David Tua versus Jim Corbett

Whop did Tua beat that was elite at the time?

Go for it!

 

How about if we put the versions of Ruiz,Rahman,Moorer,Oquendo that Tua beat against the versions of Choynski, Kilrain ,Mitchell , and Sullivan that Corbett beat? How does that suit?

Joe Choynski around 165lb lbs when he fought Corbett with one fight under his belt.

Jake Kilrain who was basically a bare knuckler and whose resume is studded with men with losing records.

Mitchell again a LPR man ,and a big middleweight at best 5'9" and 165lbs for the Corbett fight

Sullivan who was an alcoholic wreck who hadn't fought in 4.5 years.
These are your elite men.
How do these men do against:
Rahman 29-0-0 6'2"234.5lbs.Undefeated
Ruiz25-2-0 6'2"219lbs Two losses both split decisions
Oquendo 22-0-0 6'2"219lbsUndefeated
Moorer 43-2-1 6'2"224lbs 2 losses, both to world champions Holyfield and Foreman
What say you?

 

Here is the problem that we have.

He beat a number of people who would be top fighters in the future, while he himself was still developing.

He also beat Moorer who had been a top fighter in the past, but never would be again.

Then he beat Rahman who was a top fighter at time, but under very controversial circumstances.

This leaves a few questions unanswered in my book.

I admit that I am surprized that he didn’t have a few signature wins, but we have to deal with the record we are shown.

 

No it wasn’t though.

He might have been unlucky to share an era with Lennox Lewis, but I don’t think that he was unlucky to share an era with Chris Byrd.

Somewhere between the wins that he actually achieved, and his loss against Lewis, there is an empty gap where he should have a win over somebody like Byrd, or a past prime but still ranked Holyfield, or even somebody like Kirk Johnson.

 

Nah I think he just needed signature wins like janitor said. Had Tua knocked out the HW champ to win the belt, he would be viewed much differently.

 

Reznick.. janitor think that galento was as good as tua or better,its all you need to know,forget the resumes and nonsenses like that ,it does not work like that in a h2h match with fighters of different eras

 

This thread asks for a prediction of the result of a fight between David Tua and Jim Corbett.

Corbett lost his title as the result of one left hook to the body from a man who was weighed on a steel scale the morning of the fight ,his weight was157lbs.
Tua's best punch was his left hook.Tua typically weighed from 225lbs to 240lbs
Would you like to address my pairing of Corbett's best wins when he fought them?
Kilrain
Choynski
Mitchell
Sullivan

Versus Tua's
Moorer
Ruiz
Rahman
Oquendo


How about those Corbett opponents against Chris Byrd?

 

Well gee you don't sound biased at all.

 

For comparison purposes.

Joe Choynski around 165lb lbs when he fought Corbett with one fight under his belt.1-0-0

Jake Kilrain who was basically a bare knuckler and whose resume is studded with men with losing records.19-0 8

Mitchell again a LPR man ,and a big middleweight at best 5'9" and 165lbs for the Corbett fight 27-2 -10

Sullivan who was an alcoholic wreck who hadn't fought in 4.5 years.
These are your elite men.
How do these men do against:
Rahman 29-0-0 6'2"234.5lbs.Undefeated
Ruiz25-2-0 6'2"219lbs Two losses both split decisions
Oquendo 22-0-0 6'2"219lbsUndefeated
Moorer 43-2-1 6'2"224lbs 2 losses, both to world champions Holyfield and Foreman
What say you?

 

John L Sullivan was much more than a fat drunk.

He was the Heavyweight Champion, and he fought for 21 rounds before relinquishing his title, and his reign.

 

Sullivan did little after the halfway mark but cover up and Corbett kept pecking away taking no chances , not going for the finish .Sullivan had not fought for 4 and a half years!

Read the reports of the fight they are pathetic
,all John L had was courage.