How long does Tommy Morrison last against David Tua

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by MarkusFlorez99, Dec 22, 2021.


What round does Morrison get slept ?

Poll closed Sep 17, 2024.
  1. Rounds 1-3

    45.8%
  2. Rounds 4-6

    37.5%
  3. Rounds 7-9

    8.3%
  4. It goes the distance and Morrison wins because Tua is overrated

    8.3%
  1. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    Perhaps we could ask the same of Tua. Tommy for his faults had one of the hardest left hooks of all time I submit harder than Tuaś. This fight goes to whoever lands first.
     
  2. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Depends on which version of Tua. The version that fought
    Ibeabuchi tracks Morrison down and destroys him. Easily.
    That later version, the fat, lackadaisical , version, Morrison
    probably fights the way he did against Foreman, wins a
    dec.
     
  3. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    You know that Rahman laid out Lewis, right? Poor Tommy got disposed of like smelly trash.
     
  4. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    They both had a really hard left hook, I do not know why Morrison's is harder.
    A referee for Tua said no man could hit harder that his.
    With the steroids maybe Morrison was as hard, but why-with PEDs-do you think it was harder?
     
  5. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Morrison had ridiculous power but when you look at Tuas built you would think Tua hits harder. Im not sure tbh.
    https://iv1.lisimg.com/image/10092307/319full-david-tua.jpg

    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p...CcHtIswxbcm-xMi5gzXIf2EfuPBkhXeauul4GFfE7apHk

    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p...sBBE9Yopvp_01JBM0KaSDCGO7oIA0Dj3ZiQkj4kckF63A
     
  6. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I agree it seems impossible to say who hit harder!
    Although the second 2 hyperlinks do not work, I knew how muscular Tua was, his legs even more so.
    However as a long time weight lifter, I must tell you that while size & strength tend to help with power-to a point at least-being especially heavily muscled does not mean you are gonna hit harder than another strong man.

    Even if you take into account that Tua is naturally large, a huge bone structure for his height, not just largely pumped up-kind of the opposite of Tommy, who someone wrote here said that he said that he would have been 190 lbs. without steroids...

    A surplus of muscle does not directly translate unto more striking power.
    Some even if it helps will lose speed & endurance-muscle needs more oxygenation than fat.
    Tua's endurance when he threw high volume at his size was very impressive.

    Also some who are relatively lean, especially with long levers can hit extremely hard.
    Wilder, Hearns, Foster, Jackson & many others are examples of developing a mostly natural gift.
     
  7. Ali Holmes

    Ali Holmes Active Member banned Full Member

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    Until Tua lands flush.
     
  8. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Tua obviously hit harder. Just look at who he put to sleep and how. Ruddock got up from Morrison’s best hook.
     
  9. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Morrison can outbox Tua for several rounds but must watch out for the championship rounds rally. If he can avoid that left hook the entire fight I can see Morrison with his hand raised in the end. But Tua had a habit of rallying late in fights and so did Morrison.

    Was Old Foreman a more difficult task to out box than Tua?