Mike Tyson vs. David Tua.

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Two short, hard-hitting heavyweights battle it out. Who wins?
     
  2. Garrus

    Garrus Big Boss 1935-2014 Full Member

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    Tinkerbell Tyson has a weak mind.

    He crumbles to the better conditioned, iron jaw, Tua.
     
  3. CrossedLine

    CrossedLine Active Member Full Member

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    get a job
     
  4. JeanPaulValley

    JeanPaulValley Boxing Addict banned

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    I'd say Prime Tua is one of the few who beat Prime Mike.

    Tua power from 1-12.
    Tyson mostly a 5 round KO artist.

    Tua KO9 Tyson
     
  5. Ricky42791

    Ricky42791 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    this would be such a great fight...Tua is tough and powerful but Iron Mike just has more tools in the toolbox everything tua does tyson does better. I wont count tua out though it would be a war. Tua's left hook could knock out a grizzily bear however as I stated earlier Tyson is a class above him I think skillfully
     
  6. Theron

    Theron Boxing Addict banned

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    Tua, iron jaw and harder punch
     
  7. KidDynamite

    KidDynamite Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Tyson is too skilled and too explosive to lose to Tua, who is massively overrated on this forum

    He had a very powerful left hook but thats about it. Tyson has power in both hands and his chin is equal to Tua's and his left hook is nearly as good too, and he would get it off with more speed and velocity than Tua threw his hooks. He's also much more difficult to hit, unlike Tua who was relatively easy to hit. The difference would be defense and speed, especially hand speed.

    Tyson via KO by round 7
     
  8. blagovech

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  9. clinikill

    clinikill Active Member Full Member

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    Tyson has speed, defense and two-fisted power. Mike simply outclasses Tua and picks up a TKO victory.
     
  10. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Pounchin powar calculateur Full Member

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    Roach thinks Tua would have beaten Mike.

    One thing for sure it would have been one of the toughest fights of Tyson.
     
  11. DrBanzai

    DrBanzai Active Member Full Member

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    Tua would kill Tyson, probably in 3 to 4 rounds.
     
  12. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    One of 2 things can Happen...Tyson can pitch a shut out and take a 120-108 type of decision or tyson stops him early....Tyson stops him in 5 is my pick!

    Tua couldn't win fights against very good boxers, Tyson is a whole nother animal!
     
  13. Dinner Blaster

    Dinner Blaster New Member Full Member

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    Iknorite?!

    Now all we need is a Tyson vs Foreman thread. We don't get enough of those.
     
  14. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    Tyson is better but the style and chin of Tua makes this a possible win for Tua. Tua could take Tyson's punch better than I think Mike could take Tua's left hook. It is an odd fight. Sort of like Barkley/Hearns. Hearns can beat most guys Barkley struggled against and lost to, but he has a hard time with Barkley. Same with Tyson and Tua. I doubt Tua beats the guys Tyson could.
     
  15. HawkFan16

    HawkFan16 Unshot/In My Prime Full Member

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    Prime (1985-1988) Tyson beats Prime Tua (1996-1999) by competitive decision or possible even a late stoppage. Mike in his prime had superior handspeed, footspeed, technical skills, and defense, as well as comparable power to Tua. Tua has a better chin, arguably more power, and better stamina (more late KOs than Tyson.)

    If the fight took place in the mid 1990s though, Tua would stop Tyson in the late rounds of a great fight. Tyson by that point was slower of hand and foot, and his defensive skills and combination punching had both eroded significantly as well. All of that works in Tua's favor. Tyson would break before Tua in a brawl.