Tua vs Barrett rematch in NZ

Yes, he had a shoulder injury 10 days before the fight, and couldn't spar anymore. He's had surgery on it, and it will be tested against King on March 19th. He's fighting Barrett in NZ for the $$$, and also because the first fight wasn't Tua's best performance. He wants to rectify it. Tua said he had no legs in the 12th, and that's why he got knocked down. This is Tua's first fight after the MTV deal, so he's looking to make some money. Barrett wants the fight cause he felt robbed with the draw.

 

I agree slacker. He needs to fight King to test his shoulder, and get his confidence back from the Barrett knock down and draw. He's pretty disappointed in his performance. But yeah, he needs to fight some of the guys mentioned above. I think he should fight Boytsov, who's ranked in all the alphabets, or someone the WBO would feel is a mandatory to Klit. Tua is ranked #2, with Adamek #1. Adamek is already booked to fight a Klit. Tua needs to position himself for Klit's next fight after Adamek. If it's a mandatory, he gets $$$$s. Otherwise, he gets lowballed at $400,000 like last time Klit offered that amount.

 

No Iceman, Monte had his fight last week. Tua has his fight March 19th. From July-March, he's been recovering from a shoulder injury.

Slacker, that's a very good analysis of his possible opponents. Truth be told, he doesn't have to fight a top ten guy to fight Klit. He was already offered the fight, but lowballed at $400,000. And if Chisora can fight Wlad, then there's no requirement that he be the next legitimate contender. Wlad and Klit are running out of opponents after Adamek and Haye. How about Dimitrenko?

But my thinking is that Tua has to negotiate from a position of strength, or get lowballed again. That's why he needs to become the mandatory. It would be good if the WBO mandated a Boytsov vs Tua fight, as those are the next two in line after Adamek. Or fight Peter or Arreola for the fireworks and big $$$s.

 

Barrett said on another website that he had the flu when he fought Davis. Yeah, right. Also said he had Tua's number, and could beat him 7 days a week, and twice on Sunday. Never knew Barrett to talk smack, but he's gonna pay for this. He won't make it outta the third round.