*** The Mafaufau Sita aka David "Tuaman" Tua champ-by-40 Express!!! ***

...nevermind. :sad2

Technically the Express wasn't yet off the rails, with there still being until November 21st of this year for Tua to somehow produce a miracle and achieve the dream in time.

Moot point.

The old slugger retired this week, seven months after losing the rematch with Monte Barrett and looking decidedly finished as a fighter (despite scoring a last gasp knockdown of Barrett in the final minute of the 12th...)

It is an interesting choice, because the Tua family was reportedly in financial ruin and heavily indebted in back taxes heading into that rematch. Usually boxers in that position fight on past their best just to keep the paychecks rolling in.

Tua must really be sapped of self-confidence at this point. Hopefully he can find some honest way to make a modestly comfortable living off his name as a public speaker, boxing trainer, or TV analyst.

 

Kick a guy while down. A winner is you.

 

Yes! What an ******* for not padding Wladimir's record with a big name scalp that he'd have barely had to break a sweat against, with the odds stacked RIDICULOUSLY in Klitschko's favor stylistically.

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Exactly. WK vs. Tua would have looked exactly like LL vs. Tua except it would have possibly ended in the only KO loss of Tua's career.

In terms of styles & dimensions that is the worst look Tua could have ever had at a world HW title, contrary what people think about the oversimplified arithmetic of "big puncher/good swarmer + weak chinned panic-prone robot = success!"