Vitally Klitschko vs David Tua

He has a wide stance every now and then, but always keeps distance between himself and his opponent, and move accordingly. For instance, against Peter he could move relatively slow because Peter is slow, so the gap stayed there and he was hitting him all night without much return fire. Arreola pressed harder, so he had to move backwards faster and make more use of angles, but he always kept his range and finished combo's with a left hand while stepping out.

 

With a puncher like Tua anything can happen but Vitali would win four out of five I think.

 

Vitali wins this one easy. The question is, does Tua have the will to make it a fight throughout the distance, or will he opt of pressing the actions as he did vs. Lewis?

In fact I think Tua would have a better chance vs. Lewis. The toughest matches for Tua are big boxers who can hit hard, move, have stamina, and have a good chin.

For those who care Tua looked pretty good in his last outing. I'd like to see him fight a top ten guy and if he wins get a title shot before he calls it a career.

 

None of that has anything to do with fighting tall.

 

Ok.

Vitali doesn't fight tall, he constantly gives up his height by slugging with his opponent and not giving the opponent a reach gap to overcome at all.

 

There's different ways to fight tall. You don't have to be constantly completely standing upright and on the outside to be fighting tall.

Vitali leaning backward which results in the shorter fighters shots wizzing by his face is fighting tall. Just a different way than usual.

 

Forget his legs, what about his upper body? Would you say he fights out of a crouch, constantly bobbing and weaving and staying low like Joe Frazier?

 

I'd give the Tua that faced Ibeaubuchi the chance of the KO. Vitali's defense consists of leaning back with his hands down and going back in straight lines, which is fine against a fighter that cant bob and weave and throw follow up punches but against Tua who'll chase his man down will see him getting tagged going backwards, ala Frazier-Ali. People will say Vitali's chin is proven, but against a prime Tua's hook and fast combinations he'd still go down especially if he was leaning back while take shots. Lennox's high guard is just better suited to take on a hooker like Tua

I ofcourse can see Vitali winning a wide decision or even winning a decision after having getting off the floor

 

Crazy how you actually think Tua would have a better chance vs Lewis. Lewis has movement too, pretty fine stamina and hits harder. More importantly, he's superior technically and has superior defense, and is a much more fluid combination puncher.

If Vitali is going to be better it's because you think his awkwardness overcomes for him through a lot of the fight, and it won't. Vitali's movement won't look that good against Tua, either.

 

"vs" Lewis.

 

If i've read right.

 

They are both still in their primes........

I think Vitali beats Tua by lopsided decision. Tua, at 5'9", is too short.........

 

Both in their primes? I don't think Vitali is, however he's much closer to it. Tua can't be in his prime anymore.

 

a repeat of lewis-tua of course. slight chance for a tua-savon.

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tua has a chance but i think vitali wins a ud ,first half of this fight will be competative the second if this is not a motivated tua could be dull with tua content to last the distance