:good I thought that I had read this before, and on more than one occasion!! It must be frustrating for the guy, being a staunch Tua fan and believing all the shite that has come from the Tua camp about David fighting for a title in so many months, David fighting so many times in so many months (etc) then he does **** all meaningful (In the ring) for years!!! Would I like to see Tua "In the mix"? Too right I would!! As soon as possible! But, beating Friday does not earn him the right to be top ten!! Despite this, Tua (if he proved himself to be anything other than finished) would be someone I would not object to being "Fast-tracked" to a title-shot!! But he MUST fight a current, legitimate (Not some pug who has sneaked into an org's top ten, but who really has no right to be there) top ten opponent! I keep hearing that David has had "Family issues" and if that is true I feel for the guy, but he must realise that time and boxing aren't going to wait for him to get his act together!! I also understand that he is tied to some ridiculous contract (I guess he signed it!) but all he had to do (Surely?) is fight a few journeymen and get this contract out of the way!! If he can't be arsed to motivate himself sufficiently to regain control of his boxing destiny, then how much hope is there?
I would say so, the division is so poor recently that he deserves to be in the top 10. I know! David Tua vs David Haye I would love to see Tua shut haye's mouth by getting knocked out Wladmir would've done it. Another match up I would like to see is David Tua vs Valuev, I think Valuev would be too slow, probably would knock him out.
Tua dont give a **** what anyone thinks anymore. Its what he thinks that matters at the end of the day. Tua,when he beats Friday, will be looking to fight more credible opponents. One fight at a time. IMHO he should be installed as a top 10 fighter. when he beats Friday. Im basing this on his record to date. 50 wins with only 3 losses says it all:deal
And he hasn't lost since Chris Byrd. Tua is ranked #3 by WBO, and 15 by another alphabet. And that's after beating Cameron. So he should go higher in the other alphabets if he beats Friday.
Ray Austin is the #1 contender for V. Klit's belt at WBC. Is that deserved? With Tua being ranked #3, and Arreola at #5 by the WBO, I can see a mandatory fight happening late this year after W. Klit disposes of Chambers and Povetkin.
I think Tua believes that will happen. Aguilera made quite a jump in the ratings when he beat Maskaev. So, why the fug not?