David Tua v.s George Foreman

Foreman

 

I can't see this as anything other than a Foreman KO. Tua was insanely tough, but if I could pick one guy to crack that chin, it's George.

Tua's style is just perfect for George, who was a destroyer of short sluggers. Tua does not possess the explosiveness or hand speed to trouble George, and he'd plod straight into a Foreman 1-2 or uppercut all night long.

Of course Tua at some point tags Foreman, but that would just Galvanise Big George further.

Foreman KO4 Tua.

 

foreman probably by tko in 5 rounds

 

I'll take this...if Tua continues to press after initially getting hurt. Might take longer if Tua backs off, but I like Foreman big in this match-up.

 

Foreman via brutal KO/TKO early.

 

How would Tua even survive till the third?

 

no bob and weave could go the distance is style is made to destroy tua

 

Jesus, Tua would be getting shoved all over the place. Just getting close enough to even unload a punch would be a problem, and he'd hardly get any chance at all to put weight on his left foot. At least Frazier could sidestep and move a bit when he was aware of what to expect. Could Dave have any ability to improve even in a rematch situation?

 

when did Tua bob And weave you dumby??? More like Plod And nod.

Foreman KO3 Tua (cos Tua has Iron cheen]

 

Does Tua have insurance?

 

yeah foreman should win but not as easy as of you think,

first off a modern ref might not let foreman shove him around

2nd, tua is not a 200 pound frazier, he fought from 230 to 260
with legs like truck logs
so a young 220 pound might not be able to shove him

not every short slugger is the same, yes foreman is the favourite but not so easy

and lewis who was a monster puncher could not drop tua, why would foreman do it so easy

 

Foreman was freakishly strong, and could at least keep Tua off-balance for most of the match. But more pressingly Tua has no way to get out of Foreman's shots when coming in, and that's just not a good situation to be in.

I'd say the Tuaman lasts until the 5th.

 

First of all, Foreman outweighed Frazier by three and a half pounds in Kingston, and was actually the lighter man by half a pound in their rematch. He might as well have outweighed Joe by 150 pounds the way Smoke got manually overpowered both times. Tua may have legs like truck logs, but Frazier originally took up boxing to lose weight, because his legs were getting too thick to fit in his pants. No, he didn't have impressive muscular definition, but this was a squat, powerful man, with a solid core.

Tommy Morrison was a 226 pound block of chiseled marble who has since admitted he was using steroids. George wasn't just shoving him back and around, he was doing it with ridiculous ease, applying just a quick and casual extension of his forearms. Everybody who ever took on Foreman said he was easily the most physically strong opponent they had ever faced. Lennox took Morrison out decisively, but didn't even come remotely close to manhandling The Duke with the casual disdain George did. Foreman looked like he was brushing away a housefly. Tua doesn't have the height and reach Tommy was able to use to adapt. 5'10" with a 70" reach? Are you kidding?

Jumbo Cummings was a bodybuilder in prison. Whatever one thinks of his draw with an aged and inactive Frazier, the fact is that Jumbo completely failed to use his size and physical strength to muscle Joe around. Smoke had excellent functional strength, along with the speed and skill to effectively deal with other strong heavyweights like Ringo, Chuvalo and Ali. Foreman was simply a freak of nature, on a completely different level where physical strength was concerned. He didn't take a backward step against a peak Holyfield. I don't care if Tua comes in at 300, he's dealing with a brick wall closing in on him when he runs into George.

Concerning his illegal tactics, Ali used illegal tactics of his own to hang on George's neck until he wore down enough to be knocked out. Referees never really managed to deter either from applying the extralegal methods they developed, despite the sometimes strenuous objections of their opponents. This is professional boxing. Good luck stopping it.