might have lasted longer, but he'd have been stopped eventually.
     
  8. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well you could say that Tua was just as big a puncher as Lyle and also with better handspeed , stamina an chin
     
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  9. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This,,,,,
     
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