Vitally Klitschko vs David Tua

Vitali fights very tall. Tua would be outboxed very easily.

 

He may have a wide distance at times, but overall he fights with his back arched and his head up high and back. He can compensate for a somewhat wide stance at times by being 6'7". His general motion when he punches is usually going backwards another trait of a fighter who fights tall.

 

Vitali is the worst opponent imaginable for Tua. Really, I think he has more of a shot against Lewis because there's at least the chance he gets careless and he can land the homerun shot.

If my life depended on picking someone to beat Tua, I would pick the Klitschko of 6-7 years ago. Just a terrible matchup.

 

err I wrote wrong.

 

Vitali by late stoppage. I don't think Tua's punch resistance is better than Arreola and Peter's, and i'm pretty confident he'll get caught alot more than the previous 2 brawler's due to his smaller stature...

 

Vitali by decision probably

 

This is probably the worst statement ever made, If Lewis couldnt knock Tua out ( Lewis was hitting him with his right hand all night, and combos), then I'm pretty sure Vitaly wouldnt. And for the record Tua has way more punch resistance than Arreola and Peter combined. There not even close to facing the oposition that Tua has. I think with all 3 of their styles being identicle the're all going to get hit regardless, you look at the height as being a disadvantage, but if you look at Peter who is 6'2-6'3 and Arreola who is 6'4 Vitaly hit both of them with relative ease. Tua who happens to be 5'9 IMO would be a lot tougher for Vitaly just because I dont think he's ever fought anyone that short and the angles of punches will be different for Vitaly to adjust to, (Im not saying he wouldnt) PLUS he would have to think about the angles Tua will be taking when he's loading up his Bombs! Vitaly will be alot worried fighting Tua then the other 2 brawlers mentioned because of his KO ability in any given round. Arreola is a balls to the wall type of guy his knockouts come from an accumilation of punches and Peter is a walking foul machine. He has a strong right hand, but bad feetwork and because he's so sloppy lands some of his punches in the back of his opponents head, which is illegal....lol!!!

 

Agreed.

I can't see Jameel McCline or Travis Walker flooring a prime David Tua.

 

Tua's chin FAR surpasses Arreola's and Peters, and his movemtn is much better. He won't (initially at least) plod about, he'll come in low using head and upper body movement to get inside.

Something people seem to be missing here is that the height difference could actualyl work against Vitali; it'll be incredibly awkward punch down at that angle, and anything that lands will come off Tua's shoulders or crown. Once/if Tua gets inside Vitalis body presents a MASSIVE target. We all know how good Vitali's chin is, but can he take flush Tua hooks to the flank and straight rights to the solar plexus and ribs?

Don't get me wrong, this fight totally favours VK but a dedicated smart Tua could really do some horrible, horrible damage to him.

 

Vitali doesnt really hav to punch down, he carries his hands in a low guard, which means his left will always be on the up. His low right is the same. Plus, because he arm punches so much, i think that this will have little effect on his punches.

 

Vitali doesnt really hav to punch down, he carries his hands in a low guard, which means his left will always be on the up. His low right is the same. Plus, because he arm punches so much, i think that this will have little effect on his punches.

Good point Boilermaker, I still think that it would be a massive adjustment on Vitaly's part....His fight with Arreola, Vitaly was hitting Arreola from every direction possible, however when you compare Vitaly who is 6'7 and Tua who is 5'9 I have to question the efectiveness of the angles and the punches landed compared to if he was fighting a guy 6'4. None the less this fight would be an interesting one!

 

The problem is Stf75, the fight probably won't materialise, because Vitali will more likely retire after the Johnson fight. It's all speculation for now...

 

If Vitaly keeps him outside, using his long jab and footwork, he likely wins a 12 round UD perhaps losing three maybe four of the rounds the entire fight.

I wouldn't right off Tua, concluding this is an easy win for Vitally because Tua definitely has the power to hurt him and make this fight very interesting

What's forgotten is the fact that Vitaly provides Tua with a very big target to the body. If Tua is successful early in the fight, landing significant body shots, he could surprise Vitaly and may have him down. Overall, I'd favour Vitaly to win this matchup.