David Tua Undefeated with Duva?

Lennox Lewis would've beaten him, I'll pick Tyson and Holyfield over Tua as well.

 

Tua's big downfall was doughnuts.

 

Tua's biggest downfall was falling in love with the power and not putting the game in behind it.

 

:rofl :rofl :rofl

 

Even the 225lb version of Tua always had problems with consistant jabs and good movement, though. The weight doesn't help but it's not the only reason for his losses and some of his very narrow wins.

 

Tua never relaly brought any considerable boxing skills to fights.

 

Don't understand the Tua bashing...he's one of the greatest fighters to never hold a belt....I wish him the best, if he wipes out Arreola I think he deserves Peter and to pick Peter over an inshape Tua is borderline blasphemous.......no skills? you people are on ****ing drugs.......

 

Tua has a granite chin and devastating power. He has zero head movement a non existent jab and isnt that imaginative nor hard to find in a phone booth let alone a ring. He can be outboxed easily by any box puncher with a savvy jab. Byrd hen pecked him to a UD. LL did the same. Tua had the right ingridients (chin + power) but he never had the dedication. His weight fluctuated constantly and he revelled more in his squat powerful physique and physical stature than he did applying himself to his trade. Shame as he could have achieved so much more. But since his loss to LL his career just seems to have nose dived with him popping up every now and then to remind us his still here. His litigation went on for years, and recently all his done is fight journeyman. At least he was staying busy for a period but thats dried up for almost a year again.

 

Interesting point..however I think it would be abit premature to give up on the guy....espescially with the current state of the HW division...I would give him an easy chance at Chagaev or Peter or anyone else but Wlad

 

He`s 35. Although he doesnt have an immense amount of mileage on him the window for opportunity for Tua closed a long time ago. Tua`s promoted by Cedric Kusher isnt he? Kushner these days has very little promotional clout. And certainly very little to upset the applecart at heavy that has always been dominated by King and now Universum with Vladimir.I believe he also has pending litigation against Vladimir for Tua`s shot at the IBF. Litigation seems to have followed Tua everywhere.

 

Best thing about Tua at the moment is that he's become much more of a body puncher. He used to head-hunt but now he likes to work the body too, and I think that more than anything could give him a chance to make waves in the division still.

Sending those hooks up against much taller opponent could see them go sailing past against and against. A willingness to target the body on the other hand could pay big dividends.

 

All he needs is a jab like he used to use in the Am`s and some head movement instead of just falling in and waiting for the big left hook.