David Tua vs Anthony Joshua

A terrified Joshua from the Ruiz rematch gets the decision, if he comes to take Tua out, he may well get taken out himself.

 

Same as I think. Joshua could box the ears off of Tua but if he decided to be a hero he could end up knocked out.

 

Joshua takes this, Tua is overrated…

 

Tua does very well against certain kinds of opponents.

 

This, Joshua can win if he runs, he probably doesn't run though in the first fight and as such he gets bombed out

 

I think a properly motivated Tua (like we saw vs Maskaev) has at least a 30% chance to knock Joshua out even if Joshua is cautious. It will only take one proper left hook connecting for Tua to win this.

That being said, i think there is a 70% chance that the cautious Joshua from Ruiz 2 will be able to win a decision.

 

If it's Joshua pre 2019 he will win by UD

 

Joshua wins via 12 round ud. Joshua doesn't get much credit on this forum but he is a pretty good heavyweight with a lot of physical gifts as well as a solid amateur background. Tua, of course was blessed with a powerful left hook and a granite chin but I think he would struggle with Joshua's jab and sheer size.

 

However disappointed you might be with Joshua, he vastly surpassed Tua in teh real world.

Tua isn't worthy to clean his spit bucket.

 

Yep pretty much… Tua would shell and we’d see Ruiz 2 all over again, Andy Ruiz in fight 1 is a lot better then Tua ever was.

 

If AJ comes in cocky like in Ruiz 1 and vs Dubois, real risk of getting chinned. If he plays it safe he'd win the decision.

 

What Tua shows up? The aggressive juggernaut with extraordinary power? Or the disinterested, non-violent puppy who passively followed guys around the ring?

 

They’re the same guy just with different opponents.

 

AJ boxes safely at his own pace and demoralises Tua from behind his jab, occasionally landing hard enough to put Tua into survival mode. The Ibeabuchi Tua seemed like the exception not the rule...