David Tua.. Anyone Else Think He Would Knock The Crap Out Of AJ?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Fergy, Dec 31, 2024.


Who wins?

  1. AJ

    35.5%
  2. David Tua

    64.5%
  1. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True enough. Although, it was, for the most part, the former.

    Could Joshua induce the latter? Maybe. But, I'm not convinced.
     
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  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think he's have a good chance. David should have been a titlist. He beat four himself, and really is a sort of uncrowned titlist.
     
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  3. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oh, if I had to pick I’d go with Tua (and hope the more aggressive version showed up).

    But AJ is a big guy and a fairly good cautious boxer with enough power to keep someone honest, so I could see a more timid Tua showing up like in the Lewis fight and sit at the end of Joshua’s jab all night.
     
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  4. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Whyte shook Joshua with a left hook and Ruiz scrambled Joshua's brains with a left hook and he didn't recover. I think Joshua has the tools to outbox Tua who could be outboxed for numerous rounds see the Maskaev, Rahman, fights. But i think Tua would catch him eventually and Joshua wouldn't be able to recover against a KO artist like Tua.
     
  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    AJ decision unless it’s a ten foot ring. Tua at his best struggled with anyone who could move and jab half decently.
     
  6. Anomalocaris

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    Tua's 30 second execution of Moorer was a thing of beautiful brutality.
     
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