Does Tua beat Ali, too?

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  1. janitor

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  5. Perry

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    Ali would use Tua's head as a speed bag. Ali would cut him to ribbons. Tua does not have the skill, speed or will to win to compete at any level with Ali. Complete and utter no contest.
     
  6. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Bonavena knocked down Frazier in his 12th pro fight. Banks dropped Ali :think I love it.
     
  7. gregluland

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    A prime Ali eats Tua alive, seriously this is a mismatch... it's Tua vs Lennox times 3
     
  8. swagdelfadeel

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    :deal
     
  9. swagdelfadeel

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    It's not really fair to compare the two. I don't like Tua's chances against about half of Ali's oppenents.
     
  10. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tua, I mean that modern style he has... I mean come on, how doesn't he win?
     
  11. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    When you put it like that...
     
  12. janitor

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    In years to come people will look at the way Tua is talked about on this forum, and compare it to the way people used to talk about George Godfrey and Cleveland Williams.

    They will look at his resume, look at the people he beat and their standing in the division at the time, and they will say “what the hell were they thinking?”

    The reality is that he want even one of the best and brightest also ran’s of his era.

    Somebody like Ray Mercer would make a far more credible opponent, for the kind of fighters that Tua is routinely matched against in fantasy fights, but you will seldom see his name mentioned in such a context.

    Perhaps there is something so intrinsically appeal about Tua’s style, that people want to believe that he was something that he was not.
     
  13. mcvey

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    It's possible some believe he wasn't something he was:think
     
  14. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Will those future fans have access to youtube or will they be forced to rely upon boxrec and Ring rankings in evaluating fighters?
     
  15. Dubal Speek

    Dubal Speek Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree to that possibility if I were inclined to, which I may not be.